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104.189.87.14 wrote: It depends on what you want as a follower

If you want a full on destruction mage, J'zargo is the best: He has a very high level cap and wields a ton of destruction spells

If you want more of a sneak follower, Cicero is your guy: He may get annoying after a while, but he is essential and has 100 sneak.

If you want more of a well rounded mage, Serana is good: She is essential and has a wide variety of destruction, conjuration, and illusion spells. She does require Dawnguard DLC though

If you want a tank/warrior, I'd say Farkas or Vilkas: They are both master trainers and can deal some major damage. Both essential too.

If you want a spellsword type of follower, there is no better than Teldryn Sero: He is a Dark Elf spellsword that has a high level cap and can use almost any gear you give him. He uses destruction, conjuration, and restoration. Requires Dragonborn DLC though

My preference: Teldryn Sero, he will be a good follower no matter what class you are and although he is not essential, he is very hard to kill because of a high health pool and healing spells. He can summonn a flame atronach and cast fire spells. If you have the DLC, you can find him in the inn in Raven Rock. And by essential you mean... You cannot kill them either? Non-essentials you can, right?