User blog comment:Sneak+stab/Tips for Magic, Please Add/@comment-71.137.240.115-20111230001820/@comment-67.142.166.25-20120101230602

Companions just get in the way when you try to use destruction spells. A strategy that I use most of the time is to summon an atronach to distract enemies while I hit them with destruction spells. Just make sure you use destruction spells that don't affect your atronach. I always summon a frost atronach and then use spells like Ice storm and Blizzard. The ice magic drains their stamina and slows them down, allowing the frost atronach to make short work of most enemies. Frost atronachs rely completely on melee attacks so they can't fight dragons unless you have dragonrend to keep them on the ground