This is also how I got Sylgja & my other female housecarls to wear something decent. Stenvar is a great 2-hander tank by default though.

Now he is in Legion mail armor, and used a sword and board as well. I changed him to prefer 1 handed, changed his armor preference, and adjusted a couple things. Yup, that is exactly what I do! I have rolled with Stenvar using 2-handed for a long time, but I wanted to have like an Legion lieutenant with me.

Hes my favorite follower, even if there is technically stronger. And I've changed her hair to dreads and given her some sweet warpaint. He is the best in the sense that hes well-rounded, suited for my archer character and funny. For The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled Best archer follower Serana is the best follower because she continues to progress until level fifty, she constantly learns new spells, she has very good starting gear, and the best part is she cant die so you dont have to worry about carrying all of their stuff One of those characters you can really. I've also given her the lightfoot perk so she doesn't trigger traps. For example, I use Iona and have removed her default armor and weapons which means she only uses or wears what I give her, so for example if I want her to use only the bow, I simply take away her sword in the standard trading dialogue. That way you can choose someone based on appearance, gender or race and then adjust them to your playstyle. If you are on a PC, consider downloading ',' which allows you to finetune your follower's stats.

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