What do you use each companion for?

ESOUser0x00

Tank, healer, dps or ...

phaneub17_ESO

Azandar: 1H+Shield, Heavy, 12 Quickened. Tank, Healer, Support all built in one.
Bastian: 2H Medium, 7 Shattering, 5 Aggressive. Damage
Isobel: 2H Medium, 12 Quickened. Damage
Sharp: Dual-Wield, Light, 7 Shattering, 5 Aggressive. Damage
Mirri: Dual-Wield, Light, 12 Quickened. Damage
Ember: Frost Staff, Light, 12 Focused. Damage

Sauce_B055

I just use them for dailies until I unlock their passives. I mostly steal stuff and they really don't help with that kind of gameplay.

Hapexamendios

Fodder

Treeshka

I sometimes call Mirri to interrupt something when i am dealing with a boss that has an interrupt mechanic as solo. Others they are there for achievement points.

cyberjanet

Houseguests.

YstradClud

I use Isobel to tank DLC dungeons when the tank drops group because he didn't get Banished Cells 1.

KlauthWarthog

If I have a companion out, said companion will be set as a selfish tank.

Xoelarasizerer

Bastian: Tank (Sword and Shield)
Mirri: Bow DPS
Ember: Fire Staff DPS (Built to frequently spam her ULT)
Isobel: Two Handed DPS
Azandar: Healer
S.A.N: Dual Wield DPS

If two more Companions are added, one I plan to build as a Shock Staff DPS and the other a Frost Staff Tank (I doubt will go well, but Azandar, Bastian and Ember already cover effective roles).

FriedEggSandwich

I can't bring myself to use one. I don't know why. When they were announced I thought they sounded like a good idea, but I just find them to be an inconvenience. I have about as much motivation to use one as I do to use a sorc pet. I don't even like using the warden bear. I can't use them as houseguests because my bankers, merchant, armorer etc take up all the slots.

Kaelthorn_Nightbloom

I use Bastian (Tank, Vigorous) or Isobel (Healer, Quickened) when farming difficult content. No other companions used.

xilfxlegion

mirri, ember and azandar as dps.

but now exclusively using azandar for the folios

prof-dracko

Their perks. After that, they make a nice hatstand in my home.

AcadianPaladin

Mirri as a tank. If for some reason I need a dps for something, then Ember briefly fills in.

Elsonso

Distraction.

They are usually either Tank or DPS, but the main purpose is to make it so I am not the sole focus of attention. It allows me sort through the mobs attacking my character with fewer distractions. As such, their ultimate reason for being there is simply to not die too soon.

They are red shirts.

bmnoble

Currently I mainly use:

Garrus/Sharp dual wield/AOE damage dealer
Isobel tank/healer hybrid, mostly used during world boss fights
Mirri healer, sometimes damage dealer

All of those in quickened gear

Largely not used but when I do use them:

Bastian tank full bolstered set up.

Azandar damage dealer
Ember damage dealer

The last 2 share gear with Sharp and Mirri, not buying any more companion gear, any new ones will also share.

LanteanPegasus

Elsonso wrote: »

As such, their ultimate reason for being there is simply to not die too soon.
They are red shirts.

That doesn't make sense - everyone knows that the red shirts are the ones dying the fastest.
Sorry, I'm a Trekkie, couldn't resist...

My constant companion is Bastian. Usually he provides additional damage and healing for my adventures. (via destruction staff and class/guild skills)
If I have to dig out the character I made as a damage dealer, to help a friend with dungeons (or farm for a lead in one myself), Bastian will tank for us, and does a great job.

TaSheen

Nothing. I can't do sidekicks.

SpacemanSpiff1

meat shields. all of them, regardless of setup.

old_scopie1945

All 2H sword DPS, which in itself can be of some help. Mainly that way they don't reset bosses. But to be fair they are really only there as RPG props.

Jaimeh

Bastian and Isobel are tanks, Mirri and Ember are DDs/off-heals, but only Bastian is geared and levelled. I don't have the two newer ones yet.

karthrag_inak

Ember : DPS Fire staff - Is part of khajiit's family, really. Over 4.5k rapport on all 19 khajiit characters and even 1 argonian with fluffly delusions.
Mirri : DPS Bow
Isobel : Healer Rest Staff
Sharp : DPS 2handed
Bastian : Tank S&B
Azandar : Not sure yet - currently he goes between Rest Staff and Ice Staff with kinda-dps leanings.

Ember is khajiit's favorite, for reasons too obvious to mention. All the girls are lvl 20, maxed in guilds, weapons, armor and skills and get the most use when it actually matters (which is pretty much only doing WBs alone in dlc areas). Each of them could probably be shifted to other roles pretty easily.

Sharp is getting to 20 soon and is main for most of the time to get him maxed. Bastian is only 12, although he has grown on Khajiit and makes a very nice tanky nugget. Not sure what to make of Azandar yet. Likable enough, but not sure what he would be best at - only have him on a few characters.

SkaiFaith

Recently made a dedicated build with Telvanni Efficiency and it upgrades the Companion experience sooo much, a must for who likes having them out all the time. I already had them all maxed but they still felt somewhat lacking... It's a different story when this Set is equipped.

Isobel as a Tank and Bastian as Oakensoul Buffer+Healer are the ones I use the most ATM, I also have Mirri pure Healer, Ember DPS, Azandar built for Buffs/Debuffs and Sharp kinda like he was a solo player.

Heavy Armour and Resto staff are the best combo in my opinion, unless you need a tank that stands still, then Sword and Shield.

I soloed Veteran Hard Modes of base game dungeons with them without the Telvanny Set, but I had to constantly maintain a Heal on them and still they died quiet some times. Now, with that Set on I only have to throw an emergency Heal in rare occasions and they keep themselves alive pretty well - most of the time their Health remains full.

People thought Quickened could be given up thanks to the new Set but if you still build to demolish cool downs, some skills can be fired literally every 1 second - so usefull!

DemonicGoat

Arm candy

Sheridan

Bastian - Healer
Mirri - Tank
Isobel - Melee DPS
Ember - Ranged DPS

Haven't started Necrom yet.

Arawin

Azandar: Tank
Bastian: Dual Wield DPS
Isobel: 2H Melee DPS
Sharp: Bow, Ranged DPS
Mirri: Healer
Ember: Lightning Staff Ranged DPS

TybaltKaine

Azandar - DW (Mace and Axe) Tank/DPS
Bastian - Fire Staff DPS/Healer
Ember - Lightning Staff AOE DPS (It's time to bring the lightning!)
Isobel - Sword and Shield DPS/Healer/Tank (Boss fights)
Mirri - DW Daggers DPS/Healer (Heal and Harm Nightblade build)
Sharp - DW Axes AOE DPS/Tank (Frost and Axe build)

I like my companions to compliment my solo builds, so each one usually tags along with specific characters to shore up their weaknesses. Isobel is really the only general use companion I have.

majulook

The ones I use most I have setup as healers. Mostly used when I am trying to do Dungeons or more difficult group bosses by myself

AlterBlika

Free 33% mitigation from pearlescent and sometimes gear drops, otherwise they're useless. It's nice if they don't die, but I would never really count on them.
Healers look great for solo but die too easily in the actual content. If you slot taunt they tend to die in aoe.

emilyhyoyeon

The only companion I use at all practically is Isobel as a sword & shield tank. I'd also like to level Mirri as a healer because her ult looks really nice for boosting damage.

Everyone else is set up a least a bit in a way that seems like it makes sense for their character, like Sharp as a dual wield DD. The main reason I use companions is for RP though and housing and stuff.

XSTRONG

I dont use companions but depending on how the endless dungeon is working i might level one up if thats needed