@@octavianpopescu4776 No. Delphine refuses to let the F_CKING DRAGONBORN have BLADES follow them as companions. Despite that being THEIR F_CKING JOB! Edit: Apparently that's not a thing. You can have them follow you... I have been lied to for YEARS! This must be a trick by someone. Who would gain from me not having these followers? DELPHINE! TRAITOR! Edit 2: Nevermind! She only lets you take them on missions to kill dragons! She's even worse than I thought!
I always recruit Ahtar, the Solitude executioner. Biggest reason is that he wields his executioner’s axe, and just imagine someone chopping through a dragon’s neck with one of those. Metal. 🤘
@@Shimatzu95 Sure is! If I remember correctly he just has a generic “this criminal escaped, go kill him at this radiant bandit dungeon” quest to recruit him.
@@Shimatzu95 His quest is hella bugged. But if you get it you can recruit him. He was supposed to execute the leader of the Blackblood Marauders. But he escaped. That's right. Jaree Ra will lead you straight to Ahtar's escaped prisoner. Or, if you kill all the Blackbloods first, Jaree will be left alone in their cave. When his sister doesn't show up, he will know that everyone is DEAD. And it's only a matter of time until he meets his fate too.
@@SirPotato418 Paarthurnax, aka Partysnacks or as I like to call him Big P, is probably the best character in the game. He makes Jarl Baalls look like Nazeem. And he has unusually good dialogue for a Bethesda character with what I'd call the best philosophical idea of the game: "What is better? To be born good or to overcome your own evil nature through great effort?" His name in the dragon language translates as Overlord, Ambition, Cruelty. He used to be Alduin's right hand... right claw? but he switched sides and helped mortals leading to his defeat in the past. Now he's like a monk or something and he's voiced by the same actor who voiced Mario in the Mario games.
I recruit for the Blades immediately because, after your first foray with them, you get a potion that allows gives you 25% resistance from and damage to dragons. Hella useful. Then I ignore them. I choose the following every time: 1. Erik the Slayer. He wants to be a mercenary and hero and seems like he'd be thrilled to be a Blade. Plus, because of the real world man on whom it was based. 2. Uthgerd the Unbroken because, after being cast out from the Companions she can find redemption and honor being a Blade. 3. Mjoll the Lioness because imma always side with the Empire and she's going to end up dead if she's in a city ruled by Maven Blackbriar.
Erandur is too good to give him to the Blades. One of the most unique followers with a voice line for every city and some types of dungeons, who also forms a connection with the player ("I don't know what persuaded you to aid me in Dawnstar when we met, but I'm glad it did"), has a deep backstory and a redemption arc, and is just so good in battle. Also a very handsome man with long greying hair when not wearing a hood. Yes, I'm in love with him
@@james739123 Yeah, that's another confusing thing about these stats (or the consistency of the game for that matter). The stats say one thing but their gear the complete opposite.
@@CJ_F0x same with Aela, she wears ancient nord armour which is heavy but she's better with light, or Cosnach, wearing hide armour when he's better with heavy, he's one of my preferred choices for the Blades.
In my own list of recruiting blades. I always pick the mage followers. Because i rather want them to focus on range attacks and healing. -Onmund. As a mage he is average, but has heavy armor stats that suits him with the blade armor better, then he can heal himself if taken large damage. Marcurio. Loved his personality, has a strong magic damage and so I can pick him from the blades for free when i needed him. -Illia. Since shes a follower that disappeares from the game after her quest. Instead of turning her into a steward on a house, i made her a blade member that also focuses on range magic and healing.
Reason why I avoid melee followers, is because mostly they stare at the sky when the dragon is still flying, they do use bow and arrow sometimes, but the accuracy is bad than casting spells. Sometimes melee blades get hit by large scale spells by they're fellow members causing them to kill each other when the dragon is dead and finally, melee followers mostly can't heal themselves back in the bleed out state. This problem turned themselves a burden on both the early phase of the battle and later phases.
A mix of Mage and Warrior Blades can certainly lead to friendly fire from Destruction spells while the dragon is on the ground. Also, both Marcurio and Onmund can cast the Chain Lightning spell (while they have enough Magicka) - can't this damage your allies (Blades, Followers, creatures, summons etc) as well as the player? As mentioned in the video, Illia is strictly a Frost Mage, so Frost Dragons have a 50% resistance to her Destruction spells. She must be at least given e.g. a Staff of Incineration for those instances, until it runs out of charges and you must recharge it yourself. And she has no perks. Mage Blades recruits are a bit more high maintenance, because they perform optimally when provided with as many Magicka (Regeneration) Potions and Elsweyr Fondues as you can spare and maybe a Staff or two. Melee Followers / Blades can consume Health Potions to heal themselves in combat, just not the ones brewed by the Player on an Alchemy Lab (maybe, not 100% sure). Besides these, having 3 Mage Blades seems like a really fun roster
Imagine if the game started with your execution by the hands of the dominion because you're a member of the Blades, but right before they kill you the place is invaded by the other blades who rescue you
If Delphine, the Sarah Morgan of Skyrim, is in the Blades, I'm calling it: I'm siding with the Dominion. Sorry, not sorry, but I've had enough of Delphine for 10 mer lifetimes.
I’m sorry, but the perfect person to join the blades is Alea the huntress it makes perfect sense the companions are moving away from being werewolves and worshiping hircine so she’s off to find her next great hunt and what better to hunt then dragons to sacrifice for the god of the hunt
great options. I chose benor, cosnach and golldir on my first playthrough. oh and don't worry, I used the parthunaax dilema mod. I would never hurt partysnacks
Forgive me for I have sinned... On my second playthrough I wanted to experiment with the options I didn't take in my first one and I did kill Big P as Delphine asked. I am still ashamed of myself.
@@octavianpopescu4776 Its ok. he will be immortalized in one of your playthroughs forever. also surely everyone has atleast tried to kill parthunaax once...
Borgakh Steel-Heart from Mor Khazgur is destined to be a trophy wife for some far-off chieftain if you don't convince her to leave. Additionally, she has the perfect skills for Blades gear.
Was about to suggest that. She was one of my choices for this very reason, along with Cosnack to give him a redemption arc specifically because so many players use him as a sacrificial lamb.
I love recruiting the priest of Azara, she’s kind of ditched by her God in the end of the quest told to go do her own thing and I love giving her new purpose
Nice idea and nice picks. Other good choiches in terms of roleplay (but not all by skills) could be: - Borgakh Steel Hart, at Mor Khazurg: she want to live adventures, and not stay in the fortress as a wife devoted only to the chief, without other higher purposes. Why not help her? - Ghorbash Iron Hand; Dushnikh Yal: he was in the Legion before returning to the clan, but he says us that he miss the adventure and a role outside, so we can give him one! - Mijoll; Riften: She wants to make Riften a city without corruption, but not only it's hard to achieve that anyway, there are even some scenarios (based on the player choiches) where the corruption and/or crime become even stronger and nearly unavoidable in Riften. If the player complete even partially the Thief Guild questline, they become stronger in Riften, and if Maven become Jarl, by "Season unending" choiches or by Civil war, the corruption would be the soul of the city administration. In those cases, Mijoll in Riften is going to fight an unwinnable war, and maybe suffer. We can give her a new purpose in life (Delphine is not an angel, but still better than Maven). - Erik the Slayer, Rorikstead: he become a mercenary, but not because he want to live doing that specific profession, but because he want to live a life full of adventures. And with the Blades he can live many of those. - Ralis Sedarys; outside Raven Rock. At the end of the quest Unearthed, if we choose to spare him, he will fell confused, guilty and shamed for the fate of mercenaries and miners that died at the barrow while he was ander Azhidal's spell, plus after that he is going to stay at the Retching Netch without nothing to do until we recruit him. We can give him a life far away to Raven Rock and the barrow that shocked him, where he can start from zero, and maybe redeem himself. Plus i will say that any housecarl could works. They are assigned us after completing quests, but in many playthrough my character is going to live in one propoerties, or at most in 3-4 of them, but most of the time i will not play someone that is going to be a stable citizen in all the holds. The housecarls in the holds where i don't spend spare time and i don't have a property are going to stay on a chair at the entrance of the relative palace, waiting for me, a phantom thane without affairs in those holds, all the time. I prefer to put those skills on other purposes rather than waste them. The Blades are a good choices.
I always choose Golldir cus he owes ye and lacks purpose. Uthgred the Unbroken cus she lacks purpose and wants to fight. And finally Erick the Slayer cus he's an upstart with enthusiasm seeking direction (plus it saves you 500 gold each time you wanna take him out and can level high) You can meet all 3 of them too before hitting up the temple with Esbern n Daftcunt. Another good combo is 2 warrior mercenaries and the mage in riften. Won't have to pay them 500 anymore and they're all level 50.
The video doesn't elaborate but _Rebuilding the Blades_ should be started by talking to Delphine immediately after _Alduin's Wall_ is completed and before reading the Elder Scroll during _Alduin's Bane_ . After recruiting the 3 Followers, speak to Esbern to get the _Dragon Hunting_ radiant quest, one of those repeatable ones that send you to the same 10 (11 with Saering's Watch) Dragon Lairs, this time with the 3 Blades recruits along for the fight. Kill the Dragon at the lair, speak to Esbern again to start the 3rd quest in this mini questline: _Dragon Research_ . Give him one Dragon Bone and one Dragon Scale and he gives you Esbern's Potion, drink it to get the ultimate reward in this questline, the *Dragon Infusion* permanent perk. After that you can visit Esbern from time to time to get the _Dragon Hunting_ quest multiple times, if you want the extra help from the 3 Blades. This can only happen before the _(Kill) Paarthurnax_ quest, when they stop interacting with you, but you can just ignore them. The only thing you'll be missing after that is Esbern's *Dragonslayer's Blessing* , which seems vastly inferior to Paarthurnax's equivalent *Meditation on the Words of Power*
Aela is one of my picks so that The Companions can be freed from lycanthropy after Vilkas & Farkas get cured. I like Uthgerd for the reasons you already went over, and my pick for the last spot is: Ralis Sedarys, if you decide to spare him at the end of Unearthed. His story isn't completely unbelievable, as people have been influenced/hypnotized before (like Brother Verulus in The Taste of Death). Recruiting him to The Blades is a fitting way for him to do good and atone for those miners' deaths.
I always recruit Nazeem, and optional choices such as Brenuin, Heimskr, and Narfi. Narfi keeps looking for Reyda in the Sky Haven temple while Heimskr keeps preaching about Talos, God bless the console commands.
I kinda like the idea of giving the sellswords a reason to fight. The idea of them finding a cause to believe in and finding a new sense of morality and purpose for being other then just fighting for wealth.
I my recent and only-ever Blades playthrough I ended up recruting the executioner from Solitude coz I'd heard he'd keep using his Executioners Axe, and lo and behold that Dragonborn has a personal executioner.
I think both Mjoll and Erik are very deserving of a spot in the Blades as well (aside from Erandur as my 3rd fyi). Mjoll's a good warrior, uses heavy armor and her sword grimseaver is one-handed. Besides, there's also a practical element to having her join the blades if you'd like to get up to some other shenanigans in Riften, if you know what I mean. My case for Erik is basically the same as yours. Give the man a purpose in life. His whole (mini) quest arc is about his father letting him go out into the wild world. I know he says something like he'll become a sword for hire, but let's face it, the only experience he's going to get is the one we offer him. + Erik has a really cool (real life) backstory.
It's insane that I've played Skyrim since its release and this is the first time I'm hearing that recruiting followers as Blades is a thing! I had NO IDEA this was a feature, crazy to be discovering new things about a 14 year old game
The followers I chose are almost similar. Illia, and Erandur are my picks, but The warrior I chose was actually Ralis. Yes, the elf who got mind scrambled by Ahzidal (I can't spell his name lol) nord lich in Solstheim. If you spare his life, he becomes a follower and he is one of the strongest followers in the game next to Teldryn Sero with his One-handed skill almost fully maxed out. I would also juggle between Ralis with Darkeethus, Uthgerd, Mjoll and Kharjo.
Handy guide for those like me wracked with indecision. Though I did use Uthgerd and Benor for different Blade-related reasons to Mephala's delight in my current playthrough.
I've gone about this a few different ways of the years, but I like to go for Nords who have Heavy-Armor and Single-Weapon styles at a minimum. I have gone the "lost adventurer" route and my preferred 3 are: Uthgerd the Unbroken, Golldir, and Erik the Slayer. Erik truly wants to be more than a mercenary, plus there are mods that change his skills to match his starting equipment (Light-Armor/Two-Weapon to Heavy-Armor/Single-Weapon).
I always found it odd that dragon slayers use katanas instead of something like picks, spears, and large cleavers/ axes. You know something to bypass or move between strong scales that are almost on par with the best metals on the planet?
One note for mod users to consider, is that The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, which many mod users have installed, does change the classes of several followers to match their starting equipment. This means that Cosnach is now proficient in light, rather than heavy armor, and Uthgerd proficient in two-handed, rather than one-handed weapons, which does make them poorer candidates to join the Blades after installing this patch. On the upside, Erik the Slayer is now proficient in heavy armor, making him a very capable candidate.
My character was a Breton from a noble family, but not full-blooded. He was a accident born from an intimate fling his father had with an imperial consort of minor Nobel lineage, he spent his days essentially being lambasted for his imperial origins. When he finally was able to visit his imperial family, around the age of young adolescence, they accepted him with open arms. They taught him about the family's history, their lineage and culture, and when the boy expressed that he wanted to learn the sword and shield, to be an unbreakable wall like they were, they taught him. This turned him into a incredibly staunch Patriot, and fueled by the inner insecurity of falling back into ostracization by failing his newfound family irks him on to further escalate that. He doesn't become a radical or anything, but he saw the dragonborn Powers as an acknowledgment of his place in the empire, and when given the ability to join/lead the blades, he will do what's necessary to do that. 😅
Kharjo should be replaced with Aranea Ienith, I think. After Black Star quest on Azura's side she feels lost and alone. It would be a great chance for her to start another life.
Worth noting that the Unofficial Patch fixes a lot of NPCs' skills and perks to better fit their default equipment. Such as changing Uthgerd to a two-handed warrior, and Cosnach to light armor. And probably all the other mismatched entries on this list.
Yes! I have made Benor, Uthgerd, and Golldir blades. Ghorbash also is an interesting choice IMO as he doesn’t have an actual place at his stronghold, although nis class is not benefited by the blades gear. I included Vorstag as well on a playthrough just because of his skills and because he was all bored at the Silver Blood Inn.
Apparently, this list is different if using the Unofficial Skyrim Patch version 2.0.9. Quote UESP: “If using the Unofficial Skyrim Patch 2.0.9. or higher, followers who are skilled with this equipment (Heavy Armor, One Handed) are: Erik the Slayer, Kharjo, Adelaisa Vendicci, Golldir, Ria, Torvar, Borgakh the Steel Heart, Ghorbash the Iron Hand, and Celann.” I have no idea if this is accurate, but that’s what I read. No idea if these characters are actually bugged in vanilla or if this is just a weird balance change made by USP.
Uthgerd and Golldir are mandatory for me. They both need an honorable purpose after their previous shortcomings. But I'm hesitant to pick Borgakh or Erik because they seem to favor the freedom of adventure over being duty-bounnd to the Blades. Speaking of duty and purpose, it does make Aranea a strong candidate once her role for Azura has concluded.
I always have 2 people for sure, the companion dropout lady from the Whiterun tavern, for strong melee, the mage mercenary for hire at the Riften tavern for a strong magic offensive, and then the third recruit is always whoever else I feel like in that playthrough. I don't like to take someone from another faction out of their faction, I choose followers that are kind of unaffiliated followers.
I believe in all playthroughs that I have helped the Blades I have chosen Mjoll, for two reasons: 1. She’s essential and a great warrior so roleplay wise she is so perfect for it, she can rid Riften of Dragons and maybe even take down the Black-Briars with the help of the other Blades. 2. This means that technically the Blades get a fourth member, Aerin. So you can either see this in two ways, one is that he can become Esbern’s apprentice and can learn the history of the Blades (because he remains in his clothes, but still follows Mjoll) OR it’s an easy way to assure that he will meet an unfortunate end at the hands of the dragon. Though actually I remember on one playthrough I pickpocketed Aerin’s clothes off of him, and it ended in him in nothing but underwear coming toe to toe with a Frost Dragon, and got the kill animation on it! But he did also get killed by an ice wolf in another save file…
I think in addition to these guys in the vid, these followers would also fit well. Erik The Slayer - he has always wanted to be an adventurer and has you to thank. Ahtar - Imperial Headsman, blades used to serve the Empire. Mjoll The Lioness - she already pledges to protect Riften, I suppose next step is to keep it safe from dragons, which helps everywhere, and she trusts you. Anekkie Crag-Jumprr hates her life and wants to be a warrior. Derkeethis - He isn't really a part of his community, and he owes you.
With the Crusader armor from Oblivion being added in creation club (and using the armor stand duplication glitch), I like to make Erandur into a Knight of the Nine given his holy calling in the game.
6:08 I did pick Uthgered for the same reason and Illia, since she won’t follow u after that. She never dawned the blades armor however. She was very useful as the video suggests though
I usually recruit Aranea, the Priestess of Azura, after the Azura's Star/Black Star quest for Blades. I usually either have Ulthgerd or Sven become steward to Goldenhills Plantation. That may change with Legacy Of The Dragonborn v6.
Since I never slay Paarthurnax, I view Rebuilding the Blades quest as the Dragonborn sending people there for training or gaining lives' purpose, but not actually go dragon hunting. So I too, pick Uthgerd the Unbroken. As for the other, the first is Erik the Slayer, mostly because I think he need some proper training, and since he won't the life of adventurer, it would be cruel to make him a steward (if I really want to play a cruel Dragonborn, then I will use him for Boethiah quest instead). As for the third, I used to pick Aranea Ienith since I were dumb enough to restore Azura Star, but nowaday it's Illia.
The best recruits for the blades are the ones that need a place to redeem themselves and are powerhouses to slay dragons IMO. Ralis Sedarys, a Two handed spellfighter that can summon dremora lords. if you leave him the rings of Azhidal he can use ranged fire and ice spells, if you make him a blade he will change his standard leather gear for Blades heavy armor and permantly be able to dual wield his pickaxe with a katana, the two fastest one handed weapons in the game. Erandur for long range fire magic and close range dual wielding the blades katana and his own mace. Ilia Like Ralis and Erander she has nowhere to go and specialises in lightning based magic which is useful on dragons
I went Illia, Guy from the tomb. Those two need to have a new purpose in their relatively young lives, one has experience ith witches and such magic could be useful alchemist. The boy is young and needs purpose otherwise would be quite depressed. Lastly for lore perspective I go Erandur. He's got a lot of experience with daedra which isn't entirely relevant but still useful. He's versed in destruction magic but after devotion to Mara for the last couple decades as he says, he would be a useful healer. He would also outlive Esbern and Delphine and likely become the new recruiter. A Blades Grand Master in Skyrim who is a Dark elf who was a devote agent of Mara is so good for many reasons
If the standard is interesting NPCs with nothing to do and something to atone for, then a cool choice would be Sinding... if that were possible. A werewolf dragon hunter would be cool to watch in action.
I usually recruit Uthgerd, Ilia, and Erik the Slayer to the Blades. They're good companions for a bit but are quickly replaced by better ones. Still, I like them so I want to give them a purpose in life.
Hello Master Neloth I have a question and I would like if you can answer it to me, I'm making a team but I don't know who to add, I need a warrior, a mage and the last one is not like a thief, more like a support follower like a healer, archer or an assasin, do you know who is the best follower of those three classes?
The best answers are Marcurio Stenvar Vorstag 3 mercenary follows, higher max stats than almost all those in this list, making them a blade makes them free to hire. Vorstag is an amazing 1 handed warrior, stenvar 2 handed, marcurio is already a top 5 follower for his dps alone now he gets free armour and is rehirable for free
I personally like recruiting Eric the slayer. He’s a mercenary but really only chose that route because he wants adventure and that seemed like the best way for him to do it. Might as well give him a real life of adventure hunting dragons right? I’m pretty sure he can also go to lvl 50.
I usually go with 3 Characters who scale up to level 30 wich is Eric the Slayer, the female Wizzard from Rifton for elemental support and the 3rd is optional, another melee damage dealer or a bow user.
my choice for the blade by default are Uthgerd the Unbroken, Ogol and Cosnach. but I will not kill Paarthurnax with them If I make a character who's loyal to the blades, I use the housecarls Jordis the Sword-Maiden, Gregor and Rayya, if I ever do.
I put frea in the blades, while she had a purpose, i found it kinda fitting that the woman who helped the dragonborn to kill miraak, will help the dragonborn killing dragons
I picked the unbroken lady from white run. The guy from the dark elf tomb quest golldir.And last it was between cosnach and benor from morthal picked cosnach
I never really thought about it until now, because I'd just go out there and hire a bunch of mercenaries that no one would miss - Cosnach in Markarth? u'betcha. That one guy in Windhelm, Stenvar? Yup. Uthgerd the Unbroken? Nope - she adds personality to the Bannered Mare.
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"I like to use Cosnach for darker purposes."
Yeah. As a Cos-snack for Boethiah.
@@PassTheMarmalade1957 Fuckin gottem!
Question is: can you use him for both? Might as well make him useful and hit 2 birds with 1 stone.
Honestly there’s better choices for sacrificing
@@octavianpopescu4776 No. Delphine refuses to let the F_CKING DRAGONBORN have BLADES follow them as companions. Despite that being THEIR F_CKING JOB!
Edit: Apparently that's not a thing. You can have them follow you... I have been lied to for YEARS! This must be a trick by someone. Who would gain from me not having these followers?
DELPHINE! TRAITOR!
Edit 2: Nevermind! She only lets you take them on missions to kill dragons! She's even worse than I thought!
@@masternelothwhat about the 1 argonian companion in this game what does he specialize in
I always recruit Ahtar, the Solitude executioner. Biggest reason is that he wields his executioner’s axe, and just imagine someone chopping through a dragon’s neck with one of those. Metal. 🤘
@@CaronDriel That actually sounds hype
Wait, that guy is a potential follower? Even a decade later i find out new stuff 😅
@@Shimatzu95 Sure is! If I remember correctly he just has a generic “this criminal escaped, go kill him at this radiant bandit dungeon” quest to recruit him.
@@Shimatzu95 His quest is hella bugged. But if you get it you can recruit him. He was supposed to execute the leader of the Blackblood Marauders. But he escaped.
That's right. Jaree Ra will lead you straight to Ahtar's escaped prisoner. Or, if you kill all the Blackbloods first, Jaree will be left alone in their cave. When his sister doesn't show up, he will know that everyone is DEAD. And it's only a matter of time until he meets his fate too.
Sound reasoning
Useful video to the fifteen people that decided to kill Paarthurnax
Or if you used the Paarthunax Dilemma mod
@@tarheelpro87 Or the Paarthurnax Ultimatum, which is better.
Or the Paarthurnax Maximatum that may or may not exist yet.
Or the I've done almost every side quest and have been carrying the dragon stone for 20 years. So what's a parthurnax
@@SirPotato418 Paarthurnax, aka Partysnacks or as I like to call him Big P, is probably the best character in the game. He makes Jarl Baalls look like Nazeem. And he has unusually good dialogue for a Bethesda character with what I'd call the best philosophical idea of the game: "What is better? To be born good or to overcome your own evil nature through great effort?" His name in the dragon language translates as Overlord, Ambition, Cruelty. He used to be Alduin's right hand... right claw? but he switched sides and helped mortals leading to his defeat in the past. Now he's like a monk or something and he's voiced by the same actor who voiced Mario in the Mario games.
I recruit for the Blades immediately because, after your first foray with them, you get a potion that allows gives you 25% resistance from and damage to dragons. Hella useful. Then I ignore them.
I choose the following every time:
1. Erik the Slayer. He wants to be a mercenary and hero and seems like he'd be thrilled to be a Blade. Plus, because of the real world man on whom it was based.
2. Uthgerd the Unbroken because, after being cast out from the Companions she can find redemption and honor being a Blade.
3. Mjoll the Lioness because imma always side with the Empire and she's going to end up dead if she's in a city ruled by Maven Blackbriar.
Maven rules over Riften anyway if shes the Jarl or not.
Does Erin follow Mjoll all the way across Skyrim?
@@silverblade357 I've seen him in Blackreach when I have Mjoll with me.
"Dragons do 25% less melee damage"
The in-game description for the permanent perk (Dragon Infusion) received from drinking Esbern's Potion
Mjoll because she has experience hunting cliff racers in Morrowind with her dad 🤣 same thing really
Erandur is too good to give him to the Blades. One of the most unique followers with a voice line for every city and some types of dungeons, who also forms a connection with the player ("I don't know what persuaded you to aid me in Dawnstar when we met, but I'm glad it did"), has a deep backstory and a redemption arc, and is just so good in battle. Also a very handsome man with long greying hair when not wearing a hood. Yes, I'm in love with him
I feel like Erik would be a great addition, as well.
Erik is light armour and 2 handed weapons, besides, he's too good a boy to be associated with those back stabbers.
@@james739123 Yeah, that's another confusing thing about these stats (or the consistency of the game for that matter). The stats say one thing but their gear the complete opposite.
@@CJ_F0x same with Aela, she wears ancient nord armour which is heavy but she's better with light, or Cosnach, wearing hide armour when he's better with heavy, he's one of my preferred choices for the Blades.
@@egregioussmilodon2529 I feel Erik the Slayer is destined for greater things than being a Blade, especially after I made a whole video on him.
@@masterneloth You're right, I now wonder if he would also spare Paarthurnax.
I’m always happy to see a new video from one of my favorite RUclipsrs.
@@Me_o_Mel 😎
In my own list of recruiting blades. I always pick the mage followers. Because i rather want them to focus on range attacks and healing.
-Onmund. As a mage he is average, but has heavy armor stats that suits him with the blade armor better, then he can heal himself if taken large damage.
Marcurio. Loved his personality, has a strong magic damage and so I can pick him from the blades for free when i needed him.
-Illia. Since shes a follower that disappeares from the game after her quest. Instead of turning her into a steward on a house, i made her a blade member that also focuses on range magic and healing.
Reason why I avoid melee followers, is because mostly they stare at the sky when the dragon is still flying, they do use bow and arrow sometimes, but the accuracy is bad than casting spells. Sometimes melee blades get hit by large scale spells by they're fellow members causing them to kill each other when the dragon is dead and finally, melee followers mostly can't heal themselves back in the bleed out state. This problem turned themselves a burden on both the early phase of the battle and later phases.
A mix of Mage and Warrior Blades can certainly lead to friendly fire from Destruction spells while the dragon is on the ground.
Also, both Marcurio and Onmund can cast the Chain Lightning spell (while they have enough Magicka) - can't this damage your allies (Blades, Followers, creatures, summons etc) as well as the player?
As mentioned in the video, Illia is strictly a Frost Mage, so Frost Dragons have a 50% resistance to her Destruction spells. She must be at least given e.g. a Staff of Incineration for those instances, until it runs out of charges and you must recharge it yourself. And she has no perks.
Mage Blades recruits are a bit more high maintenance, because they perform optimally when provided with as many Magicka (Regeneration) Potions and Elsweyr Fondues as you can spare and maybe a Staff or two.
Melee Followers / Blades can consume Health Potions to heal themselves in combat, just not the ones brewed by the Player on an Alchemy Lab (maybe, not 100% sure).
Besides these, having 3 Mage Blades seems like a really fun roster
Thanks!
@@Me_o_Mel Thank YOU!! I shall purchase much Canis Root Tea now!
Hopefully Drovas has gotten better at making Canis Root tea.
The blades making a comeback for es6 would be sick if you're against the dominion
Those mobile game Blades is descent I'd be down for a full AAA showing.
Imagine if the game started with your execution by the hands of the dominion because you're a member of the Blades, but right before they kill you the place is invaded by the other blades who rescue you
If Delphine, the Sarah Morgan of Skyrim, is in the Blades, I'm calling it: I'm siding with the Dominion. Sorry, not sorry, but I've had enough of Delphine for 10 mer lifetimes.
I’m sorry, but the perfect person to join the blades is Alea the huntress it makes perfect sense the companions are moving away from being werewolves and worshiping hircine so she’s off to find her next great hunt and what better to hunt then dragons to sacrifice for the god of the hunt
great options. I chose benor, cosnach and golldir on my first playthrough. oh and don't worry, I used the parthunaax dilema mod. I would never hurt partysnacks
Forgive me for I have sinned... On my second playthrough I wanted to experiment with the options I didn't take in my first one and I did kill Big P as Delphine asked. I am still ashamed of myself.
@@octavianpopescu4776 Its ok. he will be immortalized in one of your playthroughs forever. also surely everyone has atleast tried to kill parthunaax once...
@@devilbeetroot not me
Borgakh Steel-Heart from Mor Khazgur is destined to be a trophy wife for some far-off chieftain if you don't convince her to leave. Additionally, she has the perfect skills for Blades gear.
I love buying her dowry out and then eventually marrying her so that the Tribe thrives and she gets a strong husband.
I like to recruit she too
Was about to suggest that. She was one of my choices for this very reason, along with Cosnack to give him a redemption arc specifically because so many players use him as a sacrificial lamb.
I love recruiting the priest of Azara, she’s kind of ditched by her God in the end of the quest told to go do her own thing and I love giving her new purpose
Hush babe Master Neloth uploaded a new video
Ngl if I had choice wouldn't bother
Thanks, hon!
Nice idea and nice picks. Other good choiches in terms of roleplay (but not all by skills) could be:
- Borgakh Steel Hart, at Mor Khazurg: she want to live adventures, and not stay in the fortress as a wife devoted only to the chief, without other higher purposes. Why not help her?
- Ghorbash Iron Hand; Dushnikh Yal: he was in the Legion before returning to the clan, but he says us that he miss the adventure and a role outside, so we can give him one!
- Mijoll; Riften: She wants to make Riften a city without corruption, but not only it's hard to achieve that anyway, there are even some scenarios (based on the player choiches) where the corruption and/or crime become even stronger and nearly unavoidable in Riften. If the player complete even partially the Thief Guild questline, they become stronger in Riften, and if Maven become Jarl, by "Season unending" choiches or by Civil war, the corruption would be the soul of the city administration. In those cases, Mijoll in Riften is going to fight an unwinnable war, and maybe suffer. We can give her a new purpose in life (Delphine is not an angel, but still better than Maven).
- Erik the Slayer, Rorikstead: he become a mercenary, but not because he want to live doing that specific profession, but because he want to live a life full of adventures. And with the Blades he can live many of those.
- Ralis Sedarys; outside Raven Rock. At the end of the quest Unearthed, if we choose to spare him, he will fell confused, guilty and shamed for the fate of mercenaries and miners that died at the barrow while he was ander Azhidal's spell, plus after that he is going to stay at the Retching Netch without nothing to do until we recruit him. We can give him a life far away to Raven Rock and the barrow that shocked him, where he can start from zero, and maybe redeem himself.
Plus i will say that any housecarl could works. They are assigned us after completing quests, but in many playthrough my character is going to live in one propoerties, or at most in 3-4 of them, but most of the time i will not play someone that is going to be a stable citizen in all the holds. The housecarls in the holds where i don't spend spare time and i don't have a property are going to stay on a chair at the entrance of the relative palace, waiting for me, a phantom thane without affairs in those holds, all the time. I prefer to put those skills on other purposes rather than waste them. The Blades are a good choices.
I always choose Golldir cus he owes ye and lacks purpose. Uthgred the Unbroken cus she lacks purpose and wants to fight. And finally Erick the Slayer cus he's an upstart with enthusiasm seeking direction (plus it saves you 500 gold each time you wanna take him out and can level high) You can meet all 3 of them too before hitting up the temple with Esbern n Daftcunt.
Another good combo is 2 warrior mercenaries and the mage in riften. Won't have to pay them 500 anymore and they're all level 50.
Yup, pick any 3 mercenaries and you never have to pay them again.
Love your videos. The way you say 'however' is mantling itself into my vocabulary.
@@damonl9981 Good! 😈
The video doesn't elaborate but _Rebuilding the Blades_ should be started by talking to Delphine immediately after _Alduin's Wall_ is completed and before reading the Elder Scroll during _Alduin's Bane_ .
After recruiting the 3 Followers, speak to Esbern to get the _Dragon Hunting_ radiant quest, one of those repeatable ones that send you to the same 10 (11 with Saering's Watch) Dragon Lairs, this time with the 3 Blades recruits along for the fight.
Kill the Dragon at the lair, speak to Esbern again to start the 3rd quest in this mini questline: _Dragon Research_ . Give him one Dragon Bone and one Dragon Scale and he gives you Esbern's Potion, drink it to get the ultimate reward in this questline, the *Dragon Infusion* permanent perk.
After that you can visit Esbern from time to time to get the _Dragon Hunting_ quest multiple times, if you want the extra help from the 3 Blades. This can only happen before the _(Kill) Paarthurnax_ quest, when they stop interacting with you, but you can just ignore them.
The only thing you'll be missing after that is Esbern's *Dragonslayer's Blessing* , which seems vastly inferior to Paarthurnax's equivalent *Meditation on the Words of Power*
Also, nice usage of the Daggefall's tavern music at the end, I love that game
Kharjo gets recruited, so I don’t have to have a min quest finding him, every time I wanna hang with him.
Aela is one of my picks so that The Companions can be freed from lycanthropy after Vilkas & Farkas get cured.
I like Uthgerd for the reasons you already went over, and my pick for the last spot is:
Ralis Sedarys, if you decide to spare him at the end of Unearthed. His story isn't completely unbelievable, as people have been influenced/hypnotized before (like Brother Verulus in The Taste of Death).
Recruiting him to The Blades is a fitting way for him to do good and atone for those miners' deaths.
Divines bless you. May the ground you walk quake as you pass.
I always recruit Nazeem, and optional choices such as Brenuin, Heimskr, and Narfi. Narfi keeps looking for Reyda in the Sky Haven temple while Heimskr keeps preaching about Talos, God bless the console commands.
I kinda like the idea of giving the sellswords a reason to fight. The idea of them finding a cause to believe in and finding a new sense of morality and purpose for being other then just fighting for wealth.
“I lied, I don’t have Smash, you’re watching Master Neloth”
I also recruited Ralis (the Kolbjorn barrow) guy as he also deserves a chance at redemption, in my opinion.
I my recent and only-ever Blades playthrough I ended up recruting the executioner from Solitude coz I'd heard he'd keep using his Executioners Axe, and lo and behold that Dragonborn has a personal executioner.
Yeah totally did NOT hear “witch” at 4:56 lmao. Had to do a double take.
I think both Mjoll and Erik are very deserving of a spot in the Blades as well (aside from Erandur as my 3rd fyi). Mjoll's a good warrior, uses heavy armor and her sword grimseaver is one-handed. Besides, there's also a practical element to having her join the blades if you'd like to get up to some other shenanigans in Riften, if you know what I mean. My case for Erik is basically the same as yours. Give the man a purpose in life. His whole (mini) quest arc is about his father letting him go out into the wild world. I know he says something like he'll become a sword for hire, but let's face it, the only experience he's going to get is the one we offer him. + Erik has a really cool (real life) backstory.
if you go with the blades instead of my boy party snacks there must be something wrong with you
As someone who plays both the blades and stormcloaks almost every playthrough thank you as I spent so long trying to figure out who to choose.
🗣️Rebel dog
Long live the Empire!
Don't worry about the cucks brother. Skyrim belongs to the Nords.
A traitor AND a partysnax killer, can it get any worse?
My respect to you, son of Skyrim. Fret not what the spineless, milk drinking Nancy boys have to say about you.
Another fantastic video from Master Neloth!
It's insane that I've played Skyrim since its release and this is the first time I'm hearing that recruiting followers as Blades is a thing! I had NO IDEA this was a feature, crazy to be discovering new things about a 14 year old game
The followers I chose are almost similar. Illia, and Erandur are my picks, but The warrior I chose was actually Ralis. Yes, the elf who got mind scrambled by Ahzidal (I can't spell his name lol) nord lich in Solstheim. If you spare his life, he becomes a follower and he is one of the strongest followers in the game next to Teldryn Sero with his One-handed skill almost fully maxed out. I would also juggle between Ralis with Darkeethus, Uthgerd, Mjoll and Kharjo.
Kharjo joining always made sense to me what better way to protect the caravans than by slaying the dragons which haunt the landscape they travel on
I love having Illia as a steward. Preferably the Morthal home. The spooky vibes fit with her so well. :D
I would always have loved a mod that let's me recruit more blades and build other hideouts for the blades
Bravo. Thought out,well organized and great presentation. Good job.
Handy guide for those like me wracked with indecision. Though I did use Uthgerd and Benor for different Blade-related reasons to Mephala's delight in my current playthrough.
I'd like to see something like this for the Stewards.
im addicted to watching your videos lol glad i found your channel
I've gone about this a few different ways of the years, but I like to go for Nords who have Heavy-Armor and Single-Weapon styles at a minimum. I have gone the "lost adventurer" route and my preferred 3 are: Uthgerd the Unbroken, Golldir, and Erik the Slayer. Erik truly wants to be more than a mercenary, plus there are mods that change his skills to match his starting equipment (Light-Armor/Two-Weapon to Heavy-Armor/Single-Weapon).
The Unofficial Patch changes Cosnach's Heavy Armor skill to Light Armor.
Well like he said he’s better off as a sacrifice than a blade
Yeah I hate that. The patch changes every follower to use what they're default equipped with and not the other way around. It's very frustrating.
I always found it odd that dragon slayers use katanas instead of something like picks, spears, and large cleavers/ axes. You know something to bypass or move between strong scales that are almost on par with the best metals on the planet?
One note for mod users to consider, is that The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, which many mod users have installed, does change the classes of several followers to match their starting equipment. This means that Cosnach is now proficient in light, rather than heavy armor, and Uthgerd proficient in two-handed, rather than one-handed weapons, which does make them poorer candidates to join the Blades after installing this patch. On the upside, Erik the Slayer is now proficient in heavy armor, making him a very capable candidate.
I was waiting for a video like this. I think you are the first to do so.
Delphines existence makes me think the Thalmor are the good guys
They are the good guys, elven supremacy is the only truth!
Nah, this ain't it
Always a good day when Master Neloth uploads ❤
My character was a Breton from a noble family, but not full-blooded. He was a accident born from an intimate fling his father had with an imperial consort of minor Nobel lineage, he spent his days essentially being lambasted for his imperial origins. When he finally was able to visit his imperial family, around the age of young adolescence, they accepted him with open arms. They taught him about the family's history, their lineage and culture, and when the boy expressed that he wanted to learn the sword and shield, to be an unbreakable wall like they were, they taught him. This turned him into a incredibly staunch Patriot, and fueled by the inner insecurity of falling back into ostracization by failing his newfound family irks him on to further escalate that. He doesn't become a radical or anything, but he saw the dragonborn Powers as an acknowledgment of his place in the empire, and when given the ability to join/lead the blades, he will do what's necessary to do that. 😅
Shitt.. get a life my dude.
Kharjo should be replaced with Aranea Ienith, I think. After Black Star quest on Azura's side she feels lost and alone. It would be a great chance for her to start another life.
Great argument and hi from Italy 😊
Worth noting that the Unofficial Patch fixes a lot of NPCs' skills and perks to better fit their default equipment. Such as changing Uthgerd to a two-handed warrior, and Cosnach to light armor. And probably all the other mismatched entries on this list.
Yes! I have made Benor, Uthgerd, and Golldir blades. Ghorbash also is an interesting choice IMO as he doesn’t have an actual place at his stronghold, although nis class is not benefited by the blades gear. I included Vorstag as well on a playthrough just because of his skills and because he was all bored at the Silver Blood Inn.
Apparently, this list is different if using the Unofficial Skyrim Patch version 2.0.9. Quote UESP:
“If using the Unofficial Skyrim Patch 2.0.9. or higher, followers who are skilled with this equipment (Heavy Armor, One Handed) are: Erik the Slayer, Kharjo, Adelaisa Vendicci, Golldir, Ria, Torvar, Borgakh the Steel Heart, Ghorbash the Iron Hand, and Celann.”
I have no idea if this is accurate, but that’s what I read. No idea if these characters are actually bugged in vanilla or if this is just a weird balance change made by USP.
Uthgerd and Golldir are mandatory for me. They both need an honorable purpose after their previous shortcomings. But I'm hesitant to pick Borgakh or Erik because they seem to favor the freedom of adventure over being duty-bounnd to the Blades.
Speaking of duty and purpose, it does make Aranea a strong candidate once her role for Azura has concluded.
I always have 2 people for sure, the companion dropout lady from the Whiterun tavern, for strong melee, the mage mercenary for hire at the Riften tavern for a strong magic offensive, and then the third recruit is always whoever else I feel like in that playthrough. I don't like to take someone from another faction out of their faction, I choose followers that are kind of unaffiliated followers.
I believe in all playthroughs that I have helped the Blades I have chosen Mjoll, for two reasons:
1. She’s essential and a great warrior so roleplay wise she is so perfect for it, she can rid Riften of Dragons and maybe even take down the Black-Briars with the help of the other Blades.
2. This means that technically the Blades get a fourth member, Aerin. So you can either see this in two ways, one is that he can become Esbern’s apprentice and can learn the history of the Blades (because he remains in his clothes, but still follows Mjoll) OR it’s an easy way to assure that he will meet an unfortunate end at the hands of the dragon. Though actually I remember on one playthrough I pickpocketed Aerin’s clothes off of him, and it ended in him in nothing but underwear coming toe to toe with a Frost Dragon, and got the kill animation on it! But he did also get killed by an ice wolf in another save file…
I think in addition to these guys in the vid, these followers would also fit well.
Erik The Slayer - he has always wanted to be an adventurer and has you to thank.
Ahtar - Imperial Headsman, blades used to serve the Empire.
Mjoll The Lioness - she already pledges to protect Riften, I suppose next step is to keep it safe from dragons, which helps everywhere, and she trusts you.
Anekkie Crag-Jumprr hates her life and wants to be a warrior.
Derkeethis - He isn't really a part of his community, and he owes you.
nice list!
Just wanna point out. I'm curious if you can make a video explaining who the best Elder Scrolls protagonist lore wise is(if there's enough lore)
Uthgerd is my favorite follower and I use her in all my playthroughs.
This is a great question! This is very creative.
I used to recruit the main members of the Companions. Just felt like it kinda made sense from a warrior ambition perspective.
With the Crusader armor from Oblivion being added in creation club (and using the armor stand duplication glitch), I like to make Erandur into a Knight of the Nine given his holy calling in the game.
6:08 I did pick Uthgered for the same reason and Illia, since she won’t follow u after that. She never dawned the blades armor however. She was very useful as the video suggests though
I usually recruit Aranea, the Priestess of Azura, after the Azura's Star/Black Star quest for Blades.
I usually either have Ulthgerd or Sven become steward to Goldenhills Plantation. That may change with Legacy Of The Dragonborn v6.
I like to make Ilia steward of my Hearthfire house. She deserves some peace and a nicer place to stay than that tower.
agreed, I let her stay in Lakeview Manor, it's peaceful and quiet, she dose honest work and it's close to Cyrodiil, her people's homeland.
Since I never slay Paarthurnax, I view Rebuilding the Blades quest as the Dragonborn sending people there for training or gaining lives' purpose, but not actually go dragon hunting.
So I too, pick Uthgerd the Unbroken.
As for the other, the first is Erik the Slayer, mostly because I think he need some proper training, and since he won't the life of adventurer, it would be cruel to make him a steward (if I really want to play a cruel Dragonborn, then I will use him for Boethiah quest instead).
As for the third, I used to pick Aranea Ienith since I were dumb enough to restore Azura Star, but nowaday it's Illia.
Illia, relys sedaris and goldir for the blades! 👍✌️💪
I love the "who to recruit for..." series
Just use Paarthurnax Quest Expansion so you don't have to kill him for the blades
The best recruits for the blades are the ones that need a place to redeem themselves and are powerhouses to slay dragons IMO.
Ralis Sedarys, a Two handed spellfighter that can summon dremora lords.
if you leave him the rings of Azhidal he can use ranged fire and ice spells, if you make him a blade he will change his standard leather gear for Blades heavy armor and permantly be able to dual wield his pickaxe with a katana, the two fastest one handed weapons in the game.
Erandur for long range fire magic and close range dual wielding the blades katana and his own mace.
Ilia
Like Ralis and Erander she has nowhere to go and specialises in lightning based magic which is useful on dragons
I went Illia, Guy from the tomb. Those two need to have a new purpose in their relatively young lives, one has experience ith witches and such magic could be useful alchemist. The boy is young and needs purpose otherwise would be quite depressed. Lastly for lore perspective I go Erandur. He's got a lot of experience with daedra which isn't entirely relevant but still useful. He's versed in destruction magic but after devotion to Mara for the last couple decades as he says, he would be a useful healer. He would also outlive Esbern and Delphine and likely become the new recruiter. A Blades Grand Master in Skyrim who is a Dark elf who was a devote agent of Mara is so good for many reasons
If the standard is interesting NPCs with nothing to do and something to atone for, then a cool choice would be Sinding... if that were possible. A werewolf dragon hunter would be cool to watch in action.
Haven’t watched the video but want to give my go-to Blades first - Uthegard the Unbroken, Erik the Slayer, Brogukh the steel heart
Love these videos
I usually recruit Uthgerd, Ilia, and Erik the Slayer to the Blades. They're good companions for a bit but are quickly replaced by better ones. Still, I like them so I want to give them a purpose in life.
Hello Master Neloth I have a question and I would like if you can answer it to me, I'm making a team but I don't know who to add, I need a warrior, a mage and the last one is not like a thief, more like a support follower like a healer, archer or an assasin, do you know who is the best follower of those three classes?
Can we somehow demote or get rid of Delphine? her wanting me to kill my dragon boi, still makes me fume every time I replay.
I wish there was a destroy the blades quest
The best answers are
Marcurio
Stenvar
Vorstag
3 mercenary follows, higher max stats than almost all those in this list, making them a blade makes them free to hire. Vorstag is an amazing 1 handed warrior, stenvar 2 handed, marcurio is already a top 5 follower for his dps alone now he gets free armour and is rehirable for free
who to add to them, the correct answer is none of them
I personally like recruiting Eric the slayer. He’s a mercenary but really only chose that route because he wants adventure and that seemed like the best way for him to do it. Might as well give him a real life of adventure hunting dragons right? I’m pretty sure he can also go to lvl 50.
Apologies, but I never recruit for the Blades. I leave them in the temples to rot.
I usually go with 3 Characters who scale up to level 30 wich is Eric the Slayer, the female Wizzard from Rifton for elemental support and the 3rd is optional, another melee damage dealer or a bow user.
I refuse to help the Blades
It's funny I was just debating this with my self
my choice for the blade by default are Uthgerd the Unbroken, Ogol and Cosnach. but I will not kill Paarthurnax with them
If I make a character who's loyal to the blades, I use the housecarls Jordis the Sword-Maiden, Gregor and Rayya, if I ever do.
You've got to do a video on who is the most powerful dragonborn in tamriel
I put frea in the blades, while she had a purpose, i found it kinda fitting that the woman who helped the dragonborn to kill miraak, will help the dragonborn killing dragons
I picked the unbroken lady from white run. The guy from the dark elf tomb quest golldir.And last it was between cosnach and benor from morthal picked cosnach
Could you do a video ranking all the followers?
It would be really fun to have your opinion on them.
I forget there's actually more main content after killing Alduin because I've never done anything else with the blades
I never really thought about it until now, because I'd just go out there and hire a bunch of mercenaries that no one would miss - Cosnach in Markarth? u'betcha. That one guy in Windhelm, Stenvar? Yup. Uthgerd the Unbroken? Nope - she adds personality to the Bannered Mare.
Any thoughts on who the Blades would side with in the civil war?
I think we're better off shouting Delphine of the cliff at Cloud ruler temple and killing all the dragons ourselves.
Paarthurnax dilemma mod everyday... To oblivion with the blades
Parthanax sees every view. He will keep track.
i never knew you could recruit members
Benor , Illia , uthgert and erandur ...they wanted adventure they got adventure