After hitting lvl 40 in my most recent game, I noticed something odd- Lydia, my follower since about lvl 5 or so, was tanking pretty much everything that came at her. Prior to 1.6, strong enemies would down her very quickly, prompting me to pull out the Wabbajack to keep her viable as a follower. I haven't even done the quest for the Wabbajack in this game, and yet her damage output and durability are surprisingly high.
I Oghma glitched an earlier lvl 15 save file up to lvl 47, saving both files. At lvl 15, I took her out pretty easily with a bound sword. At lvl 47? She kicked my ass with the same equipment. On the legit lvl 40 file, it took 5 perk boosted incinerates (105 damage with Aspect of Terror) to take her out. Mjoll and Jenassa, on different save files, showed the same results- much higher durability and damage output than expected. Again, no Wabbajack involved.
If they did fix this, then Mjoll is probably the best follower in the game. 100 heavy armor, 100 two-handed, and still essential? Pretty much the ultimate meat-shield


