I like mako alot, yea i died a few times early on. But that was due to the fact I miss-geared her. After learning what stats worked for her she's been great. I havnt gotten torian yet, but i have used gualt. Gualt is good when you are in areas with maybe a mob of 2. I usually set him on the elites while i take down the lesser. Then I heal him to max then engage the elite, never had a problem. With bigger groups mako is the way to go. Just make sure you equip them properly.