I was just looking at sidekicks in the AE a few days ago or so. One of my builds has an open device slot ...now.. and sidekicks seem to do good there. Sidekicks are pretty tough even before considering they're clickies. Pulled out Indy Kid in QWZ and expected him to get insta-shredded but he held his own surprisingly well. Added some free dps. He was very well behaved too. Just came in kicking when I needed him.