Most Damage for missions, since I play on Insanity.
ME1 it's Tali and Liara. Occasionally Kaidan. Rarely Garrus. No Wrex or Ashley. They can soak a lot of damage, but that's all. Tali and Liara get the job done, before anyone has time to shoot. They carried my weak Sentinal so hard.
In ME2 I start with Jacob and Zaeed, very powerful for the Start. Then mostly Miranda on armor and shield duty with random people. By mid game my Sentinal is already too powerful with Miranda. Number 2 Squadi is just for the Story.
In ME3 it's just Liara and Story relevant Squadmates. With instant Singularity Liara makes everything go boom.
I think Javik is a great Combo. Kaidan is rly good, that's why I keep him. I rarel pick EDI and Tali. Their powers are meh. Why do I need a decoy, if I can just murder everyone with Liara. The only solution is, not barely use their skill points, which isn't optimal.
Never James, because Soldiers are useless. Rarely Garrus, I mean he has some sniper going on, but his Powers are very generic. Garrus should have gotten way cooler powers, like a cloak ability.
On normal I mix it up a lot more, this is when I take Wrex everywhere. Lmao
In Andromeda I bring the best Squadmate banters with me. Because Adept with Vanguard skills is ridiculous. I pick a lot of Jaal, he is hilarious.