I've tried for a while to get into the Cipher class for a while but it never managed to capture my interest which was a damn shame since I really enjoy the spellsword/psychic warrior aspect of the class. I had a look at different guides for melee Ciphers but most of them tend to a) be very outdated or b) simply telling me to play as a ranged Cipher instead.
As some of you may have noticed I have made posts about playing as a melee Wizard and also as a high INT Fighter that uses scrolls, which has been fun but I'd like to ask for some help in how I should approach the challenge of building a melee Cipher that's fun to play. I'm playing on Normal/Hard and using the normal party compannions so I don't need to go for a min/max build with 3 RES and all that but I'd appreciate some pointers on what equipment, powers and feats I should go for.
Thanks in advance.