Lanyx

I have this same problem when trying to proc the assassin passive with wizard spells from stealth. It works only if it's the first hit entering combat from stealth, once in combat I can't trigger it with shadowing beyond. Auto attacks work for me though, with all forms of stealth, just not spells.

I feel like there's just too much anti-synergy with wizard/cipher, and it's the class I wanted to play since multiclassing was announced. Wizard spells don't generate focus, obviously, so you will mostly use them for buffs. That part is fine, but when you finally reach power level 7 and pick up your "ultimate" buff spell, Citzal's Martial Power... It disables spellcasting, so all of that focus you're generating will go unused, leaving your cipher class as just a 20% damage passive. Having to use borrowed instinct instead makes you wonder if your wizard half wouldn't be better as a fighter, rogue, or monk. If soul annihilation was considered an ability instead of a spell so it could be used under CMP, this multiclass would feel much better. DAOM adding a little bit of action speed in addition to the dex inspiration (like swift strikes for example) wouldn't hurt either.