Mindstalker Questions

[Stasis_Sword]

I haven't seen a lot of posts about rogue or cipher abilities in general so apologies if these are kind of basic questions.

 

1). What weapon style do you recommend? I assume dual wield or one handed? Can both weapons backstab? Is sword and shield still one handed?

 

2). Melee weapons any standouts here? I'm assuming saber or rapier would be descent starting points, but is anything else noticeably better?

 

3). Noteworthy rogue passives? I assume backstab, dirty fighting, deathblows and riposte are givens but anything else standout?

 

4). Noteworthy rogue actives? Crippling Strike is a cheap interrupt, Smoke Veil is handy but are the status attacks worth it if you have companions / cipher powers for debuffs?

 

5). Noteworthy cipher passives? Biting / Draining Whip are obviously staples and the abilties that increase starting focus might be nice. Anything else?

 

6). Noteworthy cipher actives? I feel the most lost here. With all the other actives / passives it's probably 1 maybe 2 per level. Whispers of treason is always useful. Which debuffs / damage abilities are most worth it?