Why are you defending the grind? The Trickery mission does not "separate the boys from the men", it has no skillcheck of any kind. It is just unnecessary, rng based fluffer.
Thanks, I'll try that out! EDIT: Damn good work. Good damage output, nice survivability through SS-Con and Resurgence. Only noticeable downside: Throwing Blades can't be activated from stealth right away, because of lower Energy Equilibrium.
Well, in general I thought about the five known signs, maybe with varying intensity(?) At least Aard and Igni should be included. I thought about a mix of Single Blade and Heavy weapons too... (having a steel & a silver sword, so to say)