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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5148436" data-attributes="member: 55985">I don't think this character can work as you write.Constitution alone doesn't make you sturdy enough to survive. You'll start with 30 hp or so, an extra hp from +1 Con doesn't make much difference. You'll need high defenses and the temp hp from your Pact  Boon to be able to take damage. And Hellish Rebuke is only good if you take damage.Without the Pact Boon, there is hardly a reason to curse things. Your Warlock's Curse bonus damage is a meager 1d6 per round, that's hardly worth it on its own. I strongly suggest you get the Pact Boon with Hybrid Talent.And with a 14 Int, you gain pretty much nothing from Swordmage. Your AC will be too low to do defend effectively, even with Warding, and your Swordmage powers will miss.Most warlock powers and many swordmage powers don't use [W] for their powers, so it doesn't make much difference if you wield a rod or a longsword.It depends. If you don't go for Warding, it doesn't matter if you have the off-hand free, so you could wield a longsword and a quickcurse rod (or a rod of corruption) and use dual implement spellcaster to gain the bonus of both to damage.</blockquote>