totally agree re the dirge - great utility char - tbh, I do have a small dirge coming along in the background but currently the only rogue type char I am using is a swashy - no where near the debuffs of the dirge but has smuggle (great for avoiding entire rooms), DPS, tracking and a 100% FD via aas - have used it many a time myself - only catch being it has a short duration but still enough to get me out of most wipes - tbh, I didn't think of having a bruiser along for the crawl, might have a play with one to see how it goes

kudos for doing chelsith!