1.) Not overly reliant, its nice to have a couple on hand to force a spell through (especially when you are trying to warp an opposing master into an SPA J), or as a last resort to keep him alive if both Hollow Waifs have been taken out. I tend to run him with 2 / 3 soulstones, but there have been games when I haven’t touched them at all.

2.) Nothing that I am aware of, apart from due to the Special Forces hiring restrictions it will stop you from taking Ryle, Soulstone Miner, Rogue Necromancy etc.

3.) Pass :/

4.) Fairly easy actually. Due to dual focus, Levi can chose between a Crow and a Tomb as the associated suit for each spell. And through Impressionable Rusty gets to use Levi’s CA and all abilities affecting his CA J