Well now...
I'm a hybrid int.
It's possible to withstand nukes after your hp at lvl 30 is high. Unless you're up against 2 people who both have ice and light nuke >_>
If you go int, you can get a spear for destructive nukes. I went for sword so I could have a chance to block a nuke or something destructive. The shield saved me SO MANY times. You could also go for bow which you could pretty much kill many people before they get to you. Though you get less action, or so I heard. Many powerful Int, go for full on intelligence. You should go for light force for powerful magic skills. I would say garments, its good for speed and not sure but it could make MP usage 20% less. It kind of does to me. Don't know about others, and as for stats you could go 7 int and 1 str if you want. I used to do that, after I stopped evening out and now I only go full int 'cause I've already got too much invested into strength.