Last night I started a Jedi Consular alt and got to level 10 by the time I finished off Tython. (I'm very familiar with it from my Knight. I have a life, OK? Shut up.)
What I noticed is that I was relying extremely heavily on Double Strike. I'd just use it until I ran out of Force, and then alternate between it and Saber Strike (which uses no Force). Double Strike certainly does the most DPS of any move I got by level 10.
I know that Force Wave etc. is good to use with multiple enemies, but I'm more concerned with 1-on-1 encounters. Is my strategy above the most effective for a strong enemy that I'll quickly spend all my force on? Once my force gets low my DPS takes major hit as I alternate between the Double and Saber strikes. Is there a more conservative approach that will keep my damage more consistent and, over time, do more total damage in the same period?
Best Answer
Playing as a Sage at earlier levels, you don't have very many options to consider. Focus on keeping enemy aggro towards your companion, keeping your companion alive, and casting damage spells when possible.
I think that Telekinetic Throw and Mind Crush (obtained at level 14) will give you the most damage overall. Weaken Mind (obtained at level 16) is a powerful damage-over-time spell that you can tack on as well in longer fights. Once all of those are used, you can go back to Telekinetic throw if you obtained the talent (Telekinetic Balance) that removes it's cooldown, but if not, use Disturbance.