For me, it's the Menace, if you want to make a staff out of it, you can do so again in the future. If you're dead on having a staff now, then go with another Dark Apprentice V4 with a coupler
This ^^
Also, the v4 might come in and you decide it's not what you want in a staff. You might end up preferring an initiate. Or a heavier domicide. But throw yourself a bone anyway and get the coupler so you can at least feel like you're working on your staff. lol
And yeah, no, Malik....that wasn't a ton of help. lmao