No knight strat is not for weaklings. It is for stupid people. It is infinitely harder to pull off because to execute it you have to put your entire fire team at risk multiple times with more ads around during detonation phase which leads to more wipes. 16 orb strat is by far the cleanest and easiest way to beat Oryx. As far as totems go, the "cheese" is no more difficult or easier than the regular way. Only difference is the cheese makes totems go a little bit quicker time wise. So we always use it.