MA Ermor advice please

[Aezeal]

hmm evil homer seems to have the same idea's as I get when reading all this.. if you dont'go for sacreds then I shouldn't go for a bless build after all... then I can better go for high prod. with a SC but that is a whole other game, appeals less to me (I want a high level mage (pretender for late game high impact spells)) and in all my games so far I've been relatively light on troops and certainly in teh start I always needed as much cash as I could find
... so far.. I'm thinking in the direction of a W9S9 bless with at least 2 order, preferably 3 luck, a reasonably high dominion and if I need negative scales I'd put 2 in sloth first, maybe some heat and cold to since I figure I need less supplies --> do you all agree?

my most pressing concern now remains wether Drain is a problem or maybe even good for my nation (drain 2 for only -1 RP means I can go) --> or are ther otehr things I should take in consideration?

9S9W
3 order
2 sloth
2 cold
0 growth
3 luck
2 drain
and keep dominion on 8
with a imprisoned oracle

so far 3 lcuk has been a given EH used 2 misfortune even which means I could put 5 scales more positive elsewhere.. but compared to my setup just above here.. which one would you all trade for luck.. or would you leave the luck too?