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Celestial Masters are one of the best mages in the game bar none.

Right near High Seraphs in my book for effectiveness. It's not uncommon in games with me to have 9 out of 10 of the slots filled with CM's laying down the unbridled punishment.

Yep, matter of taste though. I prefer astral magic and astrologers. They are damn cheap at 180 gold, and quickly get up to astral 5 with a cap each and a banner for the team. Yeah they are capitol-only, but it's not like they lack mobility. IMHO astrologer is right up there with Arch Seraph, and 60 points cheaper than the CM.

As if Vanheim needed any more toys, the Midgaard Volva are an even better deal at SS for 120. Nothing like a team of 30 of them mind deuling, soul slaying, paralysing, and stealing troops from the other side. Maybe not the bang for the buck of the battlefield that the fortune teller or seithkona are, but they've always been my personal favorite.