Hmm. This strategy certainly sounds slightly familiar to me. It seems to be a variation on the strategy I used to run so long ago, but I stopped using Wishing as simply not being a cost-effective use of resources. Doom Horrors, while certainly impressive and highly mobile, do not justify the regular expense of 103S + 27N for use as a bulk-production unit, due to how killable they tend to be in the right circumstances. Plus your lab will probably explode soon.
According to you, he doesn't even snag the Queens until turn 40ish. Make sure they're taken by then. A decked Air Queen can whomp a Doom Horror easily enough. While he's off chasing the wish train, why not build yourself some Bane Lord stompers? Machaka should have everything it needs to summon and equip Bane Lords in greater numbers than even your friend here can create Doom Horrors, at reduced cost.
As for hoarding, you're Machaka: Hit back with your natural ability to hoard fever fetishes on cheap undead things. That'll give you an income that can compete with his, and there's no reason you can't move into clams as well if you roll the right randoms or find helpful indies. Earth Blood Stones are a possibility also, if you elect to hunt the blood: Pursuing the blood route can put you in range to summon your own Arch Devils. Machaka may not be a real blood nation, but it doesn't cost that much if you focus strictly on the commander summons. Odds are you won't have much competition for them against just your buddy, who's off chasing Doom Horrors.
Hypaspists? Elephants? Meh. See how useful those turn out to be against Arch Devils and Flying Bane Lords.
