[Nerfix]

As for Death, Shadow Bolt is a nice spell and Shadow Blast is good even if the gem cost means microing.

Nether Bolt/Darts are superb Death/Astral spells. MA Ermor and LA Jotunheim as well as Early/Late Tien have an acces to it.

Banefire is a terrifying Fire/Death spell. Only Late C'tis has an easy acces to it though, from what I remember.

Gifts from Heaven won't hit the dead center of an Ermorian horde unless you cast a precision booster but does amazing damage. There's really nothing in the game that won't escape a hit from GfH unharmed. Earth/Astral was very rare, but now it's quite the fad. Marverni and Patala excel at GfH casting since they can also easily boost their accuracy.

Magma Bolts is nice and Magma Eruption is superb, but can be shrugged off with armor. The Earth/Fire mix is pleasantly common.

Acid Bolt is a potent spell and Acid Rain is the acid equivalent of Falling Fires/Frost but earlier on research tree and the added bonus of armor destruction. Fire/Water mix is very easily accessable to Early Atlantis and somewhat easy for EA/MA Tien.