[atul]

I think astral+earth on the pretender has a nice synergy, with items such as communion matrixes, stone idols etc. The downside is the magic duel, and even there is an easy solution: immortal pretender. With Risen Oracle you can get quite cheaply earth+astral+death caster for all your specialized needs.

And gargoyles are very nice, since thay are flying and thus help with poor mobility of Agartha and reside in the Enchantment which is the statue route also. Unfortunately they require one point of air... once again, on pretender only...