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		| Zeldor said: You will be safe with imprisoned Oracle with 6-9 dominion strength, order 3, luck 2-3, magic 1 or 3, growth 1-2. Use that money to make crazy amount of heavily armoured troops and build forts to recruit a lot of mages that can kill a lot and research like crazy.
 
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 Never had an imprisoned pretender, and since this game might last 40-60 turns I don't think imprisonment would work all that well.  I don't like immobile pretenders, and the oracle is one of those. 
The manual suggests a sleeping Jade Emperor with A4 S4 W3.  With that I can get Order 2, Productivity 2, Magic 1 and Dom 7.  Maybe Order 3 and Prod 1 is a better way to go, or some negative tile to get another magic level is worth it.  S4 isn't very high in case of a magic duel, and W4 gives +2 Defense to blessed troops.
With the same dominion tiles a sleeping Lord of Plenty could have S6 E3.  A Celestial General could have A5 E4.  A Phoenix could get A5 F4 and a Mother of Rivers could be W6 and 2 of another magic.
A slept Oracle with S9 can have Order 3, Prod 3, Magic 1, Dom 7.  It can teleport to get around if needed, but won't ever be a battle mage.