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Short answer is try an awake Dagon SC for early expansion with good scales. Your goal for MA Atlantis in SP is to get the combat spell Falling Frost and then use your commanders as massive artillery platforms. You can recruit a commanders that start with up to W7.

Also, your only enemies will be Oceania and R'lyeh because the AI generally doesn't chase you into the sea so once you eliminate your watery rivals you can always out-research the landlubbers.