< shrug > I never have seen a big bless to be very great with Abysia, least not a dual bless. I did have a lot of fun with a W9 once, but generally I would think that LA would especially benefit from really strong scales, so you can mass Warbreds (they're so cool).
Of course, you COULD go Warlocks, and go for Thaum, playing them as an Astral nation with Warbred shock brigades looks pretty cool. Or you could save money and go with Salamanders, and rely on Phoenix Power to get your evocations up, but it's a lot more research before you're up to speed.
Of course, there's also Ench for mass Ethereal/Luck spam on your already impressive infantry..... LA Abysia is really interesting, with no real standout focus (other than good national troops) but a lot of feasible options of where to go as things progress. Of course, all of these options start to lose relevance in the later game, other than the heavy Thaum strat, but it is also the weaker option early on, IMO.
Seems to me that you want the good scales, because if you can afford M3, you can push a lot of cheaper researchers and develop all of your options, using versatility as your weapon against foes who have had to specialize more.
Help me, I can't stop typing.
