[Kuritza]

I suggested water/earth for two reasons. First, your starting troops are crap and you need an awake SC pretender, and water/earth are very good parths for combatants. Second, you have a national summon, Beregina, 3W1E; they have 3W1E2N and can craft most things your national mages cannot.
And yes, you have 1E on your national mages, but thats not enough to cast gnome lore or forge boots of earth.
Gamayun is a rather crappy summon if you ask me. A2S2 - why would you want that? Your national mages can do same things.