[thejeff]

I'd agree that EA Atlantis isn't a good candidate for a strong bless. The Living Pillars are too high resource for early expansion and the low MR will cripple them later, especially with R'lyeh. The Kings can't self bless.
They're plenty tough without a bless though, once you've got a little research and some gear for them.
It would be hard to defend against an Oceania bless rush, I'll admit, but if you're not relying on sacreds, there are plenty of decent MR troops so I'm not convinced that R'lyeh would pose a special problem.