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let the pretender build the path boosters and hand them to your elders for further forging/summoning. Especially the rings and elemental stuffs should prove to be very useful. You should have found some indie N1 shaman, with a mace you are in nature business.

So, construction 6 should be considered for starshine caps, water bracelets, etc.

With a ring of wizardry, an elemental stuff and another booster your random elders are at 4 in their path (replace staff with coin for S).

That's perfect for lab duty, you should look into summons/communions for battlefield magic, though.