Newb Q: Pretender options for Machaka?

Originally posted by Norfleet:
Hey, Zen? Didn't you say Growth was crap, and that you always take Death instead, for the points? Is there a specific reason why you've chosen to recommend the exact opposite, in this case?

For someone new, who always hates it when their people die (It's a gamer trait for some reason) I always suggest taking something with heavy scales instead of heavy pretender. And the way the Air4 Virtue works for Machaka they need gold. I normally would never play Growth but for people to learn, they should learn to milk as much out of their nation as they can, then later worry about making uberpretenders or bless effects.