Are there any good Mari Players out there?

[archaeolept]

diabolic faith is fire and blood, not astral and blood. I like it, but the forced turmoil makes it a bit difficult to really use.

the moloch is ok, but his fire magic is redundant and he is not capable of being a true SC, as he will retreat from battle when his imps die/rout.

flags are fun, but i'm not sure that F9 is enough to make them viable, at least against human opponents. they are extremely vulnerable to everything, especially missile fire. you could try A9 and use them as picket troops for your flaming crossbows. or you could try the classic F9S9 giant flaming head, as that quite helps their surivability.

you can get the flaming head but you'll need atrocious scales: order 3 sloth 2 death 3 misfortune 2 magic 2 mausoleum, w/ F9 S9 baphomet. However, all you need are the flags for fast early game expansion.