Best non-pretender SC's?

[Graeme Dice]

My favourite is ice devils, since they are cheap to equip, and relatively inexpensive to summon.

Unlike Zen, I prefer wraith lords to bane lords, as I tend to fully equip my bane lords, so I might as well pay the extra 30 death gems to get the wraith lord. I also really like SCs with soul vortex, as it lets me use a much wider variety of the more interesting weapons.