R'lyeh Strategies

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Thanks very much.

You mention something that I also have a question about: Tiamat/Acashic.

I have never used these spells. It just seems I never have the gems for them, I use them for forging and whatnot. Are they worth it? I tend to send my Mage starspawns out searching with the pretender. How viable / stupid is that?
I should say: I have NEVER used a gem-search-spell, ever, with any race, because I usually search. (I play quite a bit of Tien S&A, which has natural searchers.) Is this newbie-ness from me?
thanks very much