Pimp My Pretender

[Novi]

Mmkay, so a raiding SC should cast as many area-affecting spells as possible...

But what about the artifacts, which ones are worth forging/using? Magebane?(I reckon that's its name) Aegis? The thing that enables you to mummify?

And, Ironhawk, why should one use Starshine Skullcap? If you have astral, it won't do you much good, let alone not having it...
And what about Boots of Flying - are they that efficient? OK, I understand they let the SC skip the waves of chaff and attack the core right away but does that turn the tide of battle?