In upgrade order, why do you recommend Towers last? It would seem like towers would give more benefit than pendulums.
Also, chaos lord has a lot more denies than just 6, (unless I read that wrong), and way more than 2 Steals, when I played against him he stole 2 of my hourglasses, a sanctuary, and a phase shield before I got obliterated. I'll post a screenie next time I come across this.
Also, what do you mean in strategies by "Granted"?