[P3D]

The higher income and luck scale won't allow significantly larger armies that you won't be able to afford. Also, the Rephaite are much stronger with Bless than without.

With the Sphynx build above, one can get P1Mf1 or P2Mf2 with Dom6, if you want more Rephaites in the capital.

Be careful with zero population provinces and no supplies, however. The Melqarts and Ba'als might start eating troops then other commanders. In that case you have to make Cauldrons to keep them in supply.