Strategy Choices EM or T (in General)

Well I've narrowed my strategy choices down to 2 basic ideas.
A single tank with a TOA or TOE (I'm not sure which is better)
OR
EM with an ROS which would require me shelling out 12mil for a second minion.

Tank
Pros:
Use the 12mil on weapons and armour
Tanks have a better damage upside

Cons:
NW would have to be absolutely stacked for a single tank
Chances are I'm gonna have to hire that second minion some time and he ain't gonna get any cheaper.

E(DM & AS & ROS) and M(HP & DD & GA)
Pros:
Lower long term NW investment
A good sized DM will shorten a lot of fights with the amount of AS out there.
The ROS protection from DM almost ensures some GA return and a good chunk of AS being put to use.
'Instant' jump in MPR (almost 100k I'd guess) which has a forging benefit

Cons:
12mil, ouch
Weapons inspire fear like no spell ever will

Meh, ANY insights or advice (or donations of 12mil) would be appreciated.

I'm in the same boat as you. For me, I have to shell out 18 million for that second minion.. If mages don't get some sort of boost then I think switching to tank is the only viable solution, if not a pricey one.

I have an EM team right now.
I'm trying to switch to an ET team soon (so my tank gets some ToE protection and can still use all 7 armor items).
I'm nearly broke and still have about 7 items still to buy.
I also would greatly appreciate a donation of 12mil. =)