My Tellah usage second time around is:
Kill him first fight so he stops sucking experience.
Revive him once the kids have stoned themselves.
Wow, that's probably pretty effective. That gives Cecil and Yang a bit of a boost before the Magnetic Cave. I'll have to try it next time. :)
I avoid doing that simply because I need Tellah to stand up right long enough so I can kill all 3 monster-infested treasure chests at Eblan.
Bah, Cecil and Yang can do enough damage themselves... if you're nuts like me and wait til Palom has the -ga spells before you leave Mt Ordeals...
It's fun to annihilate the first form of Scarmiglione (and his horde) with a single shot of Quake, and even more fun to annihilate the second form with Firaga. Not to mention Quake on Baigan and Thundaga on Cagnazzo...
You're nuts, but I did that once before... learning tha -ga spells for Palom. I stopped doing that because the random grinding for a Lilith Rod and Cursed Ring is not worth my sanity, so I settle for just Quake. (Although, I learn Quake before I step foot into Mt. Ordeals, yay power peninsula! Pray for the random CatClaw)
I have like one actual expectation of Tellah.. to cast one useful spell per battle.. assuming he gets that chance.
We have EVEN MORE themes now, but some old ones are gone...