[Dragar]

Nice strat Baalz, the main challenge I see to a lot of the strategies mentioned is managing the blood levels required while staying competitive with research and having sufficient income. Particularly with the vampire queen and poor scales, if you are blood hunting heavily for soul contracts early my experience is that research will struggle and you won't have income for more than capital troops. If you don't get to lightless lanterns quickly enough you will be way behind in research

As it is the chance of getting globals up is very light, by the time you have the research and/or gems for anything useful you normally have to dispel or superimpose your global. Gift of health in particular is normally up way before you have Ench 5 and 50 nature gems spare - noting that nature items (regen, reinvig and jade knives) are very valuable for your mages.