I have yet to play a bless strategy....
I joined 7 MP games, I have not played a bless strategy in any of them. In 6 MP games I am powerful, 3 a out and out superpower, only in 1 did I get destroyed by Dr Praetorious EA Abyssia 9E9N bless strategy who attacked me with Sauromatia, who went with a overwhealming horde strategy.
My conclusion bless strategys are seriously overratted...
My starting strategys were:-
3 positions where I am a superpower:-
MA Man - Dragon/9 dominion/good scales.
MA Man - Exactly same.
LA Argatha - Rainbow sage (1 of every magic path), good scales.
3 positions where I am powerful:-
Atlantis - Huge Kraken/good scales.
EA Niefelheim - sneaking wolf/good scales.
LA Caelum - Destroyer of worlds/good scales.
Basically in the long run, good scales is a better strategy than a bless strategy, couple this with high dominion and a powerful early supercombatant for rapid expansion. Bless strategy runs out of steam in the mid/end game and does not encourage you to diversify your forces.
Bless strategys are excellent however for quick games/blitzs but I do not like playing them.
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