[Argitoth]

Been testing this setup. With me + 9 impossible AI on shahrivar.map By turn 50 I had a large gem income which included 100 unused fire gems (Could easily turn it into 1,500 gold). I find that I never depend on high research, powerful spells, or global enchanments. I do not need a Super-Combatant. It's easy to have mutliple groups taking provinces and resupply those armies with units as needed. It's easy for me to get surplus gold. I am very Super-Combatant-Protected and Assassin-protected. It won't affect me if my pretender dies (permanently), but for the record he is immortal.

It looks like Ermor has defeated me because of shear numbers and the fact that Abysia was already storming through my provinces. After taking Abysia's home province I quit the game. Ermor has an ability to take a number of provinces quickly. I have yet to see a weakness other than what no nation is safe from.