[Eressil3]

I read this forum since more than a month, and most of the times pretender design is about bless strategy. Not simple ones but double ones like W9F9 or W9N9 or even with three kind of magic. So for a newbie like me, when I read this forum, it seems that these strategies are the best. I just hope I'm wrong because if the goal of the game is to get the bless friendly nations to win, it's just bad.

1- So, are heavy bless strategies the best ones ?
2- What are the succesful alternatives ? Can you give me examples ?