Building a Better Pretender

[Cainehill]

Thufir said:
I'm just curious - but why do people ever go for N9 blessing?

As mentioned by someone else, the nature blessing works great for Jotunheim, since all their holy / sacred units and commanders are great burly warriors. (I suppose someone _might_ make one of their mages the Prophet, but the only reason I can see would be upkeep.) Niefelheim really is great with N9, because their sacreds are beefier (if much more expensive) than the Jotun Woodsmen.

N9 also works well with Machaka - the Hunter Lords and Black Hunters don't have the HPs to truly shine with regeneration, but with their very high armor, the regen helps keep them from getting afflictions, while the berserk is very good on them.

Similarly, Golden Age Arco's Wind Lords benefit both from the regeneration and the berserk. It's really the nations with sacred mages that N9 is dubious/tricky for.