Request for strategy: Late game tips

[Baalz]

Micah,

I think that everyone is overestimating an overwhelming smackdown on the caster of anything nasty. Certainly nobody (smart) is going to cast something that is likely to result in 4 of their neighbors declaring war on them, but this fails to take into account that depth of consideration that would go into that casting. Perhaps one of your neighbors is tightly allied to you, and though he isn't a big fan of Astral Corruption he's not likely to attack you because you're helping each other out a lot, particularly if you give him a warning it's coming. Maybe another of your neighbors is already engaged in all out war on the other side of his kingdom. Maybe two more of your neighbors aren't near strong or bold enough to attack you, and maybe your last neighbor is a blood nation. This isn't really all that out there, it's just all about looking for the right opportunity...