Brainstorming Nation Strategies

[Tolkien]

If it's already done, I apologize. I didn't read the thread.

LA Ulm
1) Blood Hunter rankings: Vampire Count-B1 Fortunetellers-Members of the Second Tier.
2) Members of the First and Second Tiers=Stealthy Communionable Death.
3) Communion, Communion, Communion and Communion some more. With communions, you can reach practically any battlefield spell you want (except water or some fusions). Just put a fortuneteller or a crystal-matrixed air/fire black priest (or a fire randomed Second Tier) or an astral random black priest and throw in masses of easily accessible communion slaves.
4) Iron Blizzard Spam is devastating.
5) Villains have +1 MR and are more useful against LA R'lyeh then Rangers (RoF>AP in this case), with Sermons of Courage to bump up that horrid morale.
6) Wolfherds summon wolves: which are much more mobile then mapmove 1 thralls.
6) Halberdiers are great during seiges, and sneak in vampire counts and wolfherds to provide chaff to repair the walls. If need be, sneak them out.
7) Throw vampire hordes at anyone in your dominion; with the proper buffs. Darkness, Rush of Strength, Army of Lead/Gold, Anti-magic, Will of the Fates, etc.
8) Black Heart a Vampire Count/Lord. Voila! A deadly, immortal assassin that can really annoy opponents in your dominion.
9) You have great national troops that can steamroll most indys with decent numbers.
10) Did I mention slapping on a Scepter of Authority and Crown of Command on a Ranger Captain and throwing an army of rangers raiding, with some First Tiers for anti-mindhunt?