early fightin' pretender spells

[Vynd]

I agree with Truper and Cainehill that trying to make a Pretender with one powerful magic path who is also capable of defeating indie provinces by itself is a difficult proposition. If early expansion is your focus, go with multiple paths.

But with that said, it is an interesting idea. And there are probably a few Pretender chasis that could make it work. Mostly the ones that are already very strong fighters. The Carrion Dragon, for instance, doesn't really need Quickness, Ironskin, Mirror Image, and Mistform. It already has 200+ HP, a massive Fear aura, recuperation, etc. So you could probably get away with giving it the one strong path that you're interested in for a Bless effect or some other purpose. But the Carrion Dragon is an extreme case, and there aren't too many other chasis that I think you could pull this off with.