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		Astral is overall my favorite. R'Lyeh is my favorite nation so it's a natural path for me to like. It's hard to put in an exact order, but Astral, Water, Death, and Earth are my favorites overall. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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		Death for me, then earth, followed by nature.   
 
Death has the greatest versatility.  Earth is best for forging and I always need the regeneration and supply boosts that are nature based.   I cannot make any further distinction among the others (I don't use blood). 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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		I vote for astral. 
 
My favos in order: 
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nature/earth 
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		My faves: 
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		Aw, come on, who can top: 
 
Banish to Inferno, Life for a Life, Leech, Hellbind Heart, Bloodletting, Blood Vengence, more unique summons than all other paths combined, some of the best troop summons, ability to form a sabbath, rejuvination (youth boots), Hoard from Hell, Rain of Toads, Infernal Disease, blood stones, robe of the magi, blood thorn, Astral Corruption....oh, and did I mention cheap blood slaves? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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		 None of the above. While certainly some paths are stronger than others, all paths have at least a viable strategy to pursue. 
 
 And typically the race's weakness in magic paths can be alleviated to some degree by a wise pretender selection. 
 
 Blood is a powerful magic, but i avoid it if at possible because while i like micromanagement with setting up battles, I find maintaining a blood slave trade to be boring. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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		Blood's my favorite. Definitely not the most versatile, but fun non-the-less (unless you hate the micromanagement aspect of it...understandable) 
 
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		I like blood, not for the combat spells, but because I always was a bit satanic at heart, and it lets me summon all sorts of nasty demons from the underworld and all that. Plus, I love the heartseeker axe 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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