Pythium (MA) strategy

[Ironhawk]

Coming to the thread late but here's my take on Pythium:

1) Pretender - more or less a bless chasis for your angels. So choose paths appropriate for that. Earth will also help your mages/communions.

2) Troops - Principes and Velites are quite adequate for initial expansion. They are superior to almost all the indy troops. Body Ethereal + Hold and Attack is a common trick for early Pythium.

3) Mages - Buy as many Arch Theurgs as you can. They are cap only and the key to a lot of your strategies. Theurgs are good for researching and can be pressed into combat if you need them.

4) Research - Long term goal is always Conj for angels. For the short term, if you are facing high value single target enemies (like Eles or Giants), you want Thaum immediately. If facing regular troops you want communions and some Evoc.