NEWB Questions

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2) Since bless troops are usually best in the early game and bless nations often pay a price in late game diversity for a strong bless, it's expected that a heavy bless will let you expand faster than other nations. Awake pretenders can also help. Most nations can expand fairly will with national troops. It just won't be as fast as double bless Mictlan.

5) The remote site search spells your nation can cast are usually good early targets. Other considerations are spells needed to help expansion or fight off early rushes. If you're using an SC pretender or recruitable thugs, you may want to research buffs for them first or Construction for cheap gear. If you find yourself next to an aggressive nation you need to think about what you need to counter them.