Thoughts about Pythium...?

[Fearun]

I guess im quite new in this forum, but I have played DOM 1 and DOM 2 (great games )for some time. But my opinions about tactics and strategy etc. havent much refined. So I would be glad to hear some "fresh" thoughts about Pythium in general and some more advanced strategies.

I prefer have a rainbow mage as a pretender when playing Pythium. She is a Great Enchantress
and she has 2 in every path except astral(3), death(3)[or nature, depends on the opponents and map] and blood(0). Dominion is order 3, prod. 0, growth 3, misfortune 3, magic 0. Fort is 30-admin. and costs 60 points. Oh and dominion str. is 5.
Strategy: (Main line)At the start i grab the nearby provinces with mercs. and basic legionnaires with standards.(I guess everyone does this. )I buy some theurgs and arch theurgs for research and put my pretender to search sites from provinces(or with acashic record). I continue to build temples and build forts to expand my army. I have high because of order and growth. After turn twenty I forge rings of sorcery and wizardry, starshine skullcap and staff of elemental mastery. Before that i have made owl quills with my starting gem income to boost my research. I also create forge of ancients so my basic mages can forge many useful things. The next magic paths would be alteration and conjuration. I gain ivy king with treelords staff if i research conj. If i get it, I would make a combo between Vine ogres and hydras.(i have high income) and with alteration my arch theurgs can cast will of fates and fog warriors and some other spells with some boosting. That is basis of my strategy and I know that i havent written all here and this still can improve. But i ask you, am i on a right trail? Thanks for reading and caring.