Blessing Units in Combat

[owl208]

Hi Everyone!

I'm new, so please go gentle with me because I couldn't find the answer to this question in either the manual or in the forum. (It might be here somewhere, but I just couldn't find it when I searched) I am really enjoying Dominions 3. My son got it for his birthday, so we've been playing it nonstop over the holiday weekend. It's a great game and very addictive.

My questions:

If I use empower to increase my god's magic paths, when I bless my units in combat do they get the the benefits of the increased bonuses that are assoicated with that path as a result?

For example, let's say my pretender starts the game with N1. There would be no regeneration or beserker bonus (bonuses associated with Nature) for blessing my units in combat. But let's say during the game through empower I raise my pretender's magic path from N1 to N4. When I bless my units in combat, do they now get a regeneration bonus?

Does this also apply to magic items that increase my God's magic paths, too?

Thanks!