Who uses an All-Paths Pretender?

[dandavis]

I've been playing this strategy for some time now... mostly with Jotunheim, using the Skratti pre-patch and the Son of Neifel post-patch.

Basically it involves taking lvl 2 in every magic path (except blood) and gradually upgrading until I have a complete lvl 4 magic site-finder. An added benefit of this is access to most crafted items, most battle spells, and a large gem income.

While I haven't taken this strategy into the late-game, it's certainly kept me competitive against the AI. I know this is probably a pretty basic strat, and I know conversations on this board have progressed well beyond this topic, but I'm still new to the game and am very interested in your thoughts.

So... anyone else using this strat? Anyone got any comments on it?