Best ideas for Austria?

[Corvus_Alt1]

Been debating over what choice of idea groups work beter. I'm sure about Religious, Diplomatic, Influence, and Aristocratic Ideas, and probably Economic and Defensive Ideas. Still not sure about the last two, and what order. Offensive and Trade maybe? Or maybe Espionage and Quality Ideas?

[Bishop Berkeley]

dpends on what you want to achieve for your idea groups.
If you want to go war through everything -Offensive-Religous/humanist-something-Defensive/quality-humanist/religous if not taken-something-quality-whatever

firom HRE?
Diplomatic-Offensive or defensive-Religous if needed to comabt reformation-influence-Defensive/Offensive whichever isnt taken-Humanist may be switched with religous and same with religous above-Trade (for the money!)-Quality

These can be some

[Surimi]

Innovative ideas combines very well with both religious and defensive, and gives some pretty neat advantages in and of itself too.

[CidDaBird]

To be Austria, you need to be Austria. You need to look at the govanater and breathe in his Austria-ness. Be one with iron muscles, young EU4'er.

[Corvus_Alt1]

Thanks for the replies! Thus far, I'm thinkinng that Diplomatic, Defensive/Aristocratic, Religious, Influence, Aristocratic/Defensive, Humanist/Economic, Trade, Offensive. Normally I'd pick Quality and Innovative Ideas, but Aristocratic Ideas seem really appropriate for Austria, and Innovative Ideas, while really powerful, don't seem to blend well with an Austrian HRE game.

[Dux]

I mostly go for historical ideas despite it not being a good idea sometimes.
I always get Quality/Offensive/Innovative as Brandenburg/Prussia for example, Diplomatic/Aristocratic as Austria, Humanist as Poland/Commonwealth, Administration as Burgundy etc.