GoTo Starting Faction with Vanilla Research.

[Ancarius]

So i'm currently working my through R19, at the time of writing atleast, and doing Reseach when the Diamond Forge slows down. But i can't really settle on a Faction as my goto Option.

Fairy with Fairy Bloodline works really well but so does Angel or Goblin with Druid Bloodline too.
Maybe someone else has found a way better combination for a Vanilla Faction at this point + which bloodline to pick.

I did all the Challenges for the Vanilla Factions, the current ones for the Neutral ones i will be doing when i have enough Gems for the Reincarnation. All of the Reseach Challanges for everything up until R18 is done, since i have yet to reach Research in my current R.

Those are the Secret Trophies i currently got, which i think should be most of them at this point, except the playtime for Evil Alligment. http://imgur.com/Gyf7wo8

[Nico]

About the bloodline it usually always is Fairy for Fairies and Titan for the others. Except when doing a very long run then maybe the druid bl would be good too to build up the upgrades but since you usually want to use the Vanilla Flavor Juice this isn't usuallygood for the first few runs.
I think at that point I used Demons for some time, especially for the first few runs, and then later goblins. Goblins have a very nice buildup if you just give them some time.

[Snow]

when ive unlocker research ive started to do this way (now at R 25 and still working):
elves+elves bloodline (till 1e33-36)
merc+fairies bloodline - moonshrine (till 1e72)
elves+elves bloodline 72+ (i;m usually getting to around or over 80 here)
fairies+fairy bloodline 77+

about excavation: i'm using it this way: first i start using at merc - 300 excavation, each next merc/fairy i;m using 100 for heritges/ royal exchange. works great for me

(you need to have the vanilia flavor artefact )