Originally Posted by
Shining Wrath
The absolute key to this flexibility is knowing what you're up against. Tarrasque? Allip. Didn't know Tarrasque was coming because the BBEG who awakened the Tarrasque was smart enough to mess with your scrying and had you see a dragon? Ooooops.
Wizards and Clerics are still better than Sorcerers and Favored Souls; that's why Pathfinder [3.75] souped up the Sorcerer with bloodlines. But a DM can and should throw stuff at them that they didn't see (scry/divine) coming.