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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vecna" data-source="post: 351292" data-attributes="member: 2769">My calculation is wrong, cause I used empower spell instead of enhance spell, halving the benefits.My mistake, sorry!However, from the D&D FAQ (last release 08/13/02, page 18)So, the spell should be:120 (base intensified)30d6 (3 x empower)10d6 energy admixture120 + 40d6, average 260 hpIn the case of a fireball, twin spell = enhance spell (10d6 = 10d6).In the case of a cone of cold, twin spell > enhance spell (15d6 > 10d6).So, if you follow the rule "apply metamagic to the base spell", enhance spell is quite weak. It's a feat I'd never take.It's discussed in another thread, but intensify spell isn't the best metamagic feat around too.An example (fireball + various metamagic + 1 improved metamagic):10d6 (base)30d6 (6  empower)40d6, average 140 hp , spell level IXcompare to120 (base intensified), spell level IXYou need a lot of improved metamagic to reduce the level modifier of intensify, but with 3 i.m. twin spell add 1 level10d660d6 (6 twin)70d6, average 245 hpWith 6(!) i.m.120 (base intensified)50d6 (5 twin)120 + 50d6, average 295 hp, spell level IX3 more i.m to get only 50 hp more!I hope my calculations are correct this time.</blockquote>