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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 298458" data-attributes="member: 96">Um, no.  What you're really saying is Empower + Improved Spell Capacity equals Enhance, and it's just not the case, even if your damage cap is 25 dice.  If you want to do more damage in a single spell, buy Enhance Spell (and Improved Metamagic) instead of Improved Spell Capacity.Empower, Imp MM, ISC(x19) - 21 feats, 28th level spell* Horrid Wilting: 25d8 + 250d8 (20x Empower) = 1237 hpEmpower, Maximize, Enhance, Imp MM (x3), ISC(x15) - 21 feats, 24th level spell* Horrid Wilting: 280 (35d8 max) + 245d8 = 1382.5 hpEmpower, Maximize, Enhance(x2), Imp MM (x3), ISC(x14) - 23rd level spell* Horrid Wilting: 360 (45d8 max) + 270d8 = 1575 hpEmpower, Maximize, Enhance(x3), Imp MM (x3), ISC(x13) - 21 feats, 22nd level spell* Horrid Wilting: 440 (55d8 max) + 275d8 = 1677 hpEmpower, Maximize, Enhance(x4), Imp MM (x3), ISC(x12) - 21 feats, 21st level spell* Horrid Wilting: 520 (65d8 max) + 260d8 = 1690 hpEmpower, Maximize, Enhance(x5), Imp MM (x3), ISC(x11) - 21 feats, 20th level spell* Horrid Wilting: 600 (75d8 max) + 225d8 = 1612 hpAs you can see, Enhance does 'peak', but the higher the number of feats you're dealing with, the higher that peak is.  I'm sure the guys who wrote the spreadsheets to maximize your power attack damage can help on this one too.J</blockquote>