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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4997123" data-attributes="member: 35909">Eh, you don't need Arcane Thesis.  With Easy Metamagic + Empower Spell, you can get pretty good damage for the spell level.  Then you just need a means to never worry about resistances*, and a reliable way to punch through SR**.*My favorite being Searing Spell or the cold version.  My group houseruled acid and lightning versions, too, but otherwise just get Energy Sub (fire or cold) and make ~50% of your damage spells of that element, to deal with high res monsters.  The other half to cover other bases, in case the DM's a jerk and throws things with natural immunity (fire or cold) at you multiple times, since the metamagic feats can't pierce that.  Converting Acid Sheath into your preferred energy type via Energy Sub. is also a great buff to increase your damage, too.**Orb spells; Assay Spell Resistance; Greater Spell Pen + Arcane Mastery.  Or, if you're poor and feat starved...wand of True Casting.Once you hit level 15+, the Avasculate spells greatly reduce the time it takes you to vaporize the enemy.  There's no shame in using them to help later evocation castings.  Just...alignment issues.</blockquote>