Main problem is you already get spells 1 level late as sorcerer... which means you get your spells at the same time a Wizard gets the next higher level. The additional Level 1 spells you get are considerably weaker than that.
Plus, remember that your curse benefits will be gimped as well; non-oracle levels only count half when determining the curse's effects.
This beind said, don't overestimate color spray. Quite a lot of critters out there are pretty much unaffected by mind-affecting things, and the range and area of that spell leave much to be desired.
As for getting access to a wide variety of usable devices: correct. You have access to a plethora of wands and scrolls by default. You don't even need to 'take the spell as Oracle'. If it's on your list (i.e. any Oracle or Sorcerer spell in the books), you're all set for using a wand of scroll without resorting to UMD.
I don't say it's a very bad idea (Heck, I am currently playing a Sorceress with a one-level-dip into Cleric). It's just probably not as strong as you might think.
Fair points concerning the limitations on color spray etc.I willthink it over.
My other plan is to just focus on being a Fey sorceror. There are a great many battle winning compulsion spells out there starting with Sleep.
I actually think this is an even worse limitation. All compulsions are enchantment spells, and mind-affecting spells. On top of the fact that many templates gain outright immunity to mind-affecting effects (which also hurts the illusion build), there are numerous boosts vs. enchantments as racial abilities, class abilities, traits, and feats.
But spell focus (illusion) has other uses, as the illusion school is nowhere as one-note and useless as enchantment. Spell focus (illusion) will be a nice way to bolster spells like shadow conjuration/evocation, and shades. There are other useful illusion spells that would be helped.
Spell focus (enchantment)? Kinda a wasted feat -- you will either get 100% use of it, or 0% (when fighting creatures w/ immunity).
Go w/ the pattern sorcerer, of the two. Don't forget rainbow pattern and scintillating pattern, both on the sorcerer spell list. I think there's another pattern spell out there, too...
There are a couple other pattern spells too, but note that Prismatic Spray is actually an Evocation spell, not Illusion (pattern)
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I've got a Aberrant Sorcerer with a level of Bones Oracle, so it's definitely doable. I've taken UMD, so that I can use all sorts of Rings of Revelation and pretty much anything else I feel like. He's more of a Chill Touch grappler, so the Bleeding Wounds revelation comes in handy for him. With Long Limbs, Chill Touch EVERYTHING, then run back and wait for them to bleed out.
If you're going to make a Pattern Sorcerer with a level of Heavens Oracle, take a gnome with Gnome Magic (bonuses to Illusion). My recommended bloodlines are Shadow or Rakshasa, or perhaps Serpentine or Undead if you worry about Mind-Affecting. Remember that you'll be able to do more than patterns; having a number of general-use illusion spells will come in very handy. Both Shadow and Rakshasa help with hiding and keeping spells from being traced to you--you might even be able to make good use of the Go Unnoticed feat.
The Pattern spells are:
1st: Color Spray
2nd: Hypnotic Pattern
4th: Rainbow Pattern
8th: Scintillating Pattern
Wow, that's it? Yeah, branch out into all Illusions if you go this route.
There is also Wandering Star Motes (4th lvl i believe)
Possibly one or two more I can't rememeber
Go Crossblooded Sorcerer with Undead and Groveborn bloodlines. You can now affect pretty much anything you come across
