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First, hello everyone.
Now let's get to the point: Ascendant spell has the highest cost of all the metamagic feats (except for Heighten Spell used to push a spell to 6+ levels?). Probably it grants the greatest benefits over every other feat. Assuming we could use tricks to play an effective caster based on that feat (and I mean every trick: Spell Perfection, Rods (assume very high prices), Metamagic Adept/Wayang Spellhunter, Staff of the Master, Metamagic gems (also pricey), Sacred Geometry, Metamagic Mastery (the only reason a person would play a universalist wizard), etc..), which choices would be worth a look?
There are two things to consider one is if you are mythic the other is if you aren't.
If you aren't mythic then it's only useful for effects that don't have a tier aspect or are game breaking despite having a tier aspect. Their are quite a few that fall into this and are worth it imo especially if you have metamagic reducers. I like to use it on long term buffs.
If you ate mythic then you'd use it like a normal mythic spell except that you are saving mythic power for other things or other spells. Again I like to use it for utility.
Lastly I like to leave it as an open choice in games I run even if it's not mythic just so players could have a taste if wanted.