Is this spell a good candidate for Spell perfection Arcanist build?
Wracking Ray:
School necromancy [evil, pain]; Level sorcerer/wizard 5, witch 5
CASTING
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, M (an old bone, broken in the casting)
EFFECT
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect ray
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Fortitude half; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
A ray of sickly greenish-gray negative energy issues forth from the palm of your hand.
Make a ranged touch attack against the target. A creature hit by this spell is wracked by painful spasms as its muscles and sinews wither and twist. The subject takes 1d4 points of Dexterity and Strength damage per 3 caster levels you possess (maximum 5d4 each). This spell cannot reduce an ability score below 1. A successful Fortitude save halves the damage.
If so, do you think the feats as follows would suffice?
*At 9th level, Metamagic Knowledge is taken to gain Maximize Spell.
My goal is a debilitative spell that doesn't outright kill a target, but disables and hinders them from doing anything for the duration of a fight.
If you have any suggestions for an alternate spell that can accomplish the above, I wouldn't mind listening. There are far too many spells for me to research each and every one of them and their capabilities.
It's a good enough spell to get banned in PFS. Some GMs at home may ban it for the same reason. A cold damage spell with rime spell metamagic may be less overpowered.
Empower is useful earlier than maximize, obviously. It has about the same average when you're throwing d4s.
