Doesn't Mindbender have a good Fort. save? That would be a decent dip, and would set you up for Mindsight if you have a free feat.
Nice build, by the way.
It does. And I was just thinking of that when the words "good Fort Save" were mentioned.
The only downside is it requires you not to ban enchantment...but I forget the prereqs to Prestige Bard so you might have to keep enchantment anyway, in which case it fits perfectly.
lessee...7 wizard levels(instead of 8)+1 sublime chord+4 practiced spellcaster=CL "12"(max 11 for HD) for sublime chord spells pre-ultimate magus.
Pre-ultimate magus you'll have CL 10 for Wizard spells. So the first three single level progressions you can pick Wizard casting. *check book* And there are only 3 single level progressions. You're all clear to take a Mindbender dip.
....1 ahead of wizard when entering ultimate magus...which means the third level of single progression would be sublime chord progression :/