on any non full arcane caster, im a fan of precocious to get that second level spell.
scorching ray, touch of idiocy, swift invis... so many to choose from.
maximize at lvl 1 seems poorly timed, i assume its a prereq.
sudden max would be nicer, if you had the other meta for its prereq.
1. power attack (cant forget that +1 to damage @first level)
human. eschew or relicgaurd (just for the +0 lvl mod / prereq)
flaw. preco : scorching ray
flaw. sudden max
two handed/strength + 25 (sudden max scroch) (ya, its just once a day, but you just dropped the boss w/ 30 - 40 dmg (3hd ish?) ) prep w/ true strike of course..
ya, i know none of this addressed the op question. just my 2c.