re: ideas: Metamagic is one of the main ways to break the Shadowcraft Mage. Earth Spell from RoS, Arcane Thesis, Impromptu Metamagic (D357),
pre-edit: 29-01-10, 16:47, -8 GMT, someone beat me to Easy and Practical.
addendum: 29-01-10, 16:48, -8 GMT, Eldritch Corruption (HoH).
addendum 2: 29-01-10, 16:49, -8 GMT, Illumian pseudo-DMM-Heighten (Aeshkrau?).
addendum 3: 29-01-10, 16:50:00, -8 GMT, Sanctum Spell.
addendum 4: 29-01-10, 16:51, -8 GMT, Residual Magic (CM), Invisible & Deceptive Spell (Cityscape).
addendum 5: 29-01-10, 16:52:00, -8 GMT, Bard's Talfirian Song?
addendum 6: 29-01-10, 16:53, -8 GMT, a dip into the Shadow Adept PrC.
http://yfrog.com/jtpg2f72shadowadeptrotpx