So because lamm was open today, was able to test
if you get it over 30 let us know
The image reflects what caster levels were expected with a +3 Augmentation item and the extra caster levels from wild mage (+4). 34 Caster levels was doable.
However it appears to deal a little more damage than I thought it would (around 5-10%): -
with 30 caster levels & 240 fire sp, it dealt around 700 with Acolyte's Breath & 1000 with Devastation. (should be ~663, 969)
with 34 caster levels & 260 fire sp, it dealt around 900 with Acolyte's Breath & 1300 with Devastation. (should be ~795, 1163)
I decided to gear as much as possible without too much effort & turned on all metamagics: -
with 34 caster levels & 912 fire sp, it dealt around 2400 with Acolyte's Breath & 3400 with Devastation. (should be ~2236, 3268)
Soooo.... it's still bad. Oh well *shrugs*
Edit: Was able to add another 2 caster levels to the breath. It still sucks.