Practical Metamagic

(Races of the Dragon, page 101, DnD 3.5)

[General]

You can apply a selected metamagic feat to your spells more easily.

Prerequisite

Spellcraft 8 ranks, Dragonblood subtype, any metamagic feat, ability to spontaneously cast 3rd-level spells

Benefit

Choose a metamagic feat you know. When applying the chosen metamagic feat to a spontaneously cast spell, the spell uses a spell slot one level lower than normal for the applied metamagic feat, to a minimum of one level higher than a spell's normal level. For example, if you select Practical Metamagic (Empower Spell), you can apply the Empower Spell feat to any spell by using a spell slot one level higher rather than two.

Special

You can gain Practical Metamagic multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new metamagic feat.