How to gauge the power of Assume Supernatural Ability?

[gogogome]

What were the designers thinking!? I was wrong, you can only create a NONmagical item up to 25,000 GP, or create any magic item. EXCEPT you have to pay double the xp cost to make the item, which gives limits... Ha!

Su abilities ignore all components, including XP.

And Assume Supernatural Ability requires A.) a feat, B.) a spell slot, and C.) a rather substandard physical form for combat. Plus, the paladin ability comes online at 2nd level, three levels before 3rd level spells.

What's your point?

You forgot D), requires a high will save every round to use in combat.