summon monster iii is better because theres a thing called a taint elemental that bestows taint on hit and smiii summons any small elemental and smiii is a 3rd level spell while cloud of taint is 4th level.
im trying to enter tainted sorcerer at level 5 as wiz3/dreadnecro1. i cant fit druid3 in there for natures ally 2. and i cant get wyrm wizard this early because wyrm wizard has skill prerequisites.
theres no mundane way of getting taint? i have access to animal companions, zombies, and lemures. theres gotta be a way to generate taint from that.