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The combo is nice, but for now I like Darkbolt better.My thoughts were that the Cloying Gloom Blast has a limited range, is indiscriminate in who it affects, and can only be used three times per day.
Each casting of Touch of Blindness would last one round per caster level, meaning up to seven Touch Attacks can be made per use of the spell, and Spectral Hand has Medium range, so it would give him a much longer reach.
Knowing Spectral Hand would make it really nice to learn the Touch of Idiocy spell the next time he gains a Sorcerer level, too. There are a ton of creatures who would be completely incapacitated by taking even that much damage to their mental attributes, and it doesn't allow a saving throw. Just a thought.
EDIT: And DP just ruled that Spectral Hand would allow him to use his normal Touch Attack at range, too, which is really helpful. Spectral Hand also provides a +2 attack bonus to the Touch attempt.
I would suggest getting Spectral Hand on his next level and maybe an Expanded Arcana on the one after that for some more option?