DoS/Stalward combo?

[gloopygloop]

A few updates ago, it was impossible to combine Defender of Syberis and Stalwart Defender because they each required an enhancement that couldn't be shared between them.

Can they be combined now? I don't want to start building a character only to discover that it doesn't work at level 12+.

[Feithlin]

A few updates ago, it was impossible to combine Defender of Syberis and Stalwart Defender because they each required an enhancement that couldn't be shared between them.

Can they be combined now? I don't want to start building a character only to discover that it doesn't work at level 12+.

You still can't be both DoS and SD, because both require AC boost as a requite.

[unbongwah]

Can they be combined now?

Nope. Sorry.

There was a change made a while back which made skill enhs generic rather than class-specific. So certain PrEs which couldn't be combined because they had the same skill enh pre-reqs were made possible; e.g., Ninja-Acrobat both require Improved Tumble II.

Action boosts like AC Boost are still class-specific, though, and I've seen no rumors about them being changed; so no DoS / SD combos, I'm afraid. Same goes for, say, HotD & Radiant Servant; both require their class's Improved Turning and you can't have both.

[elg582]

Here's a question: Why would you want to? The big attraction is the defensive stance, and that is much better as 3rd tier of one or the other.