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<blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 3148613" data-attributes="member: 78">Yeah, and a Cat's Grace doesn't stack with other enhancement bonuses to Dex, and is limited by Max Dex on armor.&nbsp; And it lasts for a few minutes.&nbsp; I see Animated Shields as costing the least.&nbsp; A Heavy floating shield +1 costs 9k and can be on pretty much all the time.&nbsp; So that's +3 AC for ~9k.&nbsp; A normal AC bonus like deflection or natural armor costs 18k for +3.&nbsp; About the only things cheaper are armor and buffs (which are basically free, but unreliable).&nbsp; And the Animated Shield works well with buffs since you can get a second cast of Magic Vestment going on it (MV is one of the better AC buffs since it lasts hours).AC is basically Armor + Shield + Dex + Deflection + Natural.&nbsp; Being able to get a Shield bonus when you wouldn't otherwise be able to is huge.&nbsp; Since the cost of an AC boost increases by N*X^2, every time you can get a new type of bonus you dodge the nasty increases from squared term.&nbsp; And the animated shield doesn't even take up a slot.It's not a matter of Animated Shield vs Cat's Grace or Barkskin.&nbsp; It's the Animated Shield AND Barkskin.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victim, post: 3148613, member: 78"] Yeah, and a Cat's Grace doesn't stack with other enhancement bonuses to Dex, and is limited by Max Dex on armor. And it lasts for a few minutes. I see Animated Shields as costing the least. A Heavy floating shield +1 costs 9k and can be on pretty much all the time. So that's +3 AC for ~9k. A normal AC bonus like deflection or natural armor costs 18k for +3. About the only things cheaper are armor and buffs (which are basically free, but unreliable). And the Animated Shield works well with buffs since you can get a second cast of Magic Vestment going on it (MV is one of the better AC buffs since it lasts hours). AC is basically Armor + Shield + Dex + Deflection + Natural. Being able to get a Shield bonus when you wouldn't otherwise be able to is huge. Since the cost of an AC boost increases by N*X^2, every time you can get a new type of bonus you dodge the nasty increases from squared term. And the animated shield doesn't even take up a slot. It's not a matter of Animated Shield vs Cat's Grace or Barkskin. It's the Animated Shield AND Barkskin. [/QUOTE]

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