defending question

Voadam

Legend
When a defending weapon transfers its enhancement bonus to AC is it no longer considered its full enhancement bonus for purposes of sundering or overcoming DR? I would think it is still considered its full bonus for these purposes but a defending and surestriking thread here made me question this, any views?

from the srd

Defending

A defender weapon allows the wielder to transfer some or all of the sword’s enhancement bonus to his AC as a special bonus that stacks with all others. As a free action, the wielder chooses how to allocate the weapon’s enhancement bonus at the start of his turn before using the weapon, and the effect to AC lasts until his next turn.

Caster Level: 8th; Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, shield or shield of faith; Market Price: +1 bonus.
 

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The swrod losses enchantment when the bonus is tranbsfered to AC. So, the current enchantment bonus is only what is used for determining DR and sunder attacks.

+5 Defender: +3 to AC, so only works as a +2 weapon.
 

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