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I have a question regarding the "enhancement bonus" to armor.
I understand that only the highest armor bonus, and only the highest shield bonus, and only the highest natural armor bonus apply to AC.
Now there are spells which give both ARMOR BONUS and ENHANCEMENT BONUS to AC. How does this work with regard to overlayed armor bonuses.
Here is the situation: Mythic class character has Enduring Armor (which is a force effect "spell" which gives ARMOR BONUS = Tier + 3). The character has been wearing Leather Armor (just in case they get the EA dispelled). Now along comes a possibility to drink a potion of Magic Vestment, which puts an enhancement bonus on, presumably, the leather or the regular clothes he is wearing. As it doesn't affect the force spell (as far as I know). So the question is: would he still get the enhancement bonus added to the highest AC BONUS, since it is "from another source" (ie. the highest enhancement bonus he has)?
It seems RAW that it would do this; and only the highest ENHANCEMENT BONUS would apply to final AC, and only the highest ARMOR BONUS also applies. So you could have Clothes +5 and throw on leather over them for a total AC Bonus of +7, even though the leather is not enhanced. Is my understanding of this "overlapping" of bonuses correct? I understand the person could also have Natural Armor, Natural Armor enhancement, Shield and Shield enhancement bonuses - which makes me also wonder about having multiple shields (one for attacking and one for defending); If I have a +5 Shield Enhancement Bonus on a buckler, and a Kite Shield +5 to hit, can I use the Kite Shield's AC bonus and the Buckler's Enhancement Bonus? (only the highest of each type applying to AC per RAW)
You would get the clothes or the leather but not both. They do not stack and the magic vestment is an oil not a potion.
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The enhancement bonus for armor applies to the specific suit of armor being worn. If you get magic vestment cast on your suit of leather armor, say +3, then you have a +5 armor bonus from that suit of leather armor. That does not stack with the Enduring Armor supernatural ability' armor bonus.
If there was some ability to allow the magic vestment spell to apply to the Enduring Armor, then it would enhance that. I don't know of any such ability.
In short, the enhancement bonus for armor or shields applies to a particular armor or shield, not to the character. The resulting armor or shield bonus applies to the character.
An outfit of regular clothing counts as armor that grants no AC bonus for the purpose of this spell.
Magic Vestiment gives your armor the enhancement bonus. It's an enhancement bonus to the armor bonus your armor gives to your armor class. So, it just increases the armor bonus your leather armor provides and does not in any way stack with the armor bonus provided by Enduring Armor. Magic Vestiment would not apply to the Enduring Armor because it is not armor.