Can the Magic Vestment spell be used on Oracle "armor" revelations?


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Liberty's Edge

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I am curious if there has ever been an official ruling or guideline given to this question.

As stated, can you use the Magic Vestment spell to enhance the Oracle Revelation "armor" effects?

Magic Vestment:

Magic Vestment

School transmutation; Level cleric 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, DF

Range touch

Target armor or shield touched

Duration 1 hour/level

Saving Throw Will negates (harmless, object); Spell Resistance yes (harmless, object)

You imbue a suit of armor or a shield with an enhancement bonus of +1 per four caster levels (maximum +5 at 20th level).

An outfit of regular clothing counts as armor that grants no AC bonus for the purpose of this spell.

All of the Revelations that grant an armor bonus are worded differently, but they almost all seem to read as if conjuring a form of tangible protective armor or shield.

Ancestor wrote:
Spirit Shield (Su): You can call upon the spirits of your ancestors to form a shield around you that blocks incoming attacks and grants you a +4 armor bonus.
Bones wrote:
Armor of Bones (Su): You can conjure armor made of bones that grants you a +4 armor bonus.
Dark Tapestry wrote:
Cloak of Darkness (Su): You conjure a cloak of shadowy darkness that grants you a +4 armor bonus and a +2 circumstance bonus on Stealth checks.
Heavens wrote:
Coat of Many Stars (Su): You conjure a coat of starry radiance that grants you a +4 armor bonus.
Occult wrote:
Ectoplasmic Armor (Su): You can conjure armor made of ectoplasmic force that grants you a +4 armor bonus.
Outer Rifts wrote:
Demonhide (Su): You alter your flesh to be as tough as a demon’s hide, granting you a +4 armor bonus.
Waves wrote:
Ice Armor (Su): You can conjure armor of ice that grants you a +4 armor bonus.
Wind wrote:
Air Barrier (Ex): You can create an invisible shell of air that grants you a +4 armor bonus.
Winter wrote:
Ice Armor (Su): You can conjure armor of ice that grants you a +4 armor bonus to AC.
Wood wrote:
Wood Armor (Su): You can conjure wooden armor around yourself, which grants you a +4 armor bonus. ... The armor vanishes if you remove it.

While Demonhide is worded differently, it still applies an Armor bonus and not a Natural Armor bonus.

The Wood Armor revelation has the additional line about removing the armor, which could be taken to mean the armor effects are actual objects subject to the Magic Vestment spell, or that only that particular revelation is.


Pathfinder Maps Subscriber

As far as I know, there has not been an "official ruling". The most recent thread that discussed this is this one.

All I will say here is that the target for magic vestment is "armor or shield touched". That pretty much rules out Demonhide, for example.

Scarab Sages

I don't see why not. Magical vestments is an enhancement bonus, while the examples you give are all armor bonuses. I wouldn't, however, allow an oracle with those armor abilites to wear regular armor and gain both bonuses, as they are the same bonus type.


After my thread, I have ruled not. All of them are pretty supernatural to me.

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