Say I've got a +4 benevolent chain shirt and a +3 benevolent buckler.
I use the aid another action to improve the AC of an ally.
Which does that ally get
+9 to AC = +2 std, +4 from armor, +3 from shield
OR
+6 to AC = +2 std, +4 from armor (the better of the 2 items)
Price +2,000 gp; Aura faint enchantment; CL 5th; Weight —
This suit of armor best serves a wearer who focuses on assisting and protecting his allies. Benevolent armor is usually decorated with motifs of prosperity, plenty, and generosity, such as helping hands, cornucopias, and flourishing plants. When the wearer of a suit of benevolent armor uses the aid another action to give an ally a bonus to AC against an opponent's next attack, he also adds the benevolent armor's enhancement bonus to the ally's AC.
In melee combat, you can help a friend attack or defend by distracting or interfering with an opponent. If you're in position to make a melee attack on an opponent that is engaging a friend in melee combat, you can attempt to aid your friend as a standard action. You make an attack roll against AC 10. If you succeed, your friend gains either a +2 bonus on his next attack roll against that opponent or a +2 bonus to AC against that opponent's next attack (your choice), as long as that attack comes before the beginning of your next turn. Multiple characters can aid the same friend, and similar bonuses stack.You can also use this standard action to help a friend in other ways, such as when he is affected by a spell, or to assist another character's skill check.
Benevolent can only be on armor, it can't be on shields.
Well I'll be danged. I never noticed that.
thanks.