| thewastedwalrus |
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber
Phase Strike wrote:
Phase Strike (Su): At 12th level, a stonelord’s stonestrike may pass through stone and metal as if they weren’t there. By spending 2 uses of her stonestrike ability, she may ignore any cover less than total cover provided by stone or metal, and she ignores any AC bonus from stone or metal armor or shields as if wielding a brilliant energy weapon. A phase strike cannot damage constructs, objects, or creatures with the earth subtype, but unlike a brilliant energy weapon, it can harm undead. This ability replaces her 12th-level mercy.
I'd say that because of the first line mentioning "a stonelord’s stonestrike" essentially gaining a new feature that it still functions as before unless you choose to spend 2 uses and then it gains the pseudo-brilliant energy effect in addition to its typical effects.