Do Crusaders have that as well? If so, use that. And treat stances as maneuvers for any retraining method.
Sweet. Perfect. I will take Crusader 4 as my 6th level and retrain it, then.
So it's looking like this is the build:
1 Crusader 1 Extra Readied Manuever, Tortured Soul (bonus, see below), Stand Still (flaw), Deformity: Tall (flaw)
2 Cl. Cleric 1 (Knowledge Devotion and two other domains/devotions)
3 Crusader 2 Combat Reflexes
4 Crusader 3 (starting play here)
5 Warblade 1 Deformity:
Madness Sparta (bonus)
6 Crusader 4 Stone Power (retrain 2nd stance to Thicket of Blades)
On the one hand, I freakin' hate cloistered cleric as it doesn't really fit thematically. On the other hand, it is no-brainer superior to a regular cleric level for me... I guess that's a minor complaint, though.
Maybe I should rethink what maneuvers I'm taking with the warblade dip, also.