Is Master of 9 the only way to be in 2 stances at the same time?

[somethingrandom]

Is taking 2 levels of the master of nine PRC the only way for a swordsage to be in 2 stances at the same time?

[Necroticplague]

Is taking 2 levels of the master of nine PRC the only way for a swordsage to be in 2 stances at the same time?

No. Warblades also get it as a capstone.

[Psyren]

No. Warblades also get it as a capstone.

Of course, then you're not exactly a Swordsage, unless we're talking about epic or gestalt.

[ExLibrisMortis]

You can dip some levels into Illithid Savant to eat a 20th-level warblade's brain. I don't think I need to explain just how difficult it is to get that past your DM, even assuming you can subdue a 20th-level warblade as swordsage (maybe you have help).

[Flickerdart]

There's the Naityan Rakshasa in the Tome of Battle that adopts a bonus stance based on the shape it's in, from a short list, and can explicitly adopt a second stance from a class level. But the ECL is pretty brutal - they have 9 RHD and +6 LA, despite being a CR 7 monster.

[somethingrandom]

Thank you. From your responses it looks like master of nine is not my only option but it is my best option.

[Rebel7284]

I mean a Swordsage->Jade Phoenix Mage to polymorph into said Rakshasa sounds like a pretty good approach too. JPMs are fun. :)