Cloak of Shadows def bonus question

[Zath]

I just tested Ribcracker and it is indeed applying its defense bonus in the same manner as Cloak of Shadows. This has some profound consequences of course. Let's run some numbers just for fun:

Iron Barb:

- Base Defense: 25
- Item Defense: 2,500
- L13 Cloak of Shadows from Nadir: +46% item defense
- L25 Iron Skin: +270%
- L25 Shout: +270%
- L25 Concentrate: +340%
- L18 Defiance from Merc: +240%

Total Defense with Ribcracker: 75,335

Defiant:

- Base Defense: 25
- Item Defense: 2,500
- L13 Cloak of Shadows from Nadir: +46% item defense
- L25 Defiance: +310% defense
- L25 Holy Shield: +385% defense
- Defiance Synergy to Holy Shield: +300% defense

Total Defense with Ribcracker: 67,616

Assassin:

- Base Defense: 25
- Item Defense: 2,500
- L25 Cloak of Shadows: +82% to item defense
- L18 Defiance from Merc: +240%

Total Defense with Ribcracker: 24,055

Other Characters:

- Base Defense: 25
- Item Defense: 2,500
- L13 Cloak of Shadows from Nadir: +46% item defense
- L18 Defiance from Merc: +240%

Total Defense with Ribcracker: 20,995

It looks like a new era of rib cracking is soon to befall us. An upgraded elite Ribcracker can do upwards of 400 average damage per hit too. Add the defense, CB, IAS, FHR mods together and we have one monster weapon for sure. I wonder if this defense bonus works in v1.09d as well. It would be a shame if no one ever discovered this after all these years. That Iron Barb above would still have 61,305 defense without the bonus from the Nadir helm.