Pikeman Archive

I've got Int. Defensive Techniques, and now I'm trying to decide if I should get Int. Stances, Int. Offensive Techniqes or Advanced Defensive Techniques.

Any suggestions?

I know that if I get Stances, I'll get more speed when I hit Advanced Stances. Is this the best route?

I would go with stances. The speed increase is the pikemans best friend. You will be using your other moves more often then what you'll get untill you get higher in that tree.