Another way to plan it is to look at the maneuvers/stances you would gain at each level and work out a progression that gives you the best options. The charts below show the maneuvers learned and stances learned at each level, along with the highest level of maneuver for that level. Note that an 'r' indicates you do not get a new maneuver, but you can replace an old maneuver with a new one.

Warblade 1-10
{table=head]Level|Class|Initiator Level|Maneuver Level|Maneuvers Learned|Stances Learned
1st|Warblade 1|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2nd|Warblade 2|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3rd|Warblade 3|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4th|Warblade 4|
4
|
2
|
r
|
1
|
5th|Warblade 5|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
6th|Warblade 6|
6
|
3
|
r
|
0
|
7th|Warblade 7|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
8th|Warblade 8|
8
|
4
|
r
|
0
|
9th|Warblade 9|
9
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
10th|Warblade 10|
10
|
5
|
r
|
1
[/table]

Crusader 1-10
{table=head]Level|Class|Initiator Level|Maneuver Level|Maneuvers Learned|Stances Learned
1st|Crusader 1|
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
2nd|Crusader 2|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3rd|Crusader 3|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4th|Crusader 4|
4
|
2
|
r
|
0
|
5th|Crusader 5|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
6th|Crusader 6|
6
|
3
|
r
|
0
|
7th|Crusader 7|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
8th|Crusader 8|
8
|
4
|
r
|
1
|
9th|Crusader 9|
9
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
10th|Crusader 10|
10
|
5
|
r
|
0
[/table]

Warblade 1-8 / Crusader 1-2
{table=head]Level|Class|Initiator Level|Maneuver Level|Maneuvers Learned|Stances Learned
1st|Warblade 1|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2nd|Warblade 2|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3rd|Warblade 3|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4th|Warblade 4|
4
|
2
|
r
|
1
|
5th|Warblade 5|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
6th|Warblade 6|
6
|
3
|
r
|
0
|
7th|Warblade 7|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
8th|Warblade 8|
8
|
4
|
r
|
0
|
9th|Crusader 1|
5
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
10th|Crusader 2|
6
|
3
|
0
|
1
[/table]

Warblade 1-6 / Crusader 1-2 / Warblade 7-8
{table=head]Level|Class|Initiator Level|Maneuver Level|Maneuvers Learned|Stances Learned
1st|Warblade 1|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2nd|Warblade 2|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3rd|Warblade 3|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4th|Warblade 4|
4
|
2
|
r
|
1
|
5th|Warblade 5|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
6th|Warblade 6|
6
|
3
|
r
|
0
|
7th|Crusader 1|
4
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
8th|Crusader 2|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
9th|Warblade 7|
8
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
10th|Warblade 8|
9
|
5
|
r
|
0
[/table]