wow I failed pretty hard there. I shouldn't post so late:
you are of course right. What I meant to say was:
factotum5/chameleon3/warblade 1 to get an IL of 5, enabling you to start picking 3rds.
while most 4ths have prereqs, there are a few that do not, but that's more or less moot, since most 3s are better anyway.