Flame Ward's "Hits Deal 30% Less Damage" applied after "Damage Dealt to Mana before Health"

[TheCurse]

It seems like the “Hits Deal 30% Less Damage” default buff and the Barrier skill node Less Hit Damage from Flame Ward get applied AFTER damage is dealt to mana from the “Damage Dealt to Mana before Health” defense. Watch the 20 seconds from 19:18 in the video below:

NERFED 17 Seconds Julra 400 Corruption Tanky Melee Sorcerer Static Orb Build Guide Last Epoch 0.9

Without flame ward active, we take ~730 health and ~215 mana worth of damage. With flame ward active, we take ~240 health and ~215 mana worth of damage. Both are from the exact same fight and using the exact same items. For some reason mana isn’t protected by flame ward