I am running a low life Spell Blade using Exsanguinous and Last Steps of the Living.
I had previously equipped these and was stable at 2149 Ward (stats screen).
I found a slightly better pair but noticed that my ward dropped when I equipped them. Now I’m stable at 2134 ward (stats) and I don’t understand why.
To me it looks like a bug. I expected slightly higher ward since the new boots have higher ward retention and no changes in stats that should lower it.