New Hardcore Start

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EDIT - I couldn't find the EXACT information on the Basin but I did find this:

http://www.zathras.net/~abernat/vv/EnergyShield.html

I also found this for 1.1:

http://www.hut.fi/~tgustafs/damagereduction.html

4.2 Special effects
There are some special effects that take place before damage resolution: Thorns, Iron Maiden, Spirit of the Barbs, and Vulpine items (X% Damage Goes To Mana). They all use the physical damage after all damage modification effects, i.e. Physical Damage Taken, as their source damage. For example, Vulpine items add X / 100 x Physical Damage Taken mana to the defender's mana pool in the damage resolution.

I've come to the conclusion that 'Damage Goes To Mana' happens on the total damage dealt, not the damage recieved, thus Vulpine items would greatly help negate/eliminate mana costs.

-ORIGINAL-
Are you sure damage goes to mana is after the absorb from the Mana Shield and not before? If it's after, then yes, it would only give you mana from the damage your life took, but I was under the impression it was from the total damage you took, regardless of how much mana shield absorbed.