Item mods /3
Item mods /3
| Name | Level | Pre/Suf | Description | Spawn Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrupted | (3–5)% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life resource life mana | helmet 0 default 0 | |
| The Shaper's | 80 | Prefix | (5–10)% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life resource life mana | body_armour_shaper 400 default 0 |
| Elevated Shaper's | 90 | Prefix | (11–15)% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life resource life mana | body_armour_shaper 0 default 0 |
Veiled mods /1
Veiled mods /1
| Name | Level | Pre/Suf | Description | Spawn Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of the Order | 60 | Suffix | (28–32)% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life while Focused grant focus skill [1] resource life mana | body_armour 1000 default 0 |
Fossil mods /2
Fossil mods /2
| Name | Level | Pre/Suf | Description | Spawn Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of the Underground | 1 | Suffix | (5–10)% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life resource life mana | abyss_jewel 0 jewel 0 body_armour 0 default 0 |
| Subterranean | 1 | Prefix | (5–10)% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life resource life mana | abyss_jewel 0 jewel 0 body_armour 2000 default 0 |
Crafting Bench /1
Crafting Bench /1
Chaos OrbUnique /4
Unique /4
| Name | Show Full Descriptions |
|---|---|
 | Cloak of Defiance Lacquered Garb (300–400)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(100–150) to maximum Mana 10% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life Regenerate 1% of Mana per second Mind Over Matter (30% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life) |
 | The Aylardex Agate Amulet +(16–24) to Strength and Intelligence+(30–50) to maximum Life +(50–70) to maximum Mana +1 to Maximum Power Charges 10% increased Mana Regeneration Rate per Power Charge (80–100)% increased Power Charge Duration 1% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life per Power Charge 40% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge |
 | Mind of the Council Harlequin Mask (230–260)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (20–30)% increased maximum Mana 10% chance to Shock (Shock increases Damage taken by up to 50%, depending on the amount of Lightning Damage in the hit, for 2 seconds) +20% chance to be Shocked (Shock increases Damage taken by 15%, for 2 seconds) 30% of Lightning Damage is taken from Mana before Life Attack Skills have Added Lightning Damage equal to 6% of maximum Mana Lose 3% of Mana when you use an Attack Skill +(15–20) to maximum Energy Shield |
 | The Ivory Tower Saint's Hauberk +(40–70) to Intelligence +30 to maximum Energy Shield per 100 Reserved Life +(80–100) to maximum Mana Regenerate 2% of Energy Shield per second Chaos Damage is taken from Mana before Life |
passives /2
passives /2
| Category | Name | Show Full Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone | Mind Over Matter
| 30% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life |
| Notable | Thought Barrier | 20% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life |
Ascendancy passives /1
Ascendancy passives /1
| Category | Name | Show Full Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Notable | Divine Guidance | 30% increased maximum Mana 10% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life Transfiguration of Mind |
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Mana before Life
Mana before Life is a defensive technique that utilizes the 
The Agnostic and Mind Over Matter keystone passive skills. By using both keystone passives, a character's mana pool acts as both a source of effective hit points and a source of life recovery. The technique's effectiveness can be improved by additional sources of Damage is taken from Mana before Life and other modifiers related to increasing maximum mana or mana recovery. The strategy also synergizes well with builds that cast spells like 
Arc or 
Ball Lightning, especially those linked with 
Archmage Support.
Builds with large mana pools using The Agnostic can easily mitigate damage over time. For example, the resulting life recovery can completely counteract the damage from traps in the Labyrinth. Such builds will also strive for high mana regeneration and mana recovery, and may use 
Eternal Mana Flasks, even forgoing 
Eternal Life Flasks entirely.
Mechanics
Incoming damage that would be inflicted on the character's [[life is]] deducted from mana instead. If the character has insufficient mana, then the remainder of the damage will be taken from life.
Damage is applied to energy shield before life, and as a result there is no opportunity for any damage to be absorbed by mana.
Suppose you have 50% damage taken from Mana before Life, and you have 5000 life. If you have 5000 mana or higher, then a 10000 damage hit will deal you 5000 life damage and 5000 mana damage, hence your Effective hit points is 10000. However, if you have only 3000 mana, then an 8000 damage hit will deal you 5000 life damage and 3000 mana damage, hence your EHP is 8000.
When the passive skill 
Eldritch Battery is allocated energy shield protects mana instead of life. This energy shield will absorb the converted non-chaos damage before it is applied on mana. Since chaos damage bypasses energy shield the chaos damage will then be applied directly on mana.
It does not reduce total incoming damage or increase a player's actual life total, and so does not affect the threshold or effectiveness of stun and ailments applied to players.
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