Take Mana Costs as Damage

Upfront CostsUpfront CostsAn upfront cost is one that lists just an amount of resource to pay, rather than a per-second rate to pay at. "3 Mana" is an Upfront Cost, while "3 Mana per second" is not. will result in taking the damage all at once as a HitHit DamageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage. Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately.. A per-second costs will instead result in taking Damage per second, which is damage over time, and thus not a HitHit DamageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage. Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately..