yep, reread through the whole thread looking specifically for info about this. not a lot, but Guvnor explicitly states it here:
Guvnor post about the mana debuff
and a couple posts up from that mentions it’s removed by war equalizer. honestly, i’m surprised that none of the people who have Elizabeth have complained about this fact, since it doesn’t play like it reads on the card, but i don’t have her and have only seen her once in a raid. so… 