Timing Question on Flaming Armor and Carve a Swathe

[CodGod]

So this came up in game the other night, and I wanted to check whether we played it correctly.

Izamu, the Armor, with only one Wd remaining, performed a melee strike against Kaeris, and got severe damage on the damage flip.

Izamu has:

Carve a Swathe: This model performs a healing flip after inflicting Severe damaeg with a melee Strike on an enemy model

Kaeris has:

Flaming Armor: Armor +1. Models hitting this model with melee Strikes, or melee Spells suffer 1 Wd and receive one Burning Counter.

We were unsure whether flaming armour would kill Izamu before it could make the healing flip, or whether it sould have a chance to survive.

We played it by saying that Izamu would die first, because of flaming armor saying it happens when the model is hit, and the healing flip occuring after damage is inflicted. So Izamu died first, then the damage was inflicted on Kaeris and it was too late for Izamu to heal.

Is this correct? or would Izamu have a chance to heal first and then survive? Or perhaps Izamu should have died before even flipping for damage and getting severe? I'm not entirely sure at which point a model is considered to have been 'hit' by the strike, and thus the flaming armor kicks in.

Any help explaining the interaction would be appreciated.

[Boshea]

To use MTG terminology, it would depend on when states are checked. Flaming armor would trigger first since it resolves on hit, and Carve a Swathe resolves on damage. I assume death is checked for after each step so Izamu wouldn't be able to get a damage flip.

[Mach_5]

I'd agree, except I think Izamu would damage Kaeris as well- he does hit her after all.

[i_was_like_you]

I'd agree, except I think Izamu would damage Kaeris as well- he does hit her after all.

Although, as a 'stone user, Kaeris could prevent some of the wounds (assuming she had any stones left).