I get why you would feel this way. I'm a parse monkey, and a WAR main at that too.

However

No one upstairs will consider this an issue because it's strictly a parsing issue. We're talking about a niche circumstance, under controversial conditions (most people don't do savage, let alone chase after numbers). If certain websites decided to look at raw damage as they did back in SB and prior, there would be absolutely no issue here and the community at large would proceed as they always have.

My advice to you is what I did in the previous tier: insist on going as WAR anyways, you'll eventually get the numbers you seek.