If that's the case, it really would be a lot clearer if any instance where an attack is converted to magic to ignore defense to just say so and leave "ignores enemy defense" for a skill that is actually still physical and can bypass defense.
there isn't any case of a physical attack that bypasses defense, they're all converted to magic. it might be a translation thing because mages actually have their class description say that they ignore enemy defense. magic has the same meaning as ignoring enemy defense in this game.


warlock: splash attack that ignores defense