diff --git a/scripts/hv-unified.user.js b/scripts/hv-unified.user.js
index 72cf818..daf950f 100644
--- a/scripts/hv-unified.user.js
+++ b/scripts/hv-unified.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         HV Unified
 // @namespace    hvunified
-// @version      0.13.21
+// @version      0.13.22
 // @description  HV Unified — battle automation, guidance, and UI enhancements for HentaiVerse
 // @author       GaboGG + Hermes
 // @match        *://*.hentaiverse.org/*
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // CONFIG — default settings
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
-const VERSION = '0.13.21';
+const VERSION = '0.13.22';
 
 const CFG = {
     // — Battle automation
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ const STATE = {
 
     _mysticUsed: false,       // Track if Mystic Gem has been used this battle
 
+    _baseMpCosts: {},          // Cached base MP costs for buff spells (read from magic pane at battle start)
+
     maxBuffDur: {},          // Tracks highest duration seen per buff icon
 
     hoverTarget: -1,
@@ -433,7 +435,13 @@ function parseBattleState() {
             const omo = el.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '';
             if (!omo) return;
             const m = omo.match(/battle\.set_infopane_spell\('([^']+)',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+)\)/);
-            if (m) STATE.spellsKnown.push({ n: m[1], mp: parseInt(m[2]), chr: parseInt(m[3]), cd: parseInt(m[4]) });
+            if (m) {
+                STATE.spellsKnown.push({ n: m[1], mp: parseInt(m[2]), chr: parseInt(m[3]), cd: parseInt(m[4]) });
+                // Cache the base MP cost (from magic pane, unaffected by channeling/Conservation)
+                if (!STATE._baseMpCosts[m[1]]) {
+                    STATE._baseMpCosts[m[1]] = parseInt(m[2]);
+                }
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -915,19 +923,21 @@ function findBestChannelingTarget() {
         const dur = buffDuration(b.icon);
         if (b.icon === 'regen' && STATE.hp >= CFG.cureRegenHP) continue;
         const sp = findSpell(b.spell);
-        // Read base MP cost from the magic pane tooltip (always the full base cost,
-        // unaffected by channeling's 1-MP display or Mana Conservation)
-        let baseCost = 0;
-        const paneEl = $$('.btsd[onmouseover*="' + b.spell.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + '"]', 
-            document.getElementById('pane_magic'))[0];
-        if (paneEl) {
-            const costM = (paneEl.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '')
-                .match(/set_infopane_spell\('[^']+',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+)/);
-            if (costM) baseCost = parseInt(costM[1]);
+        // Use cached base MP cost (snapshotted at battle start from the magic pane)
+        // This avoids the channeling 1-MP display issue and Mana Conservation fluctuation
+        let mpCost = STATE._baseMpCosts[b.spell] || 0;
+        if (mpCost === 0 && sp) {
+            // Not cached yet — read from magic pane directly
+            const paneEl = $$('.btsd[onmouseover*="' + b.spell.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + '"]',
+                document.getElementById('pane_magic'))[0];
+            if (paneEl) {
+                const costM = (paneEl.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '')
+                    .match(/set_infopane_spell\('[^']+',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+)/);
+                if (costM) mpCost = parseInt(costM[1]);
+            }
+            if (mpCost === 0) mpCost = sp.mp; // last resort: use what parseBattleState gave us
+            STATE._baseMpCosts[b.spell] = mpCost;
         }
-        let mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
-        // Use base cost from DOM instead of Mana Conservation-reduced cost
-        if (baseCost > 0) mpCost = baseCost;
         // Skip if we can't afford the base cost — game pre-checks even when
         // channeling makes the effective cost 1 MP
         const maxMp = parseInt((document.getElementById('vrhd') || {}).textContent) || 414;
@@ -3317,6 +3327,7 @@ function initializeBattle() {
     STATE.page = 'battle';
     STATE.inBattle = true;
     STATE._mysticUsed = false; // Reset Mystic Gem tracking on new battle
+    STATE._baseMpCosts = {};   // Reset base cost cache
 
     parseBattleState();
     // Force tier update from cached level (battle page may not have level_readout)
diff --git a/scripts/latest.user.js b/scripts/latest.user.js
index 72cf818..daf950f 100644
--- a/scripts/latest.user.js
+++ b/scripts/latest.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         HV Unified
 // @namespace    hvunified
-// @version      0.13.21
+// @version      0.13.22
 // @description  HV Unified — battle automation, guidance, and UI enhancements for HentaiVerse
 // @author       GaboGG + Hermes
 // @match        *://*.hentaiverse.org/*
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // CONFIG — default settings
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
-const VERSION = '0.13.21';
+const VERSION = '0.13.22';
 
 const CFG = {
     // — Battle automation
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ const STATE = {
 
     _mysticUsed: false,       // Track if Mystic Gem has been used this battle
 
+    _baseMpCosts: {},          // Cached base MP costs for buff spells (read from magic pane at battle start)
+
     maxBuffDur: {},          // Tracks highest duration seen per buff icon
 
     hoverTarget: -1,
@@ -433,7 +435,13 @@ function parseBattleState() {
             const omo = el.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '';
             if (!omo) return;
             const m = omo.match(/battle\.set_infopane_spell\('([^']+)',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+)\)/);
-            if (m) STATE.spellsKnown.push({ n: m[1], mp: parseInt(m[2]), chr: parseInt(m[3]), cd: parseInt(m[4]) });
+            if (m) {
+                STATE.spellsKnown.push({ n: m[1], mp: parseInt(m[2]), chr: parseInt(m[3]), cd: parseInt(m[4]) });
+                // Cache the base MP cost (from magic pane, unaffected by channeling/Conservation)
+                if (!STATE._baseMpCosts[m[1]]) {
+                    STATE._baseMpCosts[m[1]] = parseInt(m[2]);
+                }
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -915,19 +923,21 @@ function findBestChannelingTarget() {
         const dur = buffDuration(b.icon);
         if (b.icon === 'regen' && STATE.hp >= CFG.cureRegenHP) continue;
         const sp = findSpell(b.spell);
-        // Read base MP cost from the magic pane tooltip (always the full base cost,
-        // unaffected by channeling's 1-MP display or Mana Conservation)
-        let baseCost = 0;
-        const paneEl = $$('.btsd[onmouseover*="' + b.spell.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + '"]', 
-            document.getElementById('pane_magic'))[0];
-        if (paneEl) {
-            const costM = (paneEl.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '')
-                .match(/set_infopane_spell\('[^']+',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+)/);
-            if (costM) baseCost = parseInt(costM[1]);
+        // Use cached base MP cost (snapshotted at battle start from the magic pane)
+        // This avoids the channeling 1-MP display issue and Mana Conservation fluctuation
+        let mpCost = STATE._baseMpCosts[b.spell] || 0;
+        if (mpCost === 0 && sp) {
+            // Not cached yet — read from magic pane directly
+            const paneEl = $$('.btsd[onmouseover*="' + b.spell.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + '"]',
+                document.getElementById('pane_magic'))[0];
+            if (paneEl) {
+                const costM = (paneEl.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '')
+                    .match(/set_infopane_spell\('[^']+',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+)/);
+                if (costM) mpCost = parseInt(costM[1]);
+            }
+            if (mpCost === 0) mpCost = sp.mp; // last resort: use what parseBattleState gave us
+            STATE._baseMpCosts[b.spell] = mpCost;
         }
-        let mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
-        // Use base cost from DOM instead of Mana Conservation-reduced cost
-        if (baseCost > 0) mpCost = baseCost;
         // Skip if we can't afford the base cost — game pre-checks even when
         // channeling makes the effective cost 1 MP
         const maxMp = parseInt((document.getElementById('vrhd') || {}).textContent) || 414;
@@ -3317,6 +3327,7 @@ function initializeBattle() {
     STATE.page = 'battle';
     STATE.inBattle = true;
     STATE._mysticUsed = false; // Reset Mystic Gem tracking on new battle
+    STATE._baseMpCosts = {};   // Reset base cost cache
 
     parseBattleState();
     // Force tier update from cached level (battle page may not have level_readout)
diff --git a/src/battle-parser.js b/src/battle-parser.js
index a5082b0..aabcacf 100644
--- a/src/battle-parser.js
+++ b/src/battle-parser.js
@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ function parseBattleState() {
             const omo = el.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '';
             if (!omo) return;
             const m = omo.match(/battle\.set_infopane_spell\('([^']+)',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+)\)/);
-            if (m) STATE.spellsKnown.push({ n: m[1], mp: parseInt(m[2]), chr: parseInt(m[3]), cd: parseInt(m[4]) });
+            if (m) {
+                STATE.spellsKnown.push({ n: m[1], mp: parseInt(m[2]), chr: parseInt(m[3]), cd: parseInt(m[4]) });
+                // Cache the base MP cost (from magic pane, unaffected by channeling/Conservation)
+                if (!STATE._baseMpCosts[m[1]]) {
+                    STATE._baseMpCosts[m[1]] = parseInt(m[2]);
+                }
+            }
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 89a26f4..3e1b810 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // CONFIG — default settings
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
-const VERSION = '0.13.21';
+const VERSION = '0.13.22';
 
 const CFG = {
     // — Battle automation
diff --git a/src/header.user.js b/src/header.user.js
index af55819..c352ef9 100644
--- a/src/header.user.js
+++ b/src/header.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         HV Unified
 // @namespace    hvunified
-// @version      0.13.21
+// @version      0.13.22
 // @description  HV Unified — battle automation, guidance, and UI enhancements for HentaiVerse
 // @author       GaboGG + Hermes
 // @match        *://*.hentaiverse.org/*
diff --git a/src/init.js b/src/init.js
index d86382b..f08bf83 100644
--- a/src/init.js
+++ b/src/init.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function initializeBattle() {
     STATE.page = 'battle';
     STATE.inBattle = true;
     STATE._mysticUsed = false; // Reset Mystic Gem tracking on new battle
+    STATE._baseMpCosts = {};   // Reset base cost cache
 
     parseBattleState();
     // Force tier update from cached level (battle page may not have level_readout)
diff --git a/src/state.js b/src/state.js
index c60dafb..a35500e 100644
--- a/src/state.js
+++ b/src/state.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ const STATE = {
 
     _mysticUsed: false,       // Track if Mystic Gem has been used this battle
 
+    _baseMpCosts: {},          // Cached base MP costs for buff spells (read from magic pane at battle start)
+
     maxBuffDur: {},          // Tracks highest duration seen per buff icon
 
     hoverTarget: -1,
diff --git a/src/strategy-engine.js b/src/strategy-engine.js
index a0dc481..513c687 100644
--- a/src/strategy-engine.js
+++ b/src/strategy-engine.js
@@ -238,19 +238,21 @@ function findBestChannelingTarget() {
         const dur = buffDuration(b.icon);
         if (b.icon === 'regen' && STATE.hp >= CFG.cureRegenHP) continue;
         const sp = findSpell(b.spell);
-        // Read base MP cost from the magic pane tooltip (always the full base cost,
-        // unaffected by channeling's 1-MP display or Mana Conservation)
-        let baseCost = 0;
-        const paneEl = $$('.btsd[onmouseover*="' + b.spell.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + '"]', 
-            document.getElementById('pane_magic'))[0];
-        if (paneEl) {
-            const costM = (paneEl.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '')
-                .match(/set_infopane_spell\('[^']+',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+)/);
-            if (costM) baseCost = parseInt(costM[1]);
+        // Use cached base MP cost (snapshotted at battle start from the magic pane)
+        // This avoids the channeling 1-MP display issue and Mana Conservation fluctuation
+        let mpCost = STATE._baseMpCosts[b.spell] || 0;
+        if (mpCost === 0 && sp) {
+            // Not cached yet — read from magic pane directly
+            const paneEl = $$('.btsd[onmouseover*="' + b.spell.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + '"]',
+                document.getElementById('pane_magic'))[0];
+            if (paneEl) {
+                const costM = (paneEl.getAttribute('onmouseover') || '')
+                    .match(/set_infopane_spell\('[^']+',\s*'[^']*',\s*'[^']*',\s*(\d+)/);
+                if (costM) mpCost = parseInt(costM[1]);
+            }
+            if (mpCost === 0) mpCost = sp.mp; // last resort: use what parseBattleState gave us
+            STATE._baseMpCosts[b.spell] = mpCost;
         }
-        let mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
-        // Use base cost from DOM instead of Mana Conservation-reduced cost
-        if (baseCost > 0) mpCost = baseCost;
         // Skip if we can't afford the base cost — game pre-checks even when
         // channeling makes the effective cost 1 MP
         const maxMp = parseInt((document.getElementById('vrhd') || {}).textContent) || 414;