diff --git a/scripts/hv-unified.user.js b/scripts/hv-unified.user.js
index 508784f..77b2594 100644
--- a/scripts/hv-unified.user.js
+++ b/scripts/hv-unified.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         HV Unified
 // @namespace    hvunified
-// @version      0.13.19
+// @version      0.13.20
 // @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 = '0.13.19';
+const VERSION = '0.13.20';
 
 const CFG = {
     // — Battle automation
@@ -580,6 +580,18 @@ function hasUsableGem(type) {
 // KNOWLEDGE BASE — game data, spell unlocks, milestones, stat advice
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
+// Base MP costs for buff spells (used for channeling value calculation when
+// the DOM shows Mana Conservation-reduced costs like 1 MP)
+const SPELL_COSTS = {
+    'Absorb': 40,
+    'Haste': 51,
+    'Heartseeker': 141,
+    'Protection': 32,
+    'Regen': 71,
+    'Shadow Veil': 52,
+    'Spark of Life': 70,
+};
+
 const KB = {
     qualities: ['Crude', 'Fair', 'Average', 'Superior', 'Exquisite', 'Magnificent', 'Legendary', 'Peerless'],
 
@@ -903,7 +915,15 @@ function findBestChannelingTarget() {
         const dur = buffDuration(b.icon);
         if (b.icon === 'regen' && STATE.hp >= CFG.cureRegenHP) continue;
         const sp = findSpell(b.spell);
-        const mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
+        // Use a reasonable MP cost: ignore Mana Conservation-reduced values
+        // (the DOM may show 1 MP at high proficiency, but the real base cost
+        // determines the savings from a free channeling cast)
+        let mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
+        if (mpCost > 0 && mpCost < 5 && sp) {
+            // Try to get base cost from knowledge-base
+            const kb = SPELL_COSTS[b.spell];
+            if (kb) mpCost = kb;
+        }
         // Fill level: how empty is this buff relative to its max observed duration
         let maxDur = STATE.maxBuffDur[b.icon] || 0;
         // If max matches current (first observation, no learning yet), assume min 30 turns
diff --git a/scripts/latest.user.js b/scripts/latest.user.js
index 508784f..77b2594 100644
--- a/scripts/latest.user.js
+++ b/scripts/latest.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         HV Unified
 // @namespace    hvunified
-// @version      0.13.19
+// @version      0.13.20
 // @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 = '0.13.19';
+const VERSION = '0.13.20';
 
 const CFG = {
     // — Battle automation
@@ -580,6 +580,18 @@ function hasUsableGem(type) {
 // KNOWLEDGE BASE — game data, spell unlocks, milestones, stat advice
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
+// Base MP costs for buff spells (used for channeling value calculation when
+// the DOM shows Mana Conservation-reduced costs like 1 MP)
+const SPELL_COSTS = {
+    'Absorb': 40,
+    'Haste': 51,
+    'Heartseeker': 141,
+    'Protection': 32,
+    'Regen': 71,
+    'Shadow Veil': 52,
+    'Spark of Life': 70,
+};
+
 const KB = {
     qualities: ['Crude', 'Fair', 'Average', 'Superior', 'Exquisite', 'Magnificent', 'Legendary', 'Peerless'],
 
@@ -903,7 +915,15 @@ function findBestChannelingTarget() {
         const dur = buffDuration(b.icon);
         if (b.icon === 'regen' && STATE.hp >= CFG.cureRegenHP) continue;
         const sp = findSpell(b.spell);
-        const mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
+        // Use a reasonable MP cost: ignore Mana Conservation-reduced values
+        // (the DOM may show 1 MP at high proficiency, but the real base cost
+        // determines the savings from a free channeling cast)
+        let mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
+        if (mpCost > 0 && mpCost < 5 && sp) {
+            // Try to get base cost from knowledge-base
+            const kb = SPELL_COSTS[b.spell];
+            if (kb) mpCost = kb;
+        }
         // Fill level: how empty is this buff relative to its max observed duration
         let maxDur = STATE.maxBuffDur[b.icon] || 0;
         // If max matches current (first observation, no learning yet), assume min 30 turns
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index e45aaea..efe273a 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // CONFIG — default settings
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
-const VERSION = '0.13.19';
+const VERSION = '0.13.20';
 
 const CFG = {
     // — Battle automation
diff --git a/src/header.user.js b/src/header.user.js
index 00cd0b5..39f3de4 100644
--- a/src/header.user.js
+++ b/src/header.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         HV Unified
 // @namespace    hvunified
-// @version      0.13.19
+// @version      0.13.20
 // @description  HV Unified — battle automation, guidance, and UI enhancements for HentaiVerse
 // @author       GaboGG + Hermes
 // @match        *://*.hentaiverse.org/*
diff --git a/src/knowledge-base.js b/src/knowledge-base.js
index 085d905..6ea02a3 100644
--- a/src/knowledge-base.js
+++ b/src/knowledge-base.js
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 // KNOWLEDGE BASE — game data, spell unlocks, milestones, stat advice
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
+// Base MP costs for buff spells (used for channeling value calculation when
+// the DOM shows Mana Conservation-reduced costs like 1 MP)
+const SPELL_COSTS = {
+    'Absorb': 40,
+    'Haste': 51,
+    'Heartseeker': 141,
+    'Protection': 32,
+    'Regen': 71,
+    'Shadow Veil': 52,
+    'Spark of Life': 70,
+};
+
 const KB = {
     qualities: ['Crude', 'Fair', 'Average', 'Superior', 'Exquisite', 'Magnificent', 'Legendary', 'Peerless'],
 
diff --git a/src/strategy-engine.js b/src/strategy-engine.js
index 292a171..be3a344 100644
--- a/src/strategy-engine.js
+++ b/src/strategy-engine.js
@@ -238,7 +238,15 @@ function findBestChannelingTarget() {
         const dur = buffDuration(b.icon);
         if (b.icon === 'regen' && STATE.hp >= CFG.cureRegenHP) continue;
         const sp = findSpell(b.spell);
-        const mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
+        // Use a reasonable MP cost: ignore Mana Conservation-reduced values
+        // (the DOM may show 1 MP at high proficiency, but the real base cost
+        // determines the savings from a free channeling cast)
+        let mpCost = sp ? sp.mp : 0;
+        if (mpCost > 0 && mpCost < 5 && sp) {
+            // Try to get base cost from knowledge-base
+            const kb = SPELL_COSTS[b.spell];
+            if (kb) mpCost = kb;
+        }
         // Fill level: how empty is this buff relative to its max observed duration
         let maxDur = STATE.maxBuffDur[b.icon] || 0;
         // If max matches current (first observation, no learning yet), assume min 30 turns