diff --git a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/AbilityController.java b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/AbilityController.java
index b29bbb668..02c438e62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/AbilityController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/AbilityController.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions.AbilityCondition;
 import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions.ConditionHPThreshold;
 import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions.ConditionHitCount;
 import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions.ConditionItem;
+import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions.ConditionHasEffect;
 import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions.ConditionQuestCompleted;
 import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.type.AbilityCharge;
 import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.type.AbilityCutter;
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ public class AbilityController implements IAbilityHandler {
         registerCondition(ConditionHitCount::new);
         registerCondition(ConditionItem::new);
         registerCondition(ConditionQuestCompleted::new);
+        registerCondition(ConditionHasEffect::new);
     }
 
     // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
diff --git a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/conditions/ConditionHasEffect.java b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/conditions/ConditionHasEffect.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0c3941ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/conditions/ConditionHasEffect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.conditions;
+
+import kamkeel.npcs.controllers.data.ability.UserType;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.util.StatCollector;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.advanced.SubGuiCustomEffectSelect;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.builder.FieldDef;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.SubGuiInterface;
+import noppes.npcs.controllers.CustomEffectController;
+import noppes.npcs.controllers.data.CustomEffect;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class ConditionHasEffect extends AbilityCondition {
+    private int effectId = -1;
+    private int effectIndex = 0;
+
+    public ConditionHasEffect() {
+        this.typeId = "condition.cnpc.has_effect";
+        this.name = "condition.has_effect";
+        this.userType = UserType.PLAYER_ONLY;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean checkEntity(EntityLivingBase entity) {
+        if (!(entity instanceof EntityPlayer)) return false;
+        if (effectId < 0) return false;
+
+        EntityPlayer player = (EntityPlayer) entity;
+        return CustomEffectController.getInstance().hasEffect(player, effectId, effectIndex);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void getConditionDefinitions(List<FieldDef> defs) {
+        defs.add(FieldDef.subGuiField("condition.select_effect",
+            () -> new SubGuiCustomEffectSelect(effectId, effectIndex),
+            (SubGuiInterface gui) -> {
+                SubGuiCustomEffectSelect sel = (SubGuiCustomEffectSelect) gui;
+                if (sel.getSelectedEffectId() >= 0) {
+                    effectId = sel.getSelectedEffectId();
+                    effectIndex = sel.getSelectedIndex();
+                }
+            })
+            .buttonLabel(() -> {
+                if (effectId < 0) return "None";
+                CustomEffect effect = getEffect();
+                return effect != null ? effect.getName() : "ID:" + effectId;
+            })
+            .clearable(() -> {
+                effectId = -1;
+                effectIndex = 0;
+            }));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getConditionSummary() {
+        String filterLabel = StatCollector.translateToLocal("condition.filter." + getFilter().name().toLowerCase());
+        String effectName = "None";
+        if (effectId >= 0) {
+            CustomEffect effect = getEffect();
+            effectName = effect != null ? effect.getName() : "ID:" + effectId;
+        }
+        return "[" + filterLabel + "] Effect: " + effectName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isConfigured() {
+        return effectId >= 0;
+    }
+
+    private CustomEffect getEffect() {
+        HashMap<Integer, CustomEffect> map = CustomEffectController.getInstance().getEffectMap(effectIndex);
+        return map != null ? map.get(effectId) : null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeTypeNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+        nbt.setInteger("effectId", effectId);
+        nbt.setInteger("effectIndex", effectIndex);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void readTypeNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+        effectId = nbt.getInteger("effectId");
+        effectIndex = nbt.getInteger("effectIndex");
+    }
+
+    public int getEffectId() {
+        return effectId;
+    }
+
+    public void setEffectId(int effectId) {
+        this.effectId = effectId;
+    }
+
+    public int getEffectIndex() {
+        return effectIndex;
+    }
+
+    public void setEffectIndex(int effectIndex) {
+        this.effectIndex = effectIndex;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityCutter.java b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityCutter.java
index bdb90c951..6db0f832e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityCutter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/controllers/data/ability/type/AbilityCutter.java
@@ -164,12 +164,10 @@ public class AbilityCutter extends Ability implements IAbilityCutter {
         currentRotation = -arcAngle / 2.0f;
         activeSoundPlayed = false;
 
-        // Use the telegraph's locked yaw if available, so the sweep direction
-        // matches the telegraph the player/NPC was seeing during windup.
-        // The telegraph yaw is locked when entering ACTIVE phase via lockPosition().
-        if (!telegraphInstances.isEmpty()) {
-            sweepBaseYaw = telegraphInstances.get(0).getYaw();
-        } else if (target != null) {
+        // Compute sweep direction from caster/target at execution time.
+        // Server-side telegraph instances are not ticked, so their yaw is stale
+        // from windup start — use the caster's current rotation instead.
+        if (target != null) {
             double dx = target.posX - caster.posX;
             double dz = target.posZ - caster.posZ;
             if (dx * dx + dz * dz > 0.0001) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/customnpcs/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/customnpcs/lang/en_US.lang
index cc3f289e0..40bf70930 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/customnpcs/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/customnpcs/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -2110,6 +2110,10 @@ condition.threshold_percent=Threshold %
 condition.quest_completed=Quest Completed
 condition.select_quest=Select Quest
 
+# Condition Has Effect
+condition.has_effect=Has Effect
+condition.select_effect=Select Effect
+
 # Condition Hover Tooltips
 condition.hover.type=Condition type that must be met for ability to activate
 condition.hover.hpAbove=Activates when NPC health is above this percentage