diff --git a/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc b/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc
index 7b27f0535..5e0aad0cd 100644
Binary files a/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc and b/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc differ
diff --git a/Aetheria.State/README.md b/Aetheria.State/README.md
index 5ec061f9a..283729998 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State/README.md
+++ b/Aetheria.State/README.md
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ documents exist. Live behavior instances expose typed behavior kind and group
 through `Behavior.Kind` and `Behavior.Group`; the remaining
 `RuntimeBehaviorConfig` objects are private construction configs, not runtime
 identity owners or a public behavior API. Stat modifiers ask live behavior
-instances for target stats instead of reading behavior config objects directly.
+instances for target stats instead of reading behavior config objects directly;
+base `Behavior` captures a runtime stat table at construction and no longer
+retains the config object for later reflection.
 `ItemManager` currently owns the explicit typed-payload-to-config bridge.
 Typed name-file documents are `aetheria.name_file.v2` records. They carry the
 legacy ID, display name, count, compact sample names for surfaces, and the full
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Behaviors.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Behaviors.cs
index 6c72328ce..3033ae2f2 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Behaviors.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Behaviors.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using static Unity.Mathematics.noise;
 
 public abstract class Behavior
 {
-    private readonly RuntimeBehaviorConfig _config;
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, PerformanceStat> _performanceStats;
     public string Kind { get; }
     public int Group { get; }
     public EquippedItem Item { get; }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public abstract class Behavior
 
     protected Behavior(RuntimeBehaviorConfig config, EquippedItem item)
     {
-        _config = config;
+        _performanceStats = CapturePerformanceStats(config);
         Kind = config?.Kind ?? "";
         Group = config?.Group ?? 0;
         Item = item;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public abstract class Behavior
 
     protected Behavior(RuntimeBehaviorConfig config, ConsumableItemEffect consumable)
     {
-        _config = config;
+        _performanceStats = CapturePerformanceStats(config);
         Kind = config?.Kind ?? "";
         Group = config?.Group ?? 0;
         Consumable = consumable;
@@ -66,18 +66,21 @@ public abstract class Behavior
 
     public bool TryGetPerformanceStat(string statName, out PerformanceStat stat)
     {
-        stat = null;
-        if (_config == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(statName))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
+        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(statName) &&
+               _performanceStats.TryGetValue(statName, out stat);
+    }
 
-        var statField = _config
-            .GetType()
-            .GetFields()
-            .FirstOrDefault(field => field.FieldType == typeof(PerformanceStat) && field.Name == statName);
-        stat = statField?.GetValue(_config) as PerformanceStat;
-        return stat != null;
+    private static Dictionary<string, PerformanceStat> CapturePerformanceStats(RuntimeBehaviorConfig config)
+    {
+        return config == null
+            ? new Dictionary<string, PerformanceStat>(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            : config
+                .GetType()
+                .GetFields()
+                .Where(field => field.FieldType == typeof(PerformanceStat))
+                .Select(field => (field.Name, Stat: field.GetValue(config) as PerformanceStat))
+                .Where(entry => entry.Stat != null)
+                .ToDictionary(entry => entry.Name, entry => entry.Stat, StringComparer.Ordinal);
     }
 
     protected void AddHeat(float heat) => Item?.AddHeat(heat); // TODO: Heat for Consumables
diff --git a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
index b48bed494..255d6d2a5 100644
--- a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
+++ b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ legacy catalog cache, and legacy UI paths should be migration-only or deleted.
   behavior-class construction bridge, not the runtime behavior payload owner;
   bridge instances carry the typed behavior payload kind so runtime logic does
   not have to reselect behavior identity from the old class graph.
+  Base `Behavior` now captures a runtime performance-stat table during
+  construction and no longer retains the config object for later stat lookup.
   `StatModifier` behavior requirements and behavior-stat targets compare typed
   behavior kinds on the live equipped behavior instances through
   `AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorMetadataCatalog` instead of scanning config