diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
index 704939e60..868edec8c 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
@@ -8117,7 +8117,6 @@ static void RequireAetheriaManagedStateAccessorsCoverDomainDocuments(string root
         "public Task<TDocument> LatestAsync<TDocument>()",
         "public TDocument Latest<TDocument>()",
         "public CultMeshReactiveDocument<TDocument> Reactive<TDocument>(",
-        "public AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState? LatestObservedDaemon()",
         "public AetheriaRuntimeObservedDockingState? CurrentDocking(",
         "public CultMeshReactiveDocument<TDocument> Reactive<TDocument>(",
         "public CultMeshReactiveDocument<TDocument> Reactive<TDocument>(",
@@ -8230,6 +8229,21 @@ static void RequireAetheriaManagedStateAccessorsCoverDomainDocuments(string root
         "ReactiveEditorTuiSurface(",
         "ReactiveEditorTuiSurfaceAsync("
     };
+    var forbiddenObservedDaemonConvenienceWrappers = new[]
+    {
+        "LatestObservedDaemonAsync(",
+        "LatestObservedDaemon()",
+        "TryReadDaemonSoaViewAsync("
+    };
+    var survivingObservedDaemonConvenienceWrappers = forbiddenObservedDaemonConvenienceWrappers
+        .Where(symbol => clientState.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        .ToArray();
+    if (survivingObservedDaemonConvenienceWrappers.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "AetheriaClientState still exposes one-shot observed-daemon aggregate wrappers; use CurrentObservedDaemon() or generic typed document reads: " +
+            string.Join(", ", survivingObservedDaemonConvenienceWrappers));
+    }
     var survivingFixedReactiveWrappers = forbiddenFixedReactiveWrappers
         .Where(symbol => clientState.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
         .ToArray();
@@ -15941,8 +15955,8 @@ static void RequireRuntimeStateReaderOwnsUnityStateAcquisition(string root)
         !observedDaemonState.Contains("CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimeZoneRenderDocument> zoneRender", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
         !observedDaemonState.Contains("var currentZoneRender = zoneRender?.Current;", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
         !observedDaemonState.Contains("new AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState(currentFrame, currentSoaView, currentZoneRender)", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
-        !aetheriaClientState.Contains("var zoneRender = await LatestAsync<AetheriaRuntimeZoneRenderDocument>().ConfigureAwait(false);", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
-        !aetheriaClientState.Contains("return new AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState(frame, soaView, zoneRender);", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        !aetheriaClientState.Contains("using var zoneRender = Reactive<AetheriaRuntimeZoneRenderDocument>(options);", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
+        !aetheriaClientState.Contains("AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState.TryCreateCurrent(frame, soaView, zoneRender, out var current)", StringComparison.Ordinal))
     {
         throw new InvalidOperationException(
             "Observed zone-render state acquisition must sample managed typed zone-render documents directly.");
@@ -16161,6 +16175,8 @@ static void RequireRuntimeStateReaderOwnsUnityStateAcquisition(string root)
         "state.LatestFrame.ReactiveAsync",
         "state.LatestSoaView.ReactiveAsync",
         "public static async Task<AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState?> ReadAsync(",
+        "LatestObservedDaemonAsync(",
+        "LatestObservedDaemon()",
         "public sealed class AetheriaRuntimeReactiveObservedDaemonState",
         "ReactiveObservedDaemonAsync",
         "ReactiveObservedDaemon(",
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Tests/DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Tests/DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests.cs
index 8e34e9940..d9ef3649e 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Tests/DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Tests/DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests.cs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests
             .GetResult();
         using var zoneRenderReactive = client.State
             .Reactive<AetheriaRuntimeZoneRenderDocument>();
-        var observed = client.State.LatestObservedDaemon();
+        var observed = client.State.CurrentObservedDaemon();
         var observedAuthoritativeFrame = client.State.Latest<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument>();
         using var catalogReactive = client.State.Reactive<AetheriaRuntimeCatalogSnapshot>();
         using var daemonFrameReactive = client.State.Reactive<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument>();
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ public class DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests
             .OpenAsync(statePath, "unity-observer-test", pullOnOpen: true)
             .GetAwaiter()
             .GetResult();
-        var observed = client.State.LatestObservedDaemon();
+        var observed = client.State.CurrentObservedDaemon();
 
         Assert.IsNotNull(observed);
         Assert.IsTrue(observed.IsAuthoritative);
@@ -2317,7 +2317,7 @@ public class DaemonRuntimeDocumentTests
             .OpenAsync(statePath, "unity-frame-only-observer-test", pullOnOpen: true)
             .GetAwaiter()
             .GetResult();
-        var observed = client.State.LatestObservedDaemon();
+        var observed = client.State.CurrentObservedDaemon();
 
         Assert.IsNotNull(observed);
         Assert.IsTrue(observed.IsAuthoritative);
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClientState.cs b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClientState.cs
index c910ddcc7..f12ed05df 100644
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClientState.cs
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaClientState.cs
@@ -215,19 +215,6 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             return Document<TDocument>().LatestAsync().ConfigureAwait(false).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
         }
 
-        public async Task<AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState?> LatestObservedDaemonAsync()
-        {
-            var frame = await LatestAsync<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonFrameDocument>().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var soaView = await TryReadDaemonSoaViewAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var zoneRender = await LatestAsync<AetheriaRuntimeZoneRenderDocument>().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            return new AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState(frame, soaView, zoneRender);
-        }
-
-        public AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState? LatestObservedDaemon()
-        {
-            return LatestObservedDaemonAsync().ConfigureAwait(false).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-        }
-
         public AetheriaRuntimeObservedDaemonState? CurrentObservedDaemon(
             CultMeshReactiveDocumentOptions? options = null)
         {
@@ -438,21 +425,6 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSoaViewDocument?> TryReadDaemonSoaViewAsync()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var soaView = await LatestAsync<AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSoaViewDocument>().ConfigureAwait(false);
-                return string.Equals(soaView.Schema, AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSchemas.SoaView, StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                    ? soaView
-                    : null;
-            }
-            catch (KeyNotFoundException)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-
         public Observable<TDocument> Watch<TDocument>()
             where TDocument : class
         {