diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/HolderProvider.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/HolderProvider.kt
index f45cdc79e..00cbcaace 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/HolderProvider.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/HolderProvider.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ data class ProvidedEffectBlocks(
 data class ProvidedEffectBlock(
     val effect: EffectBlock,
     val holder: ProvidedHolder
-)
+) : Comparable<ProvidedEffectBlock> {
+    override fun compareTo(other: ProvidedEffectBlock): Int {
+        return this.effect.weight - other.effect.weight
+    }
+}
 
 private val providers = mutableListOf<HolderProvider>()
 
@@ -281,9 +285,10 @@ fun Player.updateEffects() {
     val beforeF = before.flatten()
     val afterF = after.flatten()
 
-    val added = afterF without beforeF
-    val removed = beforeF without afterF
-    val toReload = afterF without added
+    // Permanent effects also have a run order, so we need to sort them.
+    val added = (afterF without beforeF).sorted()
+    val removed = (beforeF without afterF).sorted()
+    val toReload = (afterF without added).sorted()
 
     for ((effect, holder) in removed) {
         effect.disable(this, holder)
@@ -294,6 +299,8 @@ fun Player.updateEffects() {
     }
 
     // Reloading is now done by disabling all, then enabling all. Effect#reload is deprecated.
+    // Since permanent effects are not allowed in chains, they are always done in the correct
+    // order as mixing weights is not a concern.
 
     for ((effect, holder) in toReload) {
         effect.disable(this, holder, isReload = true)
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/Chain.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/Chain.kt
index 4ed8be80c..2cade969c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/Chain.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/Chain.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Chain(
         it.effect.runOrder.weight
     }
 ) {
+    val weight = effects.sumOf { it.effect.runOrder.weight }
+
     fun trigger(
         trigger: DispatchedTrigger,
         executor: ChainExecutor = this.executor
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectBlock.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectBlock.kt
index 5c2479e52..e877166e3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectBlock.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectBlock.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class EffectBlock internal constructor(
 ) : ElementLike() {
     override val supportsDelay = effects.all { it.supportsDelay }
 
+    val weight = effects.weight
+
     @JvmOverloads
     fun enable(
         player: Player,
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectList.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectList.kt
index 66f9d6b1b..f851aa41b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectList.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/libreforge/effects/EffectList.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import com.willfp.libreforge.triggers.DispatchedTrigger
 class EffectList(
     effects: List<EffectBlock>
 ) : DelegatedList<EffectBlock>(effects.sortedBy {
-    val total = it.effects.sumOf { element -> element.effect.runOrder.weight }
-    total / it.effects.size.coerceAtLeast(1)
+    it.weight
 }) {
     fun trigger(trigger: DispatchedTrigger) =
         this.forEach { it.trigger(trigger) }