diff --git a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/integration/SkillIdResolver.java b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/integration/SkillIdResolver.java
index 03ed7b8..ef30293 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/integration/SkillIdResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/integration/SkillIdResolver.java
@@ -74,22 +74,27 @@ public static SkillHandler<?> handlerForBinding(String skillId) {
         if (skillId == null || skillId.isBlank() || MMOCore.plugin == null) {
             return null;
         }
-        RegisteredSkill exact = MMOCore.plugin.skillManager.getSkill(skillId);
-        if (exact != null && exact.getHandler() != null) {
-            return exact.getHandler();
+        // Binding keys are stored lowercase and MythicLib ids are uppercase, so the exact lookup
+        // needs the upper-cased id.
+        for (String id : new String[] {skillId, skillId.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT)}) {
+            RegisteredSkill exact = MMOCore.plugin.skillManager.getSkill(id);
+            if (exact != null && exact.getHandler() != null) {
+                return exact.getHandler();
+            }
         }
+        // Handler ids before display names: a class copy (CLASS_RESTORATION, shown as "Restoration")
+        // shares the rune's name, and a name match bound the rune's modifiers to the class skill.
         for (RegisteredSkill skill : MMOCore.plugin.skillManager.getAll()) {
-            if (skill == null) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (skill.getName() != null && skill.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(skillId)) {
-                return skill.getHandler();
-            }
-            SkillHandler<?> handler = skill.getHandler();
+            SkillHandler<?> handler = skill == null ? null : skill.getHandler();
             if (handler != null && skillId.equalsIgnoreCase(handler.getLowerCaseId())) {
                 return handler;
             }
         }
+        for (RegisteredSkill skill : MMOCore.plugin.skillManager.getAll()) {
+            if (skill != null && skill.getName() != null && skill.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(skillId)) {
+                return skill.getHandler();
+            }
+        }
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/SkillResolverEdgeTest.java b/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/SkillResolverEdgeTest.java
index b24a826..0fc6fea 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/SkillResolverEdgeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/magic/SkillResolverEdgeTest.java
@@ -84,4 +84,30 @@ void bindingLookupSupportsNamesAndHandlersCaseInsensitively() throws Exception {
     assertSame(second, SkillIdResolver.handlerForBinding("ABILITY"));
     assertNull(SkillIdResolver.handlerForBinding("unknown"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void bindingPrefersTheRuneHandlerOverAClassCopyWithTheSameName() throws Exception {
+    MMOCore.plugin = mock(MMOCore.class);
+    var manager = mock(SkillManager.class);
+    var field = MMOCore.class.getDeclaredField("skillManager");
+    field.setAccessible(true);
+    field.set(MMOCore.plugin, manager);
+    // CLASS_RESTORATION is shown as "Restoration" and comes first; the rune RESTORATION has the handler id.
+    var classCopy = mock(RegisteredSkill.class);
+    var classHandler = mock(SkillHandler.class);
+    when(classCopy.getName()).thenReturn("Restoration");
+    when(classCopy.getHandler()).thenReturn(classHandler);
+    when(classHandler.getLowerCaseId()).thenReturn("class_restoration");
+    var rune = mock(RegisteredSkill.class);
+    var runeHandler = mock(SkillHandler.class);
+    when(rune.getName()).thenReturn("Restoration");
+    when(rune.getHandler()).thenReturn(runeHandler);
+    when(runeHandler.getLowerCaseId()).thenReturn("restoration");
+    when(manager.getAll()).thenReturn(List.of(classCopy, rune));
+    assertSame(runeHandler, SkillIdResolver.handlerForBinding("restoration"));
+    // skills.yml keys are stored lowercase; the MythicLib id is upper case
+    when(manager.getSkill("RESTORATION")).thenReturn(rune);
+    when(manager.getAll()).thenReturn(List.of()); // only the upper-cased exact lookup can find it now
+    assertSame(runeHandler, SkillIdResolver.handlerForBinding("restoration"));
+  }
 }