diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Selection/WorldPicker.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Selection/WorldPicker.cs
index ae3f0cb..a0da64c 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Core/Selection/WorldPicker.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Selection/WorldPicker.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Numerics;
 using AcDream.Core.World;
 
@@ -52,4 +54,55 @@ public static class WorldPicker
             return (Vector3.Zero, Vector3.Zero);
         return (nearWorld, Vector3.Normalize(dir));
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Ray-sphere intersection against each candidate's <see cref="WorldEntity.Position"/>
+    /// using a fixed 5m sphere radius. Returns the <see cref="WorldEntity.ServerGuid"/>
+    /// of the closest hit within <paramref name="maxDistance"/>, or null on miss.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Entities with <c>ServerGuid == 0</c> (atlas-tier scenery, dat-hydrated
+    /// statics) are skipped — they have no server-side identity and can't be
+    /// the target of a Use packet. The player's own guid is skipped via
+    /// <paramref name="skipServerGuid"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static uint? Pick(
+        Vector3 origin, Vector3 direction,
+        IEnumerable<WorldEntity> candidates,
+        uint skipServerGuid,
+        float maxDistance = 50f)
+    {
+        const float Radius  = 5f;
+        const float Radius2 = Radius * Radius;
+
+        if (direction.LengthSquared() < 1e-10f) return null;
+
+        uint? bestGuid = null;
+        float bestT    = float.PositiveInfinity;
+        foreach (var entity in candidates)
+        {
+            if (entity.ServerGuid == 0u)              continue;
+            if (entity.ServerGuid == skipServerGuid)  continue;
+
+            // Geometric ray-sphere: oc = origin - center, b = dot(oc, dir),
+            // c = |oc|^2 - r^2, discriminant = b^2 - c. If discriminant < 0
+            // the ray misses the sphere. Otherwise nearest intersection is
+            // t = -b - sqrt(discriminant).
+            var oc   = origin - entity.Position;
+            float b  = Vector3.Dot(oc, direction);
+            float c  = Vector3.Dot(oc, oc) - Radius2;
+            float d  = b * b - c;
+            if (d < 0f) continue;
+
+            float t = -b - MathF.Sqrt(d);
+            if (t < 0f)            continue;   // ray points away or origin inside
+            if (t >= maxDistance)  continue;
+            if (t < bestT)
+            {
+                bestT    = t;
+                bestGuid = entity.ServerGuid;
+            }
+        }
+        return bestGuid;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Selection/WorldPickerTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Selection/WorldPickerTests.cs
index 5f55161..20550db 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Selection/WorldPickerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Selection/WorldPickerTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 using AcDream.Core.Selection;
+using AcDream.Core.World;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Selection;
@@ -51,4 +52,101 @@ public class WorldPickerTests
 
         Assert.True(direction.X > 0.1f, $"direction.X = {direction.X} (expected > 0.1)");
     }
+
+    private static WorldEntity MakeEntity(uint serverGuid, Vector3 position) => new()
+    {
+        Id = serverGuid == 0u ? 1u : serverGuid,
+        ServerGuid = serverGuid,
+        SourceGfxObjOrSetupId = 0u,
+        Position = position,
+        Rotation = Quaternion.Identity,
+        MeshRefs = Array.Empty<MeshRef>(),
+    };
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pick_RayThroughEntity_ReturnsServerGuid()
+    {
+        var entity = MakeEntity(0xABCDu, new Vector3(0, 0, -10));
+
+        var result = WorldPicker.Pick(
+            origin: Vector3.Zero,
+            direction: -Vector3.UnitZ,
+            candidates: new[] { entity },
+            skipServerGuid: 0u);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0xABCDu, result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pick_RayMisses_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        var entity = MakeEntity(0xABCDu, new Vector3(0, 0, -10));
+
+        var result = WorldPicker.Pick(
+            origin: Vector3.Zero,
+            direction: Vector3.UnitX,
+            candidates: new[] { entity },
+            skipServerGuid: 0u);
+
+        Assert.Null(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pick_TwoEntitiesInLine_ReturnsCloser()
+    {
+        var near = MakeEntity(0x1111u, new Vector3(0, 0, -5));
+        var far  = MakeEntity(0x2222u, new Vector3(0, 0, -20));
+
+        var result = WorldPicker.Pick(
+            origin: Vector3.Zero,
+            direction: -Vector3.UnitZ,
+            candidates: new[] { far, near },  // iteration order shouldn't matter
+            skipServerGuid: 0u);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0x1111u, result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pick_SkipsSkipGuid()
+    {
+        var entity = MakeEntity(0xABCDu, new Vector3(0, 0, -10));
+
+        var result = WorldPicker.Pick(
+            origin: Vector3.Zero,
+            direction: -Vector3.UnitZ,
+            candidates: new[] { entity },
+            skipServerGuid: 0xABCDu);
+
+        Assert.Null(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pick_SkipsZeroServerGuid()
+    {
+        // Atlas-tier scenery / dat-hydrated statics carry ServerGuid=0
+        // and aren't valid Use targets — server would reject guid=0.
+        var entity = MakeEntity(0u, new Vector3(0, 0, -10));
+
+        var result = WorldPicker.Pick(
+            origin: Vector3.Zero,
+            direction: -Vector3.UnitZ,
+            candidates: new[] { entity },
+            skipServerGuid: 0xDEADu);
+
+        Assert.Null(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pick_BeyondMaxDistance_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        var entity = MakeEntity(0xABCDu, new Vector3(0, 0, -100));
+
+        var result = WorldPicker.Pick(
+            origin: Vector3.Zero,
+            direction: -Vector3.UnitZ,
+            candidates: new[] { entity },
+            skipServerGuid: 0u);  // default maxDistance = 50f
+
+        Assert.Null(result);
+    }
 }