diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/Wb/AnimatedEntityState.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/Wb/AnimatedEntityState.cs
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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.Rendering.Wb;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Per-entity render state for animated entities (characters, creatures,
+/// equipped items). Holds AC-specific per-instance customizations the WB
+/// atlas cache doesn't carry: <c>AnimPartChange</c> override map +
+/// <c>HiddenParts</c> bitmask. Also holds a reference to acdream's existing
+/// <see cref="AnimationSequencer"/> — Phase N.4 explicitly does not touch
+/// the sequencer; we just route through it at draw time.
+///
+/// <para>
+/// Lifecycle: created by <c>EntitySpawnAdapter.OnCreate</c> (Task 17) when
+/// a server <c>CreateObject</c> is processed; destroyed by
+/// <c>EntitySpawnAdapter.OnRemove</c> on <c>RemoveObject</c>. The mesh
+/// data backing each part is cached in WB's <c>ObjectMeshManager</c>;
+/// per-instance customizations don't go through the atlas — they overlay
+/// at draw time.
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AnimatedEntityState
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<int, ulong> _partGfxObjOverrides = new();
+    private ulong _hiddenMask = 0;
+
+    /// <summary>Reference to acdream's existing animation sequencer.
+    /// Phase N.4 doesn't touch the sequencer; the draw dispatcher consumes
+    /// per-part transforms it produces per frame.</summary>
+    public AnimationSequencer Sequencer { get; }
+
+    public AnimatedEntityState(AnimationSequencer sequencer)
+    {
+        System.ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(sequencer);
+        Sequencer = sequencer;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Set the <c>HiddenParts</c> bitmask for this entity. Bit
+    /// <c>i</c> set hides part <c>i</c> at draw time.</summary>
+    public void HideParts(ulong hiddenMask) => _hiddenMask = hiddenMask;
+
+    /// <summary>True if part <c>partIdx</c> should be skipped at draw
+    /// time. Returns false for part indices outside [0, 63].</summary>
+    public bool IsPartHidden(int partIdx)
+    {
+        if (partIdx < 0 || partIdx >= 64) return false;
+        return (_hiddenMask & (1ul << partIdx)) != 0;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Override the GfxObj id for a Setup part. Used for
+    /// AnimPartChange — e.g. wielding a weapon swaps the hand-part's
+    /// GfxObj.</summary>
+    public void SetPartOverride(int partIdx, ulong gfxObjId)
+        => _partGfxObjOverrides[partIdx] = gfxObjId;
+
+    /// <summary>Look up the GfxObj override for a part. Returns false if
+    /// no override is set (caller should fall back to Setup default).</summary>
+    public bool TryGetPartOverride(int partIdx, out ulong gfxObjId)
+        => _partGfxObjOverrides.TryGetValue(partIdx, out gfxObjId);
+
+    /// <summary>Resolve the GfxObj id for <paramref name="partIdx"/>:
+    /// override if set, else <paramref name="setupDefault"/>. Used by the
+    /// draw dispatcher to pick the right cached mesh data per part.</summary>
+    public ulong ResolvePartGfxObj(int partIdx, ulong setupDefault)
+        => TryGetPartOverride(partIdx, out var ov) ? ov : setupDefault;
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Rendering/Wb/AnimPartChangeTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Rendering/Wb/AnimPartChangeTests.cs
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+using AcDream.App.Rendering.Wb;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+using DatReaderWriter.DBObjs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Rendering.Wb;
+
+public sealed class AnimPartChangeTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetPartOverride_ResolvedAtLookup()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+
+        state.SetPartOverride(partIdx: 5, gfxObjId: 0x01001234ul);
+
+        Assert.True(state.TryGetPartOverride(5, out var got));
+        Assert.Equal(0x01001234ul, got);
+        Assert.False(state.TryGetPartOverride(6, out _));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetPartOverride_TwiceForSamePart_TakesLatest()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+
+        state.SetPartOverride(0, 0x01000001ul);
+        state.SetPartOverride(0, 0x01999999ul);
+
+        Assert.True(state.TryGetPartOverride(0, out var got));
+        Assert.Equal(0x01999999ul, got);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ResolvePartGfxObj_WithoutOverride_ReturnsSetupDefault()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+
+        Assert.Equal(0x01000001ul,
+            state.ResolvePartGfxObj(partIdx: 0, setupDefault: 0x01000001ul));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ResolvePartGfxObj_WithOverride_ReturnsOverride()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+        state.SetPartOverride(partIdx: 0, gfxObjId: 0x01999999ul);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0x01999999ul,
+            state.ResolvePartGfxObj(partIdx: 0, setupDefault: 0x01000001ul));
+    }
+
+    private static AnimatedEntityState MakeState() => new(MakeSequencer());
+
+    private static AnimationSequencer MakeSequencer()
+        => new AnimationSequencer(new Setup(), new MotionTable(), new NullAnimationLoader());
+
+    private sealed class NullAnimationLoader : IAnimationLoader
+    {
+        public Animation? LoadAnimation(uint id) => null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Rendering/Wb/AnimatedEntityStateTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Rendering/Wb/AnimatedEntityStateTests.cs
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+using AcDream.App.Rendering.Wb;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+using DatReaderWriter.DBObjs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Rendering.Wb;
+
+public sealed class AnimatedEntityStateTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void DefaultState_HasNoOverridesAndNoHiddenParts()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+
+        Assert.False(state.IsPartHidden(0));
+        Assert.False(state.IsPartHidden(63));
+        Assert.False(state.TryGetPartOverride(0, out _));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sequencer_AccessibleAsProperty()
+    {
+        var sequencer = MakeSequencer();
+        var state = new AnimatedEntityState(sequencer);
+
+        Assert.Same(sequencer, state.Sequencer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Construct_WithNullSequencer_ThrowsArgumentNull()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<System.ArgumentNullException>(
+            () => new AnimatedEntityState(null!));
+    }
+
+    private static AnimatedEntityState MakeState() => new(MakeSequencer());
+
+    private static AnimationSequencer MakeSequencer()
+        => new AnimationSequencer(new Setup(), new MotionTable(), new NullAnimationLoader());
+
+    private sealed class NullAnimationLoader : IAnimationLoader
+    {
+        public Animation? LoadAnimation(uint id) => null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Rendering/Wb/HiddenPartsTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Rendering/Wb/HiddenPartsTests.cs
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+using AcDream.App.Rendering.Wb;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+using DatReaderWriter.DBObjs;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Rendering.Wb;
+
+public sealed class HiddenPartsTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0b0000_0000ul, 0, false)]
+    [InlineData(0b0000_0001ul, 0, true)]
+    [InlineData(0b1000_0000ul, 7, true)]
+    [InlineData(0b1000_0000ul, 6, false)]
+    [InlineData(0xFFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFFul, 63, true)]
+    public void IsPartHidden_RespectsBitmaskBit(ulong mask, int partIdx, bool expected)
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+        state.HideParts(mask);
+        Assert.Equal(expected, state.IsPartHidden(partIdx));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsPartHidden_NegativeIdx_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+        state.HideParts(0xFFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFFul);
+        Assert.False(state.IsPartHidden(-1));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsPartHidden_PartIdxOver64_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+        state.HideParts(0xFFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFFul);
+        Assert.False(state.IsPartHidden(64));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HideParts_DefaultsToNoneHidden()
+    {
+        var state = MakeState();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++)
+            Assert.False(state.IsPartHidden(i));
+    }
+
+    private static AnimatedEntityState MakeState() => new(MakeSequencer());
+
+    private static AnimationSequencer MakeSequencer()
+        => new AnimationSequencer(new Setup(), new MotionTable(), new NullAnimationLoader());
+
+    private sealed class NullAnimationLoader : IAnimationLoader
+    {
+        public Animation? LoadAnimation(uint id) => null;
+    }
+}