diff --git a/Core.lua b/Core.lua
index 86ea16e..173042d 100644
--- a/Core.lua
+++ b/Core.lua
@@ -34,43 +34,27 @@ function CleveRoids.QueueActionUpdate()
 end
 
 function CleveRoids.GetSpellCost(spellSlot, bookType)
-    -- Build the tooltip
     CleveRoids.Frame:SetOwner(WorldFrame, "ANCHOR_NONE")
     CleveRoids.Frame:SetSpell(spellSlot, bookType)
 
-    -- Power cost (keep your existing pattern)
     local costText = CleveRoids.Frame.costFontString:GetText() or ""
     local _, _, cost = string.find(costText, "^(%d+) [^ys]")
+    local line = CleveRoids.Frame.reagentFontString:GetText() or ""
 
-    -- Reagent / Tools line
-    local reagentText = CleveRoids.Frame.reagentFontString:GetText() or ""
+    -- strip color and link wrappers if present
+    line = line:gsub("|c%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):gsub("|r", ""):gsub("|H.-|h(.-)|h", "%1")
 
-    -- Normalize: strip color codes and hyperlink wrappers
-    reagentText = string.gsub(reagentText, "|c%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x", "") -- |cAARRGGBB
-    reagentText = string.gsub(reagentText, "|r", "")
-    reagentText = string.gsub(reagentText, "|H.-|h(.-)|h", "%1")       -- unwrap hyperlinks
-    reagentText = string.gsub(reagentText, "%[(.-)%]", "%1")          -- strip [Name] if present
+    -- accept "Reagent(s):" OR "Tool(s):" (case-insensitive), grab what comes after the colon
+    local reagent = line:match("^%s*[Rr]eagents?:%s*(.+)$")
+                 or line:match("^%s*[Tt]ools?:%s*(.+)$")
 
-    -- Accept Reagent/Reagents/Tools (case-insensitive)
-    local _, _, payload =
-        string.find(reagentText, "^[Rr]eagents?:%s*(.+)$") or
-        string.find(reagentText, "^[Tt]ools?:%s*(.+)$")
-
-    local reagent
-    if payload and payload ~= "" then
-        -- If multiple reagents/tools are listed, take the first
-        local comma = string.find(payload, ",")
-        if comma then
-            reagent = string.sub(payload, 1, comma - 1)
-        else
-            reagent = payload
-        end
-        reagent = string.gsub(reagent, "^%s+", "")
-        reagent = string.gsub(reagent, "%s+$", "")
-        if reagent == "" then reagent = nil end
+    -- if multiple are ever listed, keep the first token
+    if reagent then
+        reagent = reagent:match("^[^,]+")
+        reagent = reagent and reagent:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$") or nil
     end
 
-    return (cost and tonumber(cost) or 0), reagent
+    return (cost and tonumber(cost) or 0), (reagent and tostring(reagent) or nil)
 end
 
 function CleveRoids.GetProxyActionSlot(slot)