diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/BrainsweepeeIngredient.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/BrainsweepeeIngredient.java
index 6e777cc2d0..8cb1331414 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/BrainsweepeeIngredient.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/BrainsweepeeIngredient.java
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 import net.minecraft.util.GsonHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.StringRepresentable;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.*;
 
 // Partially based on:
 // https://github.com/SlimeKnights/Mantle/blob/1.18.2/src/main/java/slimeknights/mantle/recipe/ingredient/EntityIngredient.java
@@ -83,4 +83,13 @@ public static Component getModNameComponent(String namespace) {
         String mod = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.getModName(namespace);
         return Component.literal(mod).withStyle(ChatFormatting.BLUE, ChatFormatting.ITALIC);
     }
+
+    private static Map<EntityType<?>, Entity> cachedExampleEntity = new HashMap<>();
+    protected static Entity getCachedExampleEntity(EntityType<?> type, Level level) {
+        // don't cache for server levels (if any) to prevent wrong side
+        if (!level.isClientSide) {
+            return type.create(level);
+        }
+        return cachedExampleEntity.computeIfAbsent(type, t -> t.create(level));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTagIngredient.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTagIngredient.java
index cb6b0a0912..2535cebd9e 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTagIngredient.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTagIngredient.java
@@ -70,10 +70,13 @@ public List<Component> getTooltip(boolean advanced) {
 
     @Override
     public Entity exampleEntity(Level level) {
-        var someEntityTys = BuiltInRegistries.ENTITY_TYPE.getTagOrEmpty(this.entityTypeTag).iterator();
-        if (someEntityTys.hasNext()) {
-            var someTy = someEntityTys.next();
-            return someTy.value().create(level);
+        var someEntityTysHolder = BuiltInRegistries.ENTITY_TYPE.getTag(this.entityTypeTag);
+        if (someEntityTysHolder.isEmpty()) return null;
+        var someEntityTys = someEntityTysHolder.get();
+        if (someEntityTys.size() > 0) {
+            long seconds = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            var someTy = someEntityTys.get((int) (seconds % someEntityTys.size()));
+            return getCachedExampleEntity(someTy.value(), level);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTypeIngredient.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTypeIngredient.java
index f510c17d2e..91d86b40fb 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTypeIngredient.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/recipe/ingredient/brainsweep/EntityTypeIngredient.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public List<Component> getTooltip(boolean advanced) {
 
     @Override
     public Entity exampleEntity(Level level) {
-        return this.entityType.create(level);
+        return getCachedExampleEntity(this.entityType, level);
     }
 
     @Override