diff --git a/packages/web/src/fpv/FirstPerson.svelte b/packages/web/src/fpv/FirstPerson.svelte
index af01bd5..bab150f 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fpv/FirstPerson.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fpv/FirstPerson.svelte
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@
       if (s) sprites.push({ ...s, alpha: f.kind === "impact" ? 1 - p : 1, fallback: f.art });
     }
     sprites.sort((a, b) => b.sort - a.sort);
+    // The nearest sprite each column carries: the overlay passes (veils,
+    // ghosts, lintels, risings) must not paint over a body standing in
+    // front of them.
+    const spriteZ = new Float64Array(W).fill(Infinity);
     for (const s of sprites) {
       const img = imageFor(s.src) ??
         (s.fallback
@@ -381,6 +385,7 @@
           if (warpIdCol[col] !== s.warpId || s.depth <= warpDistCol[col]!) continue;
         } else if (s.depth >= warpDistCol[col]!) continue;
         if (s.clampL !== undefined && (col < s.clampL || col > s.clampR!)) continue;
+        if (s.depth < spriteZ[col]!) spriteZ[col] = s.depth;
         const texX = ((col - s.left) / (s.right - s.left));
         if (img) {
           ctx.drawImage(
@@ -406,6 +411,7 @@
     // translucent, swirling — the doorway between rooms that are not
     // neighbors announces itself.
     for (const vl of veils) {
+      if (vl.depth >= spriteZ[vl.col]!) continue;
       const vh = Math.min(H * 2.5, H / Math.max(vl.depth, 0.05));
       const vTop = half - vh / 2;
       const wt = textures.warp!;
@@ -421,6 +427,7 @@
     // Conjurations rising: the wall (or stone) grows bottom-up where it
     // will stand, glowing swirls running over the young face.
     for (const ri of risings) {
+      if (ri.depth >= spriteZ[ri.col]!) continue;
       const full = Math.min(H * 2.5, H / Math.max(ri.depth, 0.05));
       const top0 = half + full / 2 - full * ri.g;
       const tex = textures[ri.kind] ?? textures.wall!;
@@ -436,6 +443,7 @@
 
     // Doorway lintels: the frame's top rows hung across each opening.
     for (const li of lintels) {
+      if (li.depth >= spriteZ[li.col]!) continue;
       const lh = Math.min(H * 2.5, H / Math.max(li.depth, 0.05));
       const lTop = half - lh / 2;
       const ft = textures.doorframe!;
@@ -451,6 +459,7 @@
     // The ghosts of walls you know are lies: drawn over everything at
     // their columns, thin as breath, rippling.
     for (const gh of ghosts) {
+      if (gh.depth >= spriteZ[gh.col]!) continue;
       const gHft = Math.min(H * 2.5, H / Math.max(gh.depth, 0.05));
       const gTop = half - gHft / 2;
       const tex = textures.wall!;