diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/vertex/VertexConsumerUtils.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/vertex/VertexConsumerUtils.java
index 6118d3df41..978da79efd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/vertex/VertexConsumerUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/vertex/VertexConsumerUtils.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer;
 import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.api.vertex.buffer.VertexBufferWriter;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 public class VertexConsumerUtils {
     /**
      * Attempt to convert a {@link VertexConsumer} into a {@link VertexBufferWriter}. If this fails, return null
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ public class VertexConsumerUtils {
      * @param consumer the consumer to convert
      * @return a {@link VertexBufferWriter}, or null if the consumer does not support this
      */
-    public static VertexBufferWriter convertOrLog(VertexConsumer consumer) {
+    public static @Nullable VertexBufferWriter convertOrLog(VertexConsumer consumer) {
         VertexBufferWriter writer = VertexBufferWriter.tryOf(consumer);
 
         if (writer == null) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/model/item/ItemRendererMixin.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/model/item/ItemRendererMixin.java
index 12ca36097e..425480f504 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/model/item/ItemRendererMixin.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/model/item/ItemRendererMixin.java
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 package net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.mixin.features.render.model.item;
 
+import com.llamalad7.mixinextras.injector.wrapoperation.Operation;
+import com.llamalad7.mixinextras.injector.wrapoperation.WrapOperation;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer;
+import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.api.util.ColorARGB;
+import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.api.vertex.buffer.VertexBufferWriter;
 import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.model.quad.BakedQuadView;
 import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.render.immediate.model.BakedModelEncoder;
 import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.render.texture.SpriteUtil;
 import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.render.vertex.VertexConsumerUtils;
 import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.util.DirectionUtil;
-import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.api.util.ColorARGB;
-import net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.api.vertex.buffer.VertexBufferWriter;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.BakedQuad;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.ItemRenderer;
-import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.BakedModel;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.RandomSource;
-import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.SingleThreadedRandomSource;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.*;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Unique;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Mixin(ItemRenderer.class)
@@ -33,38 +34,39 @@ private static int getLayerColorSafe(int[] is, int i) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @reason Avoid allocations
-     * @author JellySquid
+     * @reason Avoid Allocations
+     * @return JellySquid
+     */
+    @WrapOperation(method = "renderModelLists", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/util/RandomSource;create()Lnet/minecraft/util/RandomSource;"))
+    private static RandomSource renderModelFastRandom(Operation<RandomSource> original) {
+        return ItemRendererMixin.random.get();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @reason Avoid Allocations
+     * @return JellySquid
      */
-    @Inject(method = "renderModelLists", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
-    private static void renderModelFast(BakedModel model, int[] colors, int light, int overlay, PoseStack poseStack, VertexConsumer vertexConsumer, CallbackInfo ci) {
+    @WrapOperation(method = "renderModelLists", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/core/Direction;values()[Lnet/minecraft/core/Direction;"))
+    private static Direction[] renderModelFastDirections(Operation<RandomSource> original) {
+        return DirectionUtil.ALL_DIRECTIONS;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @reason Avoid Allocations
+     * @return JellySquid
+     */
+    @WrapOperation(method = "renderModelLists", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/entity/ItemRenderer;renderQuadList(Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/PoseStack;Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/VertexConsumer;Ljava/util/List;[III)V"))
+    private static void renderModelFast(PoseStack poseStack, VertexConsumer vertexConsumer, List<BakedQuad> quads, int[] colors, int light, int overlay, Operation<Void> original) {
         var writer = VertexConsumerUtils.convertOrLog(vertexConsumer);
 
         if (writer == null) {
+            original.call(poseStack, vertexConsumer, quads, colors, light, overlay);
             return;
         }
 
-        ci.cancel();
-
-        RandomSource random = ItemRendererMixin.random.get();
-        long seed = 42L;
-
-        PoseStack.Pose matrices = poseStack.last();
-
-        for (Direction direction : DirectionUtil.ALL_DIRECTIONS) {
-            random.setSeed(42L);
-            List<BakedQuad> quads = model.getQuads(null, direction, random);
-
-            if (!quads.isEmpty()) {
-                renderBakedItemQuads(matrices, writer, quads, colors, light, overlay);
-            }
-        }
-
-        random.setSeed(42L);
-        List<BakedQuad> quads = model.getQuads(null, null, random);
-
+        // TODO/NOTE: Should .last be a LocalRef?
         if (!quads.isEmpty()) {
-            renderBakedItemQuads(matrices, writer, quads, colors, light, overlay);
+            renderBakedItemQuads(poseStack.last(), writer, quads, colors, light, overlay);
         }
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ private static void renderBakedItemQuads(PoseStack.Pose matrices, VertexBufferWr
             if (bakedQuad.isTinted()) {
                 color = ColorARGB.toABGR(getLayerColorSafe(colors, bakedQuad.getTintIndex()));
             }
-            
+
             BakedModelEncoder.writeQuadVertices(writer, matrices, quad, color, light, overlay, BakedModelEncoder.shouldMultiplyAlpha());
 
             SpriteUtil.markSpriteActive(quad.getSprite());