diff --git a/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs b/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs
index 1cb7cdc7a..dacb91e16 100644
--- a/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs
+++ b/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,34 @@ internal static partial class ElkEdgeRouterIterative
             }
         }
 
+        // Targeted under-node elevation with net-total promotion.
+        // ElevateUnderNodeViolations can fix remaining under-node edges
+        // (gateway-exit lanes, long horizontal sweeps) but the standard
+        // promotion gating blocks it because elevation increases path
+        // length (detour). Net-total allows the tradeoff: under-node
+        // fix (100K savings) outweighs detour cost (50K).
+        if (current.RetryState.UnderNodeViolations > 0)
+        {
+            var elevated = ElkEdgePostProcessor.ElevateUnderNodeViolations(
+                current.Edges, nodes, minLineClearance);
+            elevated = ElkEdgePostProcessor.NormalizeBoundaryAngles(elevated, nodes);
+            elevated = ElkEdgePostProcessor.NormalizeSourceExitAngles(elevated, nodes);
+            var elevatedScore = ElkEdgeRoutingScoring.ComputeScore(elevated, nodes);
+            var elevatedRetry = BuildRetryState(
+                elevatedScore,
+                HighwayProcessingEnabled
+                    ? ElkEdgeRouterHighway.DetectRemainingBrokenHighways(elevated, nodes).Count
+                    : 0);
+            // Use weighted comparison: under-node (100K) is worth more than
+            // detour (50K), so trading 1 under-node for 1 detour is a net win.
+            if (elevatedScore.Value > current.Score.Value
+                && elevatedScore.NodeCrossings <= current.Score.NodeCrossings)
+            {
+                current = current with { Score = elevatedScore, RetryState = elevatedRetry, Edges = elevated };
+                ElkLayoutDiagnostics.LogProgress($"Hybrid winner refinement after under-node elevation: {DescribeSolution(current)}");
+            }
+        }
+
         return current;
     }