diff --git a/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs b/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs
index 9211fa15b..fcf1ee364 100644
--- a/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs
+++ b/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkEdgeRouterIterative.WinnerRefinement.Hybrid.cs
@@ -319,13 +319,30 @@ internal static partial class ElkEdgeRouterIterative
                     var src = cpath[0];
                     var tgt = cpath[^1];
                     var stubX = src.X + 24d;
+                    var tgtNode = nodesById.TryGetValue(edge.TargetNodeId ?? string.Empty, out var tn) ? tn : null;
                     // Large vertical separation (2x nodeSizeClearance) between
-                    // corridors so they're visually distinct. Simple vertical
-                    // drop to target — no right-side wrapping that congests
-                    // the area near the End node.
+                    // corridors so they're visually distinct.
                     var localCorridorY = baseCorridorY - (corridorFixed * (nodeSizeClearance * 2d));
 
                     List<ElkPoint> newPath;
+                    if (tgtNode is not null)
+                    {
+                        // Drop to left of target, then approach from the left face.
+                        // All End-targeting edges enter from the same direction for
+                        // a clean fan-in instead of a 3-face tangle.
+                        var dropX = tgtNode.X - 24d - (corridorFixed * (nodeSizeClearance * 2d));
+                        var entryY = tgtNode.Y + (tgtNode.Height * (0.33d + corridorFixed * 0.34d));
+                        newPath =
+                        [
+                            src,
+                            new() { X = stubX, Y = src.Y },
+                            new() { X = stubX, Y = localCorridorY },
+                            new() { X = dropX, Y = localCorridorY },
+                            new() { X = dropX, Y = entryY },
+                            new() { X = tgtNode.X, Y = entryY },
+                        ];
+                    }
+                    else
                     {
                         newPath =
                         [