diff --git a/Assets/_/Features/UI/Runtime/Adventurers/AdventurersPanel.cs b/Assets/_/Features/UI/Runtime/Adventurers/AdventurersPanel.cs
index c3b60089..4e87db4d 100644
--- a/Assets/_/Features/UI/Runtime/Adventurers/AdventurersPanel.cs
+++ b/Assets/_/Features/UI/Runtime/Adventurers/AdventurersPanel.cs
@@ -55,19 +55,70 @@ namespace GameUI.Runtime
 
         void DisplayAdventurers()
         {
+            // Build a lookup of existing cards by their Adventurer instance
+            Dictionary<AdventurerClass, AdventurerCardUI> existing = new Dictionary<AdventurerClass, AdventurerCardUI>();
+            List<AdventurerCardUI> orphaned = new List<AdventurerCardUI>();
             foreach (Transform child in _heroesPanel.transform)
             {
-                Destroy(child.gameObject);
+                AdventurerCardUI card = child.GetComponent<AdventurerCardUI>();
+                if (card != null && card.Adventurer != null)
+                {
+                    if (!existing.ContainsKey(card.Adventurer))
+                        existing.Add(card.Adventurer, card);
+                    else
+                        orphaned.Add(card); // duplicate safety
+                }
+                else if (card != null)
+                {
+                    orphaned.Add(card);
+                }
             }
 
             List<AdventurerClass> filtered = FilterAdventurers(_sort);
 
-            foreach (AdventurerClass adventurer in filtered)
+            // Reuse or create cards to match the filtered list and order
+            HashSet<AdventurerCardUI> used = new HashSet<AdventurerCardUI>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < filtered.Count; i++)
             {
-                GameObject cardAdventurerGO = Instantiate(_adventurerPrefab, _heroesPanel.transform);
-                cardAdventurerGO.transform.SetAsLastSibling();
-                AdventurerCardUI card = cardAdventurerGO.GetComponent<AdventurerCardUI>();
-                card.setup(adventurer);
+                AdventurerClass adv = filtered[i];
+                AdventurerCardUI card;
+                if (existing.TryGetValue(adv, out card))
+                {
+                    // Refresh textual data and availability indicators without touching portrait
+                    card.setup(adv);
+                    card.transform.SetSiblingIndex(i);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    GameObject cardAdventurerGO = Instantiate(_adventurerPrefab, _heroesPanel.transform);
+                    cardAdventurerGO.transform.SetSiblingIndex(i);
+                    card = cardAdventurerGO.GetComponent<AdventurerCardUI>();
+                    if (card != null)
+                    {
+                        card.setup(adv);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (card != null)
+                    used.Add(card);
+            }
+
+            // Remove cards that are no longer needed (not part of filtered) or orphaned
+            foreach (Transform child in _heroesPanel.transform)
+            {
+                AdventurerCardUI card = child.GetComponent<AdventurerCardUI>();
+                if (card != null && !used.Contains(card))
+                {
+                    Destroy(child.gameObject);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Cleanup any explicit orphaned duplicates detected earlier
+            foreach (var card in orphaned)
+            {
+                if (card != null && !used.Contains(card))
+                {
+                    Destroy(card.gameObject);
+                }
             }
         }