diff --git a/src/cli/completions/block-processor.ts b/src/cli/completions/block-processor.ts
index c9d631a..5633d55 100644
--- a/src/cli/completions/block-processor.ts
+++ b/src/cli/completions/block-processor.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function processBlocks(
 
       if (attrs.role === "stat-modifiers") {
         const id = attrs.id || `_mod_${contentHash(body)}`;
-        const result = parseStatModifiers(body, fileRelativePath, id);
+        const result = parseStatModifiers(body, fileRelativePath, id, "player", attrs.extra["label"]);
         blocks.stats.push(result.statDef);
         blocks.stats.push(...result.modifierDefs);
         blocks.statTemplates.push(result.template);
diff --git a/src/cli/completions/stat-parser.ts b/src/cli/completions/stat-parser.ts
index fb370a1..0139512 100644
--- a/src/cli/completions/stat-parser.ts
+++ b/src/cli/completions/stat-parser.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@ export function parseStatModifiers(
   source: string,
   id: string,
   scope: "player" | "global" = "player",
+  label?: string,
 ): StatModifiersResult {
+  const statLabel = label || id;
   const lines = csv.trim().split(/\r?\n/);
   const emptyTemplate: StatTemplate = {
     name: id,
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ export function parseStatModifiers(
 
   if (lines.length === 0) {
     return {
-      statDef: { key: id, label: id, type: "template", scope, template: id, source },
+      statDef: { key: id, label: statLabel, type: "template", scope, template: id, source },
       modifierDefs: [],
       template: emptyTemplate,
     };
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ export function parseStatModifiers(
   const headers = lines[0].split(",").map((h) => h.trim().toLowerCase());
   if (headers.length < 2) {
     return {
-      statDef: { key: id, label: id, type: "template", scope, template: id, source },
+      statDef: { key: id, label: statLabel, type: "template", scope, template: id, source },
       modifierDefs: [],
       template: emptyTemplate,
     };
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ export function parseStatModifiers(
 
   const statDef: StatDef = {
     key: id,
-    label: id,
+    label: statLabel,
     type: "template",
     scope,
     template: id,
diff --git a/src/components/journal/StatsView.tsx b/src/components/journal/StatsView.tsx
index d6a2076..b69ea96 100644
--- a/src/components/journal/StatsView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/journal/StatsView.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { Component, For, createMemo, Show } from "solid-js";
 import { useJournalStream } from "../stores/journalStream";
 import { useJournalCompletions } from "./completions";
-import { fullKey } from "./stat-helpers";
+import { fullKey, modifierLabel } from "./stat-helpers";
 import type { StatDef } from "./completions";
 
 export const StatsView: Component = () => {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export const StatsView: Component = () => {
                       <div class="flex items-center px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-white/50 transition-colors">
                         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0 flex items-center gap-1.5">
                           <span class="text-sm text-gray-800 truncate">
-                            {def.label}
+                            {modifierLabel(def, statDefs())}
                           </span>
                           <span class="text-[10px] text-gray-400 bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded shrink-0">
                             {def.key}
diff --git a/src/components/journal/completions.ts b/src/components/journal/completions.ts
index 1d2cdcb..4a463a7 100644
--- a/src/components/journal/completions.ts
+++ b/src/components/journal/completions.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async function scanClientSide(): Promise<JournalCompletions> {
 
       if (attrs.role === "stat-modifiers") {
         const id = attrs.id || `_mod_${filePath}_${stats.length}`;
-        const result = parseStatModifiers(body, filePath, id);
+        const result = parseStatModifiers(body, filePath, id, "player", attrs.extra["label"]);
         stats.push(result.statDef);
         stats.push(...result.modifierDefs);
         statTemplates.push(result.template);
diff --git a/src/components/journal/stat-helpers.ts b/src/components/journal/stat-helpers.ts
index 8f84d1a..2de2794 100644
--- a/src/components/journal/stat-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/components/journal/stat-helpers.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,36 @@ export function fullKey(def: StatDef, playerName: string): string {
   return def.scope === "player" ? `${playerName}:${def.key}` : def.key;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Derive a display label for a modifier stat.
+ *
+ * If the key follows the `{parent}_{target}` convention (from stat-modifiers),
+ * returns `{parent_label}/{target_label}` by looking up both defs.
+ * Otherwise falls back to the def's own label.
+ */
+export function modifierLabel(
+  def: StatDef,
+  statDefs: StatDef[],
+): string {
+  if (def.type !== "modifier") return def.label;
+
+  // Try to split key as parent_target
+  const lastUnderscore = def.key.lastIndexOf("_");
+  if (lastUnderscore === -1) return def.label;
+
+  const parentKey = def.key.slice(0, lastUnderscore);
+  const targetKey = def.key.slice(lastUnderscore + 1);
+
+  const parentDef = statDefs.find((d) => d.key === parentKey);
+  const targetDef = statDefs.find((d) => d.key === targetKey);
+
+  if (parentDef && targetDef) {
+    return `${parentDef.label}/${targetDef.label}`;
+  }
+
+  return def.label;
+}
+
 /** Find a stat def by its full runtime key. */
 export function findStatDef(
   fk: string,
@@ -140,20 +170,11 @@ export function resolveTemplateSet(
   const entry = tpl.entries.find((e) => e.label === value);
   if (!entry || Object.keys(entry.modifiers).length === 0) return null;
 
-  const lookup = makeStatLookup(runtimeStats, statDefs, playerName, def);
   const resolved: Record<string, string> = {};
 
   for (const [mk, mv] of Object.entries(entry.modifiers)) {
     const modFullKey = def.scope === "player" ? `${playerName}:${mk}` : mk;
-    const currentVal = runtimeStats[modFullKey];
-    const currentNum =
-      currentVal !== undefined ? parseFloat(currentVal) : lookup(mk);
-    const delta = parseFloat(mv);
-    if (!isNaN(currentNum) && !isNaN(delta)) {
-      resolved[modFullKey] = String(currentNum + delta);
-    } else {
-      resolved[modFullKey] = mv;
-    }
+    resolved[modFullKey] = mv;
   }
 
   return resolved;
@@ -218,22 +239,12 @@ export function resolveStatRoll(
     }
 
     // Resolve modifier keys to full keys (same scope as def)
-    // Modifier values like "+20" / "-10" are applied relative to current value
+    // Template values are absolute — set the modifier stat directly.
+    // The modifier stat (type: modifier) adds to its target in StatsView.
     const resolvedModifiers: Record<string, string> = {};
     for (const [mk, mv] of Object.entries(entry.modifiers)) {
       const modFullKey = def.scope === "player" ? `${playerName}:${mk}` : mk;
-
-      // Compute absolute value: current + delta
-      const currentVal = runtimeStats[modFullKey];
-      const currentNum =
-        currentVal !== undefined ? parseFloat(currentVal) : lookup(mk);
-      const delta = parseFloat(mv);
-      if (!isNaN(currentNum) && !isNaN(delta)) {
-        resolvedModifiers[modFullKey] = String(currentNum + delta);
-      } else {
-        // If we can't compute relative, fall back to raw value
-        resolvedModifiers[modFullKey] = mv;
-      }
+      resolvedModifiers[modFullKey] = mv;
     }
 
     return {