diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fad4421..e7f9679 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ baseMobXp = mobLevel^2 * ZEM
 - *A Froglok* — a level 3 mob in **Innothule Swamp**:
 
   ```
-  baseMobXp = 3^2 * ZEM
+  baseMobXp = 3^2 * ZEM = 9 * ZEM
   ```
 
 - *Lord Bob* — a level 65 mob in **Velk's Labyrinth** (Velketor's Labyrinth):
 
   ```
-  baseMobXp = 65^2 * ZEM
+  baseMobXp = 65^2 * ZEM = 4,225 * ZEM
   ```
 
 These are the base values before the group bonus, consider modifier, and 11%
diff --git a/src/award.js b/src/award.js
index 0022981..d4f0ed9 100644
--- a/src/award.js
+++ b/src/award.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const PER_MOB_CAP = 0.11;
  * @property {number} share      proportional share of the party total (0-1)
  * @property {number} xp         XP this character receives for the kill (capped)
  * @property {boolean} capApplied  true if the 11% per-mob cap clamped this slice
+ * @property {boolean} eligible    false when the character is too far below the
+ *   group's highest level to receive any XP
  */
 
 /**
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ export function awardXp(party, mobLevel, zem) {
           share: a.share,
           xp: capApplied ? cap : uncapped,
           capApplied,
+          eligible: a.eligible,
         });
       }),
     ),
diff --git a/src/kills.js b/src/kills.js
index c3df5a3..887fa6e 100644
--- a/src/kills.js
+++ b/src/kills.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { awardXp } from "./award.js";
  * @property {number} remaining   XP still needed to reach the next level
  * @property {number} kills       kills needed (Infinity if xpPerKill is 0)
  * @property {boolean} capApplied true if the 11% per-mob cap clamped xpPerKill
+ * @property {boolean} eligible   false when the character is too far below the
+ *   group's highest level to receive any XP
  */
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export function killsToNextLevel(party, mobLevel, zem) {
       remaining,
       kills,
       capApplied: a.capApplied,
+      eligible: a.eligible,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/split.js b/src/split.js
index f54baa0..33f4ede 100644
--- a/src/split.js
+++ b/src/split.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import { groupXpEligibility } from "./eligibility.js";
  * @typedef {Object} Allocation
  * @property {object} character  the character this share belongs to
  * @property {number} share      fraction of the XP pool (0-1); shares sum to 1
+ * @property {boolean} eligible  false when the character is too far below the
+ *   group's highest level to receive any XP (groupXpEligibility check)
  */
 
 /**
@@ -46,15 +48,20 @@ export function splitXp(party) {
   }
   const { characters, penaltiesInEffect, maxLevel } = party;
 
-  const weights = characters.map((c) => {
-    if (!groupXpEligibility(c.level, maxLevel)) return 0;
+  const eligible = characters.map((c) => groupXpEligibility(c.level, maxLevel));
+  const weights = characters.map((c, i) => {
+    if (!eligible[i]) return 0;
     return penaltiesInEffect ? c.xpToNextLevel : totalXpToLevel(c.level, 1);
   });
   const total = weights.reduce((sum, w) => sum + w, 0);
 
   return Object.freeze(
     characters.map((c, i) =>
-      Object.freeze({ character: c, share: weights[i] / total }),
+      Object.freeze({
+        character: c,
+        share: weights[i] / total,
+        eligible: eligible[i],
+      }),
     ),
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/ui.js b/src/ui.js
index e292316..dc27914 100644
--- a/src/ui.js
+++ b/src/ui.js
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ function refresh() {
     if (player.capApplied) {
       r.gk.appendChild(el("span", { class: "cap-flag" }, " *"));
       r.gk.title = "11% per-mob cap applied — excess XP is lost";
+    } else if (!player.eligible) {
+      r.gk.appendChild(el("span", { class: "cap-flag" }, " †"));
+      r.gk.title =
+        "Character is too far below the highest party member to receive XP";
+    } else if (player.xpPerKill === 0) {
+      r.gk.appendChild(el("span", { class: "cap-flag" }, " ‡"));
+      r.gk.title = "Mob cons green to the highest party member — no XP awarded";
     } else {
       r.gk.title = "";
     }
@@ -177,12 +184,16 @@ function refresh() {
     r.xr.textContent = fmtNum(player.remaining) + " XP";
     r.xc.textContent = fmtNum(player.character.xpToNextLevel) + " XP";
 
-    r.kl.textContent = Number.isFinite(player.kills)
-      ? fmtNum(player.kills)
-      : dash;
-    r.tm.textContent = Number.isFinite(player.kills)
-      ? fmtMins(player.kills * state.enc.minutesPerKill)
-      : dash;
+    if (Number.isFinite(player.kills)) {
+      r.kl.textContent = fmtNum(player.kills);
+      r.tm.textContent = fmtMins(player.kills * state.enc.minutesPerKill);
+    } else if (!player.eligible) {
+      r.kl.textContent = "—†";
+      r.tm.textContent = "—†";
+    } else {
+      r.kl.textContent = "—‡";
+      r.tm.textContent = "—‡";
+    }
   });
 
   // Totals row.