diff --git a/css/planner.css b/css/planner.css
index c06fbb9..267260b 100644
--- a/css/planner.css
+++ b/css/planner.css
@@ -224,10 +224,11 @@
 }
 
 .mechanic-assignments {
-  display:    flex;
-  flex-wrap:  wrap;
-  gap:        4px;
-  margin-top: 2px;
+  display:     flex;
+  flex-wrap:   wrap;
+  gap:         4px;
+  margin-top:  2px;
+  align-items: flex-start;
 }
 
 .mechanic-no-assign {
@@ -417,6 +418,39 @@
 
 .ability-chip--other-job { opacity: 0.45; }
 
+/* ── Equivalents hint ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.badge-with-hint {
+  display:        inline-flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items:    flex-start;
+  gap:            2px;
+}
+
+.badge-equiv-hint {
+  font-size:   11px;
+  color:       var(--green);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  padding:     0 2px;
+  cursor:      default;
+}
+
+.badge-no-equiv-hint {
+  font-size:   11px;
+  color:       var(--red);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  padding:     0 2px;
+  cursor:      default;
+}
+
+.badge-job-hint {
+  font-size:   11px;
+  color:       var(--t3);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  padding:     0 2px;
+  cursor:      default;
+  font-style:  italic;
+}
+
 /* ── Folder Sidebar ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .folder-section { margin-bottom: 2px; }
 
diff --git a/js/planner.js b/js/planner.js
index 91b9ae9..68fc214 100644
--- a/js/planner.js
+++ b/js/planner.js
@@ -370,16 +370,27 @@ function renderMechanicListHtml(plan) {
                 const cls       = a.buffType === 'debuff' ? 'badge-assign-debuff'
                                 : a.buffType === 'shield' ? 'badge-assign-shield'
                                 : 'badge-assign-buff';
-                const isMissing = !!a.job && !activeJobSet.has(a.job);
-                const icon      = MITIG_ICONS[a.ability] ?? '';
-                const ability   = assignmentAbilityName(a, plan);
-                const label     = a.job ? `${escHtml(a.job)} · ${escHtml(ability)}` : escHtml(ability);
-                const title     = isMissing ? `${escHtml(a.job)} nicht in Jobaufstellung` : '';
-                return `<span class="badge badge-assign ${cls}${isMissing ? ' badge-assign--missing-job' : ''}"${title ? ` title="${title}"` : ''}>
+                const isMissing   = !!a.job && !activeJobSet.has(a.job);
+                const icon        = MITIG_ICONS[a.ability] ?? '';
+                const ability     = assignmentAbilityName(a, plan);
+                const label       = a.job ? `${escHtml(a.job)} · ${escHtml(ability)}` : escHtml(ability);
+                const title       = isMissing ? `${escHtml(a.job)} nicht in Jobaufstellung` : '';
+                const suggestions = isMissing ? findEquivSuggestions(a.ability, activeJobSet) : [];
+                const badgeHtml   = `<span class="badge badge-assign ${cls}${isMissing ? ' badge-assign--missing-job' : ''}"${title ? ` title="${title}"` : ''}>
                     ${icon ? `<img class="badge-icon" src="${escHtml(icon)}" alt="">` : ''}
                     ${label}
                     <button class="badge-remove" data-mechanic-id="${escHtml(m.id)}" data-ability="${escHtml(a.ability)}" title="Entfernen">×</button>
                 </span>`;
+                const hintHtml    = suggestions.map(s =>
+                    `<span class="badge-equiv-hint">→ ${escHtml(s.ability)} (${escHtml(s.job)})?</span>`
+                ).join('');
+                const noEquivHint = isMissing && suggestions.length === 0
+                    ? `<span class="badge-no-equiv-hint">→ Kein Äquivalent!</span>` : '';
+                const jobHint     = !a.job ? `<span class="badge-job-hint">→ Job zuordnen</span>` : '';
+                const needsWrap   = suggestions.length > 0 || !!noEquivHint || !!jobHint;
+                return needsWrap
+                    ? `<span class="badge-with-hint">${badgeHtml}${hintHtml}${noEquivHint}${jobHint}</span>`
+                    : badgeHtml;
             }).join('');
 
         return `
@@ -843,6 +854,29 @@ const MITIG_ICONS = {
     'Improvised Finish':      'assets/icons/mitigation/improvised-finish.png',
 };
 
+// Groups of abilities that are functionally equivalent across different jobs.
+// Used to suggest replacements when a job is missing from the composition.
+const ABILITY_EQUIVALENTS = [
+    ['Troubadour', 'Tactician', 'Shield Samba'],
+    ['Sacred Soil', 'Kerachole'],
+];
+
+function findEquivSuggestions(abilityName, activeJobSet) {
+    const group = ABILITY_EQUIVALENTS.find(g => g.includes(abilityName));
+    if (!group) return [];
+    const suggestions = [];
+    for (const equiv of group) {
+        if (equiv === abilityName) continue;
+        for (const job of activeJobSet) {
+            if ((JOB_ABILITIES[job] ?? []).some(a => a.name === equiv)) {
+                suggestions.push({ ability: equiv, job });
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return suggestions;
+}
+
 const ASSIGN_ORDER = { debuff: 0, buff: 1, shield: 2 };
 
 function sortedAssignments(assignments) {