diff --git a/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp b/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
index c5893bc..86679cd 100644
--- a/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
@@ -310,16 +310,6 @@ void GameWorldView::onFrame()
             m_schematicChoiceShown = false;
         }
 
-        // Artifact count update
-        const int currentArtifactCount = m_sim->artifactCount();
-        if (currentArtifactCount != m_lastArtifactCount)
-        {
-            m_lastArtifactCount = currentArtifactCount;
-            EventManager::getInstance()->sendEventImmediately(
-                std::make_shared<ArtifactCountChangedEvent>(
-                    currentArtifactCount, m_sim->config().world.artifacts.artifactWinCount));
-        }
-
         // Win check
         if (m_sim->isWon() && !m_winShown)
         {
@@ -338,6 +328,20 @@ void GameWorldView::onFrame()
         }
     }
 
+    // Artifact count is a passive reflection of sim state (not a live-input source
+    // like the schematic/game-over polls above), so it updates during replay too —
+    // the recorded ApplySchematicChoice drives m_sim->artifactCount() forward and
+    // the header bar must track it. Fires on the first frame (count 0 vs the -1
+    // sentinel), which also populates the win-count max (replacing the "0/?" label).
+    const int currentArtifactCount = m_sim->artifactCount();
+    if (currentArtifactCount != m_lastArtifactCount)
+    {
+        m_lastArtifactCount = currentArtifactCount;
+        EventManager::getInstance()->sendEventImmediately(
+            std::make_shared<ArtifactCountChangedEvent>(
+                currentArtifactCount, m_sim->config().world.artifacts.artifactWinCount));
+    }
+
     update();
 }