diff --git a/Content.Client/Hands/HandsComponent.cs b/Content.Client/Hands/HandsComponent.cs
index 4276ca1e9c..78d288ac24 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Hands/HandsComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Hands/HandsComponent.cs
@@ -28,15 +28,12 @@ namespace Content.Client.Hands
 
             ActiveHand = state.ActiveHand;
 
-            UpdateHandContainers();
-            UpdateHandVisualizer();
-            Owner.EntityManager.EventBus.RaiseEvent(EventSource.Local, new HandsModifiedMessage { Hands = this });
+            HandsModified();
         }
 
         public override void HandsModified()
         {
             UpdateHandContainers();
-            UpdateHandVisualizer();
 
             base.HandsModified();
         }
@@ -55,28 +52,5 @@ namespace Content.Client.Hands
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        public void UpdateHandVisualizer()
-        {
-            if (Owner.TryGetComponent(out SharedAppearanceComponent? appearance))
-                appearance.SetData(HandsVisuals.VisualState, GetHandsVisualState());
-        }
-
-        private HandsVisualState GetHandsVisualState()
-        {
-            var hands = new List<HandVisualState>();
-            foreach (var hand in Hands)
-            {
-                if (hand.HeldEntity == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                if (!hand.HeldEntity.TryGetComponent(out SharedItemComponent? item) || item.RsiPath == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                var handState = new HandVisualState(item.RsiPath, item.EquippedPrefix, hand.Location, item.Color);
-                hands.Add(handState);
-            }
-            return new(hands);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Client/Hands/HandsVisualizer.cs b/Content.Client/Hands/HandsVisualizer.cs
index e8291d49ea..993e1032b5 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Hands/HandsVisualizer.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Hands/HandsVisualizer.cs
@@ -61,38 +61,4 @@ namespace Content.Client.Hands
             return location.ToString();
         }
     }
-
-    public enum HandsVisuals : byte
-    {
-        VisualState
-    }
-
-    public class HandsVisualState
-    {
-        public List<HandVisualState> Hands { get; } = new();
-
-        public HandsVisualState(List<HandVisualState> hands)
-        {
-            Hands = hands;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public class HandVisualState
-    {
-        public string RsiPath { get; }
-
-        public string? EquippedPrefix { get; }
-
-        public HandLocation Location { get; }
-
-        public Color Color { get; }
-
-        public HandVisualState(string rsiPath, string? equippedPrefix, HandLocation location, Color color)
-        {
-            RsiPath = rsiPath;
-            EquippedPrefix = equippedPrefix;
-            Location = location;
-            Color = color;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Hands/Components/SharedHandsComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Hands/Components/SharedHandsComponent.cs
index 80278e6357..03c3867bde 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Hands/Components/SharedHandsComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Hands/Components/SharedHandsComponent.cs
@@ -91,11 +91,34 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Hands.Components
         public virtual void HandsModified()
         {
             // todo axe all this for ECS.
+            // todo burn it all down.
+            UpdateHandVisualizer();
             Dirty();
 
             Owner.EntityManager.EventBus.RaiseEvent(EventSource.Local, new HandsModifiedMessage { Hands = this });
         }
 
+        public void UpdateHandVisualizer()
+        {
+            if (!Owner.TryGetComponent(out SharedAppearanceComponent? appearance))
+                return;
+
+            var hands = new List<HandVisualState>();
+            foreach (var hand in Hands)
+            {
+                if (hand.HeldEntity == null)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (!hand.HeldEntity.TryGetComponent(out SharedItemComponent? item) || item.RsiPath == null)
+                    continue;
+
+                var handState = new HandVisualState(item.RsiPath, item.EquippedPrefix, hand.Location, item.Color);
+                hands.Add(handState);
+            }
+
+            appearance.SetData(HandsVisuals.VisualState, new HandsVisualState(hands));
+        }
+
         public void AddHand(string handName, HandLocation handLocation)
         {
             if (HasHand(handName))
@@ -812,6 +835,42 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Hands.Components
         protected virtual void HandlePickupAnimation(IEntity entity) { }
     }
 
+    #region visualizerData
+    [Serializable, NetSerializable]
+    public enum HandsVisuals : byte
+    {
+        VisualState
+    }
+
+    [Serializable, NetSerializable]
+    public class HandsVisualState
+    {
+        public List<HandVisualState> Hands { get; } = new();
+
+        public HandsVisualState(List<HandVisualState> hands)
+        {
+            Hands = hands;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Serializable, NetSerializable]
+    public class HandVisualState
+    {
+        public string RsiPath { get; }
+        public string? EquippedPrefix { get; }
+        public HandLocation Location { get; }
+        public Color Color { get; }
+
+        public HandVisualState(string rsiPath, string? equippedPrefix, HandLocation location, Color color)
+        {
+            RsiPath = rsiPath;
+            EquippedPrefix = equippedPrefix;
+            Location = location;
+            Color = color;
+        }
+    }
+    #endregion
+
     public class Hand
     {
         [ViewVariables]