diff --git a/bittensor/_neuron/text/core_validator/__init__.py b/bittensor/_neuron/text/core_validator/__init__.py
index 4329f9265b..ab9b86acf3 100644
--- a/bittensor/_neuron/text/core_validator/__init__.py
+++ b/bittensor/_neuron/text/core_validator/__init__.py
@@ -365,14 +365,19 @@ def run_epoch( self ):
         # Each block length lasts blocks_per_epoch blocks.
         # This gives us a consistent network wide timer.
         # Here we run until blocks_per_epochs have progressed.
-        self.metagraph_sync() # Reset metagraph.
+        if self.epoch > 0:  # skip first epoch: already synced at start of run
+            self.metagraph_sync()  # Reset metagraph.
+
+        self.nucleus.permute_uids = []  # clear nucleus permutation before epoch
 
         epoch_steps = 0
         epoch_responsive_uids = set()
         epoch_queried_uids = set()
+        epoch_start_time = time.time()
 
         start_block = self.subtensor.block
-        while self.subtensor.block < start_block + blocks_per_epoch:
+        while (self.subtensor.block < start_block + blocks_per_epoch or
+               len(epoch_queried_uids) < self.metagraph.n):  # ensure each UID is queried at least once - assumes nucleus samples without replacement
             start_time = time.time()
 
             # === Forward ===
@@ -434,8 +439,9 @@ def run_epoch( self ):
                   f'[dim] Epoch {self.epoch}[/dim] | '
                   f'[bright_green not bold]{len(responsive_uids)}[/bright_green not bold]/'
                   f'[white]{len(queried_uids)}[/white] '
-                  f'[dim white not bold][green]responsive[/green]/queried[/dim white not bold] '
-                  f'[[yellow]{step_time:.3g}[/yellow]s]')
+                  f'[[yellow]{step_time:.3g}[/yellow]s] '
+                  f'[dim white not bold][green]{len(epoch_responsive_uids)}[/green]/'
+                  f'{len(epoch_queried_uids)}[/dim white not bold]')
 
             if self.config.logging.debug or self.config.logging.trace:
                 # === Print stats update (table) ===
@@ -485,6 +491,20 @@ def run_epoch( self ):
         if self.config.logging.debug or self.config.logging.trace:
             self.weights_table(sample_uids, sample_weights)  # print weights table
 
+        # set weights console message (every epoch)
+        print(f"[white not bold]{datetime.datetime.now():%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}[/white not bold]{' ' * 4} | "
+              f"{f'[bright_white]Set weights[/bright_white]'.center(16 + len('[bright_white][/bright_white]'))} | "
+              f'[bright_green not bold]{len(sample_weights)}[/bright_green not bold] [dim]weights set[/dim] | '
+              f'[bright_green not bold]{len(epoch_responsive_uids)}[/bright_green not bold]/'
+              f'[white]{len(epoch_queried_uids)}[/white] '
+              f'[dim white not bold][green]responsive[/green]/queried[/dim white not bold] '
+              f'[[yellow]{time.time() - epoch_start_time:.0f}[/yellow]s] | '
+              f'[dim]weights[/dim] sum:{sample_weights.sum().item():.2g} '
+              f'[white] max:[bold]{sample_weights.max().item():.4g}[/bold] / '
+              f'min:[bold]{sample_weights.min().item():.4g}[/bold] [/white] '
+              f'\[{sample_weights.max().item() / sample_weights.min().item():.1f}:1] '
+              f'({max_allowed_ratio} allowed)')
+
         self.subtensor.set_weights(
             uids=sample_uids.detach().to('cpu'),
             weights=sample_weights.detach().to('cpu'),
@@ -543,6 +563,7 @@ def neuron_stats_update(self, neuron_stats: Dict[int, Dict[str, Any]]):
                 zkey = key + '!'  # zeroing key
                 stats.setdefault(zkey, 0.)  # initialize zkey val to zero to gradually increase with observations
                 if key in _stats and not math.isnan(_stats[key]):
+                    responsive_uids += [_uid]
                     stats[zkey] = (1 - self.alpha) * stats[zkey] + self.alpha * _stats[key]
                 else:
                     stats[zkey] = (1 - self.alpha) * stats[zkey]  # + self.alpha * 0
@@ -555,7 +576,6 @@ def neuron_stats_update(self, neuron_stats: Dict[int, Dict[str, Any]]):
                     updates = 'updates_' + key
                     if updates in stats:
                         stats[updates] += 1  # increment number of normal EMA updates made
-                        responsive_uids += [_uid]
                     else:
                         stats.setdefault(updates, 1)  # add updates fields for new uid entries
 
@@ -660,6 +680,7 @@ def __init__( self, config, device, subtensor ):
         self.config = config
         self.device = device
         self.max_n = subtensor.max_n
+        self.permute_uids = []  # iterable of next UIDs to query, reset to permuted UIDs when empty
 
         tokenizer = bittensor.tokenizer()
         self.pad_token = tokenizer(tokenizer.pad_token)['input_ids'][0]
@@ -702,6 +723,7 @@ def add_args( cls, parser ):
         parser.add_argument('--nucleus.noise_multiplier', type=float, help='Standard deviation multipler on weights', default=2 )
         parser.add_argument('--nucleus.dendrite_backward', action='store_true', help='Pass backward request to the server side or not', default=False )
         parser.add_argument('--nucleus.scaling_law_power', type=float, help='Power for modified scaling law, powered down to improve dynamic range, e.g. 3 → 6 nats for 0.5.', default=0.5)
+        parser.add_argument('--nucleus.synergy_scaling_law_power', type=float, help='Power for synergy modified scaling law, powered down to improve dynamic range, e.g. 3 → 6 nats for 0.5.', default=0.6)
 
     @classmethod
     def config ( cls ):
@@ -794,18 +816,26 @@ def forward(
         # Ensure number of queried neurons does not exceed metagraph.n
         num_endpoints = min([self.config.nucleus.topk, metagraph.n])
 
-        logger.info(f'Forward \t| Routing forward <dim>[{time.time() - start_time:.3g}s]</dim>')
-        logger.info(f'Dendrite \t| Request {num_endpoints} x {list(inputs_seq.shape)}')
-        request_start_time = time.time()
+        # === Ensure each UID is queried once ===
+        # Persist object variable self.permute_uids across forward calls.
+        # Reset to new permutation of all UIDs once empty.
+        if len(self.permute_uids) == 0:  # no more UIDs to query
+            self.permute_uids = torch.randperm(metagraph.n)  # reset to new permutation of all UIDs
 
         # === Randomly select num_endpoints UIDs ===
-        random_uids = torch.randperm(metagraph.n)[:num_endpoints]
+        random_uids = self.permute_uids[:num_endpoints]  # newest selection of UIDs to query
+        self.permute_uids = self.permute_uids[num_endpoints:]  # slice out remaining selection
 
         # === Get endpoint information for the selected UIDs ===
         # We index into the metagraph's endpoints and return a list of the filtered set of endpoints we wish to query.
         # random_endpoints: List[bittensor.endpoints]: endpoint information for filtered uids.
         # len(neurons) == self.config.nucleus.topk
         random_endpoints = [metagraph.endpoints[uid] for uid in random_uids]
+        num_endpoints = len(random_endpoints)  # in case len(self.permute_uids) < num_endpoints during random_uids select
+
+        logger.info(f'Forward \t| Routing forward <dim>[{time.time() - start_time:.3g}s]</dim>')
+        logger.info(f'Dendrite \t| Request {num_endpoints} x {list(inputs_seq.shape)}')
+        request_start_time = time.time()
 
         # === Define which synapse we want to use ===
         # The synapse defines the task we are sending to the neurons
@@ -847,8 +877,9 @@ def forward(
         # === Prepare validation parameter set ===
         console_width = self.config.get('width', None)  # console width for rich table displays of synapse measures
         validation_params = (random_uids, query_responses, return_ops, times, routing_score,
-                             inputs, val_len, self.loss_fct, self.config.nucleus.scaling_law_power, console_width,
-                             self.config.logging.debug or self.config.logging.trace)
+                             inputs, val_len, self.loss_fct,
+                             self.config.nucleus.scaling_law_power, self.config.nucleus.synergy_scaling_law_power,
+                             console_width, self.config.logging.debug or self.config.logging.trace)
 
         loss = torch.tensor(0.).to(self.device)  # to accumulate neuron_loss and routing_loss over synapses
         neuron_stats = {}  # to gather neuron synapse validation measures and statistics
@@ -876,7 +907,8 @@ def scaling_law_loss_to_params(loss):
 
 def textcausallm(uids: torch.Tensor, query_responses: List[List[torch.FloatTensor]], return_ops: List[torch.LongTensor],
                  times: List[torch.FloatTensor], routing_score: torch.FloatTensor,
-                 inputs: torch.FloatTensor, validation_len: int, loss_fct: Callable, scaling_law_power: float,
+                 inputs: torch.FloatTensor, validation_len: int, loss_fct: Callable,
+                 scaling_law_power: float, synergy_scaling_law_power: float,
                  console_width: int, logging, synapse: 'bittensor.TextCausalLM' = None, index_s: int = 0
                  ) -> Tuple[torch.FloatTensor, Dict]:
     r"""
@@ -901,6 +933,8 @@ def textcausallm(uids: torch.Tensor, query_responses: List[List[torch.FloatTenso
                 CrossEntropy loss function to use.
             scaling_law_power (:obj:`float`, `required`):
                 Power for modified scaling law, powered down to improve dynamic range, e.g. 3 → 6 nats for 0.5.
+            synergy_scaling_law_power (:obj:`float`, `required`):
+                Power for synergy modified scaling law, powered down to improve dynamic range, e.g. 3 → 6 nats for 0.5.
             console_width (:obj:`int`, `required`):
                 Config console width for table print.
             logging (:obj:`bool`, `required`):
@@ -957,9 +991,9 @@ def _synergy(first, second, target, _ext):
     synergy_start_time = time.time()
 
     syn_loss_diff = shapley_synergy(stats, _synergy, ext='', target=inputs_seq[:, 1:],
-                                    scaling_law_power=scaling_law_power)
+                                    scaling_law_power=synergy_scaling_law_power)
     syn_loss_diff_val = shapley_synergy(stats, _synergy, ext='_val', target=inputs_val,
-                                        scaling_law_power=scaling_law_power)
+                                        scaling_law_power=synergy_scaling_law_power)
 
     # === Shapley value combination ===
     # Combine base values with synergy approximation to get final Shapley values.
@@ -998,7 +1032,8 @@ def _synergy(first, second, target, _ext):
 
 def textcausallmnext(uids: torch.Tensor, query_responses: List[List[torch.FloatTensor]], return_ops: List[torch.LongTensor],
                      times: List[torch.FloatTensor], routing_score: torch.FloatTensor,
-                     inputs: torch.FloatTensor, validation_len: int, loss_fct: Callable, scaling_law_power: float,
+                     inputs: torch.FloatTensor, validation_len: int, loss_fct: Callable,
+                     scaling_law_power: float, synergy_scaling_law_power: float,
                      console_width: int, logging, synapse: 'bittensor.TextCausalLMNext' = None, index_s: int = 0
                      ) -> Tuple[torch.FloatTensor, Dict]:
     r"""
@@ -1023,6 +1058,8 @@ def textcausallmnext(uids: torch.Tensor, query_responses: List[List[torch.FloatT
                 CrossEntropy loss function to use.
             scaling_law_power (:obj:`float`, `required`):
                 Power for modified scaling law, powered down to improve dynamic range, e.g. 3 → 6 nats for 0.5.
+            synergy_scaling_law_power (:obj:`float`, `required`):
+                Power for synergy modified scaling law, powered down to improve dynamic range, e.g. 3 → 6 nats for 0.5.
             console_width (:obj:`int`, `required`):
                 Config console width for table print.
             logging (:obj:`bool`, `required`):
@@ -1075,7 +1112,7 @@ def _synergy(first, second, target, ext):
 
     synergy_start_time = time.time()
 
-    syn_loss_diff = shapley_synergy(stats, _synergy, '_nxt', scaling_law_power=scaling_law_power)
+    syn_loss_diff = shapley_synergy(stats, _synergy, '_nxt', scaling_law_power=synergy_scaling_law_power)
 
     # === Shapley value combination ===
     # Combine base values with synergy approximation to get final Shapley values.
@@ -1212,6 +1249,7 @@ def shapley_synergy(stats: Dict, synergy: Callable, ext: str, target: torch.Tens
     # Synergy = measured performance above expected performance
     # Measured in effective number of model parameters, just like base Shapley values.
     syn_loss_diff = {}  # expected_loss - measured_loss (where > 0)
+    responsives = [uid for uid, stat in stats.items() if 'loss' + ext in stat]
     for _first, first in stats.items():
         if 'loss' + ext not in first:
             continue
@@ -1229,6 +1267,7 @@ def shapley_synergy(stats: Dict, synergy: Callable, ext: str, target: torch.Tens
                 measured_loss = synergy(first, second, target, ext)
 
                 loss_diff_share = torch.clamp(expected_loss - measured_loss, 0) / 2  # record direct loss diff
+                loss_diff_share /= len(responsives)  # average over responsives
                 first['synergy_loss_diff' + ext] += loss_diff_share
                 second['synergy_loss_diff' + ext] += loss_diff_share
 
@@ -1244,6 +1283,7 @@ def shapley_synergy(stats: Dict, synergy: Callable, ext: str, target: torch.Tens
                 pow_expected_params = torch.pow(expected_params, scaling_law_power)
 
                 synergy_share = torch.clamp(pow_measured_params - pow_expected_params, 0) / 2
+                synergy_share /= len(responsives)  # average over responsives
                 first['synergy' + ext] += synergy_share  # share synergy amongst coalition members
                 second['synergy' + ext] += synergy_share
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1c7f9b8fd6..c96f9a27e6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pytest-rerunfailures
 coveralls
 pytest-cov
 pyyaml
-rich
+rich>=12.5.1
 retry
 requests>=2.25.0
 scalecodec>=1.0.35