diff --git a/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/IfElseTransformer.kt b/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/IfElseTransformer.kt
index 73db9f04..a490ce90 100644
--- a/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/IfElseTransformer.kt
+++ b/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/IfElseTransformer.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dev.openrs2.deob.ast.transform
 
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.CompilationUnit
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.NodeList
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.body.MethodDeclaration
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.BinaryExpr
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.ConditionalExpr
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.BlockStmt
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.IfStmt
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.ReturnStmt
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.Statement
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.stmt.ThrowStmt
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.type.VoidType
 import dev.openrs2.deob.ast.Library
 import dev.openrs2.deob.ast.LibraryGroup
 import dev.openrs2.deob.ast.util.countNots
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ class IfElseTransformer : Transformer() {
          * } else {
          *     if (!a) {
          *         ...
-         *         throw ...;
+         *         throw ...; // or return
          *     }
          *     ...
          * }
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ class IfElseTransformer : Transformer() {
          *     ...
          * } else {
          *     ...
-         *     throw ...;
+         *     throw ...; // or return
          * }
          */
         unit.walk { stmt: IfStmt ->
@@ -238,6 +240,199 @@ class IfElseTransformer : Transformer() {
             outerStmt.condition = BinaryExpr(outerStmt.condition, innerStmt.condition, BinaryExpr.Operator.AND)
             outerStmt.thenStmt = innerStmt.thenStmt
         }
+
+        unit.walk { method: MethodDeclaration ->
+            if (method.type !is VoidType) {
+                return@walk
+            }
+
+            method.body.ifPresent { body ->
+                val ifStmt = body.statements.lastOrNull() ?: return@ifPresent
+                if (ifStmt !is IfStmt) {
+                    return@ifPresent
+                }
+
+                val thenStatements = ifStmt.thenStmt.findAll(Statement::class.java).size
+                ifStmt.elseStmt.ifPresentOrElse({ elseStmt ->
+                    if (elseStmt.isIf()) {
+                        return@ifPresentOrElse
+                    }
+
+                    val elseStatements = elseStmt.findAll(Statement::class.java).size
+                    if (thenStatements <= IF_DEINDENT_THRESHOLD && elseStatements <= IF_DEINDENT_THRESHOLD) {
+                        return@ifPresentOrElse
+                    }
+
+                    /*
+                     * Rewrite:
+                     *
+                     * void m(...) {
+                     *     ...
+                     *     if (a) {
+                     *         ...
+                     *     } else {
+                     *         ...
+                     *     }
+                     * }
+                     *
+                     * to:
+                     *
+                     * void m(...) {
+                     *     ...
+                     *     if (!a) { // or `if (a)`, depending on which arm is smaller
+                     *         ...
+                     *         return;
+                     *     }
+                     *     ...
+                     * }
+                     */
+                    if (elseStatements > thenStatements) {
+                        body.statements.addAll(elseStmt.flatten())
+
+                        ifStmt.thenStmt = ifStmt.thenStmt.appendReturn()
+                        ifStmt.removeElseStmt()
+                    } else {
+                        body.statements.addAll(ifStmt.thenStmt.flatten())
+
+                        ifStmt.condition = ifStmt.condition.not()
+                        ifStmt.thenStmt = elseStmt.appendReturn()
+                        ifStmt.removeElseStmt()
+                    }
+                }, {
+                    /*
+                     * Rewrite:
+                     *
+                     * void m(...) {
+                     *     ...
+                     *     if (a) {
+                     *         ...
+                     *     }
+                     * }
+                     *
+                     * to:
+                     *
+                     * void m(...) {
+                     *     ...
+                     *     if (!a) {
+                     *         return;
+                     *     }
+                     *     ...
+                     * }
+                     */
+                    if (thenStatements <= IF_DEINDENT_THRESHOLD) {
+                        return@ifPresentOrElse
+                    }
+
+                    body.statements.addAll(ifStmt.thenStmt.flatten())
+
+                    ifStmt.condition = ifStmt.condition.not()
+                    ifStmt.thenStmt = BlockStmt(NodeList(ReturnStmt()))
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Rewrite:
+         *
+         * if (a) {
+         *     ...
+         *     throw ...; // or return
+         * } else {
+         *     ...
+         * }
+         *
+         * to:
+         *
+         * if (a) { // or `if (!a)`, if the arms are swapped
+         *     ...
+         *     throw ...; // or return
+         * }
+         * ...
+         */
+        unit.walk { blockStmt: BlockStmt ->
+            /*
+             * XXX(gpe): need to iterate through blockStmt.stmts manually as we
+             * insert extra statements during iteration (ugh!)
+             */
+            var index = 0
+            while (index < blockStmt.statements.size) {
+                val ifStmt = blockStmt.statements[index]
+                if (ifStmt !is IfStmt) {
+                    index++
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                ifStmt.elseStmt.ifPresent { elseStmt ->
+                    if (elseStmt.isIf()) {
+                        return@ifPresent
+                    }
+
+                    /*
+                     * If one of the arms consists of just a throw, move that
+                     * into an if regardless of the fact that the method as a
+                     * whole will end up longer.
+                     */
+                    if (ifStmt.thenStmt.isThrow()) {
+                        blockStmt.statements.addAll(index + 1, elseStmt.flatten())
+
+                        ifStmt.removeElseStmt()
+
+                        return@ifPresent
+                    } else if (elseStmt.isThrow()) {
+                        blockStmt.statements.addAll(index + 1, ifStmt.thenStmt.flatten())
+
+                        ifStmt.condition = ifStmt.condition.not()
+                        ifStmt.thenStmt = elseStmt.appendReturn()
+                        ifStmt.removeElseStmt()
+
+                        return@ifPresent
+                    }
+
+                    val thenStatements = ifStmt.thenStmt.findAll(Statement::class.java).size
+                    val elseStatements = elseStmt.findAll(Statement::class.java).size
+                    if (thenStatements <= IF_DEINDENT_THRESHOLD && elseStatements <= IF_DEINDENT_THRESHOLD) {
+                        return@ifPresent
+                    }
+
+                    if (elseStatements > thenStatements && ifStmt.thenStmt.isTailThrowOrReturn()) {
+                        blockStmt.statements.addAll(index + 1, elseStmt.flatten())
+
+                        ifStmt.removeElseStmt()
+                    } else if (elseStmt.isTailThrowOrReturn()) {
+                        blockStmt.statements.addAll(index + 1, ifStmt.thenStmt.flatten())
+
+                        ifStmt.condition = ifStmt.condition.not()
+                        ifStmt.thenStmt = elseStmt.appendReturn()
+                        ifStmt.removeElseStmt()
+                    }
+                }
+
+                index++
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun Statement.appendReturn(): Statement {
+        return if (this is BlockStmt) {
+            val last = statements.lastOrNull()
+            if (last is ReturnStmt || last is ThrowStmt) {
+                clone()
+            } else {
+                BlockStmt(NodeList(statements.map(Statement::clone).plus(ReturnStmt())))
+            }
+        } else if (this is ReturnStmt || this is ThrowStmt) {
+            clone()
+        } else {
+            BlockStmt(NodeList(clone(), ReturnStmt()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun Statement.flatten(): Collection<Statement> {
+        return if (this is BlockStmt) {
+            statements.map(Statement::clone)
+        } else {
+            listOf(clone())
+        }
     }
 
     private fun Statement.isIf(): Boolean {
@@ -259,6 +454,14 @@ class IfElseTransformer : Transformer() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun Statement.isThrow(): Boolean {
+        return when (this) {
+            is ThrowStmt -> true
+            is BlockStmt -> statements.singleOrNull() is ThrowStmt
+            else -> false
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun Statement.isTailThrowOrReturn(): Boolean {
         return when (this) {
             is ThrowStmt, is ReturnStmt -> true
@@ -269,4 +472,8 @@ class IfElseTransformer : Transformer() {
             else -> false
         }
     }
+
+    private companion object {
+        private const val IF_DEINDENT_THRESHOLD = 5
+    }
 }