diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
index b226b5397..3881267ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ import static com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Regions.*;
 public class EditSession implements Extent {
 
     /**
-     * Used by {@link #setBlock(Vector, BaseBlock, Level)} to
+     * Used by {@link #setBlock(Vector, BaseBlock, Stage)} to
      * determine which {@link Extent}s should be bypassed.
      */
-    public enum Level {
-        NORMAL,
-        NO_HISTORY_REORDER,
-        NO_HISTORY
+    public enum Stage {
+        BEFORE_HISTORY,
+        BEFORE_REORDER,
+        BEFORE_CHANGE
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("ProtectedField")
@@ -138,32 +138,37 @@ public class EditSession implements Extent {
 
         this.world = world;
 
-        // This extents are ALWAYS used
-        fastModeExtent = new FastModeExtent(world, false);
-        chunkLoadingExtent = new ChunkLoadingExtent(fastModeExtent, world);
-        cacheExtent = new LastAccessExtentCache(chunkLoadingExtent);
-
-        // Call the event a plugin can wrap the extent
-        event.setExtent(cacheExtent);
-        eventBus.post(event);
-        Extent wrappedExtent = event.getExtent();
+        Extent extent;
 
         // This extents are ALWAYS used
-        quirkExtent = new BlockQuirkExtent(wrappedExtent, world);
-        validator = new DataValidatorExtent(quirkExtent, world);
-        blockBagExtent = new BlockBagExtent(validator, world, blockBag);
+        extent = fastModeExtent = new FastModeExtent(world, false);
+        extent = chunkLoadingExtent = new ChunkLoadingExtent(extent, world);
+        extent = cacheExtent = new LastAccessExtentCache(extent);
+        extent = wrapExtent(extent, eventBus, event, Stage.BEFORE_CHANGE);
+        extent = quirkExtent = new BlockQuirkExtent(extent, world);
+        extent = validator = new DataValidatorExtent(extent, world);
+        extent = blockBagExtent = new BlockBagExtent(extent, world, blockBag);
 
         // This extent can be skipped by calling rawSetBlock()
-        reorderExtent = new MultiStageReorder(blockBagExtent, false);
+        extent = reorderExtent = new MultiStageReorder(extent, false);
+        extent = wrapExtent(extent, eventBus, event, Stage.BEFORE_REORDER);
 
         // These extents can be skipped by calling smartSetBlock()
-        changeSetExtent = new ChangeSetExtent(reorderExtent, changeSet);
-        maskingExtent = new MaskingExtent(changeSetExtent, Masks.alwaysTrue());
-        changeLimiter = new BlockChangeLimiter(maskingExtent, maxBlocks);
+        extent = changeSetExtent = new ChangeSetExtent(extent, changeSet);
+        extent = maskingExtent = new MaskingExtent(extent, Masks.alwaysTrue());
+        extent = changeLimiter = new BlockChangeLimiter(extent, maxBlocks);
+        extent = wrapExtent(extent, eventBus, event, Stage.BEFORE_HISTORY);
 
         this.bypassReorderHistory = blockBagExtent;
         this.bypassHistory = reorderExtent;
-        this.bypassNone = changeLimiter;
+        this.bypassNone = extent;
+    }
+
+    private Extent wrapExtent(Extent extent, EventBus eventBus, EditSessionEvent event, Stage stage) {
+        event = event.clone(stage);
+        event.setExtent(extent);
+        eventBus.post(event);
+        return event.getExtent();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -402,16 +407,16 @@ public class EditSession implements Extent {
      *
      * @param position the position to set the block at
      * @param block the block
-     * @param level the level
+     * @param stage the level
      * @return whether the block changed
      */
-    public boolean setBlock(Vector position, BaseBlock block, Level level) throws WorldEditException {
-        switch (level) {
-            case NORMAL:
+    public boolean setBlock(Vector position, BaseBlock block, Stage stage) throws WorldEditException {
+        switch (stage) {
+            case BEFORE_HISTORY:
                 return bypassNone.setBlock(position, block);
-            case NO_HISTORY_REORDER:
+            case BEFORE_CHANGE:
                 return bypassHistory.setBlock(position, block);
-            case NO_HISTORY:
+            case BEFORE_REORDER:
                 return bypassReorderHistory.setBlock(position, block);
         }
 
@@ -424,12 +429,10 @@ public class EditSession implements Extent {
      * @param position the position to set the block at
      * @param block the block
      * @return whether the block changed
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #setBlock(Vector, BaseBlock, Level)}
      */
-    @Deprecated
     public boolean rawSetBlock(Vector position, BaseBlock block) {
         try {
-            return setBlock(position, block, Level.NO_HISTORY_REORDER);
+            return setBlock(position, block, Stage.BEFORE_CHANGE);
         } catch (WorldEditException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected exception", e);
         }
@@ -441,12 +444,10 @@ public class EditSession implements Extent {
      * @param position the position to set the block at
      * @param block the block
      * @return whether the block changed
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #setBlock(Vector, BaseBlock, Level)}
      */
-    @Deprecated
     public boolean smartSetBlock(Vector position, BaseBlock block) {
         try {
-            return setBlock(position, block, Level.NO_HISTORY);
+            return setBlock(position, block, Stage.BEFORE_REORDER);
         } catch (WorldEditException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected exception", e);
         }
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ public class EditSession implements Extent {
     @Override
     public boolean setBlock(Vector position, BaseBlock block) throws MaxChangedBlocksException {
         try {
-            return setBlock(position, block, Level.NORMAL);
+            return setBlock(position, block, Stage.BEFORE_HISTORY);
         } catch (MaxChangedBlocksException e) {
             throw e;
         } catch (WorldEditException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
index 839325820..7055c1e9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.input.ParserContext;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.registry.BlockRegistry;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.registry.MaskRegistry;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.registry.PatternRegistry;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.ExtentDelegate;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.inventory.BlockBag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.function.mask.Masks;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.function.pattern.Patterns;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.scripting.RhinoCraftScriptEngine;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.request.Request;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.LogFormat;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.eventbus.EventBus;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.eventbus.Subscribe;
 
 import javax.script.ScriptException;
 import java.io.*;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/event/extent/EditSessionEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/event/extent/EditSessionEvent.java
index 01cc2d8c3..579b14e17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/event/extent/EditSessionEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/event/extent/EditSessionEvent.java
@@ -22,39 +22,63 @@ package com.sk89q.worldedit.event.extent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalPlayer;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalWorld;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.Vector;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.Event;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.Extent;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession.Stage;
 
 /**
- * Raised when a new {@link EditSession} is being instantiated.
+ * Raised (several times) when a new {@link EditSession} is being instantiated.
  * </p>
  * Block loggers, as well as block set interceptors, can use this event to wrap
  * the given {@link Extent} with their own, which would allow them to intercept
- * all changes made to the world.
+ * all changes made to the world. For example, the code below would wrap the
+ * existing extent with a custom one, and the custom extent would receive
+ * all method calls <strong>before</strong> the extent fetched from
+ * {@link #getExtent()} would.
+ * <pre>
+ * event.setExtent(new MyExtent(event.getExtent())
+ * </pre>
+ * This event is fired several times during the creation of a single
+ * {@link EditSession}, but {@link #getStage()} will differ each time.
+ * The stage determines at which point {@link Extent}s added to this event
+ * will be called. For example, if you inject an extent when the stage
+ * is set to {@link Stage#BEFORE_HISTORY}, then you can drop (or log) changes
+ * before the change has reached the history, reordering, and actual change
+ * extents, <em>but</em> that means that any changes made with
+ * {@link EditSession#rawSetBlock(Vector, BaseBlock)} will skip your
+ * custom {@link Extent} because that method bypasses history (and reorder).
+ * It is thus recommended that loggers intercept at {@link Stage#BEFORE_CHANGE}
+ * and block interceptors intercept at BOTH {@link Stage#BEFORE_CHANGE} and
+ * {@link Stage#BEFORE_HISTORY}.
  */
 public class EditSessionEvent extends Event {
 
     private final LocalWorld world;
     private final LocalPlayer player;
     private final int maxBlocks;
+    private final Stage stage;
     private Extent extent;
 
     /**
      * Create a new event.
      *
-     * @param player the player, or null if not available
      * @param world the world
+     * @param player the player, or null if not available
      * @param maxBlocks the maximum number of block changes
+     * @param stage the stage
      */
-    public EditSessionEvent(LocalWorld world, LocalPlayer player, int maxBlocks) {
+    public EditSessionEvent(LocalWorld world, LocalPlayer player, int maxBlocks, Stage stage) {
         checkNotNull(world);
         this.world = world;
         this.player = player;
         this.maxBlocks = maxBlocks;
+        this.stage = stage;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -93,6 +117,15 @@ public class EditSessionEvent extends Event {
         return extent;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the stage that is being wrapped.
+     *
+     * @return the stage
+     */
+    public Stage getStage() {
+        return stage;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set a new extent that should be used. It should wrap the extent
      * returned from {@link #getExtent()}.
@@ -103,4 +136,15 @@ public class EditSessionEvent extends Event {
         checkNotNull(extent);
         this.extent = extent;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a clone of this event with the given stage.
+     *
+     * @param stage the stage
+     * @return a new event
+     */
+    public EditSessionEvent clone(Stage stage) {
+        return new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks, stage);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/InternalEditSessionFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/InternalEditSessionFactory.java
index 6b4b7682b..308767389 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/InternalEditSessionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/InternalEditSessionFactory.java
@@ -49,22 +49,22 @@ public final class InternalEditSessionFactory extends EditSessionFactory {
 
     @Override
     public EditSession getEditSession(LocalWorld world, int maxBlocks) {
-        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, null, new EditSessionEvent(world, null, maxBlocks));
+        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, null, new EditSessionEvent(world, null, maxBlocks, null));
     }
 
     @Override
     public EditSession getEditSession(LocalWorld world, int maxBlocks, LocalPlayer player) {
-        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, null, new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks));
+        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, null, new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks, null));
     }
 
     @Override
     public EditSession getEditSession(LocalWorld world, int maxBlocks, BlockBag blockBag) {
-        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, blockBag, new EditSessionEvent(world, null, maxBlocks));
+        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, blockBag, new EditSessionEvent(world, null, maxBlocks, null));
     }
 
     @Override
     public EditSession getEditSession(LocalWorld world, int maxBlocks, BlockBag blockBag, LocalPlayer player) {
-        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, blockBag, new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks));
+        return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, blockBag, new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks, null));
     }
 
 }
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