diff --git a/Content.Server/Implants/Components/ScramImplantComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Implants/Components/ScramImplantComponent.cs
index f3bbc9e584274e..88c433abfbe9b8 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Implants/Components/ScramImplantComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Implants/Components/ScramImplantComponent.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ public sealed partial class ScramImplantComponent : Component
     [DataField, ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
     public float TeleportRadius = 100f;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// How many times to check for a valid tile to teleport to
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField, ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
+    public int TeleportAttempts = 20;
+
     [DataField, ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
     public SoundSpecifier TeleportSound = new SoundPathSpecifier("/Audio/Effects/teleport_arrival.ogg");
 }
diff --git a/Content.Server/Implants/SubdermalImplantSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Implants/SubdermalImplantSystem.cs
index 7c69ec8ea5448d..99efd14e632848 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Implants/SubdermalImplantSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Implants/SubdermalImplantSystem.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 using Content.Shared.Preferences;
 using Robust.Shared.Audio.Systems;
 using Robust.Shared.Map;
+using Robust.Shared.Maths;
 using Robust.Shared.Physics;
 using Robust.Shared.Physics.Components;
 using Robust.Shared.Random;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public sealed class SubdermalImplantSystem : SharedSubdermalImplantSystem
 {
     [Dependency] private readonly CuffableSystem _cuffable = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly HumanoidAppearanceSystem _humanoidAppearance = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly IMapManager _mapManager = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly MetaDataSystem _metaData = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly StoreSystem _store = default!;
@@ -39,11 +41,8 @@ public sealed class SubdermalImplantSystem : SharedSubdermalImplantSystem
     [Dependency] private readonly SharedTransformSystem _xform = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly ForensicsSystem _forensicsSystem = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly PullingSystem _pullingSystem = default!;
-    [Dependency] private readonly EntityLookupSystem _lookupSystem = default!;
-    [Dependency] private readonly SharedMapSystem _mapSystem = default!;
 
     private EntityQuery<PhysicsComponent> _physicsQuery;
-    private HashSet<Entity<MapGridComponent>> _targetGrids = [];
 
     public override void Initialize()
     {
@@ -112,92 +111,41 @@ private void OnScramImplant(EntityUid uid, SubdermalImplantComponent component,
             _pullingSystem.TryStopPull(ent, pull);
 
         var xform = Transform(ent);
-        var targetCoords = SelectRandomTileInRange(xform, implant.TeleportRadius);
+        var entityCoords = xform.Coordinates.ToMap(EntityManager, _xform);
 
-        if (targetCoords != null)
+        // try to find a valid position to teleport to, teleport to whatever works if we can't
+        var targetCoords = new MapCoordinates();
+        for (var i = 0; i < implant.TeleportAttempts; i++)
         {
-            _xform.SetCoordinates(ent, targetCoords.Value);
-            _audio.PlayPvs(implant.TeleportSound, ent);
-            args.Handled = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private EntityCoordinates? SelectRandomTileInRange(TransformComponent userXform, float radius)
-    {
-        var userCoords = userXform.Coordinates.ToMap(EntityManager, _xform);
-        _targetGrids.Clear();
-        _lookupSystem.GetEntitiesInRange(userCoords, radius, _targetGrids);
-        Entity<MapGridComponent>? targetGrid = null;
-
-        if (_targetGrids.Count == 0)
-            return null;
-
-        // Give preference to the grid the entity is currently on.
-        // This does not guarantee that if the probability fails that the owner's grid won't be picked.
-        // In reality the probability is higher and depends on the number of grids.
-        if (userXform.GridUid != null && TryComp<MapGridComponent>(userXform.GridUid, out var gridComp))
-        {
-            var userGrid = new Entity<MapGridComponent>(userXform.GridUid.Value, gridComp);
-            if (_random.Prob(0.5f))
-            {
-                _targetGrids.Remove(userGrid);
-                targetGrid = userGrid;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (targetGrid == null)
-            targetGrid = _random.GetRandom().PickAndTake(_targetGrids);
-
-        EntityCoordinates? targetCoords = null;
+            var distance = implant.TeleportRadius * MathF.Sqrt(_random.NextFloat()); // to get an uniform distribution
+            targetCoords = entityCoords.Offset(_random.NextAngle().ToVec() * distance);
 
-        do
-        {
-            var valid = false;
-
-            var range = (float) Math.Sqrt(radius);
-            var box = Box2.CenteredAround(userCoords.Position, new Vector2(range, range));
-            var tilesInRange = _mapSystem.GetTilesEnumerator(targetGrid.Value.Owner, targetGrid.Value.Comp, box, false);
-            var tileList = new ValueList<Vector2i>();
+            // prefer teleporting to grids
+            if (!_mapManager.TryFindGridAt(targetCoords, out var gridUid, out var grid))
+                continue;
 
-            while (tilesInRange.MoveNext(out var tile))
+            // the implant user probably does not want to be in your walls
+            var valid = true;
+            foreach (var entity in grid.GetAnchoredEntities(targetCoords))
             {
-                tileList.Add(tile.GridIndices);
-            }
+                if (!_physicsQuery.TryGetComponent(entity, out var body))
+                    continue;
 
-            while (tileList.Count != 0)
-            {
-                var tile = tileList.RemoveSwap(_random.Next(tileList.Count));
-                valid = true;
-                foreach (var entity in _mapSystem.GetAnchoredEntities(targetGrid.Value.Owner, targetGrid.Value.Comp,
-                             tile))
-                {
-                    if (!_physicsQuery.TryGetComponent(entity, out var body))
-                        continue;
-
-                    if (body.BodyType != BodyType.Static ||
-                        !body.Hard ||
-                        (body.CollisionLayer & (int) CollisionGroup.MobMask) == 0)
-                        continue;
-
-                    valid = false;
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                if (valid)
-                {
-                    targetCoords = new EntityCoordinates(targetGrid.Value.Owner,
-                        _mapSystem.TileCenterToVector(targetGrid.Value, tile));
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+                if (body.BodyType != BodyType.Static ||
+                    !body.Hard ||
+                    (body.CollisionLayer & (int) CollisionGroup.Impassable) == 0)
+                    continue;
 
-            if (valid || _targetGrids.Count == 0) // if we don't do the check here then PickAndTake will blow up on an empty set.
+                valid = false;
                 break;
+            }
+            if (valid)
+                break;
+        }
+        _xform.SetWorldPosition(ent, targetCoords.Position);
+        _audio.PlayPvs(implant.TeleportSound, ent);
 
-            targetGrid = _random.GetRandom().PickAndTake(_targetGrids);
-        } while (true);
-
-        return targetCoords;
+        args.Handled = true;
     }
 
     private void OnDnaScramblerImplant(EntityUid uid, SubdermalImplantComponent component, UseDnaScramblerImplantEvent args)