diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_2d/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_2d/mod.rs
index 49636f267c8a5..f391a49496a04 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_2d/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_2d/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
     render_graph::{EmptyNode, RenderGraph, SlotInfo, SlotType},
     render_phase::{
         batch_phase_system, sort_phase_system, BatchedPhaseItem, CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem,
-        DrawFunctionId, DrawFunctions, EntityPhaseItem, PhaseItem, RenderPhase,
+        DrawFunctionId, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem, RenderPhase,
     },
     render_resource::CachedRenderPipelineId,
     Extract, RenderApp, RenderStage,
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ pub struct Transparent2d {
 impl PhaseItem for Transparent2d {
     type SortKey = FloatOrd;
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
         self.sort_key
@@ -131,13 +136,6 @@ impl PhaseItem for Transparent2d {
     }
 }
 
-impl EntityPhaseItem for Transparent2d {
-    #[inline]
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.entity
-    }
-}
-
 impl CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem for Transparent2d {
     #[inline]
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_3d/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_3d/mod.rs
index 8dc51d760ac1c..34a430a345398 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_3d/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/core_3d/mod.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ use bevy_render::{
     prelude::Msaa,
     render_graph::{EmptyNode, RenderGraph, SlotInfo, SlotType},
     render_phase::{
-        sort_phase_system, CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem, DrawFunctionId, DrawFunctions,
-        EntityPhaseItem, PhaseItem, RenderPhase,
+        sort_phase_system, CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem, DrawFunctionId, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem,
+        RenderPhase,
     },
     render_resource::{
         CachedRenderPipelineId, Extent3d, TextureDescriptor, TextureDimension, TextureFormat,
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ impl PhaseItem for Opaque3d {
     // NOTE: Values increase towards the camera. Front-to-back ordering for opaque means we need a descending sort.
     type SortKey = Reverse<FloatOrd>;
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
         Reverse(FloatOrd(self.distance))
@@ -141,13 +146,6 @@ impl PhaseItem for Opaque3d {
     }
 }
 
-impl EntityPhaseItem for Opaque3d {
-    #[inline]
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.entity
-    }
-}
-
 impl CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem for Opaque3d {
     #[inline]
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
@@ -166,6 +164,11 @@ impl PhaseItem for AlphaMask3d {
     // NOTE: Values increase towards the camera. Front-to-back ordering for alpha mask means we need a descending sort.
     type SortKey = Reverse<FloatOrd>;
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
         Reverse(FloatOrd(self.distance))
@@ -183,13 +186,6 @@ impl PhaseItem for AlphaMask3d {
     }
 }
 
-impl EntityPhaseItem for AlphaMask3d {
-    #[inline]
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.entity
-    }
-}
-
 impl CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem for AlphaMask3d {
     #[inline]
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
@@ -208,6 +204,11 @@ impl PhaseItem for Transparent3d {
     // NOTE: Values increase towards the camera. Back-to-front ordering for transparent means we need an ascending sort.
     type SortKey = FloatOrd;
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
         FloatOrd(self.distance)
@@ -224,13 +225,6 @@ impl PhaseItem for Transparent3d {
     }
 }
 
-impl EntityPhaseItem for Transparent3d {
-    #[inline]
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.entity
-    }
-}
-
 impl CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem for Transparent3d {
     #[inline]
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
index c1d0fc8297325..d10fac03a684e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ use bevy_core_pipeline::{
 };
 use bevy_derive::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use bevy_ecs::{
-    entity::Entity,
     event::EventReader,
     prelude::World,
     schedule::IntoSystemDescriptor,
     system::{
-        lifetimeless::{Read, SQuery, SRes},
+        lifetimeless::{Read, SRes},
         Commands, Local, Query, Res, ResMut, Resource, SystemParamItem,
     },
     world::FromWorld,
@@ -27,8 +26,8 @@ use bevy_render::{
     prelude::Image,
     render_asset::{PrepareAssetLabel, RenderAssets},
     render_phase::{
-        AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions, EntityRenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, RenderPhase,
-        SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
+        AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult,
+        RenderPhase, SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
     },
     render_resource::{
         AsBindGroup, AsBindGroupError, BindGroup, BindGroupLayout, OwnedBindingResource,
@@ -296,15 +295,19 @@ type DrawMaterial<M> = (
 
 /// Sets the bind group for a given [`Material`] at the configured `I` index.
 pub struct SetMaterialBindGroup<M: Material, const I: usize>(PhantomData<M>);
-impl<M: Material, const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMaterialBindGroup<M, I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<RenderMaterials<M>>, SQuery<Read<Handle<M>>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem, M: Material, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetMaterialBindGroup<M, I> {
+    type Param = SRes<RenderMaterials<M>>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<Handle<M>>;
+
+    #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (materials, query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        material_handle: &'_ Handle<M>,
+        materials: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let material_handle = query.get(item).unwrap();
         let material = materials.into_inner().get(material_handle).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(I, &material.bind_group, &[]);
         RenderCommandResult::Success
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
index 9a821073b0d0d..9cd2bf0bbd83c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ use bevy_render::{
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
     render_graph::{Node, NodeRunError, RenderGraphContext, SlotInfo, SlotType},
     render_phase::{
-        CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem, DrawFunctionId, DrawFunctions, EntityPhaseItem,
-        EntityRenderCommand, PhaseItem, RenderCommandResult, RenderPhase, SetItemPipeline,
-        TrackedRenderPass,
+        CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem, DrawFunctionId, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem, RenderCommand,
+        RenderCommandResult, RenderPhase, SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
     },
     render_resource::*,
     renderer::{RenderContext, RenderDevice, RenderQueue},
@@ -1699,6 +1698,11 @@ pub struct Shadow {
 impl PhaseItem for Shadow {
     type SortKey = FloatOrd;
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
         FloatOrd(self.distance)
@@ -1715,12 +1719,6 @@ impl PhaseItem for Shadow {
     }
 }
 
-impl EntityPhaseItem for Shadow {
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.entity
-    }
-}
-
 impl CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem for Shadow {
     #[inline]
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
@@ -1806,16 +1804,19 @@ pub type DrawShadowMesh = (
 );
 
 pub struct SetShadowViewBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetShadowViewBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<LightMeta>, SQuery<Read<ViewUniformOffset>>);
+impl<const I: usize> RenderCommand<Shadow> for SetShadowViewBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<LightMeta>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = Read<ViewUniformOffset>;
+    type ItemWorldQuery = ();
+
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        _item: Entity,
-        (light_meta, view_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &Shadow,
+        view_uniform_offset: &'_ ViewUniformOffset,
+        _entity: (),
+        light_meta: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let view_uniform_offset = view_query.get(view).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(
             I,
             light_meta
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs
index bf3b181913a70..92b65621922ac 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use bevy_app::Plugin;
 use bevy_asset::{load_internal_asset, Assets, Handle, HandleUntyped};
 use bevy_ecs::{
     prelude::*,
+    query::ROQueryItem,
     system::{lifetimeless::*, SystemParamItem, SystemState},
 };
 use bevy_math::{Mat3A, Mat4, Vec2};
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
         GpuBufferInfo, Mesh, MeshVertexBufferLayout,
     },
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
-    render_phase::{EntityRenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, TrackedRenderPass},
+    render_phase::{PhaseItem, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, TrackedRenderPass},
     render_resource::*,
     renderer::{RenderDevice, RenderQueue},
     texture::{
@@ -873,20 +874,23 @@ pub fn queue_mesh_view_bind_groups(
 }
 
 pub struct SetMeshViewBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMeshViewBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = SQuery<(
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetMeshViewBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = ();
+    type ViewWorldQuery = (
         Read<ViewUniformOffset>,
         Read<ViewLightsUniformOffset>,
         Read<MeshViewBindGroup>,
-    )>;
+    );
+    type ItemWorldQuery = ();
+
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        _item: Entity,
-        view_query: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        (view_uniform, view_lights, mesh_view_bind_group): ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ViewWorldQuery>,
+        _entity: (),
+        _: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let (view_uniform, view_lights, mesh_view_bind_group) = view_query.get_inner(view).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(
             I,
             &mesh_view_bind_group.value,
@@ -898,22 +902,21 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMeshViewBindGroup<I> {
 }
 
 pub struct SetMeshBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMeshBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (
-        SRes<MeshBindGroup>,
-        SQuery<(
-            Read<DynamicUniformIndex<MeshUniform>>,
-            Option<Read<SkinnedMeshJoints>>,
-        )>,
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetMeshBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<MeshBindGroup>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = (
+        Read<DynamicUniformIndex<MeshUniform>>,
+        Option<Read<SkinnedMeshJoints>>,
     );
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (mesh_bind_group, mesh_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        (mesh_index, skinned_mesh_joints): ROQueryItem<'_, Self::ItemWorldQuery>,
+        mesh_bind_group: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let (mesh_index, skinned_mesh_joints) = mesh_query.get(item).unwrap();
         if let Some(joints) = skinned_mesh_joints {
             pass.set_bind_group(
                 I,
@@ -932,16 +935,18 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMeshBindGroup<I> {
 }
 
 pub struct DrawMesh;
-impl EntityRenderCommand for DrawMesh {
-    type Param = (SRes<RenderAssets<Mesh>>, SQuery<Read<Handle<Mesh>>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for DrawMesh {
+    type Param = SRes<RenderAssets<Mesh>>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<Handle<Mesh>>;
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (meshes, mesh_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        mesh_handle: ROQueryItem<'_, Self::ItemWorldQuery>,
+        meshes: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let mesh_handle = mesh_query.get(item).unwrap();
         if let Some(gpu_mesh) = meshes.into_inner().get(mesh_handle) {
             pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, gpu_mesh.vertex_buffer.slice(..));
             match &gpu_mesh.buffer_info {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs
index 14930b1931ffa..d0a60d529d57c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/draw.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use bevy_app::App;
 use bevy_ecs::{
     all_tuples,
     entity::Entity,
+    query::{QueryState, ROQueryItem, ReadOnlyWorldQuery},
     system::{
         lifetimeless::SRes, ReadOnlySystemParam, Resource, SystemParam, SystemParamItem,
         SystemState,
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ use std::{any::TypeId, fmt::Debug, hash::Hash, ops::Range};
 /// They are the general form of drawing items, whereas [`RenderCommands`](RenderCommand)
 /// are more modular.
 pub trait Draw<P: PhaseItem>: Send + Sync + 'static {
+    /// Prepares the draw function to be used. This is called once and only once before the phase
+    /// begins. There may be zero or more `draw` calls following a call to this function..
+    /// Implementing this is optional.
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn prepare(&mut self, world: &'_ World) {}
+
     /// Draws the [`PhaseItem`] by issuing draw calls via the [`TrackedRenderPass`].
     fn draw<'w>(
         &mut self,
@@ -39,6 +46,8 @@ pub trait Draw<P: PhaseItem>: Send + Sync + 'static {
 pub trait PhaseItem: Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// The type used for ordering the items. The smallest values are drawn first.
     type SortKey: Ord;
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity;
+
     /// Determines the order in which the items are drawn during the corresponding [`RenderPhase`](super::RenderPhase).
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey;
     /// Specifies the [`Draw`] function used to render the item.
@@ -75,6 +84,12 @@ pub struct DrawFunctionsInternal<P: PhaseItem> {
 }
 
 impl<P: PhaseItem> DrawFunctionsInternal<P> {
+    pub fn prepare(&mut self, world: &World) {
+        for function in &mut self.draw_functions {
+            function.prepare(world);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Adds the [`Draw`] function and associates it to its own type.
     pub fn add<T: Draw<P>>(&mut self, draw_function: T) -> DrawFunctionId {
         self.add_with::<T, T>(draw_function)
@@ -168,11 +183,14 @@ pub trait RenderCommand<P: PhaseItem> {
     /// Specifies all ECS data required by [`RenderCommand::render`].
     /// All parameters have to be read only.
     type Param: SystemParam + 'static;
+    type ViewWorldQuery: ReadOnlyWorldQuery;
+    type ItemWorldQuery: ReadOnlyWorldQuery;
 
     /// Renders the [`PhaseItem`] by issuing draw calls via the [`TrackedRenderPass`].
     fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
         item: &P,
+        view: ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ViewWorldQuery>,
+        entity: ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ItemWorldQuery>,
         param: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult;
@@ -183,20 +201,6 @@ pub enum RenderCommandResult {
     Failure,
 }
 
-pub trait EntityRenderCommand {
-    type Param: SystemParam + 'static;
-    fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        param: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
-        pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
-    ) -> RenderCommandResult;
-}
-
-pub trait EntityPhaseItem: PhaseItem {
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity;
-}
-
 pub trait CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem: PhaseItem {
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId;
 }
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ pub trait CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem: PhaseItem {
 ///
 /// If this is implemented on a type, the implementation of [`PhaseItem::sort`] should
 /// be changed to implement a stable sort, or incorrect/suboptimal batching may result.
-pub trait BatchedPhaseItem: EntityPhaseItem {
+pub trait BatchedPhaseItem: PhaseItem {
     /// Range in the vertex buffer of this item
     fn batch_range(&self) -> &Option<Range<u32>>;
 
@@ -247,30 +251,16 @@ pub enum BatchResult {
     IncompatibleItems,
 }
 
-impl<P: EntityPhaseItem, E: EntityRenderCommand> RenderCommand<P> for E
-where
-    E::Param: 'static,
-{
-    type Param = E::Param;
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        item: &P,
-        param: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
-        pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
-    ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        <E as EntityRenderCommand>::render(view, item.entity(), param, pass)
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct SetItemPipeline;
 impl<P: CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for SetItemPipeline {
     type Param = SRes<PipelineCache>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = ();
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
         item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        _entity: (),
         pipeline_cache: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
@@ -287,18 +277,21 @@ impl<P: CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for SetItemPipeline {
 }
 
 macro_rules! render_command_tuple_impl {
-    ($($name: ident),*) => {
+    ($(($name: ident, $view: ident, $entity: ident)),*) => {
         impl<P: PhaseItem, $($name: RenderCommand<P>),*> RenderCommand<P> for ($($name,)*) {
             type Param = ($($name::Param,)*);
+            type ViewWorldQuery = ($($name::ViewWorldQuery,)*);
+            type ItemWorldQuery = ($($name::ItemWorldQuery,)*);
 
             #[allow(non_snake_case)]
             fn render<'w>(
-                _view: Entity,
                 _item: &P,
+                ($($view,)*): ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ViewWorldQuery>,
+                ($($entity,)*): ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ItemWorldQuery>,
                 ($($name,)*): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
                 _pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
-            ) -> RenderCommandResult{
-                $(if let RenderCommandResult::Failure = $name::render(_view, _item, $name, _pass) {
+            ) -> RenderCommandResult {
+                $(if let RenderCommandResult::Failure = $name::render(_item, $view, $entity, $name, _pass) {
                     return RenderCommandResult::Failure;
                 })*
                 RenderCommandResult::Success
@@ -307,18 +300,22 @@ macro_rules! render_command_tuple_impl {
     };
 }
 
-all_tuples!(render_command_tuple_impl, 0, 15, C);
+all_tuples!(render_command_tuple_impl, 0, 15, C, V, E);
 
 /// Wraps a [`RenderCommand`] into a state so that it can be used as a [`Draw`] function.
 /// Therefore the [`RenderCommand::Param`] is queried from the ECS and passed to the command.
 pub struct RenderCommandState<P: PhaseItem + 'static, C: RenderCommand<P>> {
     state: SystemState<C::Param>,
+    view: QueryState<C::ViewWorldQuery>,
+    entity: QueryState<C::ItemWorldQuery>,
 }
 
 impl<P: PhaseItem, C: RenderCommand<P>> RenderCommandState<P, C> {
     pub fn new(world: &mut World) -> Self {
         Self {
             state: SystemState::new(world),
+            view: world.query(),
+            entity: world.query(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -327,6 +324,11 @@ impl<P: PhaseItem, C: RenderCommand<P> + Send + Sync + 'static> Draw<P> for Rend
 where
     C::Param: ReadOnlySystemParam,
 {
+    fn prepare(&mut self, world: &'_ World) {
+        self.view.update_archetypes(world);
+        self.entity.update_archetypes(world);
+    }
+
     /// Prepares the ECS parameters for the wrapped [`RenderCommand`] and then renders it.
     fn draw<'w>(
         &mut self,
@@ -336,7 +338,9 @@ where
         item: &P,
     ) {
         let param = self.state.get(world);
-        C::render(view, item, param, pass);
+        let view = self.view.get_manual(world, view).unwrap();
+        let entity = self.entity.get_manual(world, item.entity()).unwrap();
+        C::render(item, view, entity, param, pass);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/mod.rs
index 2aa684ece7867..b0b502422b928 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_phase/mod.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ impl<I: PhaseItem> RenderPhase<I> {
     ) {
         let draw_functions = world.resource::<DrawFunctions<I>>();
         let mut draw_functions = draw_functions.write();
+        draw_functions.prepare(world);
 
         for item in &self.items {
             let draw_function = draw_functions.get_mut(item.draw_function()).unwrap();
@@ -107,17 +108,16 @@ mod tests {
         impl PhaseItem for TestPhaseItem {
             type SortKey = ();
 
+            fn entity(&self) -> bevy_ecs::entity::Entity {
+                self.entity
+            }
+
             fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {}
 
             fn draw_function(&self) -> DrawFunctionId {
                 unimplemented!();
             }
         }
-        impl EntityPhaseItem for TestPhaseItem {
-            fn entity(&self) -> bevy_ecs::entity::Entity {
-                self.entity
-            }
-        }
         impl BatchedPhaseItem for TestPhaseItem {
             fn batch_range(&self) -> &Option<std::ops::Range<u32>> {
                 &self.batch_range
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
index 0f3b86bf9e1d5..0a2a0b35ee116 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ use bevy_asset::{AddAsset, AssetEvent, AssetServer, Assets, Handle};
 use bevy_core_pipeline::{core_2d::Transparent2d, tonemapping::Tonemapping};
 use bevy_derive::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use bevy_ecs::{
-    entity::Entity,
     event::EventReader,
     prelude::{Bundle, World},
+    query::ROQueryItem,
     schedule::IntoSystemDescriptor,
     system::{
-        lifetimeless::{Read, SQuery, SRes},
+        lifetimeless::{Read, SRes},
         Commands, Local, Query, Res, ResMut, Resource, SystemParamItem,
     },
     world::FromWorld,
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use bevy_render::{
     prelude::Image,
     render_asset::{PrepareAssetLabel, RenderAssets},
     render_phase::{
-        AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions, EntityRenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, RenderPhase,
-        SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
+        AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult,
+        RenderPhase, SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
     },
     render_resource::{
         AsBindGroup, AsBindGroupError, BindGroup, BindGroupLayout, OwnedBindingResource,
@@ -281,15 +281,21 @@ type DrawMaterial2d<M> = (
 );
 
 pub struct SetMaterial2dBindGroup<M: Material2d, const I: usize>(PhantomData<M>);
-impl<M: Material2d, const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMaterial2dBindGroup<M, I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<RenderMaterials2d<M>>, SQuery<Read<Handle<M>>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem, M: Material2d, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P>
+    for SetMaterial2dBindGroup<M, I>
+{
+    type Param = SRes<RenderMaterials2d<M>>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<Handle<M>>;
+
+    #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (materials, query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        material2d_handle: ROQueryItem<'_, Self::ItemWorldQuery>,
+        materials: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let material2d_handle = query.get(item).unwrap();
         let material2d = materials.into_inner().get(material2d_handle).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(I, &material2d.bind_group, &[]);
         RenderCommandResult::Success
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
index 0910463f26c9f..03e9f468aaa21 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use bevy_app::Plugin;
 use bevy_asset::{load_internal_asset, Handle, HandleUntyped};
 use bevy_ecs::{
     prelude::*,
+    query::ROQueryItem,
     system::{lifetimeless::*, SystemParamItem, SystemState},
 };
 use bevy_math::{Mat4, Vec2};
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
     globals::{GlobalsBuffer, GlobalsUniform},
     mesh::{GpuBufferInfo, Mesh, MeshVertexBufferLayout},
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
-    render_phase::{EntityRenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, TrackedRenderPass},
+    render_phase::{PhaseItem, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, TrackedRenderPass},
     render_resource::*,
     renderer::{RenderDevice, RenderQueue},
     texture::{
@@ -495,16 +496,19 @@ pub fn queue_mesh2d_view_bind_groups(
 }
 
 pub struct SetMesh2dViewBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMesh2dViewBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = SQuery<(Read<ViewUniformOffset>, Read<Mesh2dViewBindGroup>)>;
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetMesh2dViewBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = ();
+    type ViewWorldQuery = (Read<ViewUniformOffset>, Read<Mesh2dViewBindGroup>);
+    type ItemWorldQuery = ();
+
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        _item: Entity,
-        view_query: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        (view_uniform, mesh2d_view_bind_group): ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ViewWorldQuery>,
+        _view: (),
+        _param: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let (view_uniform, mesh2d_view_bind_group) = view_query.get_inner(view).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(I, &mesh2d_view_bind_group.value, &[view_uniform.offset]);
 
         RenderCommandResult::Success
@@ -512,19 +516,19 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMesh2dViewBindGroup<I> {
 }
 
 pub struct SetMesh2dBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMesh2dBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (
-        SRes<Mesh2dBindGroup>,
-        SQuery<Read<DynamicUniformIndex<Mesh2dUniform>>>,
-    );
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetMesh2dBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<Mesh2dBindGroup>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<DynamicUniformIndex<Mesh2dUniform>>;
+
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (mesh2d_bind_group, mesh2d_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        mesh2d_index: &'_ DynamicUniformIndex<Mesh2dUniform>,
+        mesh2d_bind_group: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let mesh2d_index = mesh2d_query.get(item).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(
             I,
             &mesh2d_bind_group.into_inner().value,
@@ -535,17 +539,20 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetMesh2dBindGroup<I> {
 }
 
 pub struct DrawMesh2d;
-impl EntityRenderCommand for DrawMesh2d {
-    type Param = (SRes<RenderAssets<Mesh>>, SQuery<Read<Mesh2dHandle>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for DrawMesh2d {
+    type Param = SRes<RenderAssets<Mesh>>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<Mesh2dHandle>;
+
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (meshes, mesh2d_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        mesh_handle: ROQueryItem<'w, Self::ItemWorldQuery>,
+        meshes: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let mesh_handle = &mesh2d_query.get(item).unwrap().0;
-        if let Some(gpu_mesh) = meshes.into_inner().get(mesh_handle) {
+        if let Some(gpu_mesh) = meshes.into_inner().get(&mesh_handle.0) {
             pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, gpu_mesh.vertex_buffer.slice(..));
             match &gpu_mesh.buffer_info {
                 GpuBufferInfo::Indexed {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
index 765679b09b425..e7df0c1c323ca 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
     color::Color,
     render_asset::RenderAssets,
     render_phase::{
-        BatchedPhaseItem, DrawFunctions, EntityRenderCommand, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult,
+        BatchedPhaseItem, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult,
         RenderPhase, SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
     },
     render_resource::*,
@@ -696,16 +696,18 @@ pub type DrawSprite = (
 );
 
 pub struct SetSpriteViewBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetSpriteViewBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<SpriteMeta>, SQuery<Read<ViewUniformOffset>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetSpriteViewBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<SpriteMeta>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = Read<ViewUniformOffset>;
+    type ItemWorldQuery = ();
 
     fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        _item: Entity,
-        (sprite_meta, view_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        view_uniform: &'_ ViewUniformOffset,
+        _entity: (),
+        sprite_meta: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let view_uniform = view_query.get(view).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(
             I,
             sprite_meta.into_inner().view_bind_group.as_ref().unwrap(),
@@ -715,16 +717,18 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetSpriteViewBindGroup<I> {
     }
 }
 pub struct SetSpriteTextureBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetSpriteTextureBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<ImageBindGroups>, SQuery<Read<SpriteBatch>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetSpriteTextureBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<ImageBindGroups>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<SpriteBatch>;
 
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (image_bind_groups, query_batch): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        sprite_batch: &'_ SpriteBatch,
+        image_bind_groups: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let sprite_batch = query_batch.get(item).unwrap();
         let image_bind_groups = image_bind_groups.into_inner();
 
         pass.set_bind_group(
@@ -741,15 +745,17 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetSpriteTextureBindGroup<I> {
 
 pub struct DrawSpriteBatch;
 impl<P: BatchedPhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for DrawSpriteBatch {
-    type Param = (SRes<SpriteMeta>, SQuery<Read<SpriteBatch>>);
+    type Param = SRes<SpriteMeta>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<SpriteBatch>;
 
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
         item: &P,
-        (sprite_meta, query_batch): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _view: (),
+        sprite_batch: &'_ SpriteBatch,
+        sprite_meta: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let sprite_batch = query_batch.get(item.entity()).unwrap();
         let sprite_meta = sprite_meta.into_inner();
         if sprite_batch.colored {
             pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, sprite_meta.colored_vertices.buffer().unwrap().slice(..));
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
index 70406c7240bdc..ee05cf6f8a21b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ pub struct TransparentUi {
 impl PhaseItem for TransparentUi {
     type SortKey = FloatOrd;
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
+        self.entity
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
         self.sort_key
@@ -117,13 +122,6 @@ impl PhaseItem for TransparentUi {
     }
 }
 
-impl EntityPhaseItem for TransparentUi {
-    #[inline]
-    fn entity(&self) -> Entity {
-        self.entity
-    }
-}
-
 impl CachedRenderPipelinePhaseItem for TransparentUi {
     #[inline]
     fn cached_pipeline(&self) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
@@ -139,16 +137,18 @@ pub type DrawUi = (
 );
 
 pub struct SetUiViewBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetUiViewBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<UiMeta>, SQuery<Read<ViewUniformOffset>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetUiViewBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<UiMeta>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = Read<ViewUniformOffset>;
+    type ItemWorldQuery = ();
 
     fn render<'w>(
-        view: Entity,
-        _item: Entity,
-        (ui_meta, view_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        view_uniform: &'w ViewUniformOffset,
+        _entity: (),
+        ui_meta: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let view_uniform = view_query.get(view).unwrap();
         pass.set_bind_group(
             I,
             ui_meta.into_inner().view_bind_group.as_ref().unwrap(),
@@ -158,34 +158,38 @@ impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetUiViewBindGroup<I> {
     }
 }
 pub struct SetUiTextureBindGroup<const I: usize>;
-impl<const I: usize> EntityRenderCommand for SetUiTextureBindGroup<I> {
-    type Param = (SRes<UiImageBindGroups>, SQuery<Read<UiBatch>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem, const I: usize> RenderCommand<P> for SetUiTextureBindGroup<I> {
+    type Param = SRes<UiImageBindGroups>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<UiBatch>;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (image_bind_groups, query_batch): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        batch: &'w UiBatch,
+        image_bind_groups: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let batch = query_batch.get(item).unwrap();
         let image_bind_groups = image_bind_groups.into_inner();
-
         pass.set_bind_group(I, image_bind_groups.values.get(&batch.image).unwrap(), &[]);
         RenderCommandResult::Success
     }
 }
 pub struct DrawUiNode;
-impl EntityRenderCommand for DrawUiNode {
-    type Param = (SRes<UiMeta>, SQuery<Read<UiBatch>>);
+impl<P: PhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for DrawUiNode {
+    type Param = SRes<UiMeta>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = Read<UiBatch>;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (ui_meta, query_batch): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        batch: &'w UiBatch,
+        ui_meta: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let batch = query_batch.get(item).unwrap();
-
         pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, ui_meta.into_inner().vertices.buffer().unwrap().slice(..));
         pass.draw(batch.range.clone(), 0..1);
         RenderCommandResult::Success
diff --git a/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs b/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs
index 10fc65ea61c23..7217722253b50 100644
--- a/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs
+++ b/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use bevy::{
         mesh::{GpuBufferInfo, MeshVertexBufferLayout},
         render_asset::RenderAssets,
         render_phase::{
-            AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions, EntityRenderCommand, RenderCommandResult, RenderPhase,
-            SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
+            AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions, PhaseItem, RenderCommand, RenderCommandResult,
+            RenderPhase, SetItemPipeline, TrackedRenderPass,
         },
         render_resource::*,
         renderer::RenderDevice,
@@ -223,22 +223,19 @@ type DrawCustom = (
 
 pub struct DrawMeshInstanced;
 
-impl EntityRenderCommand for DrawMeshInstanced {
-    type Param = (
-        SRes<RenderAssets<Mesh>>,
-        SQuery<Read<Handle<Mesh>>>,
-        SQuery<Read<InstanceBuffer>>,
-    );
+impl<P: PhaseItem> RenderCommand<P> for DrawMeshInstanced {
+    type Param = SRes<RenderAssets<Mesh>>;
+    type ViewWorldQuery = ();
+    type ItemWorldQuery = (Read<Handle<Mesh>>, Read<InstanceBuffer>);
+
     #[inline]
     fn render<'w>(
-        _view: Entity,
-        item: Entity,
-        (meshes, mesh_query, instance_buffer_query): SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
+        _item: &P,
+        _view: (),
+        (mesh_handle, instance_buffer): (&'w Handle<Mesh>, &'w InstanceBuffer),
+        meshes: SystemParamItem<'w, '_, Self::Param>,
         pass: &mut TrackedRenderPass<'w>,
     ) -> RenderCommandResult {
-        let mesh_handle = mesh_query.get(item).unwrap();
-        let instance_buffer = instance_buffer_query.get_inner(item).unwrap();
-
         let gpu_mesh = match meshes.into_inner().get(mesh_handle) {
             Some(gpu_mesh) => gpu_mesh,
             None => return RenderCommandResult::Failure,