diff --git a/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v1/MemberController.cs b/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v1/MemberController.cs
index 40213aad..6a893b4c 100644
--- a/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v1/MemberController.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v1/MemberController.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
                 return BadRequest(e.Message);
             }
             
+            // TODO: retire SaveMember
             await _data.SaveMember(member);
             return Ok(member.ToJson(User.ContextFor(member)));
         }
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
                 return BadRequest(e.Message);
             }
             
+            // TODO: retire SaveMember
             await _data.SaveMember(member);
             return Ok(member.ToJson(User.ContextFor(member)));
         }
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs
index 06a998e0..3f8375d5 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberEdit.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ using Dapper;
 
 using DSharpPlus.Entities;
 
+using NodaTime;
+
 using PluralKit.Core;
 
 namespace PluralKit.Bot
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             }
 
             // Rename the member
-            target.Name = newName;
-            await _data.SaveMember(target);
+            var patch = new MemberPatch {Name = Partial<string>.Present(newName)};
+            await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
 
             await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member renamed.");
             if (newName.Contains(" ")) await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Note} Note that this member's name now contains spaces. You will need to surround it with \"double quotes\" when using commands referring to it.");
@@ -67,9 +69,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             if (MatchClear(ctx))
             {
                 CheckEditMemberPermission(ctx, target);
-                target.Description = null;
-                
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Description = Partial<string>.Null()};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member description cleared.");
             } 
             else if (!ctx.HasNext())
@@ -100,7 +102,8 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                     throw Errors.DescriptionTooLongError(description.Length);
                 target.Description = description;
         
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Description = Partial<string>.Present(description)};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member description changed.");
             }
         }
@@ -109,9 +112,8 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             if (MatchClear(ctx))
             {
                 CheckEditMemberPermission(ctx, target);
-                target.Pronouns = null;
-                
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Pronouns = Partial<string>.Null()};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member pronouns cleared.");
             } 
             else if (!ctx.HasNext())
@@ -134,9 +136,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 var pronouns = ctx.RemainderOrNull().NormalizeLineEndSpacing();
                 if (pronouns.IsLongerThan(Limits.MaxPronounsLength))
                     throw Errors.MemberPronounsTooLongError(pronouns.Length);
-                target.Pronouns = pronouns;
-        
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Pronouns = Partial<string>.Present(pronouns)};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+                
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member pronouns changed.");
             }
         }
@@ -147,8 +150,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             if (MatchClear(ctx))
             {
                 CheckEditMemberPermission(ctx, target);
-                target.Color = null;
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Color = Partial<string>.Null()};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+                
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member color cleared.");
             }
             else if (!ctx.HasNext())
@@ -177,12 +182,13 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
 
                 if (color.StartsWith("#")) color = color.Substring(1);
                 if (!Regex.IsMatch(color, "^[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$")) throw Errors.InvalidColorError(color);
-                target.Color = color.ToLower();
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Color = Partial<string>.Present(color.ToLowerInvariant())};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
 
                 await ctx.Reply(embed: new DiscordEmbedBuilder()
                     .WithTitle($"{Emojis.Success} Member color changed.")
-                    .WithColor(target.Color.ToDiscordColor().Value)
+                    .WithColor(color.ToDiscordColor().Value)
                     .WithThumbnail($"https://fakeimg.pl/256x256/{target.Color}/?text=%20")
                     .Build());
             }
@@ -192,8 +198,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             if (MatchClear(ctx))
             {
                 CheckEditMemberPermission(ctx, target);
-                target.Birthday = null;
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Birthday = Partial<LocalDate?>.Null()};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member birthdate cleared.");
             } 
             else if (!ctx.HasNext())
@@ -215,8 +223,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 var birthdayStr = ctx.RemainderOrNull();
                 var birthday = DateUtils.ParseDate(birthdayStr, true);
                 if (birthday == null) throw Errors.BirthdayParseError(birthdayStr);
-                target.Birthday = birthday;
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {Birthday = Partial<LocalDate?>.Present(birthday)};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member birthdate changed.");
             }
         }
@@ -275,8 +285,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             {
                 CheckEditMemberPermission(ctx, target);
                 
-                target.DisplayName = null;
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {DisplayName = Partial<string>.Null()};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+
                 await PrintSuccess($"{Emojis.Success} Member display name cleared. This member will now be proxied using their member name \"{target.NameFor(ctx)}\".");
             }
             else if (!ctx.HasNext())
@@ -292,8 +303,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 CheckEditMemberPermission(ctx, target);
                 
                 var newDisplayName = ctx.RemainderOrNull();
-                target.DisplayName = newDisplayName;
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {DisplayName = Partial<string>.Present(newDisplayName)};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
 
                 await PrintSuccess($"{Emojis.Success} Member display name changed. This member will now be proxied using the name \"{newDisplayName}\".");
             }
@@ -356,8 +368,8 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 return;
             };
 
-            target.KeepProxy = newValue;
-            await _data.SaveMember(target);
+            var patch = new MemberPatch {KeepProxy = Partial<bool>.Present(newValue)};
+            await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
             
             if (newValue)
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member proxy tags will now be included in the resulting message when proxying.");
@@ -430,8 +442,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 newLevel = PopPrivacyLevel(subject.Name());
                 
                 // Set the level on the given subject
-                target.SetPrivacy(subject, newLevel);
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch();
+                patch.SetPrivacy(subject, newLevel);
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
 
                 // Print response
                 var explanation = (subject, newLevel) switch
@@ -460,8 +473,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             else if (ctx.Match("all") || newValueFromCommand != null)
             {
                 newLevel = newValueFromCommand ?? PopPrivacyLevel("all");
-                target.SetAllPrivacy(newLevel);
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                
+                var patch = new MemberPatch();
+                patch.SetAllPrivacy(newLevel);
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
                 
                 if(newLevel == PrivacyLevel.Private)
                     await ctx.Reply($"All {target.NameFor(ctx)}'s privacy settings have been set to **{newLevel.LevelName()}**. Other accounts will now see nothing on the member card.");
@@ -490,7 +505,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             
             await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Warn} Are you sure you want to delete \"{target.NameFor(ctx)}\"? If so, reply to this message with the member's ID (`{target.Hid}`). __***This cannot be undone!***__");
             if (!await ctx.ConfirmWithReply(target.Hid)) throw Errors.MemberDeleteCancelled;
-            await _data.DeleteMember(target);
+            
+            await _db.Execute(conn => conn.DeleteMember(target.Id));
+            
             await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member deleted.");
         }
     }
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs
index ac7541b4..2ab0e482 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/MemberProxy.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
+using Dapper;
+
 using PluralKit.Core;
 
 namespace PluralKit.Bot
 {
     public class MemberProxy
     {
-        private IDataStore _data;
+        private readonly IDatabase _db;
         
-        public MemberProxy(IDataStore data)
+        public MemberProxy(IDatabase db)
         {
-            _data = data;
+            _db = db;
         }
 
         public async Task Proxy(Context ctx, PKMember target)
@@ -30,10 +32,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             
             async Task<bool> WarnOnConflict(ProxyTag newTag)
             {
-                var conflicts = (await _data.GetConflictingProxies(ctx.System, newTag))
-                    .Where(m => m.Id != target.Id)
-                    .ToList();
-
+                var query = "select * from (select *, (unnest(proxy_tags)).prefix as prefix, (unnest(proxy_tags)).suffix as suffix from members where system = @System) as _ where prefix = @Prefix and suffix = @Suffix and id != @Existing";
+                var conflicts = (await _db.Execute(conn => conn.QueryAsync<PKMember>(query,
+                    new {Prefix = newTag.Prefix, Suffix = newTag.Suffix, Existing = target.Id}))).ToList();
+                
                 if (conflicts.Count <= 0) return true;
 
                 var conflictList = conflicts.Select(m => $"- **{m.NameFor(ctx)}**");
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 
                 target.ProxyTags = new ProxyTag[] { };
                 
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(new ProxyTag[0])};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+                
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Proxy tags cleared.");
             }
             // "Sub"command: no arguments; will print proxy tags
@@ -83,11 +87,11 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 if (!await WarnOnConflict(tagToAdd))
                     throw Errors.GenericCancelled();
 
-                // It's not guaranteed the list's mutable, so we force it to be
-                target.ProxyTags = target.ProxyTags.ToList();
-                target.ProxyTags.Add(tagToAdd);
-                
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var newTags = target.ProxyTags.ToList();
+                newTags.Add(tagToAdd);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(newTags.ToArray())};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Added proxy tags `{tagToAdd.ProxyString}`.");
             }
             // Subcommand: "remove"
@@ -100,11 +104,11 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 if (!target.ProxyTags.Contains(tagToRemove))
                     throw Errors.ProxyTagDoesNotExist(tagToRemove, target);
 
-                // It's not guaranteed the list's mutable, so we force it to be
-                target.ProxyTags = target.ProxyTags.ToList();
-                target.ProxyTags.Remove(tagToRemove);
-                
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
+                var newTags = target.ProxyTags.ToList();
+                newTags.Remove(tagToRemove);
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(newTags.ToArray())};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
+
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Removed proxy tags `{tagToRemove.ProxyString}`.");
             }
             // Subcommand: bare proxy tag given
@@ -125,9 +129,10 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
                 if (!await WarnOnConflict(requestedTag))
                     throw Errors.GenericCancelled();
 
-                target.ProxyTags = new[] {requestedTag};
+                var newTags = new[] {requestedTag};
+                var patch = new MemberPatch {ProxyTags = Partial<ProxyTag[]>.Present(newTags)};
+                await _db.Execute(conn => conn.UpdateMember(target.Id, patch));
                 
-                await _data.SaveMember(target);
                 await ctx.Reply($"{Emojis.Success} Member proxy tags set to `{requestedTag.ProxyString}`.");
             }
         }
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Models/ModelQueryExt.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Models/ModelQueryExt.cs
index 2e093cbd..eb6a5594 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Models/ModelQueryExt.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Models/ModelQueryExt.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using Dapper;
 
+using PluralKit.Core;
+
 namespace PluralKit.Core
 {
     public static class ModelQueryExt
@@ -26,5 +28,16 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             conn.QueryFirstAsync<MemberGuildSettings>(
                 "insert into member_guild (guild, member) values (@guild, @member) on conflict (guild, member) do update set guild = @guild, member = @member returning *",
                 new {guild, member});
+
+        public static Task<PKMember> UpdateMember(this IPKConnection conn, MemberId id, MemberPatch patch)
+        {
+            var (query, pms) = patch.Apply(new UpdateQueryBuilder("members", "id = @id"))
+                .WithConstant("id", id)
+                .Build("returning *");
+            return conn.QueryFirstAsync<PKMember>(query, pms);
+        }
+
+        public static Task DeleteMember(this IPKConnection conn, MemberId id) =>
+            conn.ExecuteAsync("delete from members where id = @Id", new {Id = id});
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Models/Patch/MemberPatch.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Models/Patch/MemberPatch.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1f63e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Models/Patch/MemberPatch.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#nullable enable
+
+using NodaTime;
+
+namespace PluralKit.Core
+{
+    public class MemberPatch: PatchObject<MemberId, PKMember>
+    {
+        public Partial<string> Name { get; set; }
+        public Partial<string?> DisplayName { get; set; }
+        public Partial<string?> Color { get; set; }
+        public Partial<LocalDate?> Birthday { get; set; }
+        public Partial<string?> Pronouns { get; set; }
+        public Partial<string?> Description { get; set; }
+        public Partial<ProxyTag[]> ProxyTags { get; set; }
+        public Partial<bool> KeepProxy { get; set; }
+        public Partial<int> MessageCount { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> Visibility { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> NamePrivacy { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> DescriptionPrivacy { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> PronounPrivacy { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> BirthdayPrivacy { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> AvatarPrivacy { get; set; }
+        public Partial<PrivacyLevel> MetadataPrivacy { get; set; }
+
+        public override UpdateQueryBuilder Apply(UpdateQueryBuilder b) => b
+            .With("name", Name)
+            .With("display_name", DisplayName)
+            .With("color", Color)
+            .With("birthday", Birthday)
+            .With("pronouns", Pronouns)
+            .With("description", Description)
+            .With("proxy_tags", ProxyTags)
+            .With("keep_proxy", KeepProxy)
+            .With("message_count", MessageCount)
+            .With("member_visibility", Visibility)
+            .With("name_privacy", NamePrivacy)
+            .With("description_privacy", DescriptionPrivacy)
+            .With("pronoun_privacy", PronounPrivacy)
+            .With("birthday_privacy", BirthdayPrivacy)
+            .With("avatar_privacy", AvatarPrivacy)
+            .With("metadata_privacy", MetadataPrivacy);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Models/Patch/PatchObject.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Models/Patch/PatchObject.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9105cf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Models/Patch/PatchObject.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using PluralKit.Core;
+
+namespace PluralKit.Core
+{
+    public abstract class PatchObject<TKey, TObj>
+    {
+        public abstract UpdateQueryBuilder Apply(UpdateQueryBuilder b);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Services/IDataStore.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Services/IDataStore.cs
index 9d16eb4c..93f40748 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Services/IDataStore.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Services/IDataStore.cs
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core {
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="includePrivate">Whether the returned count should include private members.</param>
         Task<int> GetSystemMemberCount(SystemId system, bool includePrivate);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a list of members with proxy tags that conflict with the given tags.
-        ///
-        /// A set of proxy tags A conflict with proxy tags B if both A's prefix and suffix
-        /// are a "subset" of B's. In other words, if A's prefix *starts* with B's prefix
-        /// and A's suffix *ends* with B's suffix, the tag pairs are considered conflicting.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="system">The system to check in.</param>
-        Task<IEnumerable<PKMember>> GetConflictingProxies(PKSystem system, ProxyTag tag);
         
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a system, auto-generating its corresponding IDs.
@@ -127,12 +117,6 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core {
         /// </para>
         Task DeleteSystem(PKSystem system);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a system by its internal member ID.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="PKMember"/> with the given internal ID, or null if no member was found.</returns>
-        Task<PKMember> GetMemberById(MemberId memberId);
-        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a member by its user-facing human ID.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Utils/Partial.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/Partial.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99eef13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/Partial.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#nullable enable
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+using Dapper;
+
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace PluralKit.Core
+{
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(PartialConverter))]
+    public struct Partial<T>: IEnumerable<T>
+    {
+        public bool IsPresent { get; }
+        public T Value { get; }
+
+        private Partial(bool isPresent, T value)
+        {
+            IsPresent = isPresent;
+            Value = value;
+        }
+
+        public static Partial<T> Null() => new Partial<T>(true, default!);
+        public static Partial<T> Present(T obj) => new Partial<T>(true, obj);
+        public static Partial<T> Absent = new Partial<T>(false, default!);
+
+        public IEnumerable<T> ToArray() => IsPresent ? new[] {Value} : new T[0];
+
+        public IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator() => ToArray().GetEnumerator();
+
+        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => ToArray().GetEnumerator();
+    }
+
+    public class PartialConverter: JsonConverter
+    {
+        public override object? ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object? existingValue,
+                                         JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            var innerType = objectType.GenericTypeArguments[0];
+            var innerValue = serializer.Deserialize(reader, innerType);
+
+            return typeof(Partial<>)
+                    .MakeGenericType(innerType)
+                    .GetMethod(nameof(Partial<object>.Present))!
+                .Invoke(null, new[] {innerValue});
+        }
+
+        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object? value, JsonSerializer serializer) =>
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType) => true;
+
+        public override bool CanRead => true;
+        public override bool CanWrite => false;
+    }
+
+    public static class PartialExt
+    {
+        public static bool TryGet<T>(this Partial<T> pt, out T value)
+        {
+            value = pt.IsPresent ? pt.Value : default!;
+            return pt.IsPresent;
+        }
+
+        public static T Or<T>(this Partial<T> pt, T fallback) => pt.IsPresent ? pt.Value : fallback;
+        public static T Or<T>(this Partial<T> pt, Func<T> fallback) => pt.IsPresent ? pt.Value : fallback.Invoke();
+
+        public static Partial<TOut> Map<TIn, TOut>(this Partial<TIn> pt, Func<TIn, TOut> fn) =>
+            pt.IsPresent ? Partial<TOut>.Present(fn.Invoke(pt.Value)) : Partial<TOut>.Absent;
+
+        public static void Apply<T>(this Partial<T> pt, DynamicParameters bag, QueryBuilder qb, string fieldName)
+        {
+            if (!pt.IsPresent) return;
+
+            bag.Add(fieldName, pt.Value);
+            qb.Variable(fieldName, $"@{fieldName}");
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Utils/PrivacyUtils.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/PrivacyUtils.cs
index c3b7312b..0c1b0a1e 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Utils/PrivacyUtils.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/PrivacyUtils.cs
@@ -26,31 +26,31 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"Unknown privacy subject {subject}")
         };
 
-        public static void SetPrivacy(this PKMember member, MemberPrivacySubject subject, PrivacyLevel level)
+        public static void SetPrivacy(this MemberPatch member, MemberPrivacySubject subject, PrivacyLevel level)
         {
             // what do you mean switch expressions can't be statements >.>
             _ = subject switch
             {
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Name => member.NamePrivacy = level,
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Description => member.DescriptionPrivacy = level,
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Avatar => member.AvatarPrivacy = level,
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Pronouns => member.PronounPrivacy = level,
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Birthday => member.BirthdayPrivacy= level,
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Metadata => member.MetadataPrivacy = level,
-                MemberPrivacySubject.Visibility => member.MemberVisibility = level,
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Name => member.NamePrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Description => member.DescriptionPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Avatar => member.AvatarPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Pronouns => member.PronounPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Birthday => member.BirthdayPrivacy= Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Metadata => member.MetadataPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
+                MemberPrivacySubject.Visibility => member.Visibility = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level),
                 _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"Unknown privacy subject {subject}")
             };
         }
 
-        public static void SetAllPrivacy(this PKMember member, PrivacyLevel level)
+        public static void SetAllPrivacy(this MemberPatch member, PrivacyLevel level)
         {
-            member.NamePrivacy = level;
-            member.DescriptionPrivacy = level;
-            member.AvatarPrivacy = level;
-            member.PronounPrivacy = level;
-            member.BirthdayPrivacy = level;
-            member.MetadataPrivacy = level;
-            member.MemberVisibility = level;
+            member.NamePrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
+            member.DescriptionPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
+            member.AvatarPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
+            member.PronounPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
+            member.BirthdayPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
+            member.MetadataPrivacy = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
+            member.Visibility = Partial<PrivacyLevel>.Present(level);
         }
         
         public static bool TryParseMemberPrivacy(string input, out MemberPrivacySubject subject)
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Utils/UpdateQueryBuilder.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/UpdateQueryBuilder.cs
new file mode 100644
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+using System.Text;
+
+using Dapper;
+
+namespace PluralKit.Core
+{
+    public class UpdateQueryBuilder
+    {
+        private readonly string _table;
+        private readonly string _condition;
+        private readonly DynamicParameters _params = new DynamicParameters();
+
+        private bool _hasFields = false;
+        private readonly StringBuilder _setClause = new StringBuilder();
+
+        public UpdateQueryBuilder(string table, string condition)
+        {
+            _table = table;
+            _condition = condition;
+        }
+
+        public UpdateQueryBuilder WithConstant<T>(string name, T value)
+        {
+            _params.Add(name, value);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public UpdateQueryBuilder With<T>(string columnName, T value)
+        {
+            _params.Add(columnName, value);
+
+            if (_hasFields)
+                _setClause.Append(", ");
+            else _hasFields = true;
+
+            _setClause.Append($"{columnName} = @{columnName}");
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public UpdateQueryBuilder With<T>(string columnName, Partial<T> partialValue)
+        {
+            return partialValue.IsPresent ? With(columnName, partialValue.Value) : this;
+        }
+
+        public (string Query, DynamicParameters Parameters) Build(string append = "")
+        {
+            var query = $"update {_table} set {_setClause} where {_condition} {append}";
+            return (query, _params);
+        }
+    }
+}
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