diff --git a/client/src/components/animations.jsx b/client/src/components/animations.jsx
index dcec77d2..c8e7bb43 100644
--- a/client/src/components/animations.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/animations.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const Bash = require('./anims/bash');
 const Block = require('./anims/block');
 const Buff = require('./anims/buff');
 const Debuff = require('./anims/debuff');
+const Curse = require('./anims/curse');
 const Stun = require('./anims/stun');
 const Heal = require('./anims/heal');
 const Hex = require('./anims/hex');
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ function animations(props) {
             case 'Bash': return <Bash />;
             case 'Block': return <Block />;
             case 'Buff': return <Buff />;
+            case 'Curse': return <Curse />;
             case 'Blast': return <Blast id={construct.id} stage={stage} team={player}/>;
             case 'Debuff': return <Debuff />;
             case 'Strike': return <Strike id={construct.id} stage={stage} team={player} colour={colours.red}/>;
diff --git a/client/src/components/anims/bash.jsx b/client/src/components/anims/bash.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fae4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/anims/bash.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { Component } = require('preact');
+
+const anime = require('animejs').default;
+
+const { TIMES } = require('../../constants');
+
+class Bash extends Component {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.animations = [];
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <svg
+                class='skill-animation red red-fill'
+                version="1.1"
+                id="bash"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                style={{ transform: 'scale(3)' }}
+                viewBox="0 0 128 128">
+                <filter id='bashFilter'>
+                    <feTurbulence type="turbulence" baseFrequency="0" numOctaves="1" result="turbulence"></feTurbulence>
+                    <feDisplacementMap in2="turbulence" in="SourceGraphic" scale="1" xChannelSelector="R" yChannelSelector="G"></feDisplacementMap>
+                </filter>
+                <rect
+                    x="32"
+                    y="32"
+                    width="64"
+                    height="64"
+                    style={{ filter: 'url("#bashFilter")' }}>
+                </rect>
+            </svg>
+        );
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#bash'],
+            opacity: 1,
+
+            delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+        }));
+
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#bash'],
+            scale: {
+                value: 1,
+                delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+                duration: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.1,
+                endDelay: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.9,
+                easing: 'easeInExpo',
+            },
+
+            keyframes: [
+                { translateX: 0, translateY: 0 },
+                { translateX: -5, translateY: 0 },
+                { translateX: 0, translateY: -5 },
+                { translateX: 5, translateY: 0 },
+                { translateX: 0, translateY: 5 },
+                { translateX: -2, translateY: 0 },
+                { translateX: 0, translateY: -2 },
+                { translateX: 2, translateY: 0 },
+                { translateX: 0, translateY: 2 },
+            ],
+
+            delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.1,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.2,
+            easing: 'easeOutSine',
+        }));
+
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#bashFilter feTurbulence', '#bashFilter feDisplacementMap'],
+            baseFrequency: 2,
+            scale: 10,
+            numOctaves: 5,
+            easing: 'easeOutSine',
+
+            delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // this is necessary because
+    // skipping / timing / unmounting race conditions
+    // can cause the animations to cut short, this will ensure the values are reset
+    // because preact will recycle all these components
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        for (let i = this.animations.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            this.animations[i].reset();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = Bash;
diff --git a/client/src/components/anims/curse.jsx b/client/src/components/anims/curse.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ccaf2aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/anims/curse.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { Component } = require('preact');
+const anime = require('animejs').default;
+
+const { TIMES } = require('../../constants');
+
+class Curse extends Component {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.animations = [];
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <svg
+                id='curse'
+                class="skill-animation blue"
+                version="1.1"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                viewBox="0 0 198 200">
+                <ellipse cx="100" cy="100" rx="30" ry="30"/>
+                <ellipse cx="100" cy="100" rx="60" ry="60"/>
+                <ellipse cx="100" cy="100" rx="90" ry="90"/>
+            </svg>
+        );
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#curse'],
+            opacity: 1,
+
+            easing: 'easeOutExpo',
+            delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+        }));
+
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#curse'],
+            scale: [0.5, 0.8],
+            strokeWidth: 0,
+            easing: 'easeInOutSine',
+            direction: 'alternate',
+            duration: TIMES.START_SKILL,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // this is necessary because
+    // skipping / timing / unmounting race conditions
+    // can cause the animations to cut short, this will ensure the values are reset
+    // because preact will recycle all these components
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        for (let i = this.animations.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            this.animations[i].reset();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = Curse;