diff --git a/WORKLOG.md b/WORKLOG.md
index 8f93a003..32c8ffd9 100644
--- a/WORKLOG.md
+++ b/WORKLOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 * can't reset password without knowing password =\
 
+* Display skill colours during combat
+
 ## SOON (Before or After PAX)
 
 * bot game grind
diff --git a/client/src/animations.utils.jsx b/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
index feda087b..39ef17ef 100644
--- a/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ function getObjects(resolution, stages, game, account) {
 function getSequence(resolution) {
     if (!resolution.event) return [];
     if (resolution.event[0] === 'Inversion') return [];
+    if (['TargetKo', 'Ko'].includes(resolution.event[0])) return [];
     if (['Skill', 'AoeSkill'].includes(resolution.event[0])) return ['START_SKILL', 'END_SKILL'];
-    if (resolution.event[0] === 'Ko') return ['POST_SKILL'];
 
     switch (resolution.stages) {
     case 'AllStages': return ['START_SKILL', 'END_SKILL', 'POST_SKILL'];
diff --git a/server/src/skill.rs b/server/src/skill.rs
index 8fd2a685..a965f7de 100644
--- a/server/src/skill.rs
+++ b/server/src/skill.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ fn post_resolve(_skill: Skill, game: &mut Game, mut resolutions: Resolutions) ->
                     };
                 }
 
-                if target.affected(Effect::Absorb) {
+                if target.affected(Effect::Absorb) && !target.is_ko() {
                     let ConstructEffect { effect: _, duration: _, meta, tick: _ } = target.effects.iter()
                         .find(|e| e.effect == Effect::Absorb).unwrap().clone();
                     match meta {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ fn post_resolve(_skill: Skill, game: &mut Game, mut resolutions: Resolutions) ->
                     };
                 }
                 if c == Colour::Red {
-                    if target.affected(Effect::Counter) {
+                    if target.affected(Effect::Counter) && !target.is_ko() {
                         let ConstructEffect { effect: _, duration: _, meta, tick: _ } = target.effects.iter()
                             .find(|e| e.effect == Effect::Counter).unwrap().clone();
                         match meta {
@@ -1584,9 +1584,17 @@ fn absorb(source: &mut Construct, target: &mut Construct, mut results: Resolutio
 
 fn absorption(source: &mut Construct, target: &mut Construct, mut results: Resolutions, reflect_skill: Skill, amount: u64, skill: Skill) -> Resolutions {
     let absorb = skill.effect()[0].set_meta(EffectMeta::AddedDamage(amount));
+
     results.push(Resolution::new(source, target)
         .event(target.add_effect(reflect_skill, absorb))
         .stages(EventStages::PostOnly));
+    
+    let absorb_index = target.effects.iter().position(|e| e.effect == Effect::Absorb).expect("No absorb");
+    let ce = target.effects.remove(absorb_index);
+    
+    results.push(Resolution::new(source, target)
+        .event(Event::Removal { effect: ce.effect, construct_effects: target.effects.clone() })
+        .stages(EventStages::PostOnly));
     return results;;
 }