diff --git a/client/assets/styles/styles.less b/client/assets/styles/styles.less
index 9680f077..aa852df9 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/styles.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/styles.less
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ dl {
         .logo {
             margin: 2em 0;
         }
+
+        .list {
+            margin-bottom: 0;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/assets/styles/styles.mobile.less b/client/assets/styles/styles.mobile.less
index 430627bc..e713faab 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/styles.mobile.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/styles.mobile.less
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
         font-size: 8pt;
         padding: 0;
 
+        &.front-page {
+            main {
+                padding: 0 0.5em;
+            }
+        }
+
         .instance {
             grid-template-areas:
                 "vbox vbox"
@@ -273,6 +279,9 @@
         }
 
         .info-combiner {
+            max-height: 7em;
+            overflow-y: scroll;
+
             .info {
                 display: none;
             }
diff --git a/client/src/components/front.page.jsx b/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
index 565d7946..32cf3e16 100644
--- a/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ function Play(args) {
             <hr />
             {list()}
             <hr />
-            {news}
-            <hr />
             <Welcome />
+            <hr />
+            {news}
         </main>
     );
 }
diff --git a/core/src/effect.rs b/core/src/effect.rs
index 7db563f8..c1d98d39 100644
--- a/core/src/effect.rs
+++ b/core/src/effect.rs
@@ -75,38 +75,19 @@ impl Effect {
         match self {
             Effect::Banish => true,
 
-            // delete sustain immunitiy???
-            /*Effect::Sustain => [
-                Skill::Stun,
-                Skill::Silence,
-                Skill::SilencePlus,
-                Skill::SilencePlusPlus,
-                Skill::Ruin,
-                Skill::RuinPlus,
-                Skill::RuinPlusPlus,
-                Skill::Restrict,
-                Skill::RestrictPlus,
-                Skill::RestrictPlusPlus
-            ].contains(&skill),*/
-
+            // these provide immunity for the ticks
+            // the base skills will still resolve
+            // but they have early return checks
+            // to ensure the effect is reapplied but damage is not
             Effect::Siphoned => [
-                Skill::Siphon,
-                Skill::SiphonPlus,
-                Skill::SiphonPlusPlus,
                 Skill::SiphonTick,
             ].contains(&skill),
 
             Effect::Decayed => [
-                Skill::Decay,
-                Skill::DecayPlus,
-                Skill::DecayPlusPlus,
                 Skill::DecayTick,
             ].contains(&skill),
 
             Effect::Triaged => [
-                Skill::Triage,
-                Skill::TriagePlus,
-                Skill::TriagePlusPlus,
                 Skill::TriageTick,
             ].contains(&skill),
 
diff --git a/core/src/game.rs b/core/src/game.rs
index d35292d4..aa84d2b3 100644
--- a/core/src/game.rs
+++ b/core/src/game.rs
@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ impl Game {
         let mut sorted = self.stack.clone();
         sorted.iter_mut()
             .for_each(|s| {
+
+                // we do not modify the speed of ticks
+                // as they are considered to be pinned to the speed
+                // that they were initially cast
+
                 if !s.skill.is_tick() {
                     let caster = self.construct_by_id(s.source).unwrap();
                     let speed = caster.skill_speed(s.skill);
@@ -452,7 +457,15 @@ impl Game {
         self.skill_phase_start(r_animation_ms)
     }
 
-    fn modify_cast(&self, cast: Cast) -> Vec<Cast> {
+    fn modify_cast(&self, mut cast: Cast) -> Vec<Cast> {
+
+        // reassign the speeds based on the caster
+        // for test purposes
+        if !cast.skill.is_tick() {
+            let speed = self.construct(cast.source).skill_speed(cast.skill);
+            cast.speed = speed;
+        }
+
         let target_player = self.players.iter()
             .find(|t| t.constructs.iter().any(|c| c.id == cast.target))
             .unwrap();
@@ -499,11 +512,11 @@ impl Game {
         }
 
         let casts = self.modify_cast(cast);
-        
-        let castable = casts.clone()
-            .into_iter()
+
+        let castable = casts
+            .iter()
             .any(|c| !self.construct(c.target).is_ko() && !self.construct(c.target).immune(c.skill).is_some());
-        
+
         if castable {
             self.action(cast, Action::Cast);
             if cast.skill.aoe() {
@@ -639,11 +652,14 @@ impl Game {
 
             Value::TickDamage { construct, effect } =>
                 self.construct(construct).stat(Stat::TickDamage(effect)),
-
             // Skills { construct: Uuid, colour: Colour },
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn affected(&self, construct: Uuid, effect: Effect) -> bool {
+        self.construct(construct).affected(effect)
+    }
+
     fn cast(&mut self, cast: Cast) -> Event {
        Event::Cast { construct: cast.source, player: cast.player, target: cast.target, skill: cast.skill, direction: self.direction(cast) }
     }
@@ -840,6 +856,7 @@ pub enum Value {
     Removals { construct: Uuid },
     DamageReceived { construct: Uuid, colour: Colour },
     TickDamage { construct: Uuid, effect: Effect },
+    // Affected { construct: Uuid, effect: Effect }, // not an int :(
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug,Clone,PartialEq)]
diff --git a/core/src/skill.rs b/core/src/skill.rs
index 9d4d3902..fcaf33f9 100644
--- a/core/src/skill.rs
+++ b/core/src/skill.rs
@@ -989,6 +989,10 @@ fn siphon(cast: Cast, game: &mut Game, values: Siphon) {
         }
     );
 
+    // should only reapply the dot if they have already been hit by the dmg
+    // from either this or the tick
+    if game.affected(cast.target, Effect::Siphoned) { return; }
+
     game.action(cast,
         Action::Damage {
             construct: cast.target,
@@ -1580,6 +1584,8 @@ fn decay(cast: Cast, game: &mut Game, values: Decay) {
         }
     );
 
+    if game.affected(cast.target, Effect::Decayed) { return; }
+
     game.action(cast,
         Action::Effect {
             construct: cast.target,
@@ -2194,6 +2200,9 @@ fn triage(cast: Cast, game: &mut Game, values: Triage) {
                 Some(EffectMeta::CastTick { source: cast.source, target: cast.target, skill: Skill::TriageTick, speed: cast.speed, amount }) },
         }
     );
+
+    if game.affected(cast.target, Effect::Triaged) { return; }
+
     game.action(cast,
         Action::Heal {
             construct: cast.target,