diff --git a/client/assets/styles/game.css b/client/assets/styles/game.css
index 98bc139a..d3553a4d 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/game.css
+++ b/client/assets/styles/game.css
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
 
 .game-cryp.ko {
     animation: none;
-    opacity: 0.5;
     opacity: 0.35;
     filter: grayscale(100%);
 }
@@ -212,12 +211,16 @@ CRYP DAMAGE
 
 .game-cryp.active-skill {
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0.2em silver);
+
     /*border-color: silver;*/
 }
 
 .game-cryp.red-damage {
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0.2em red);
     color: red;
+    /*ensure cryp doesn't get opacity lowered because of being KO before the KO animation*/
+    opacity: 1;
+
     /*border-color: red;*/
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@ CRYP DAMAGE
 .game-cryp.blue-damage {
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0.2em blue);
     color: blue;
+    opacity: 1;
     /*border-color: blue;*/
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ CRYP DAMAGE
 .game-cryp.green-damage {
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0.2em green);
     color: green;
+    opacity: 1;
     /*border-color: green;*/
 }