diff --git a/client/src/components/animations.jsx b/client/src/components/animations.jsx
index 6cc40600..d009fc0a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/animations.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/animations.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const AttackCharge = require('./anims/attack.charge');
 const Amplify = require('./anims/amplify');
 const Blast = require('./anims/blast');
 const banish = require('./anims/banish');
+const Block = require('./anims/block');
 const Buff = require('./anims/buff');
 const Debuff = require('./anims/debuff');
 const Heal = require('./anims/heal');
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ function animations(props) {
             case 'Attack': return <Strike id={construct.id} stage={stage} team={player} colour={colours.white}/>;
             case 'Amplify': return <Amplify/>;
             case 'Banish': return banish(construct.id);
+            case 'Block': return <Block />;
             case 'Buff': return <Buff />;
             case 'Blast': return <Blast id={construct.id} stage={stage} team={player}/>;
             case 'Debuff': return <Debuff />;
diff --git a/client/src/components/anims/block.jsx b/client/src/components/anims/block.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37ac6b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/anims/block.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { Component } = require('preact');
+const anime = require('animejs').default;
+
+const { TIMES } = require('../../constants');
+
+class Block extends Component {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.animations = [];
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <svg
+                class='skill-animation red'
+                version="1.1"
+                id="block"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                style={{ transform: 'rotate(180deg)' }}
+                viewBox="0 0 256 256">
+                <filter id='blockFilter'>
+                    <feTurbulence type="turbulence" baseFrequency="0.05" numOctaves="2" result="turbulence" style="transform: scale(1);"></feTurbulence>
+                    <feDisplacementMap in2="turbulence" in="SourceGraphic" scale="15" xChannelSelector="R" yChannelSelector="G"></feDisplacementMap>
+                </filter>
+                <polygon
+                    points='128,168 80,240 176,240'
+                    style={{ filter: 'url("#blockFilter")' }}
+                    id="charge"/>
+                <polyline
+                    points='176,240 212,216 128,96 44,216 80,240'
+                    style={{ filter: 'url("#blockFilter")' }}
+                    id="charge"/>
+                <polyline
+                    points='212,216 248,192 128,24 8,192 44,216'
+                    style={{ filter: 'url("#blockFilter")' }}
+                    id="charge"/>
+            </svg>
+        );
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#block'],
+            opacity: 1,
+
+            delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
+        }));
+
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['feTurbulence', 'feDisplacementMap'],
+            baseFrequency: 0,
+            scale: 1,
+            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 = Block;