diff --git a/client/src/components/animations.jsx b/client/src/components/animations.jsx
index c3cdf40d..daa4f837 100644
--- a/client/src/components/animations.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/animations.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const Buff = require('./anims/buff');
 const Debuff = require('./anims/debuff');
 const Decay = require('./anims/decay');
 const Curse = require('./anims/curse');
+const Electrify = require('./anims/electrify');
 const Haste = require('./anims/haste');
 const Stun = require('./anims/stun');
 const Heal = require('./anims/heal');
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ function animations(props) {
             case 'Block': return <Block />;
             case 'Buff': return <Buff />;
             case 'Curse': return <Curse />;
+            case 'Electrify': return <Electrify />;
             case 'Blast': return <Blast id={construct.id} team={player}/>;
             case 'Debuff': return <Debuff />;
             case 'Decay': return <Decay />;
diff --git a/client/src/components/anims/electrify.jsx b/client/src/components/anims/electrify.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18c676ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/anims/electrify.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { Component } = require('preact');
+const times = require('lodash/times')
+
+const anime = require('animejs').default;
+
+const { TIMES } = require('../../constants');
+
+// shamelessly lifted from teh anime docs
+// https://animejs.com/documentation/#svgAttr
+
+class Electrify extends Component {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.animations = [];
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <svg
+                class='skill-animation blue'
+                version="1.1"
+                id="electrify"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                viewBox="0 0 128 128">
+                <defs>
+                    <filter id="electrifyFilter">
+                        <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5" />
+                        <feMerge>
+                            <feMergeNode />
+                            <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
+                        </feMerge>
+                    </filter>
+                </defs>
+                <path
+                    class='blue'
+                    filter='url("#electrifyFilter")'
+                    d='M10,64 L10,64 L20,64 L30,64 L40,64 L50,64 L60,64 L70,64 L80,64 L90,64 L100,64 L110,64'
+                />
+                <path
+                    class='white'
+                    filter='url("#electrifyFilter")'
+                    d='M10,64 L10,64 L20,64 L30,64 L40,64 L50,64 L60,64 L70,64 L80,64 L90,64 L100,64 L110,64'
+                />
+            </svg>
+        );
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#electrify'],
+            opacity: [
+                { value: 1, delay: TIMES.TARGET_FADE_IN_DELAY, duration: TIMES.TARGET_FADE_IN_DURATION },
+                { value: 0, delay: TIMES.TARGET_FADE_OUT_DELAY, duration: TIMES.FADE_OUT_DURATION },
+            ],
+            easing: 'easeInOutSine',
+        }));
+
+        const path = () => `M10,64
+            L10,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L20,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L30,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L40,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L50,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L60,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L70,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L80,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L90,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L100,${anime.random(34, 94)}
+            L110,64
+        `;
+
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#electrify path'],
+            d: times(10, path),
+            easing: 'easeOutExpo',
+            loop: true,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_MAIN_DURATION / 5,
+        }));
+
+        this.animations.push(anime({
+            targets: ['#electrify path.white'],
+            strokeWidth: [2, 1],
+            easing: 'easeInOutSine',
+            direction: 'alternate',
+            loop: true,
+            duration: TIMES.TARGET_MAIN_DURATION,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // 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 = Electrify;