diff --git a/packages/web/src/Board.svelte b/packages/web/src/Board.svelte
index fb769fa..8cb35ae 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/Board.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/Board.svelte
@@ -633,6 +633,17 @@
       {/if}
     {/each}
   {/if}
+  <!-- FEAR's bubble: no willing step crosses this line toward its center -->
+  {#each view.players.filter((p) => p.alive && view.sustained.some((e) => e.cardId === "fear" && e.targetId === p.id)) as fp (fp.id)}
+    {@const fx = fp.position.x * CELL + CELL / 2}
+    {@const fy = fp.position.y * CELL + CELL / 2}
+    {@const r = 3.5 * CELL}
+    <path
+      d={`M ${fx} ${fy - r} L ${fx + r} ${fy} L ${fx} ${fy + r} L ${fx - r} ${fy} Z`}
+      class="fear-aura"
+    />
+  {/each}
+
   <!-- the sight line an attack traveled, leg by leg through any warp mouth -->
   {#if sightTrace}
     <SightTraceOverlay from={sightTrace.from} to={sightTrace.to} trace={sightTrace.trace} />
@@ -764,6 +775,18 @@
   .ghost-slot:hover { fill: rgba(122, 162, 122, 0.22); }
 
   .fx-layer { pointer-events: none; }
+  .fear-aura {
+    fill: rgba(90, 44, 110, 0.05);
+    stroke: #7a4a8a;
+    stroke-width: 2;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 6;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    animation: fear-breathe 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  @keyframes fear-breathe {
+    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.65; }
+    50% { opacity: 0.3; }
+  }
   .mover { transition: transform 260ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.35, 1); }
   .mover.snap { transition: none; }
 
@@ -789,7 +812,7 @@
     50% { opacity: 0.35; }
   }
   @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-    .marked-cell, .marked-sector, .ghost-slot, .warp-dest { animation: none; }
+    .marked-cell, .marked-sector, .ghost-slot, .warp-dest, .fear-aura { animation: none; }
     .fx-layer { display: none; }
     :global(.token-art.ghosted) { animation: none; }
     .mover { transition: none; }