diff --git a/web/src/components/ArrangePhase.tsx b/web/src/components/ArrangePhase.tsx
index 56cca4e..23b2e88 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ArrangePhase.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ArrangePhase.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface Props {
 export function ArrangePhase({ view, you, send }: Props) {
   const [order, setOrder] = useState<Card[]>(you.deck ?? [])
   const dragIndex = useRef<number | null>(null)
+  const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false)
   const locked = you.ready
 
   // Resync only if the deck's actual contents changed — every broadcast
@@ -100,7 +101,10 @@ export function ArrangePhase({ view, you, send }: Props) {
               key={c.id}
               className="arrange-card"
               draggable
-              onDragStart={() => (dragIndex.current = i)}
+              onDragStart={() => {
+                dragIndex.current = i
+                setDragging(true)
+              }}
               onDragOver={(e) => {
                 e.preventDefault()
                 if (dragIndex.current !== null && dragIndex.current !== i) {
@@ -108,9 +112,12 @@ export function ArrangePhase({ view, you, send }: Props) {
                   dragIndex.current = i
                 }
               }}
-              onDragEnd={() => (dragIndex.current = null)}
+              onDragEnd={() => {
+                dragIndex.current = null
+                setDragging(false)
+              }}
             >
-              <CardView card={c} bonus={bonuses.get(c.id) ?? 0} />
+              <CardView card={c} bonus={bonuses.get(c.id) ?? 0} noMagnify={dragging} />
               <div className="arrange-arrows">
                 <button
                   className="btn btn-ghost btn-sm"
diff --git a/web/src/components/CardView.tsx b/web/src/components/CardView.tsx
index 168090f..cec8e7c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/CardView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/CardView.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ interface Props {
   dead?: boolean
   // preview marks the floating magnified copy so it doesn't magnify itself.
   preview?: boolean
+  // noMagnify suppresses the hover magnifier (e.g. while this card is being
+  // dragged, so the frozen preview copy doesn't linger over the drag ghost).
+  noMagnify?: boolean
 }
 
 // CardView renders one physical card: pets get a power badge and a colored
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ export function CardView({
   damage = 0,
   dead,
   preview,
+  noMagnify,
 }: Props) {
   // Hover magnifier: show a large floating copy beside the cursor. The
   // preview copy itself opts out so it can't recurse.
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ export function CardView({
 
   // Place the magnified preview near the cursor, clamped into the viewport.
   const previewEl =
-    hover && !preview
+    hover && !preview && !noMagnify
       ? createPortal(
           <div
             className="card-magnify"
diff --git a/web/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo b/web/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
index 44ae54b..7a884b0 100644
--- a/web/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
+++ b/web/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"root":["./src/App.tsx","./src/api.ts","./src/main.tsx","./src/petArt.ts","./src/types.ts","./src/useGame.ts","./src/components/ArrangePhase.tsx","./src/components/BattlePhase.tsx","./src/components/CardView.tsx","./src/components/DebugPanel.tsx","./src/components/Dice.tsx","./src/components/GameOver.tsx","./src/components/Home.tsx","./src/components/Lobby.tsx","./src/components/ShopPhase.tsx","./src/components/Table.tsx"],"version":"5.9.3"}
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+{"root":["./src/App.tsx","./src/api.ts","./src/main.tsx","./src/petArt.ts","./src/types.ts","./src/useGame.ts","./src/components/ArrangePhase.tsx","./src/components/BattlePhase.tsx","./src/components/CardView.tsx","./src/components/DebugPanel.tsx","./src/components/Dice.tsx","./src/components/EventLog.tsx","./src/components/GameOver.tsx","./src/components/Home.tsx","./src/components/Lobby.tsx","./src/components/ShopPhase.tsx","./src/components/Table.tsx"],"version":"5.9.3"}
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