diff --git a/public/src/games/spireclimb/SpireClimbGame.js b/public/src/games/spireclimb/SpireClimbGame.js
index fbbb07b..9f330bd 100644
--- a/public/src/games/spireclimb/SpireClimbGame.js
+++ b/public/src/games/spireclimb/SpireClimbGame.js
@@ -102,26 +102,39 @@ export default class SpireClimbGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     const g = this._targetArrow; g.clear();
     const sp = this._handSprites && this._handSprites[this.pendingCard.uid];
     if (!sp) return;
-    const x0 = sp.x, y0 = sp.y;
-    const p = this.input.activePointer;
-    const x1 = p.x, y1 = p.y;
-    if (Math.hypot(x1 - x0, y1 - y0) < 8) return;
-    const ang = Math.atan2(y1 - y0, x1 - x0);
+    // Quadratic Bezier: P0=card, P1=control 150px above card, P2=mouse
+    const p0x = sp.x, p0y = sp.y;
+    const p1x = sp.x, p1y = sp.y - 150;
+    const ptr = this.input.activePointer;
+    const p2x = ptr.x, p2y = ptr.y;
+    if (Math.hypot(p2x - p0x, p2y - p0y) < 8) return;
+    const STEPS = 32;
+    const pts = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i <= STEPS; i++) {
+      const t = i / STEPS, mt = 1 - t;
+      pts.push([mt*mt*p0x + 2*mt*t*p1x + t*t*p2x, mt*mt*p0y + 2*mt*t*p1y + t*t*p2y]);
+    }
+    const [lx, ly] = pts[STEPS];
+    const [plx, ply] = pts[STEPS - 1];
+    const ang = Math.atan2(ly - ply, lx - plx);
     const cos = Math.cos(ang), sin = Math.sin(ang);
-    const px = -sin, py = cos;                                  // perpendicular unit
-    const drawArrow = (color, alpha, lineW, headLen, headW) => {
-      const bx = x1 - cos * headLen, by = y1 - sin * headLen;  // arrowhead base center
+    const nx = -sin, ny = cos;
+    const draw = (color, alpha, lineW, headLen, headW) => {
       g.lineStyle(lineW, color, alpha);
-      g.beginPath(); g.moveTo(x0, y0); g.lineTo(bx, by); g.strokePath();
+      g.beginPath();
+      g.moveTo(pts[0][0], pts[0][1]);
+      for (let i = 1; i <= STEPS; i++) g.lineTo(pts[i][0], pts[i][1]);
+      g.strokePath();
+      const hbx = lx - cos * headLen, hby = ly - sin * headLen;
       g.fillStyle(color, alpha);
       g.beginPath();
-      g.moveTo(x1, y1);
-      g.lineTo(bx + px * headW, by + py * headW);
-      g.lineTo(bx - px * headW, by - py * headW);
+      g.moveTo(lx, ly);
+      g.lineTo(hbx + nx * headW, hby + ny * headW);
+      g.lineTo(hbx - nx * headW, hby - ny * headW);
       g.closePath(); g.fillPath();
     };
-    drawArrow(0x241806, 0.85, 24, 54, 35);                     // dark outline
-    drawArrow(0xe7c14b, 0.97, 14, 50, 29);                     // gold core
+    draw(0x241806, 0.85, 24, 54, 35);   // dark outline
+    draw(0xe7c14b, 0.97, 14, 50, 29);   // gold core
   }
 
   // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ helpers ══════════