feat: Prioritize local card image paths over external URLs for all card displays and interactions.

src/client/src/modules/draft/DeckBuilderView.tsx

@@ -16,13 +16,21 @@ interface DeckBuilderViewProps {
 }
 
 // Internal Helper to normalize card data for visuals
-const normalizeCard = (c: any): DraftCard => ({
+const normalizeCard = (c: any): DraftCard => {
+  const targetId = c.scryfallId || c.id;
+  const setCode = c.setCode || c.set;
+  const localImage = (targetId && setCode)
+    ? `/cards/images/${setCode}/full/${targetId}.jpg`
+    : null;
+
+  return {
     ...c,
     finish: c.finish || 'nonfoil',
     typeLine: c.typeLine || c.type_line,
     // Ensure image is top-level for components that expect it
-  image: c.image || c.image_uris?.normal || c.card_faces?.[0]?.image_uris?.normal
-});
+    image: localImage || c.image || c.image_uris?.normal || c.card_faces?.[0]?.image_uris?.normal
+  };
+};
 
 const LAND_URL_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
   Plains: "https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/1/d1ea1858-ad25-4d13-9860-25c898b02c42.jpg",
@@ -416,7 +424,21 @@ export const DeckBuilderView: React.FC<DeckBuilderViewProps> = ({ initialPool, a
   };
 
   const submitDeck = () => {
-    socketService.socket.emit('player_ready', { deck });
+    // Normalize deck images to use local cache before submitting
+    const preparedDeck = deck.map(c => {
+      const targetId = c.scryfallId; // DraftCard uses scryfallId for the real ID
+      const setCode = c.setCode || c.set;
+
+      if (targetId && setCode) {
+        return {
+          ...c,
+          image: `/cards/images/${setCode}/full/${targetId}.jpg`
+        };
+      }
+      return c;
+    });
+
+    socketService.socket.emit('player_ready', { deck: preparedDeck });
   };
 
   // --- DnD Handlers ---
@@ -526,13 +548,22 @@ export const DeckBuilderView: React.FC<DeckBuilderViewProps> = ({ initialPool, a
   const landSourceCards = useMemo(() => {
     // If we have specific lands from cube, use them.
     if (availableBasicLands && availableBasicLands.length > 0) {
-      return availableBasicLands.map(land => ({
+      return availableBasicLands.map(land => {
+        const targetId = land.scryfallId || land.id;
+        const setCode = land.setCode || land.set;
+
+        const localImage = (targetId && setCode)
+          ? `/cards/images/${setCode}/full/${targetId}.jpg`
+          : null;
+
+        return {
           ...land,
           id: `land-source-${land.name}`, // stable ID for list
           isLandSource: true,
           // Ensure image is set for display
-        image: land.image || land.image_uris?.normal
-      }));
+          image: localImage || land.image || land.image_uris?.normal
+        };
+      });
     }
 
     // Otherwise generate generic basics

src/client/src/modules/draft/DraftView.tsx

@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@ import { DndContext, DragOverlay, useSensor, useSensors, MouseSensor, TouchSenso
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 
 // Helper to normalize card data for visuals
-const normalizeCard = (c: any) => ({
+// Helper to normalize card data for visuals
+const normalizeCard = (c: any) => {
+  const targetId = c.scryfallId || c.id;
+  const setCode = c.setCode || c.set;
+
+  const localImage = (targetId && setCode)
+    ? `/cards/images/${setCode}/full/${targetId}.jpg`
+    : null;
+
+  return {
     ...c,
     finish: c.finish || 'nonfoil',
-  image: c.image || c.image_uris?.normal || c.card_faces?.[0]?.image_uris?.normal
-});
+    image: localImage || c.image || c.image_uris?.normal || c.card_faces?.[0]?.image_uris?.normal
+  };
+};
 
 // Droppable Wrapper for Pool
 const PoolDroppable = ({ children, className, style }: any) => {
@@ -633,7 +643,8 @@ const DraftCardItem = ({ rawCard, handlePick, setHoveredCard }: any) => {
   );
 };
 
-const PoolCardItem = ({ card, setHoveredCard, vertical = false }: any) => {
+const PoolCardItem = ({ card: rawCard, setHoveredCard, vertical = false }: any) => {
+  const card = normalizeCard(rawCard);
   const { onTouchStart, onTouchEnd, onTouchMove, onClick } = useCardTouch(setHoveredCard, () => {
     if (window.matchMedia('(pointer: coarse)').matches) return;
   }, card);
@@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ const PoolCardItem = ({ card, setHoveredCard, vertical = false }: any) => {
       onClick={onClick}
     >
       <img
-        src={card.image || card.image_uris?.normal || card.card_faces?.[0]?.image_uris?.normal}
+        src={card.image}
         alt={card.name}
         className={`${vertical ? 'w-full h-full object-cover' : 'h-full w-auto object-contain'} rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-slate-700/50 group-hover:border-emerald-500/50 group-hover:shadow-emerald-500/20 transition-all`}
         draggable={false}

src/client/src/modules/game/CardComponent.tsx

@@ -29,9 +29,17 @@ export const CardComponent: React.FC<CardComponentProps> = ({ card, onDragStart,
     return () => unregisterCard(card.instanceId);
   }, [card.instanceId]);
 
+  // Robustly resolve Art Crop
   // Robustly resolve Art Crop
   let imageSrc = card.imageUrl;
-  if (viewMode === 'cutout' && card.definition) {
+
+  if (card.definition && card.definition.set && card.definition.id) {
+    if (viewMode === 'cutout') {
+      imageSrc = `/cards/images/${card.definition.set}/crop/${card.definition.id}.jpg`;
+    } else {
+      imageSrc = `/cards/images/${card.definition.set}/full/${card.definition.id}.jpg`;
+    }
+  } else if (viewMode === 'cutout' && card.definition) {
     if (card.definition.image_uris?.art_crop) {
       imageSrc = card.definition.image_uris.art_crop;
     } else if (card.definition.card_faces?.[0]?.image_uris?.art_crop) {

src/client/src/modules/game/GameView.tsx

@@ -501,7 +501,12 @@ export const GameView: React.FC<GameViewProps> = ({ gameState, currentPlayerId }
                     >
                       {hoveredCard && (
                         <img
-                          src={hoveredCard.imageUrl}
+                          src={(() => {
+                            if (hoveredCard.definition?.set && hoveredCard.definition?.id) {
+                              return `/cards/images/${hoveredCard.definition.set}/full/${hoveredCard.definition.id}.jpg`;
+                            }
+                            return hoveredCard.imageUrl;
+                          })()}
                           alt={hoveredCard.name}
                           className="w-full h-full object-cover rounded-xl shadow-2xl shadow-black ring-1 ring-white/10"
                         />

src/client/src/modules/game/ZoneOverlay.tsx

@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ export const ZoneOverlay: React.FC<ZoneOverlayProps> = ({ zoneName, cards, onClo
                     }}
                   >
                     <img
-                      src={card.imageUrl || 'https://via.placeholder.com/250x350'}
+                      src={(() => {
+                        if (card.definition?.set && card.definition?.id) {
+                          return `/cards/images/${card.definition.set}/full/${card.definition.id}.jpg`;
+                        }
+                        return card.imageUrl || 'https://via.placeholder.com/250x350';
+                      })()}
                       alt={card.name}
                       className="w-full h-full object-cover"
                     />