diff --git a/src/client/src/components/ManaIcon.tsx b/src/client/src/components/ManaIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11aa19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/src/components/ManaIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+type ManaSymbol =
+  | 'w' // White
+  | 'u' // Blue
+  | 'b' // Black
+  | 'r' // Red
+  | 'g' // Green
+  | 'c' // Colorless
+  | 'x' | 'y' | 'z' // Variables
+  | 't' | 'tap' // Tap
+  | 'q' | 'untap' // Untap
+  | 'e' | 'energy' // Energy
+  | 'p' // Phyrexian generic? (check font)
+  | 'vp' // Velcro/Planechase?
+  | 's' // Snow
+  | '0' | '1' | '2' | '3' | '4' | '5' | '6' | '7' | '8' | '9' // Numbers
+  | '10' | '11' | '12' | '13' | '14' | '15' | '16' | '17' | '18' | '19' | '20' // Higher numbers usually specialized, check support
+  | 'infinity'
+  | string; // Allow others
+
+interface ManaIconProps {
+  symbol: ManaSymbol;
+  size?: 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'xl' | '2x' | '3x' | '4x' | '5x'; // 'ms-2x' etc from the font or custom sizing
+  className?: string;
+  shadow?: boolean; // 'ms-cost' adds a shadow usually
+  fixedWidth?: boolean; // 'ms-fw'
+}
+
+export const ManaIcon: React.FC<ManaIconProps> = ({
+  symbol,
+  size,
+  className = '',
+  shadow = false,
+  fixedWidth = false,
+}) => {
+  // Normalize symbol to lowercase
+  const sym = symbol.toLowerCase();
+
+  // Construct class names
+  // ms is the base class
+  const classes = [
+    'ms',
+    `ms-${sym}`,
+    size ? `ms-${size}` : '',
+    shadow ? 'ms-cost' : '', // 'ms-cost' is often used formana costs to give them a circle/shadow look.
+    fixedWidth ? 'ms-fw' : '',
+    className,
+  ]
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join(' ');
+
+  return <i className={classes} title={`Mana symbol: ${symbol}`} aria-hidden="true" />;
+};
diff --git a/src/client/src/main.tsx b/src/client/src/main.tsx
index a438ae8..ce671c5 100644
--- a/src/client/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/client/src/main.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { App } from './App';
 import './styles/main.css';
+import 'mana-font/css/mana.min.css';
 import { registerSW } from 'virtual:pwa-register';
 
 // Register Service Worker
diff --git a/src/client/src/modules/game/GameView.tsx b/src/client/src/modules/game/GameView.tsx
index 1650bf0..2793252 100644
--- a/src/client/src/modules/game/GameView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/src/modules/game/GameView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useConfirm } from '../../components/ConfirmDialog';
 import { ChevronLeft, Eye, RotateCcw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ManaIcon } from '../../components/ManaIcon';
 import { DndContext, DragOverlay, useSensor, useSensors, MouseSensor, TouchSensor, DragStartEvent, DragEndEvent, useDraggable, useDroppable } from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 import { GameState, CardInstance } from '../../types/game';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { GestureManager } from './GestureManager';
 import { MulliganView } from './MulliganView';
 import { RadialMenu, RadialOption } from './RadialMenu';
 import { InspectorOverlay } from './InspectorOverlay';
+import { formatOracleText } from '../../utils/textUtils';
 
 // --- DnD Helpers ---
 const DraggableCardWrapper = ({ children, card, disabled }: { children: React.ReactNode, card: CardInstance, disabled?: boolean }) => {
@@ -224,12 +226,12 @@ export const GameView: React.FC<GameViewProps> = ({ gameState, currentPlayerId }
       if (card) {
         setRadialPosition({ x: payload.x || window.innerWidth / 2, y: payload.y || window.innerHeight / 2 });
         setRadialOptions([
-          { id: 'W', label: 'White', color: '#f0f2eb', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'W' } }) },
-          { id: 'U', label: 'Blue', color: '#aae0fa', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'U' } }) },
-          { id: 'B', label: 'Black', color: '#cbc2bf', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'B' } }) },
-          { id: 'R', label: 'Red', color: '#f9aa8f', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'R' } }) },
-          { id: 'G', label: 'Green', color: '#9bd3ae', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'G' } }) },
-          { id: 'C', label: 'Colorless', color: '#ccc2c0', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'C' } }) },
+          { id: 'W', label: 'White', icon: <ManaIcon symbol="w" size="2x" shadow />, color: '#f0f2eb', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'W' } }) },
+          { id: 'U', label: 'Blue', icon: <ManaIcon symbol="u" size="2x" shadow />, color: '#aae0fa', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'U' } }) },
+          { id: 'B', label: 'Black', icon: <ManaIcon symbol="b" size="2x" shadow />, color: '#cbc2bf', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'B' } }) },
+          { id: 'R', label: 'Red', icon: <ManaIcon symbol="r" size="2x" shadow />, color: '#f9aa8f', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'R' } }) },
+          { id: 'G', label: 'Green', icon: <ManaIcon symbol="g" size="2x" shadow />, color: '#9bd3ae', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'G' } }) },
+          { id: 'C', label: 'Colorless', icon: <ManaIcon symbol="c" size="2x" shadow />, color: '#ccc2c0', onSelect: () => socketService.socket.emit('game_strict_action', { action: { type: 'ADD_MANA', color: 'C' } }) },
         ]);
       }
       return;
@@ -543,7 +545,12 @@ export const GameView: React.FC<GameViewProps> = ({ gameState, currentPlayerId }
                     <h3 className="text-lg font-bold text-slate-200 leading-tight">{hoveredCard.name}</h3>
 
                     {hoveredCard.manaCost && (
-                      <p className="text-sm text-slate-400 mt-1 font-mono tracking-widest">{hoveredCard.manaCost}</p>
+                      <div className="mt-1 flex items-center text-slate-400">
+                        {hoveredCard.manaCost.match(/\{([^}]+)\}/g)?.map((s, i) => {
+                          const sym = s.replace(/[{}]/g, '').toLowerCase().replace('/', '');
+                          return <ManaIcon key={i} symbol={sym} shadow className="text-base mr-0.5" />;
+                        }) || <span className="font-mono">{hoveredCard.manaCost}</span>}
+                      </div>
                     )}
 
                     {hoveredCard.typeLine && (
@@ -552,9 +559,10 @@ export const GameView: React.FC<GameViewProps> = ({ gameState, currentPlayerId }
                       </div>
                     )}
 
+
                     {hoveredCard.oracleText && (
-                      <div className="text-sm text-slate-300 text-left bg-slate-900/50 p-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-800 whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed shadow-inner">
-                        {hoveredCard.oracleText}
+                      <div className="text-sm text-slate-300 text-left bg-slate-900/50 p-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-800 leading-relaxed shadow-inner">
+                        {formatOracleText(hoveredCard.oracleText)}
                       </div>
                     )}
                   </div>
@@ -937,21 +945,16 @@ export const GameView: React.FC<GameViewProps> = ({ gameState, currentPlayerId }
                 </div>
               </div>
 
+              {/* Mana Pool Display */}
               {/* Mana Pool Display */}
               <div className="w-full bg-slate-800/50 rounded-lg p-2 grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-1 gap-y-1 border border-white/5">
                 {['W', 'U', 'B', 'R', 'G', 'C'].map(color => {
                   const count = myPlayer?.manaPool?.[color] || 0;
-                  const icons: Record<string, string> = {
-                    W: '☀️', U: '💧', B: '💀', R: '🔥', G: '🌳', C: '💎'
-                  };
-                  const colors: Record<string, string> = {
-                    W: 'text-yellow-100', U: 'text-blue-300', B: 'text-slate-400', R: 'text-red-400', G: 'text-green-400', C: 'text-slate-300'
-                  };
-
+                  // Use ManaIcon instead of emojis
                   return (
                     <div key={color} className="flex flex-col items-center">
-                      <div className={`text-xs ${colors[color]} font-bold flex items-center gap-1`}>
-                        {icons[color]}
+                      <div className={`text-xs font-bold flex items-center gap-1`}>
+                        <ManaIcon symbol={color.toLowerCase()} size="lg" shadow />
                       </div>
 
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-1 mt-1">
diff --git a/src/client/src/modules/game/PhaseStrip.tsx b/src/client/src/modules/game/PhaseStrip.tsx
index 9b82e9a..2dd62a5 100644
--- a/src/client/src/modules/game/PhaseStrip.tsx
+++ b/src/client/src/modules/game/PhaseStrip.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { GameState, Phase, Step } from '../../types/game';
-import { Shield, Swords, Hourglass, Zap, Hand, ChevronRight, XCircle, Play, RotateCcw, Clock, Files, Crosshair, Skull, Flag, Moon, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ManaIcon } from '../../components/ManaIcon';
+import { Shield, Swords, Hourglass, Zap, Hand, ChevronRight, XCircle, Play, Clock, Files, Crosshair, Skull, Flag, Moon, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface PhaseStripProps {
   gameState: GameState;
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export const PhaseStrip: React.FC<PhaseStripProps> = ({
   }
 
   const stepsList: VisualStep[] = useMemo(() => [
-    { id: 'untap', label: 'Untap', icon: RotateCcw, phase: 'beginning', step: 'untap' },
+    { id: 'untap', label: 'Untap', icon: (props: any) => <ManaIcon symbol="untap" className="text-current" {...props} />, phase: 'beginning', step: 'untap' },
     { id: 'upkeep', label: 'Upkeep', icon: Clock, phase: 'beginning', step: 'upkeep' },
     { id: 'draw', label: 'Draw', icon: Files, phase: 'beginning', step: 'draw' },
     { id: 'main1', label: 'Main 1', icon: Zap, phase: 'main1', step: 'main' },
diff --git a/src/client/src/utils/textUtils.tsx b/src/client/src/utils/textUtils.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87d51a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/src/utils/textUtils.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { ManaIcon } from '../components/ManaIcon';
+
+/**
+ * Helper to parse a text segment and replace {X} symbols with icons.
+ */
+const parseSymbols = (text: string): React.ReactNode => {
+  if (!text) return null;
+  const parts = text.split(/(\{.*?\})/g);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {parts.map((part, index) => {
+        if (part.startsWith('{') && part.endsWith('}')) {
+          let content = part.slice(1, -1).toLowerCase();
+          content = content.replace('/', '');
+
+          // Manual mapping for special symbols
+          const symbolMap: Record<string, string> = {
+            't': 'tap',
+            'q': 'untap',
+          };
+
+          if (symbolMap[content]) {
+            content = symbolMap[content];
+          }
+
+          return (
+            <ManaIcon
+              key={index}
+              symbol={content}
+              className="text-[0.9em] text-slate-900 mx-[1px] align-baseline inline-block"
+              shadow
+            />
+          );
+        }
+        return <span key={index}>{part}</span>;
+      })}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parses a string containing Magic: The Gathering symbols and lists.
+ * Replaces symbols with ManaIcon components and bulleted lists with HTML structure.
+ */
+export const formatOracleText = (text: string | null | undefined): React.ReactNode => {
+  if (!text) return null;
+
+  // Split by specific bullet character or newlines first
+  // Some cards use actual newlines for abilities, some use bullets for modes.
+  // We want to handle "•" as a list item start.
+
+  // Strategy:
+  // 1. Split by newline to respect existing paragraph breaks.
+  // 2. Inside each paragraph, check for bullets.
+
+  const lines = text.split('\n');
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      {lines.map((line, lineIdx) => {
+        if (!line.trim()) return null;
+
+        // Check for bullets
+        if (line.includes('•')) {
+          const segments = line.split('•');
+
+          return (
+            <div key={lineIdx} className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+              {segments.map((seg, segIdx) => {
+                const content = seg.trim();
+                if (!content) return null;
+
+                // If it's the very first segment and the line didn't start with bullet, it's intro text.
+                // If the line started with "•", segments[0] is empty (handled above).
+                const isListItem = segIdx > 0 || line.trim().startsWith('•');
+
+                return (
+                  <div key={segIdx} className={`flex gap-1 ${isListItem ? 'ml-2 pl-2 border-l-2 border-white/10' : ''}`}>
+                    {isListItem && <span className="text-emerald-400 font-bold">•</span>}
+                    <span className={isListItem ? "text-slate-200" : ""}>{parseSymbols(content)}</span>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          );
+        }
+
+        return <div key={lineIdx}>{parseSymbols(line)}</div>;
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/package-lock.json b/src/package-lock.json
index 1c4cda9..a21ae87 100644
--- a/src/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "ioredis": "^5.8.2",
         "lucide-react": "^0.475.0",
+        "mana-font": "^1.18.0",
         "react": "^19.0.0",
         "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
         "socket.io": "^4.8.1",
@@ -5417,6 +5418,12 @@
         "sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/mana-font": {
+      "version": "1.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mana-font/-/mana-font-1.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PKCR5z/eeOBbox0Lu5b6A0QUWVUUa3A3LWXb9sw4N5ThIWXxRbCagXPSL4k6Cnh2Fre6Y4+2Xl819OrY7m1cUA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/math-intrinsics": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/math-intrinsics/-/math-intrinsics-1.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index ca934d1..6e2a9d3 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "ioredis": "^5.8.2",
     "lucide-react": "^0.475.0",
+    "mana-font": "^1.18.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.1",