diff --git a/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h b/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h
index b417a197..d0ad4b92 100644
--- a/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h
+++ b/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets::Server
     float animationLockTime; // maybe? doesn't seem to do anything
     uint32_t someTargetId; // always 00 00 00 E0, 0x0E000000 is the internal def for INVALID TARGET ID
 
-    uint16_t hiddenAnimation; // if 0, always shows animation, otherwise hides it. counts up by 1 for each animation skipped on a caster
+    uint16_t sourceSequence; // if 0, always shows animation, otherwise hides it. counts up by 1 for each animation skipped on a caster
     uint16_t rotation;
     uint16_t actionAnimationId; // the animation that is played by the casting character
     uint8_t variation; // variation in the animation
diff --git a/src/world/Action/EffectBuilder.cpp b/src/world/Action/EffectBuilder.cpp
index d6f206eb..7b070fc0 100644
--- a/src/world/Action/EffectBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Action/EffectBuilder.cpp
@@ -76,27 +76,15 @@ void EffectBuilder::buildAndSendPackets()
 
     Logger::debug( " - id: {}", result->getTarget()->getId() );
 
+    auto seq = m_sourceChara->getCurrentTerritory()->getNextEffectSequence();
+
     auto effectPacket = std::make_shared< Server::EffectPacket >( m_sourceChara->getId(), result->getTarget()->getId(), m_actionId );
     effectPacket->setRotation( Common::Util::floatToUInt16Rot( m_sourceChara->getRot() ) );
-    effectPacket->setSequence( m_sequence );
+    effectPacket->setSequence( seq, m_sequence );
 
     effectPacket->addEffect( result->buildEffectEntry() );
 
-    m_sourceChara->sendToInRangeSet( effectPacket, false );
-
-    // send a dupe packet to the caster with hiddenAnimation field set
-    if( auto player = m_sourceChara->getAsPlayer() )
-    {
-      auto effectPacket2 = std::make_shared< Server::EffectPacket >( m_sourceChara->getId(), result->getTarget()->getId(), m_actionId );
-      effectPacket2->setRotation( Common::Util::floatToUInt16Rot( m_sourceChara->getRot() ) );
-      effectPacket2->setSequence( m_sequence );
-
-      effectPacket2->data().hiddenAnimation = m_sequence;
-
-      effectPacket2->addEffect( result->buildEffectEntry() );
-
-      player->queuePacket( effectPacket2 );
-    }
+    m_sourceChara->sendToInRangeSet( effectPacket, true );
   }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/world/Network/PacketWrappers/EffectPacket.h b/src/world/Network/PacketWrappers/EffectPacket.h
index 7cc07757..ec91133a 100644
--- a/src/world/Network/PacketWrappers/EffectPacket.h
+++ b/src/world/Network/PacketWrappers/EffectPacket.h
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets::Server
       FFXIVPacketBase::setTargetActor( targetId );
     }
 
-    void setSequence( uint32_t sequence )
+    void setSequence( uint32_t sequence, uint16_t sourceSequence = 0 )
     {
       m_data.sequence = sequence;
+      m_data.sourceSequence = sourceSequence;
     }
   };