diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/effect/DarkVortexSpell.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/effect/DarkVortexSpell.java
index 740a2a21..0cea87e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/effect/DarkVortexSpell.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/effect/DarkVortexSpell.java
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell.Spell;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell.trait.SpellTraits;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell.trait.Trait;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.entity.damage.UDamageTypes;
-import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.ParticleHandle.Attachment;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.LightningBoltParticleEffect;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.ParticleHandle;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.ParticleUtils;
-import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.SphereParticleEffect;
-import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.UParticles;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.projectile.MagicProjectileEntity;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.projectile.ProjectileDelegate;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.util.shape.Sphere;
@@ -113,16 +110,11 @@ public class DarkVortexSpell extends AttractiveSpell implements ProjectileDelega
         return EntityPredicates.EXCEPT_CREATIVE_OR_SPECTATOR.test(entity) && getAttractiveForce(source, entity) > 0;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onDestroyed(Caster<?> caster) {
-        particlEffect.destroy();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void generateParticles(Caster<?> source) {
         super.generateParticles(source);
 
-        float radius = (float)getEventHorizonRadius();
+        /*float radius = (float)getEventHorizonRadius();
 
         particlEffect.update(getUuid(), source, spawner -> {
             spawner.addParticle(new SphereParticleEffect(UParticles.SPHERE, 0x000000, 0.99F, radius, SPHERE_OFFSET), source.getOriginVector(), Vec3d.ZERO);
@@ -134,7 +126,7 @@ public class DarkVortexSpell extends AttractiveSpell implements ProjectileDelega
             spawner.addParticle(new SphereParticleEffect(UParticles.DISK, 0xAAAAAA, 0.4F, radius + 1, SPHERE_OFFSET), getOrigin(source), Vec3d.ZERO);
         }).ifPresent(p -> {
             p.setAttribute(Attachment.ATTR_RADIUS, radius * 0F);
-        });
+        });*/
 
         source.spawnParticles(ParticleTypes.SMOKE, 3);
     }
@@ -185,7 +177,7 @@ public class DarkVortexSpell extends AttractiveSpell implements ProjectileDelega
     // 2. max force (at dist 0) is taken from accumulated mass
     // 3. force reaches 0 at distance of drawDropOffRange
 
-    private double getEventHorizonRadius() {
+    public double getEventHorizonRadius() {
         return Math.sqrt(Math.max(0.001, getMass() - 12));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/RenderLayers.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/RenderLayers.java
index 5f58b7b1..45a3ae35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/RenderLayers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/RenderLayers.java
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ public final class RenderLayers extends RenderLayer {
             .target(TRANSLUCENT_TARGET)
         .build(false));
 
+    private static final RenderLayer MAGIC_SHIELD = of("magic_shield", VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_TEXTURE_OVERLAY_LIGHT_NORMAL,
+            VertexFormat.DrawMode.QUADS, 256, true, true, MultiPhaseParameters.builder()
+            .program(COLOR_PROGRAM)
+            .transparency(TRANSLUCENT_TRANSPARENCY)
+            .target(TRANSLUCENT_TARGET)
+            .cull(DISABLE_CULLING)
+            .writeMaskState(COLOR_MASK)
+        .build(false));
+
     private static final Function<Integer, RenderLayer> MAGIC_COLORIN_FUNC = Util.memoize(color -> {
         return of("magic_colored_" + color,
                     VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_TEXTURE_OVERLAY_LIGHT_NORMAL,
@@ -72,15 +81,11 @@ public final class RenderLayers extends RenderLayer {
     }
 
     public static RenderLayer getMagicNoColor() {
-        //return MAGIC_NO_COLOR;
-        return of("magic_no_color", VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_TEXTURE_OVERLAY_LIGHT_NORMAL,
-                VertexFormat.DrawMode.QUADS, 256, true, true, MultiPhaseParameters.builder()
-                .program(COLOR_PROGRAM)
-                .transparency(TRANSLUCENT_TRANSPARENCY)
-                .target(TRANSLUCENT_TARGET)
-                .cull(DISABLE_CULLING)
-                .writeMaskState(COLOR_MASK)
-            .build(false));
+        return MAGIC_NO_COLOR;
+    }
+
+    public static RenderLayer getMagicShield() {
+        return MAGIC_SHIELD;
     }
 
     public static RenderLayer getMagicColored() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/spell/ShieldSpellRenderer.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/spell/ShieldSpellRenderer.java
index 45731fd0..347a66ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/spell/ShieldSpellRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/render/spell/ShieldSpellRenderer.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class ShieldSpellRenderer implements SpellRenderer<ShieldSpell> {
         float[] colors = ColorHelper.changeSaturation(Color.r(color), Color.g(color), Color.b(color), 4);
         float radius = 0.35F + spell.getRadius(tickDelta) + MathHelper.sin(animationProgress / 30F) * 0.01F;
 
-        VertexConsumer buffer = vertices.getBuffer(RenderLayers.getMagicNoColor());
+        VertexConsumer buffer = vertices.getBuffer(RenderLayers.getMagicShield());
 
         float thickness = 0.02F * MathHelper.sin(animationProgress / 30F);
         float alpha = 1 - Math.abs(MathHelper.sin(animationProgress / 20F)) * 0.2F;