diff --git a/packages/client/src/lib/Board.svelte b/packages/client/src/lib/Board.svelte
index d208696..df2b716 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/lib/Board.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/lib/Board.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { ALL_SQUARES, FILES, RANKS, geometricMoves, type Color, type Piece, type Square } from '@blind-chess/shared';
   import { pieceGlyph } from './pieces.js';
+  import { phantomDrag } from './stores/phantom-drag.svelte.js';
 
   interface Props {
     pieces: Partial<Record<Square, Piece>>;
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@
     toMove: Color;
     mode: 'blind' | 'vanilla';
     highlightingEnabled: boolean;
+    phantoms?: Partial<Record<Square, Piece>>;
+    phantomsEnabled?: boolean;
     armedSquare: Square | null;       // local visual arm (pre-commit)
     touchedSquare: Square | null;     // server-authoritative touch
     onArm: (sq: Square | null) => void;
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@
 
   let {
     pieces, you, toMove, mode, highlightingEnabled,
+    phantoms = {}, phantomsEnabled = false,
     armedSquare, touchedSquare, onArm, onCommit,
   }: Props = $props();
 
@@ -43,6 +47,14 @@
     return new Set(moves);
   });
 
+  // The board square a phantom is currently being dragged out of (so it can
+  // be dimmed while the drag ghost is shown). Bind `active` to a local first
+  // so TypeScript narrows the discriminated union reliably.
+  const dragOrigin = $derived.by(() => {
+    const a = phantomDrag.state.active;
+    return a?.kind === 'board' && phantomDrag.state.moved ? a.from : null;
+  });
+
   function squareColor(sq: Square): 'light' | 'dark' {
     const f = sq.charCodeAt(0) - 'a'.charCodeAt(0);
     const r = parseInt(sq[1]!, 10) - 1;
@@ -50,6 +62,7 @@
   }
 
   function onSquareClick(sq: Square) {
+    if (phantomDrag.shouldSuppressClick(sq)) return;
     const piece = pieces[sq];
 
     // If a piece is touched (server-authoritative), only commits to that square's destinations are valid.
@@ -82,6 +95,7 @@
     {#each filesDisplay as f (f)}
       {@const sq = `${f}${r}` as Square}
       {@const piece = pieces[sq]}
+      {@const ph = phantomsEnabled ? phantoms[sq] : undefined}
       {@const sc = squareColor(sq)}
       {@const isArmed = sq === armedSquare}
       {@const isTouched = sq === touchedSquare}
@@ -96,6 +110,7 @@
         class:hl-cap={isHighlightCap}
         onclick={() => onSquareClick(sq)}
         aria-label={sq}
+        data-square={sq}
       >
         {#if r === (you === 'w' ? '1' : '8') && f === filesDisplay[0]}
           <span class="coord coord-rank">{r}</span>
@@ -106,6 +121,13 @@
         {#if piece}
           <span class="piece piece-{piece.color}">{pieceGlyph(piece)}</span>
         {/if}
+        {#if ph && !piece}
+          <span
+            class="phantom phantom-{ph.color}"
+            class:dragging={sq === dragOrigin}
+            onpointerdown={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); phantomDrag.start({ kind: 'board', from: sq, type: ph.type }, e); }}
+          >{pieceGlyph(ph)}</span>
+        {/if}
         {#if isHighlight && !piece}
           <span class="dot"></span>
         {/if}
@@ -154,6 +176,23 @@
   .piece-w { color: #fafafa; }
   .piece-b { color: #1a1a1a; }
 
+  .phantom {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    pointer-events: auto;
+    touch-action: none;
+    cursor: grab;
+    opacity: 0.4;
+    outline: 2px dashed var(--text-dim);
+    outline-offset: -5px;
+  }
+  .phantom-w { color: #fafafa; }
+  .phantom-b { color: #1a1a1a; }
+  .phantom.dragging { opacity: 0.12; }
+
   .armed { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px var(--armed); }
   .touched { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px var(--touched); }
   .hl::before {