diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpellDefinition.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpellDefinition.cs
index bd4cd8b..4885848 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpellDefinition.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpellDefinition.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
     /// while aiming, and this spell resolves against that same radius (no separate field).
     /// Reuses the existing slow/DoT system (<see cref="EnemyStatus.ApplyEffect"/>) rather than
     /// introducing a new status mechanism.
+    /// <para>
+    /// The cast spawns a <see cref="SlowAreaZone"/> that lingers for
+    /// <see cref="EffectDuration"/> and keeps re-applying the slow to anything standing in
+    /// the radius, so enemies walking through the area get slowed rather than only whatever
+    /// happened to be standing there at the exact instant of cast.
+    /// </para>
     /// </remarks>
     [CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "SlowAreaSpell", menuName = "TD/Builder Spells/Slow Area")]
     public class SlowAreaSpellDefinition : BuilderSpellDefinition
@@ -35,7 +41,9 @@ namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
         [Range(0f, 1f)]
         public float SlowFactor = 0.5f;
 
-        [Tooltip("Seconds the slow lasts. Re-casting on an already-slowed enemy refreshes it.")]
+        [Tooltip("Seconds the slow lasts on an affected enemy, and how long the area itself " +
+                 "lingers, re-slowing anything that walks through it. Re-casting on an " +
+                 "already-slowed enemy refreshes it.")]
         [Min(0f)]
         public float EffectDuration = 3f;
 
@@ -43,25 +51,12 @@ namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
         {
             PlayerSlot owner = PlayerMatchState.SlotForClient(clientId);
 
-            int count = Physics.OverlapSphereNonAlloc(
-                targetPoint, Mathf.Max(Radius, 0.01f), s_overlapBuffer, enemyLayerMask);
+            SlowAreaZone.Spawn(targetPoint, Mathf.Max(Radius, 0.01f), SlowFactor,
+                EffectDuration, enemyLayerMask, owner);
 
-            bool hitAny = false;
-            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-            {
-                var enemyHealth = s_overlapBuffer[i].GetComponent<EnemyHealth>();
-                if (enemyHealth == null || enemyHealth.IsDead) continue;
-
-                var enemyStatus = s_overlapBuffer[i].GetComponent<EnemyStatus>();
-                if (enemyStatus == null) continue;
-
-                enemyStatus.ApplyEffect(DamageType.Cold, SlowFactor, EffectDuration, owner);
-                hitAny = true;
-            }
-
-            return hitAny;
+            return true;
         }
-
+    
         public override void ClientSpawnVfx(Vector3 targetPoint)
         {
             if (areaVfxPrefab != null)
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de1c76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs
+using UnityEngine;
+using TD.Core;
+
+namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Server-only, non-networked lingering area spawned by
+    /// <see cref="SlowAreaSpellDefinition.ServerCast"/>. Re-scans its radius on an
+    /// interval for its lifetime and keeps refreshing the slow on anything standing
+    /// inside, so enemies get slowed as they walk through rather than only at the
+    /// instant of cast.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Never spawned as a <see cref="Unity.Netcode.NetworkObject"/> — it runs
+    /// server-side only, and the slow it applies already reaches clients through
+    /// <see cref="EnemyStatus"/>'s own NetworkVariable, the same as an instant hit.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public class SlowAreaZone : MonoBehaviour
+    {
+        private const float TickInterval = 0.2f;
+
+        private float radius;
+        private float slowFactor;
+        private float effectDuration;
+        private LayerMask enemyLayerMask;
+        private PlayerSlot owner;
+
+        private readonly Collider[] overlapBuffer = new Collider[64];
+        private float tickTimer;
+
+        public static SlowAreaZone Spawn(Vector3 position, float radius, float slowFactor,
+            float effectDuration, LayerMask enemyLayerMask, PlayerSlot owner)
+        {
+            var zoneObject = new GameObject("SlowAreaZone (Server)");
+            zoneObject.transform.position = position;
+
+            var zone = zoneObject.AddComponent<SlowAreaZone>();
+            zone.radius = radius;
+            zone.slowFactor = slowFactor;
+            zone.effectDuration = effectDuration;
+            zone.enemyLayerMask = enemyLayerMask;
+            zone.owner = owner;
+            zone.ApplyToOverlapping();
+
+            Destroy(zoneObject, effectDuration);
+            return zone;
+        }
+
+        private void Update()
+        {
+            tickTimer -= Time.deltaTime;
+            if (tickTimer > 0f) return;
+
+            ApplyToOverlapping();
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyToOverlapping()
+        {
+            tickTimer = TickInterval;
+
+            int count = Physics.OverlapSphereNonAlloc(
+                transform.position, radius, overlapBuffer, enemyLayerMask);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                var enemyHealth = overlapBuffer[i].GetComponent<EnemyHealth>();
+                if (enemyHealth == null || enemyHealth.IsDead) continue;
+
+                var enemyStatus = overlapBuffer[i].GetComponent<EnemyStatus>();
+                if (enemyStatus == null) continue;
+
+                enemyStatus.ApplyEffect(DamageType.Cold, slowFactor, effectDuration, owner);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs.meta b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c880a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaZone.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 7b00a1f57e8be13cd91c0ed5f515bfc8
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