shitty looking AOE effect for slow area

Assets/_Project/Art/VFX/spells/Fireball.prefab

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Assets/_Project/Definitions/BuilderSpells/FireballSpell.asset

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Assets/_Project/Definitions/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpell.asset

@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   Description: Slows enemies in an area
   Icon: {fileID: 0}
   Cooldown: 5
-  TargetType: 0
+  TargetType: 1
   Radius: 5
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     m_Bits: 1024
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+    volume: 0
+    minPitch: 0
+    maxPitch: 0
   SlowFactor: 0.5
   EffectDuration: 3

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpellDefinition.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Assets/_Project/Scripts/Gameplay/BuilderSpells/SlowAreaSpellDefinition.cs
 using UnityEngine;
+using TD.Audio;
 using TD.Core;
 
 namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
@@ -19,6 +20,15 @@ namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
     {
         public override BuilderSpellKind Kind => BuilderSpellKind.SlowArea;
 
+        [Header("Area VFX")]
+        [Tooltip("Prefab spawned at the target point on a successful cast, authored at a 1-unit " +
+                 "radius — scaled up to match Radius here. Lives for EffectDuration, matching " +
+                 "how long the slow itself lasts. Optional — leave empty for no visual.")]
+        [SerializeField] private GameObject areaVfxPrefab;
+
+        [Tooltip("Sound played on every peer when this spell resolves successfully.")]
+        [SerializeField] private SoundConfig areaSound;
+
         [Header("Slow Area")]
         [Tooltip("Speed multiplier applied to affected enemies for EffectDuration " +
                  "(e.g. 0.5 = half speed).")]
@@ -51,5 +61,19 @@ namespace TD.Gameplay.BuilderSpells
 
             return hitAny;
         }
+
+        public override void ClientPlayVfx(Vector3 targetPoint)
+        {
+            if (areaVfxPrefab != null)
+            {
+                var instance = Instantiate(areaVfxPrefab, targetPoint, Quaternion.identity);
+                instance.transform.localScale *= Mathf.Max(Radius, 0.01f);
+                Destroy(instance, EffectDuration);
+            }
+
+            if (areaSound.clip != null)
+                AudioManager.Instance?.Play(areaSound.clip, AudioCategory.Combat,
+                                             areaSound.RandomPitch(), areaSound.volume);
+        }
     }
 }