diff --git a/Assets/Battle/BattleController.cs b/Assets/Battle/BattleController.cs
index 4ba2e7d..44957b0 100644
--- a/Assets/Battle/BattleController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Battle/BattleController.cs
@@ -212,4 +212,12 @@ public class BattleController : MonoBehaviour, IBattleEffectApplier, IBattleEffe
             this.GetHeroDeck().ShuffleDrawPile();
         }
     }
+
+    public void DealDamage(BattleParticipant target, int amount) {
+        target.DealDamage(amount);
+    }
+
+    public void AddBlock(BattleParticipant target, int amount) {
+        target.AddBlock(amount);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCover.cs b/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCover.cs
index bbee993..c123f6d 100644
--- a/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCover.cs
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCover.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ public class CardCover : BaseCard
         SingleTargeting singleTargeting = new SingleTargeting(new OtherHeroTargetPolicy(this.owner));
         yield return playerControls.StartCoroutine(playerControls.ChooseTarget(singleTargeting));
         BattleParticipant target = singleTargeting.GetTarget();
-        target.AddBlock(3);
+        effectApplier.Apply(new BlockEffect(target, 3));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCrashingPunch.cs b/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCrashingPunch.cs
index 43a0e47..f8d8ecc 100644
--- a/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCrashingPunch.cs
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardCrashingPunch.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ public class CardCrashingPunch : BaseCard
         SingleTargeting singleTargeting = new SingleTargeting(new AnyTargetPolicy());
         yield return playerControls.StartCoroutine(playerControls.ChooseTarget(singleTargeting));
         BattleParticipant target = singleTargeting.GetTarget();
-        target.DealDamage(3);
+        effectApplier.Apply(new DealDamageEffect(target, 3));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardLightningStrike.cs b/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardLightningStrike.cs
index 3f3914c..4e3dec1 100644
--- a/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardLightningStrike.cs
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Cards/CardLightningStrike.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ public class CardLightningStrike : BaseCard
         SingleTargeting singleTargeting = new SingleTargeting(new AnyTargetPolicy());
         yield return playerControls.StartCoroutine(playerControls.ChooseTarget(singleTargeting));
         BattleParticipant target = singleTargeting.GetTarget();
-        target.DealDamage(3);
+        effectApplier.Apply(new DealDamageEffect(target, 3));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Effects/BlockEffect.cs b/Assets/Battle/Effects/BlockEffect.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ced0ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Effects/BlockEffect.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class BlockEffect : IBattleEffect
+{
+    private BattleParticipant target;
+    private int amount;
+
+    public BlockEffect(BattleParticipant target, int amount) {
+        this.target = target;
+        this.amount = amount;
+    }
+
+    public void Apply(IBattleEffectResolver resolver) {
+        resolver.AddBlock(this.target, this.amount);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Effects/BlockEffect.cs.meta b/Assets/Battle/Effects/BlockEffect.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0610e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Effects/BlockEffect.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
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+guid: 12a289ee3f02ea141bf1897114ad3a6c
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  defaultReferences: []
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diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Effects/DealDamageEffect.cs b/Assets/Battle/Effects/DealDamageEffect.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05fdba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Effects/DealDamageEffect.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class DealDamageEffect : IBattleEffect
+{
+    private BattleParticipant target;
+    private int amount;
+
+    public DealDamageEffect(BattleParticipant target, int amount) {
+        this.target = target;
+        this.amount = amount;
+    }
+
+    public void Apply(IBattleEffectResolver resolver) {
+        resolver.DealDamage(this.target, this.amount);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Assets/Battle/Effects/DealDamageEffect.cs.meta b/Assets/Battle/Effects/DealDamageEffect.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..107de40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Battle/Effects/DealDamageEffect.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 2ca9576d2f24db743ab8e8048fbce7c1
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
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diff --git a/Assets/Battle/IBattleEffectResolver.cs b/Assets/Battle/IBattleEffectResolver.cs
index e8ec46e..7d9ba1f 100644
--- a/Assets/Battle/IBattleEffectResolver.cs
+++ b/Assets/Battle/IBattleEffectResolver.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public interface IBattleEffectResolver {
+    void DealDamage(BattleParticipant target, int amount);
+    void AddBlock(BattleParticipant target, int amount);
     void IncreaseHeroMaxEnergy(int delta);
     void AcquireHeroCards(CardId[] cardIds, BattleZone zone, BattleHero owner);
 }