diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0af181c..9a1c2ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # Godot 4+ specific ignores
 .godot/
 /android/
+
+# custom ignores
+symbol_cache/
diff --git a/caching.gd b/caching.gd
index 35db0f1..3957374 100644
--- a/caching.gd
+++ b/caching.gd
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func _get_card_data_from_bulk(dict_entry: Dictionary) -> Dictionary:
 
 func _get_mana_img(symbol: String, img_url: String) -> Error:
 	fetch_start.emit()
-	if FileAccess.file_exists("user://card_cache/" + symbol + ".svg"):
+	if FileAccess.file_exists("res://symbol_cache/" + symbol + ".svg"):
 		return OK
 
 	var httpr = HTTPRequest.new()
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func _get_mana_img(symbol: String, img_url: String) -> Error:
 		push_error(_cache_error("IMG_LOADING") + "Couldn't load the image.")
 		return FAILED
 		
-	img.save_png("user://symbol_cache/" + symbol.replace("/", "-") + ".png")
+	img.save_png("res://symbol_cache/" + symbol.replace("/", "-") + ".png")
 	img = null
 
 	fetch_done.emit()
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ func _get_mana_img(symbol: String, img_url: String) -> Error:
 
 
 func _fetch_mana_symbols() -> Error:
-	if DirAccess.dir_exists_absolute("user://symbol_cache"):
+	var mana_symbols: Dictionary = Dictionary()
+	if DirAccess.dir_exists_absolute("res://symbol_cache"):
 		return OK
 	else:
-		DirAccess.make_dir_absolute("user://symbol_cache")
+		DirAccess.make_dir_absolute("res://symbol_cache")
 	
 	var httpr = HTTPRequest.new()
 	add_child(httpr)
@@ -179,8 +180,14 @@ func _fetch_mana_symbols() -> Error:
 	var json_body = JSON.parse_string(unprocessed_body)
 	for icon in json_body["data"]:
 		err = await _get_mana_img(icon["symbol"], icon["svg_uri"])
-		if err == OK:
-			print(icon["symbol"] + " image cached.")
+		if err != OK:
+			push_error("Couldn't fetch mana symbol " + icon["symbol"])
+		mana_symbols[icon["symbol"]] = "res://symbol_cache/" + icon["symbol"].replace("/", "-") + ".png"
+		print(icon["symbol"] + " image cached.")
+		
+	var file = FileAccess.open("res://symbol_cache/symbols.json", FileAccess.WRITE)
+	file.store_line(JSON.stringify(mana_symbols))
+	file.close()
 	
 	print("Done caching mana symbols.")
 	return OK
diff --git a/player.gd b/player.gd
index 40ce7bf..5bbe065 100644
--- a/player.gd
+++ b/player.gd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 	# TODO: Currently working with an already-cached card with a known ID to load this.
 	# Later on, the cards should be pulling the IDs directly from the library's list of IDs.
-	card.init("d3f10f07-7cfe-4a6f-8de6-373e367a731b")
+	card.init("162e81d3-6cd4-4cb8-8ed8-cfbd8d34ca71")
 
 	add_child(card)
 
diff --git a/scenes/tooltip/card_text.gd b/scenes/tooltip/card_text.gd
index 1ac97c5..80855c7 100644
--- a/scenes/tooltip/card_text.gd
+++ b/scenes/tooltip/card_text.gd
@@ -1,12 +1,39 @@
 extends RichTextLabel
 
+var mana_symbols: Dictionary
+
 func _set_tip_text(card_info: Dictionary, _card_image: Image) -> void:
 	text = card_info["name"] + " | " + card_info["type"] + "\n"
-	text += card_info["desc"]
+	var oracle_text = card_info["desc"]
+	var last_idx = 0
+	# TODO: fix the string splitting here because its missing some symbols, and misplacing others
+	for symbol in mana_symbols:
+		if oracle_text.find(symbol, last_idx) == -1:
+			continue
+		text += oracle_text.substr(last_idx, oracle_text.find(symbol, last_idx))
+		last_idx = oracle_text.find(symbol, last_idx) + symbol.length()
+		
+		# NOTE:
+		# add_image() from richtextlabel has no positioning, and just throws it at the end,
+		# so we need to use raw bbcode to actually do this intext
+		# it also needs to be in res:// to actually be able to access it
+		# for some reason bbcode can't read from user:// 
+		text += "[img width=\"16\" height=\"16\"]" + mana_symbols[symbol] + "[/img]"
+	text += oracle_text.substr(last_idx, -1)
+	
 
 func _clear_tip_text() -> void:
 	text = ""
 
 func _ready() -> void:
+	if !FileAccess.file_exists("res://symbol_cache/symbols.json"):
+		push_error("Symbols haven't been cached yet!")
+		return
+	var file = FileAccess.open("res://symbol_cache/symbols.json", FileAccess.READ)
+	mana_symbols = JSON.parse_string(file.get_as_text())
+	file.close()
+	
+	set_use_bbcode(true)
+	
 	EventBus.connect("card_on_hover", _set_tip_text)
 	EventBus.connect("card_on_unhover", _clear_tip_text)