diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
index 1f963ad787..a2c8a89ee4 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const int ICE = 21;
 const int LIFESTEAL_BEAM = 22;
 const int CULTIST_FLAME = 23;
 const int STATIC_SMOKE = 24;
+const int BLOOD = 25;
 
 // meters per second squared (acceleration)
 const float earth_gravity = 9.807;
@@ -211,10 +212,10 @@ void main() {
         attr = Attr(
             linear_motion(
                 vec3(0),
-                normalize(vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6)) * 30.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
+                normalize(vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6)) * 20.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
             ),
-            vec3(2.0 + rand0),
-            vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 1),
+            vec3(1),
+            vec4(vec3(0.25), 1),
             spin_in_axis(vec3(1,0,0),0)
         );
     } else if (inst_mode == FIREWORK_BLUE) {
@@ -410,6 +411,16 @@ void main() {
             vec4(1.0),
             spin_in_axis(vec3(rand6, rand7, rand8), rand9)
         );
+    } else if (inst_mode == BLOOD) {
+        attr = Attr(
+            linear_motion(
+                vec3(0),
+                normalize(vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6)) * 5.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
+            ),
+            vec3((2.0 * (1 - slow_start(0.8)))),
+            vec4(1, 0, 0, 1),
+            spin_in_axis(vec3(1,0,0),0)
+        );
     } else {
         attr = Attr(
             linear_motion(
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/particle.rs b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/particle.rs
index 79c2cbd3b4..32a73abfde 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/particle.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/particle.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ pub enum ParticleMode {
     LifestealBeam = 22,
     CultistFlame = 23,
     StaticSmoke = 24,
+    Blood = 25,
 }
 
 impl ParticleMode {
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
index baeda01c84..fa0a78becd 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
@@ -199,12 +199,7 @@ impl ParticleMgr {
             Outcome::ProjectileHit { pos, target, .. } => {
                 if target.is_some() {
                     self.particles.resize_with(self.particles.len() + 30, || {
-                        Particle::new(
-                            Duration::from_millis(100),
-                            time,
-                            ParticleMode::Shrapnel,
-                            *pos,
-                        )
+                        Particle::new(Duration::from_millis(250), time, ParticleMode::Blood, *pos)
                     });
                 }
             },