diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss
index 7ccc484..caacc67 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss
@@ -652,16 +652,26 @@ html:has(.sig-backdrop) {
                 width: 100%;
                 height: 100%;
                 object-fit: contain;
-                // 4 cardinal-direction drop-shadows track the PNG's alpha
-                // channel → contour-following stroke. 1.5px each → ~3px
-                // combined apparent stroke. Mobile-safe: opacity-based effects
-                // per [[feedback-mobile-svg-glow]] (filter on raster images
-                // works fine across browsers, the dead-end was SVG glow).
+                // Filter chain (order matters — each drop-shadow operates on
+                // the prior result):
+                //   1-4: 4 cardinal-direction drop-shadows at 0.2rem (~3.2px)
+                //   each → contour-following stroke. Combined apparent width
+                //   ~6.4px. Bump to 8-direction stack if we ever go past
+                //   ~0.5rem so curved edges stay even.
+                //   5:   down-right black 1,1 offset 2px-blur drop-shadow
+                //   matches the silhouette shadow `.tray-cell > img` carries
+                //   (`_tray.scss:272`) — "lifted off the felt" depth cue.
+                //   Comes AFTER the strokes so it traces the stroked
+                //   silhouette, not just the original PNG alpha.
+                // Mobile-safe: filter on raster images works fine cross-browser
+                // (the [[feedback-mobile-svg-glow]] dead-end was specifically
+                // SVG glow, not raster drop-shadow).
                 filter:
-                    drop-shadow( 1.5px 0     0 var(--img-stroke-color))
-                    drop-shadow(-1.5px 0     0 var(--img-stroke-color))
-                    drop-shadow( 0     1.5px 0 var(--img-stroke-color))
-                    drop-shadow( 0    -1.5px 0 var(--img-stroke-color));
+                    drop-shadow( 0.2rem 0      0   var(--img-stroke-color))
+                    drop-shadow(-0.2rem 0      0   var(--img-stroke-color))
+                    drop-shadow( 0      0.2rem 0   var(--img-stroke-color))
+                    drop-shadow( 0     -0.2rem 0   var(--img-stroke-color))
+                    drop-shadow( 1px    1px    2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1));
             }
         }
     }