diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/CommonProxy.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/CommonProxy.java
index 71165cc2..74682ce4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/CommonProxy.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import electroblob.wizardry.spell.Spell;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.util.SoundCategory;
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@ public class CommonProxy {
 				+ "of sound events, but the given array contained less than 3 sound events!");
 		playSpellSoundLoop(world, x, y, z, spell, sounds[0], sounds[1], sounds[2], category, volume, pitch, duration);
 	}
+
+	/** Starts the first-person blink overlay effect for the specified player. */
+	public void playBlinkEffect(EntityPlayer player){}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Gets the client side world using Minecraft.getMinecraft().world. <b>Only to be called client side!</b> Returns
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/client/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/client/ClientProxy.java
index b5d75afb..3fcbc428 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/client/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/client/ClientProxy.java
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void playBlinkEffect(EntityPlayer player){
+		if(Minecraft.getMinecraft().player == player) WizardryClientEventHandler.playBlinkEffect();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Set<String> getSpellHUDSkins(){
 		return GuiSpellDisplay.getSkinKeys();
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Banish.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Banish.java
index 9777892f..e12fe1ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Banish.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Banish.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package electroblob.wizardry.spell;
 
+import electroblob.wizardry.Wizardry;
 import electroblob.wizardry.registry.WizardryItems;
 import electroblob.wizardry.util.ParticleBuilder;
 import electroblob.wizardry.util.ParticleBuilder.Type;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import electroblob.wizardry.util.SpellModifiers;
 import electroblob.wizardry.util.WizardryUtilities;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.EnumAction;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumParticleTypes;
@@ -78,9 +80,7 @@ public class Banish extends SpellRay {
 						world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5, world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5);
 			}
 
-			// Can't be bothered to route this through the proxies!
-			if(entity == net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.getMinecraft().player)
-				electroblob.wizardry.client.WizardryClientEventHandler.playBlinkEffect();
+			if(entity instanceof EntityPlayer) Wizardry.proxy.playBlinkEffect((EntityPlayer)entity);
 		}
 
 		if(y != null){
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Blink.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Blink.java
index f6adf784..ce8cf619 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Blink.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Blink.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package electroblob.wizardry.spell;
 
+import electroblob.wizardry.Wizardry;
 import electroblob.wizardry.registry.WizardryItems;
 import electroblob.wizardry.util.RayTracer;
 import electroblob.wizardry.util.SpellModifiers;
@@ -41,9 +42,8 @@ public class Blink extends Spell {
 				world.spawnParticle(EnumParticleTypes.PORTAL, dx, dy, dz, world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5,
 						world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5, world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5);
 			}
-			
-			// Can't be bothered to route this through the proxies!
-			electroblob.wizardry.client.WizardryClientEventHandler.playBlinkEffect();
+
+			Wizardry.proxy.playBlinkEffect(caster);
 		}
 
 		if(rayTrace != null && rayTrace.typeOfHit == RayTraceResult.Type.BLOCK){
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/PhaseStep.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/PhaseStep.java
index 18926341..9f21eac8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/PhaseStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/PhaseStep.java
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ public class PhaseStep extends Spell {
 						world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5, world.rand.nextDouble() - 0.5);
 			}
 
-			// Can't be bothered to route this through the proxies!
-			electroblob.wizardry.client.WizardryClientEventHandler.playBlinkEffect();
+			Wizardry.proxy.playBlinkEffect(caster);
 		}
 
 		if(rayTrace != null && rayTrace.typeOfHit == RayTraceResult.Type.BLOCK){