diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Grapple.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Grapple.java
index 22b0df43..437b27b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Grapple.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/Grapple.java
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ public class Grapple extends Spell {
 		// because the entity will have moved!
 		Vec3d targetVec = new Vec3d(target.posX, target.getEntityBoundingBox().minY + target.height/2, target.posZ);
 
+		RayTraceResult hit = findTarget(world, caster, origin, targetVec.subtract(origin).normalize(), modifiers);
+
+		if(hit.typeOfHit != RayTraceResult.Type.ENTITY || hit.entityHit != target) return false; // Something was in the way
+
 		double distance = origin.distanceTo(targetVec);
 
 		// Can't cast the spell at all if the target is too far away
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/SpellConstructRanged.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/SpellConstructRanged.java
index b48a28ac..04b5059c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/SpellConstructRanged.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/spell/SpellConstructRanged.java
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ public class SpellConstructRanged<T extends EntityMagicConstruct> extends SpellC
 			SpellModifiers modifiers){
 
 		double range = getProperty(RANGE).doubleValue() * modifiers.get(WizardryItems.range_upgrade);
-		
+		Vec3d origin = new Vec3d(caster.posX, caster.getEntityBoundingBox().minY + caster.getEyeHeight(), caster.posZ);
+
 		if(target != null && caster.getDistance(target) <= range){
 
 			if(!world.isRemote){
@@ -138,6 +139,12 @@ public class SpellConstructRanged<T extends EntityMagicConstruct> extends SpellC
 				double y = target.posY;
 				double z = target.posZ;
 
+				RayTraceResult hit = world.rayTraceBlocks(origin, new Vec3d(x, y, z), hitLiquids, ignoreUncollidables, false);
+
+				if(hit != null && hit.typeOfHit == RayTraceResult.Type.BLOCK && !hit.getBlockPos().equals(new BlockPos(x, y, z))){
+					return false; // Something was in the way
+				}
+
 				EnumFacing side = null;
 				
 				// If the target is not on the ground but the construct must be placed on the floor, searches for the