diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/block/entity/forcefield/laser/IndustrialLaserBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/block/entity/forcefield/laser/IndustrialLaserBlockEntity.java
index 549a72c..e65f05c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/block/entity/forcefield/laser/IndustrialLaserBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/block/entity/forcefield/laser/IndustrialLaserBlockEntity.java
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import com.thebrokenrail.energonrelics.EnergonRelics;
 import com.thebrokenrail.energonrelics.block.entity.forcefield.FieldProjectorBlockEntity;
 import com.thebrokenrail.energonrelics.block.forcefield.laser.IndustrialLaserProjectorBlock;
 import com.thebrokenrail.energonrelics.config.HardcodedConfig;
+import com.thebrokenrail.energonrelics.potion.CustomPotions;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.block.TntBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.entity.AreaEffectCloudEntity;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
 import net.minecraft.particle.ParticleTypes;
 import net.minecraft.server.world.ServerWorld;
@@ -62,6 +64,17 @@ public class IndustrialLaserBlockEntity extends FieldProjectorBlockEntity {
                     Block.dropStack(getWorld(), targetPos, IndustrialLaserRegistry.get(targetState.getBlock(), getWorld().random));
                     getWorld().breakBlock(targetPos, false);
 
+                    if (targetState.getBlock() == EnergonRelics.VERIDIUM_ORE_BLOCK) {
+                        AreaEffectCloudEntity areaEffectCloudEntity = new AreaEffectCloudEntity(getWorld(), targetPos.getX() + 0.5d, targetPos.getY() + 0.5d, targetPos.getZ() + 0.5d);
+                        areaEffectCloudEntity.setRadius(2.1f);
+                        areaEffectCloudEntity.setRadiusOnUse(-0.5f);
+                        areaEffectCloudEntity.setWaitTime(10);
+                        areaEffectCloudEntity.setDuration(areaEffectCloudEntity.getDuration() / 2);
+                        areaEffectCloudEntity.setRadiusGrowth(-areaEffectCloudEntity.getRadius() / (float) areaEffectCloudEntity.getDuration());
+                        areaEffectCloudEntity.addEffect(CustomPotions.VERIDIUM_POISON_EFFECT.statusEffectInstance);
+                        getWorld().spawnEntity(areaEffectCloudEntity);
+                    }
+
                     progress = 0;
                 } else {
                     Vec3d vec = Vec3d.ofCenter(targetPos);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/potion/CustomPotions.java b/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/potion/CustomPotions.java
index a5d6ca5..a613d14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/potion/CustomPotions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thebrokenrail/energonrelics/potion/CustomPotions.java
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ public class CustomPotions {
         }
 
         public final StatusEffect statusEffect;
+        public final StatusEffectInstance statusEffectInstance;
         private final Potion potion;
         private final Potion longPotion;
 
-        private CustomPotion(StatusEffect statusEffect, Potion potion, Potion longPotion) {
+        private CustomPotion(StatusEffect statusEffect, StatusEffectInstance statusEffectInstance, Potion potion, Potion longPotion) {
             this.statusEffect = statusEffect;
+            this.statusEffectInstance = statusEffectInstance;
             this.potion = potion;
             this.longPotion = longPotion;
         }
@@ -41,9 +43,10 @@ public class CustomPotions {
     @SuppressWarnings("SameParameterValue")
     private static CustomPotion registerEffect(String name, int color) {
         StatusEffect effect = Registry.register(Registry.STATUS_EFFECT, new Identifier(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE, name), new CustomPotion.CustomStatusEffect(StatusEffectType.HARMFUL, color));
-        Potion potion = Registry.register(Registry.POTION, new Identifier(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE, name), new Potion(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE + '.' + name, new StatusEffectInstance(effect, 1800)));
+        StatusEffectInstance statusEffectInstance = new StatusEffectInstance(effect, 1800);
+        Potion potion = Registry.register(Registry.POTION, new Identifier(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE, name), new Potion(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE + '.' + name, statusEffectInstance));
         Potion longPotion = Registry.register(Registry.POTION, new Identifier(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE, "long_" + name), new Potion(EnergonRelics.NAMESPACE + '.' + name, new StatusEffectInstance(effect, 4800)));
-        return new CustomPotion(effect, potion, longPotion);
+        return new CustomPotion(effect, statusEffectInstance, potion, longPotion);
     }
 
     private static void registerBrewingRecipes() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/energonrelics/textures/block/veridium_ore.png b/src/main/resources/assets/energonrelics/textures/block/veridium_ore.png
index 6964cdb..04c9e79 100644
Binary files a/src/main/resources/assets/energonrelics/textures/block/veridium_ore.png and b/src/main/resources/assets/energonrelics/textures/block/veridium_ore.png differ