diff --git a/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt b/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d0e22fd8..cc58c5b43 100644
--- a/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cockatrice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ set(cockatrice_SOURCES
     src/game_graphics/player/menu/sideboard_menu.cpp
     src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.cpp
     src/game_graphics/player/menu/utility_menu.cpp
+    src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.cpp
     src/game_graphics/tally/subtype_tally.cpp
     src/game_graphics/tally/tally.cpp
     src/game/player/player_actions.cpp
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ set(cockatrice_SOURCES
     src/interface/widgets/printing_selector/set_name_and_collectors_number_display_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/quick_settings/settings_button_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/quick_settings/settings_popup_widget.cpp
+    src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_quick_settings_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
     src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.cpp
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.cpp
index c20003ece..6aa2ab28f 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AbstractClient *AbstractGame::getClientForPlayer(int playerId) const
     }
 }
 
-void AbstractGame::loadReplay(GameReplay *replay)
+void AbstractGame::loadReplay(const GameReplay *replay)
 {
     gameMetaInfo->setFromProto(replay->game_info());
     gameMetaInfo->setSpectatorsOmniscient(true);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.h b/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.h
index 5115ed5ca..fcf764492 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/abstract_game.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 
     AbstractClient *getClientForPlayer(int playerId) const;
 
-    void loadReplay(GameReplay *replay);
+    void loadReplay(const GameReplay *replay);
 
     CardItem *getCard(int playerId, const QString &zoneName, int cardId) const;
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/replay.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/replay.cpp
index 69f9d8b20..dcf3e9b9b 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/replay.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/replay.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "../interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.h"
 
-Replay::Replay(QObject *_parent, GameReplay *_replay, bool isLocalGame) : AbstractGame(_parent)
+Replay::Replay(QObject *_parent, const GameReplay *_replay, bool isLocalGame) : AbstractGame(_parent)
 {
     gameState = new GameState(this, 0, -1, isLocalGame, {}, false, false, -1, false);
     connect(gameMetaInfo, &GameMetaInfo::startedChanged, gameState, &GameState::onStartedChanged);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/replay.h b/cockatrice/src/game/replay.h
index ecb3a10d0..1c269b273 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/replay.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/replay.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Replay : public AbstractGame
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit Replay(QObject *_parent, GameReplay *_replay, bool isLocalGame);
+    explicit Replay(QObject *_parent, const GameReplay *_replay, bool isLocalGame);
 };
 
 #endif // COCKATRICE_REPLAY_H
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/game_view.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/game_view.cpp
index bda5ea76d..ed190552e 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/game_view.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/game_view.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void GameView::updateTotalSelectionCount(const QSize &viewSize)
     GameScene *gameScene = static_cast<GameScene *>(scene());
     QList<TallyRow> entries = Tally::compute(gameScene->selectedCards(), tallyType);
 
-    if (entries.isEmpty() || count <= 1) {
+    if (entries.isEmpty()) {
         tallyContainer->hide();
         cachedTallyRows.clear();
         return;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.cpp
index b8616c75a..2bf02904e 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ TallyMenu::TallyMenu()
 
     aTallyNone = createTallyAction(TallyType::None);
     aTallySubtypes = createTallyAction(TallyType::Subtypes);
+    aTallyTotalPower = createTallyAction(TallyType::TotalPower);
 
     addAction(aTallyNone);
     addSeparator();
     addAction(aTallySubtypes);
+    addAction(aTallyTotalPower);
 
     retranslateUi();
 }
@@ -51,4 +53,5 @@ void TallyMenu::retranslateUi()
 
     aTallyNone->setText(tr("None"));
     aTallySubtypes->setText(tr("Subtypes"));
+    aTallyTotalPower->setText(tr("Total Power"));
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.h b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.h
index 28c056f44..acd1daf67 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/menu/tally_menu.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ private:
 
     QAction *aTallyNone = nullptr;
     QAction *aTallySubtypes = nullptr;
+    QAction *aTallyTotalPower = nullptr;
 
     QAction *createTallyAction(TallyType tallyType);
 };
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7a6621fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include "stats_tally.h"
+
+#include "../board/card_item.h"
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QList>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+static int sumPowers(const QList<CardItem *> &cards)
+{
+    // calculate total power;
+    int total = 0;
+    for (auto card : cards) {
+        QVariantList parsed = CardItem::parsePT(card->getPT());
+        if (!parsed.isEmpty()) {
+            int power = parsed.first().toInt(); // toInt will default to 0 if it's not an int
+            total += qMax(power, 0);
+        }
+    }
+    return total;
+}
+
+QList<TallyRow> StatsTally::computeTotalPower(const QList<CardItem *> &cards)
+{
+    // don't bother if none of the cards have pt
+    bool hasPT =
+        std::any_of(cards.cbegin(), cards.cend(), [](const CardItem *card) { return !card->getPT().isEmpty(); });
+    if (!hasPT) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    int total = sumPowers(cards);
+
+    QString name = QCoreApplication::translate("StatsTally", "Total Power");
+    return {TallyRow{name, QString::number(total)}};
+}
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.h b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c3d93b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/stats_tally.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef COCKATRICE_STATS_TALLY_H
+#define COCKATRICE_STATS_TALLY_H
+#include "tally.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extracts and tallies stats from selected cards.
+ */
+namespace StatsTally
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sums the power of all selected cards
+ *
+ * @param cards The list of selected card items to analyze.
+ * @return A single row containing the total, or an empty list if none of the cards have pt
+ */
+QList<TallyRow> computeTotalPower(const QList<CardItem *> &cards);
+
+} // namespace StatsTally
+
+#endif // COCKATRICE_STATS_TALLY_H
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.cpp
index f9389d0d6..aa2cae024 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "tally.h"
 
+#include "stats_tally.h"
 #include "subtype_tally.h"
 
 TallyType Tally::intToType(int value)
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ QList<TallyRow> Tally::compute(const QList<CardItem *> &cards, const TallyType t
             return {};
         case TallyType::Subtypes:
             return SubtypeTally::countSubtypes(cards);
+        case TallyType::TotalPower:
+            return StatsTally::computeTotalPower(cards);
     }
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.h b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.h
index d0fd77127..97406cddb 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/tally/tally.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ enum class TallyType
 {
     None,
     Subtypes,
-    MaxValue = Subtypes // sentinel value
+    TotalPower,
+    MaxValue = TotalPower // sentinel value
 };
 
 namespace Tally
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1037d36a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+#include "replay_manager.h"
+
+#include "../../../client/settings/cache_settings.h"
+
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <libcockatrice/settings/interface_settings.h>
+
+static constexpr int TIMER_INTERVAL_MS = 200;
+
+static QList<int> createReplayTimeline(const GameReplay *replay)
+{
+    // Create list: event number -> time [ms]
+    unsigned int lastEventTimestamp = 0;
+    const int eventCount = replay->event_list_size();
+
+    QList<int> replayTimeline;
+    for (int i = 0; i < eventCount; ++i) {
+        int nextSecondIndex = i + 1;
+        while (nextSecondIndex < eventCount &&
+               replay->event_list(nextSecondIndex).seconds_elapsed() == lastEventTimestamp) {
+            ++nextSecondIndex;
+        }
+
+        // Distribute simultaneous events evenly across 1 second.
+        const int numberEventsThisSecond = nextSecondIndex - i;
+        for (int k = 0; k < numberEventsThisSecond; ++k) {
+            int eventMs = replay->event_list(i + k).seconds_elapsed() * 1000;
+            int distributionMs = static_cast<int>(static_cast<qreal>(k) / numberEventsThisSecond * 1000);
+            replayTimeline.append(eventMs + distributionMs);
+        }
+
+        if (nextSecondIndex < eventCount) {
+            lastEventTimestamp = replay->event_list(nextSecondIndex).seconds_elapsed();
+        }
+        i += numberEventsThisSecond - 1;
+    }
+
+    return replayTimeline;
+}
+
+ReplayManager::ReplayManager(QObject *parent, GameReplay *replay)
+    : QObject(parent), replay(replay), replayTimeline(createReplayTimeline(replay))
+{
+    maxTime = replayTimeline.isEmpty() ? 0 : replayTimeline.last();
+
+    replayTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    replayTimer->setInterval(TIMER_INTERVAL_MS);
+    connect(replayTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ReplayManager::replayTimerTimeout);
+
+    rewindBufferingTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    rewindBufferingTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+    connect(rewindBufferingTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ReplayManager::processRewind);
+}
+
+ReplayManager::~ReplayManager()
+{
+    delete replay;
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::skipToTime(int newTime, bool doRewindBuffering)
+{
+    // check boundary conditions
+    if (newTime < 0) {
+        newTime = 0;
+    }
+    if (newTime > maxTime) {
+        newTime = maxTime;
+    }
+
+    newTime -= newTime % TIMER_INTERVAL_MS; // Time should always be a multiple of the interval
+
+    const bool isBackwardsSkip = newTime < currentProcessedTime;
+    currentVisualTime = newTime;
+
+    if (isBackwardsSkip) {
+        handleBackwardsSkip(doRewindBuffering);
+    } else {
+        processNewEvents(FORWARD_SKIP);
+    }
+
+    timeChanged(currentVisualTime);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Handles a backwards skip in the replay timeline.
+ *
+ * @param doRewindBuffering When true, if multiple backward skips are made in quick succession, only a single rewind
+ * is processed at the end. When false, the backwards skip will always cause an immediate rewind.
+ */
+void ReplayManager::handleBackwardsSkip(bool doRewindBuffering)
+{
+    if (doRewindBuffering) {
+        // We use a one-shot timer to implement the rewind buffering.
+        // The rewind only happens once the timer runs out.
+        // If another backwards skip happens, the timer will just get reset instead of rewinding.
+        rewindBufferingTimer->stop();
+        rewindBufferingTimer->start(SettingsCache::instance().interface().getRewindBufferingMs());
+    } else {
+        // otherwise, process the rewind immediately
+        processRewind();
+    }
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::processRewind()
+{
+    // stop any queued-up rewinds
+    rewindBufferingTimer->stop();
+
+    // process the rewind
+    currentEvent = 0;
+    emit rewound();
+    processNewEvents(BACKWARD_SKIP);
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::replayTimerTimeout()
+{
+    currentVisualTime += TIMER_INTERVAL_MS;
+
+    processNewEvents(NORMAL_PLAYBACK);
+
+    timeChanged(currentVisualTime);
+}
+
+/** @brief Processes all unprocessed events up to the current time. */
+void ReplayManager::processNewEvents(PlaybackMode playbackMode)
+{
+    currentProcessedTime = currentVisualTime;
+
+    while (currentEvent < replayTimeline.size() && replayTimeline[currentEvent] < currentProcessedTime) {
+        EventProcessingOptions options;
+
+        // backwards skip => always skip reveal windows
+        // forwards skip => skip reveal windows that don't happen within a big skip of the target
+        if (playbackMode == BACKWARD_SKIP || currentProcessedTime - replayTimeline[currentEvent] > BIG_SKIP_MS) {
+            options |= SKIP_REVEAL_WINDOW;
+        }
+
+        // backwards skip => always skip tap animation
+        if (playbackMode == BACKWARD_SKIP) {
+            options |= SKIP_TAP_ANIMATION;
+        }
+
+        emit eventReplayed(replay->event_list(currentEvent), options);
+        ++currentEvent;
+    }
+    if (currentEvent == replayTimeline.size()) {
+        emit replayFinished();
+        replayTimer->stop();
+    }
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::setTimeScaleFactor(qreal _timeScaleFactor)
+{
+    timeScaleFactor = _timeScaleFactor;
+    int interval = std::max(1, qRound(TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / timeScaleFactor));
+    replayTimer->setInterval(interval);
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::startReplay()
+{
+    replayTimer->start();
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::stopReplay()
+{
+    replayTimer->stop();
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::setTime(int time)
+{
+    // don't buffer rewinds from clicks, since clicks usually don't happen fast enough to require buffering
+    skipToTime(time, false);
+}
+
+void ReplayManager::skipByAmount(int amount)
+{
+    skipToTime(currentVisualTime + amount, amount < 0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16d3591ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_manager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#ifndef COCKATRICE_REPLAY_MANAGER_H
+#define COCKATRICE_REPLAY_MANAGER_H
+
+#include "../../../game/player/event_processing_options.h"
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <libcockatrice/protocol/pb/game_replay.pb.h>
+
+class GameReplay;
+class QTimer;
+
+/**
+ * @brief This class handles all logic to do with playing back replays
+ */
+class ReplayManager : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    enum PlaybackMode
+    {
+        NORMAL_PLAYBACK,
+        FORWARD_SKIP,
+        BACKWARD_SKIP
+    };
+
+    GameReplay *replay;
+    QList<int> replayTimeline; ///< timestamp of each event, with the indexes corresponding
+    int maxTime;
+
+    QTimer *replayTimer;
+    QTimer *rewindBufferingTimer;
+
+    qreal timeScaleFactor = 1.0;
+
+    int currentVisualTime = 0;    ///< time currently displayed by the timeline
+    int currentProcessedTime = 0; ///< time that events are currently processed up to. Could differ from visual time due
+                                  ///< to rewind buffering
+    int currentEvent = 0;         ///< current event's index
+
+    void skipToTime(int newTime, bool doRewindBuffering);
+    void handleBackwardsSkip(bool doRewindBuffering);
+    void processRewind();
+    void processNewEvents(PlaybackMode playbackMode);
+
+private slots:
+    void replayTimerTimeout();
+
+public:
+    static constexpr int SMALL_SKIP_MS = 1000;
+    static constexpr int BIG_SKIP_MS = 10000;
+
+    /**
+     * @param parent The parent QObject
+     * @param replay Cannot be null. Takes ownership of the object.
+     */
+    explicit ReplayManager(QObject *parent, GameReplay *replay);
+
+    ~ReplayManager() override;
+
+    const QList<int> &getReplayTimeline() const
+    {
+        return replayTimeline;
+    }
+
+    void setTimeScaleFactor(qreal _timeScaleFactor);
+
+public slots:
+    void startReplay();
+    void stopReplay();
+    void setTime(int time);
+    void skipByAmount(int amount); // use a negative amount to skip backwards
+
+signals:
+    void timeChanged(int time);
+    void eventReplayed(const GameEventContainer &cont, EventProcessingOptions options);
+    void replayFinished();
+    void rewound();
+};
+
+#endif // COCKATRICE_REPLAY_MANAGER_H
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
index 9c699d300..b5c7bf301 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.cpp
@@ -4,26 +4,19 @@
 
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPainterPath>
-#include <QTimer>
-#include <libcockatrice/settings/interface_settings.h>
 
-ReplayTimelineWidget::ReplayTimelineWidget(QWidget *parent)
-    : QWidget(parent), maxBinValue(1), maxTime(1), timeScaleFactor(1.0), currentVisualTime(0), currentProcessedTime(0),
-      currentEvent(0)
+static constexpr int BIN_LENGTH = 5000;
+static constexpr int MIN_RESOLUTION_MS = 1000;
+
+ReplayTimelineWidget::ReplayTimelineWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
-    replayTimer = new QTimer(this);
-    replayTimer->setInterval(TIMER_INTERVAL_MS);
-    connect(replayTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ReplayTimelineWidget::replayTimerTimeout);
-
-    rewindBufferingTimer = new QTimer(this);
-    rewindBufferingTimer->setSingleShot(true);
-    connect(rewindBufferingTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ReplayTimelineWidget::processRewind);
 }
 
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::setTimeline(const QList<int> &_replayTimeline)
+void ReplayTimelineWidget::setTimeline(const QList<int> &replayTimeline)
 {
-    replayTimeline = _replayTimeline;
     histogram.clear();
+    currentTime = 0;
+
     int binEndTime = BIN_LENGTH - 1;
     int binValue = 0;
     for (int i : replayTimeline) {
@@ -66,7 +59,7 @@ void ReplayTimelineWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * /* event */)
     painter.fillPath(path, Qt::black);
 
     const QColor barColor = QColor::fromHsv(120, 255, 255, 100);
-    quint64 w = (quint64)(width() - 1) * (quint64)currentVisualTime / maxTime;
+    quint64 w = (quint64)(width() - 1) * (quint64)currentTime / maxTime;
     painter.fillRect(0, 0, static_cast<int>(w), height() - 1, barColor);
 }
 
@@ -77,63 +70,24 @@ void ReplayTimelineWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 #else
     int newTime = static_cast<int>((qint64)maxTime * (qint64)event->x() / width());
 #endif
-    // don't buffer rewinds from clicks, since clicks usually don't happen fast enough to require buffering
-    skipToTime(newTime, false);
+    emit timeClicked(newTime);
 }
 
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::skipToTime(int newTime, bool doRewindBuffering)
+void ReplayTimelineWidget::setCurrentTime(int time)
 {
-    // check boundary conditions
-    if (newTime < 0) {
-        newTime = 0;
-    }
-    if (newTime > maxTime) {
-        newTime = maxTime;
+    int newTime = qBound(0, time, maxTime);
+
+    if (currentTime == newTime) {
+        return;
     }
 
-    newTime -= newTime % TIMER_INTERVAL_MS; // Time should always be a multiple of the interval
+    bool doUpdate = currentTime / MIN_RESOLUTION_MS != newTime / MIN_RESOLUTION_MS;
 
-    const bool isBackwardsSkip = newTime < currentProcessedTime;
-    currentVisualTime = newTime;
+    currentTime = newTime;
 
-    if (isBackwardsSkip) {
-        handleBackwardsSkip(doRewindBuffering);
-    } else {
-        processNewEvents(FORWARD_SKIP);
+    if (doUpdate) {
+        update();
     }
-
-    update();
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handles a backwards skip in the replay timeline.
- *
- * @param doRewindBuffering When true, if multiple backward skips are made in quick succession, only a single rewind
- * is processed at the end. When false, the backwards skip will always cause an immediate rewind.
- */
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::handleBackwardsSkip(bool doRewindBuffering)
-{
-    if (doRewindBuffering) {
-        // We use a one-shot timer to implement the rewind buffering.
-        // The rewind only happens once the timer runs out.
-        // If another backwards skip happens, the timer will just get reset instead of rewinding.
-        rewindBufferingTimer->stop();
-        rewindBufferingTimer->start(SettingsCache::instance().interface().getRewindBufferingMs());
-    } else {
-        // otherwise, process the rewind immediately
-        processRewind();
-    }
-}
-
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::processRewind()
-{
-    // stop any queued-up rewinds
-    rewindBufferingTimer->stop();
-
-    // process the rewind
-    currentEvent = 0;
-    emit rewound();
-    processNewEvents(BACKWARD_SKIP);
 }
 
 QSize ReplayTimelineWidget::sizeHint() const
@@ -145,64 +99,3 @@ QSize ReplayTimelineWidget::minimumSizeHint() const
 {
     return {400, 50};
 }
-
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::replayTimerTimeout()
-{
-    currentVisualTime += TIMER_INTERVAL_MS;
-
-    processNewEvents(NORMAL_PLAYBACK);
-
-    if (!(currentVisualTime % 1000)) {
-        update();
-    }
-}
-
-/** @brief Processes all unprocessed events up to the current time. */
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::processNewEvents(PlaybackMode playbackMode)
-{
-    currentProcessedTime = currentVisualTime;
-
-    while ((currentEvent < replayTimeline.size()) && (replayTimeline[currentEvent] < currentProcessedTime)) {
-        EventProcessingOptions options;
-
-        // backwards skip => always skip reveal windows
-        // forwards skip => skip reveal windows that don't happen within a big skip of the target
-        if (playbackMode == BACKWARD_SKIP || currentProcessedTime - replayTimeline[currentEvent] > BIG_SKIP_MS) {
-            options |= SKIP_REVEAL_WINDOW;
-        }
-
-        // backwards skip => always skip tap animation
-        if (playbackMode == BACKWARD_SKIP) {
-            options |= SKIP_TAP_ANIMATION;
-        }
-
-        emit processNextEvent(options);
-        ++currentEvent;
-    }
-    if (currentEvent == replayTimeline.size()) {
-        emit replayFinished();
-        replayTimer->stop();
-    }
-}
-
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::setTimeScaleFactor(qreal _timeScaleFactor)
-{
-    timeScaleFactor = _timeScaleFactor;
-    int interval = std::max(1, qRound(TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / timeScaleFactor));
-    replayTimer->setInterval(interval);
-}
-
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::startReplay()
-{
-    replayTimer->start();
-}
-
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::stopReplay()
-{
-    replayTimer->stop();
-}
-
-void ReplayTimelineWidget::skipByAmount(int amount)
-{
-    skipToTime(currentVisualTime + amount, amount < 0);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.h
index 6cdb8bcb2..47d19a741 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_timeline_widget.h
@@ -18,57 +18,25 @@ class QTimer;
 class ReplayTimelineWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+
 signals:
-    void processNextEvent(EventProcessingOptions options);
-    void replayFinished();
-    void rewound();
+    void timeClicked(int newTime);
 
 private:
-    enum PlaybackMode
-    {
-        NORMAL_PLAYBACK,
-        FORWARD_SKIP,
-        BACKWARD_SKIP
-    };
-
-    static constexpr int TIMER_INTERVAL_MS = 200;
-    static constexpr int BIN_LENGTH = 5000;
-
-    QTimer *replayTimer;
-    QTimer *rewindBufferingTimer;
-    QList<int> replayTimeline;
     QList<int> histogram;
-    int maxBinValue, maxTime;
-    qreal timeScaleFactor;
-    int currentVisualTime;    // time currently displayed by the timeline
-    int currentProcessedTime; // time that events are currently processed up to. Could differ from visual time due to
-                              // rewind buffering
-    int currentEvent;
+    int maxBinValue = 1;
+    int maxTime = 1;
 
-    void skipToTime(int newTime, bool doRewindBuffering);
-    void handleBackwardsSkip(bool doRewindBuffering);
-    void processRewind();
-    void processNewEvents(PlaybackMode playbackMode);
-private slots:
-    void replayTimerTimeout();
+    int currentTime = 0;
 
 public:
-    static constexpr int SMALL_SKIP_MS = 1000;
-    static constexpr int BIG_SKIP_MS = 10000;
-
     explicit ReplayTimelineWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
-    void setTimeline(const QList<int> &_replayTimeline);
+    void setTimeline(const QList<int> &replayTimeline);
     [[nodiscard]] QSize sizeHint() const override;
     [[nodiscard]] QSize minimumSizeHint() const override;
-    void setTimeScaleFactor(qreal _timeScaleFactor);
-    [[nodiscard]] int getCurrentEvent() const
-    {
-        return currentEvent;
-    }
+
 public slots:
-    void startReplay();
-    void stopReplay();
-    void skipByAmount(int amount); // use a negative amount to skip backwards
+    void setCurrentTime(int time);
 
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.cpp
index 4dc7b1380..f5768a7aa 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.cpp
@@ -1,70 +1,50 @@
 #include "replay_widget.h"
 
+#include "../../../client/settings/cache_settings.h"
 #include "../../../client/settings/shortcuts_settings.h"
 #include "../interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.h"
+#include "replay_manager.h"
 #include "replay_quick_settings_widget.h"
 
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QToolButton>
 
-ReplayWidget::ReplayWidget(TabGame *parent, GameReplay *_replay)
-    : QWidget(parent), game(parent), replay(_replay), replayPlayButton(nullptr), replayFastForwardButton(nullptr),
-      aReplaySkipForward(nullptr), aReplaySkipBackward(nullptr), aReplaySkipForwardBig(nullptr),
-      aReplaySkipBackwardBig(nullptr)
+ReplayWidget::ReplayWidget(QWidget *parent, GameReplay *replay)
+    : QWidget(parent), replayPlayButton(nullptr), replayFastForwardButton(nullptr), aReplaySkipForward(nullptr),
+      aReplaySkipBackward(nullptr), aReplaySkipForwardBig(nullptr), aReplaySkipBackwardBig(nullptr)
 {
-    if (replay) {
-        game->getGame()->loadReplay(replay);
-
-        // Create list: event number -> time [ms]
-        // Distribute simultaneous events evenly across 1 second.
-        unsigned int lastEventTimestamp = 0;
-        const int eventCount = replay->event_list_size();
-        for (int i = 0; i < eventCount; ++i) {
-            int j = i + 1;
-            while ((j < eventCount) && (replay->event_list(j).seconds_elapsed() == lastEventTimestamp)) {
-                ++j;
-            }
-
-            const int numberEventsThisSecond = j - i;
-            for (int k = 0; k < numberEventsThisSecond; ++k) {
-                replayTimeline.append(replay->event_list(i + k).seconds_elapsed() * 1000 +
-                                      (int)((qreal)k / (qreal)numberEventsThisSecond * 1000));
-            }
-
-            if (j < eventCount) {
-                lastEventTimestamp = replay->event_list(j).seconds_elapsed();
-            }
-            i += numberEventsThisSecond - 1;
-        }
-    }
+    // replay manager
+    replayManager = new ReplayManager(this, replay);
+    connect(replayManager, &ReplayManager::eventReplayed, this, &ReplayWidget::eventReplayed);
+    connect(replayManager, &ReplayManager::replayFinished, this, &ReplayWidget::replayFinished);
+    connect(replayManager, &ReplayManager::rewound, this, &ReplayWidget::rewound);
 
     // timeline widget
     timelineWidget = new ReplayTimelineWidget;
-    timelineWidget->setTimeline(replayTimeline);
-    connect(timelineWidget, &ReplayTimelineWidget::processNextEvent, this, &ReplayWidget::replayNextEvent);
-    connect(timelineWidget, &ReplayTimelineWidget::replayFinished, this, &ReplayWidget::replayFinished);
-    connect(timelineWidget, &ReplayTimelineWidget::rewound, this, &ReplayWidget::replayRewind);
+    timelineWidget->setTimeline(replayManager->getReplayTimeline());
+    connect(replayManager, &ReplayManager::timeChanged, timelineWidget, &ReplayTimelineWidget::setCurrentTime);
+    connect(timelineWidget, &ReplayTimelineWidget::timeClicked, replayManager, &ReplayManager::setTime);
 
     // timeline skip shortcuts
     aReplaySkipForward = new QAction(timelineWidget);
     timelineWidget->addAction(aReplaySkipForward);
     connect(aReplaySkipForward, &QAction::triggered, this,
-            [this] { timelineWidget->skipByAmount(ReplayTimelineWidget::SMALL_SKIP_MS); });
+            [this] { replayManager->skipByAmount(ReplayManager::SMALL_SKIP_MS); });
 
     aReplaySkipBackward = new QAction(timelineWidget);
     timelineWidget->addAction(aReplaySkipBackward);
     connect(aReplaySkipBackward, &QAction::triggered, this,
-            [this] { timelineWidget->skipByAmount(-ReplayTimelineWidget::SMALL_SKIP_MS); });
+            [this] { replayManager->skipByAmount(-ReplayManager::SMALL_SKIP_MS); });
 
     aReplaySkipForwardBig = new QAction(timelineWidget);
     timelineWidget->addAction(aReplaySkipForwardBig);
     connect(aReplaySkipForwardBig, &QAction::triggered, this,
-            [this] { timelineWidget->skipByAmount(ReplayTimelineWidget::BIG_SKIP_MS); });
+            [this] { replayManager->skipByAmount(ReplayManager::BIG_SKIP_MS); });
 
     aReplaySkipBackwardBig = new QAction(timelineWidget);
     timelineWidget->addAction(aReplaySkipBackwardBig);
     connect(aReplaySkipBackwardBig, &QAction::triggered, this,
-            [this] { timelineWidget->skipByAmount(-ReplayTimelineWidget::BIG_SKIP_MS); });
+            [this] { replayManager->skipByAmount(-ReplayManager::BIG_SKIP_MS); });
 
     // buttons
     replayPlayButton = new QToolButton;
@@ -97,18 +77,11 @@ ReplayWidget::ReplayWidget(TabGame *parent, GameReplay *_replay)
     setObjectName("replayControlWidget");
     setLayout(replayControlLayout);
 
-    connect(this, &ReplayWidget::requestChatAndPhaseReset, game, &TabGame::resetChatAndPhase);
-
     connect(&SettingsCache::instance().shortcuts(), &ShortcutsSettings::shortCutChanged, this,
             &ReplayWidget::refreshShortcuts);
     refreshShortcuts();
 }
 
-void ReplayWidget::replayNextEvent(EventProcessingOptions options)
-{
-    emit eventReplayed(replay->event_list(timelineWidget->getCurrentEvent()), options);
-}
-
 void ReplayWidget::replayFinished()
 {
     replayPlayButton->setChecked(false);
@@ -117,24 +90,16 @@ void ReplayWidget::replayFinished()
 void ReplayWidget::replayPlayButtonToggled(bool checked)
 {
     if (checked) { // start replay
-        timelineWidget->startReplay();
+        replayManager->startReplay();
     } else { // pause replay
-        timelineWidget->stopReplay();
+        replayManager->stopReplay();
     }
 }
 
 void ReplayWidget::updateTimeScaleFactor(bool isFastForward)
 {
     qreal factor = isFastForward ? SettingsCache::instance().interface().getFastForwardSpeed() : 1.0;
-    timelineWidget->setTimeScaleFactor(factor);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handles everything that needs to be reset when doing a replay rewind.
- */
-void ReplayWidget::replayRewind()
-{
-    emit requestChatAndPhaseReset();
+    replayManager->setTimeScaleFactor(factor);
 }
 
 void ReplayWidget::refreshShortcuts()
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.h
index eca356e9e..6d2b7a043 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/replay/replay_widget.h
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <libcockatrice/protocol/pb/game_replay.pb.h>
 
+class ReplayManager;
 class ReplayQuickSettingsWidget;
 class TabGame;
 
 /**
- * @brief The top-level that is put in the replay dock widget.
+ * @brief The top-level widget that is put in the replay dock widget.
  * Contains the replay timeline as well as the buttons.
  */
 class ReplayWidget : public QWidget
@@ -26,29 +27,28 @@ class ReplayWidget : public QWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ReplayWidget(TabGame *parent, GameReplay *replay);
-    TabGame *game;
-    GameReplay *replay;
+    /**
+     * @param parent The parent widget
+     * @param replay Cannot be null. Takes ownership of the replay.
+     */
+    ReplayWidget(QWidget *parent, GameReplay *replay);
 
 signals:
-    void requestChatAndPhaseReset();
+    void rewound();
     void eventReplayed(const GameEventContainer &cont, EventProcessingOptions options);
 
 private:
-    // Replay related members
-    int currentReplayStep = 0;
-    QList<int> replayTimeline;
+    ReplayManager *replayManager;
+
     ReplayTimelineWidget *timelineWidget;
     QToolButton *replayPlayButton, *replayFastForwardButton;
     ReplayQuickSettingsWidget *settingsWidget;
     QAction *aReplaySkipForward, *aReplaySkipBackward, *aReplaySkipForwardBig, *aReplaySkipBackwardBig;
 
 private slots:
-    void replayNextEvent(EventProcessingOptions options);
     void replayFinished();
     void replayPlayButtonToggled(bool checked);
     void updateTimeScaleFactor(bool checked);
-    void replayRewind();
     void refreshShortcuts();
 };
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/user_interface_settings_page.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/user_interface_settings_page.cpp
index fa27ec198..8203dee58 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/user_interface_settings_page.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/user_interface_settings_page.cpp
@@ -241,15 +241,15 @@ void UserInterfaceSettingsPage::retranslateUi()
     visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionLabel.setText(
         tr("When adding a tag in the visual deck storage to a .txt deck:"));
     visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionSelector.setItemText(visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionIndexNone,
-                                                             tr("do nothing"));
+                                                             tr("Do nothing"));
     visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionSelector.setItemText(visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionIndexPrompt,
-                                                             tr("ask to convert to .cod"));
+                                                             tr("Ask to convert to .cod"));
     visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionSelector.setItemText(visualDeckStoragePromptForConversionIndexAlways,
-                                                             tr("always convert to .cod"));
+                                                             tr("Always convert to .cod"));
     defaultDeckEditorTypeLabel.setText(tr("Default deck editor type"));
     defaultDeckEditorTypeSelector.setItemText(TabSupervisor::ClassicDeckEditor, tr("Classic Deck Editor"));
     defaultDeckEditorTypeSelector.setItemText(TabSupervisor::VisualDeckEditor, tr("Visual Deck Editor"));
     replayGroupBox->setTitle(tr("Replay settings"));
     rewindBufferingMsLabel.setText(tr("Buffer time for backwards skip via shortcut:"));
     rewindBufferingMsBox.setSuffix(" ms");
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp
index c9ebf06c8..d3f3a1735 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.cpp
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ void TabGame::emitUserEvent()
 
 TabGame::~TabGame()
 {
-    if (replayWidget) {
-        delete replayWidget->replay;
-    }
     for (auto &player : game->getPlayerManager()->getPlayers()) {
         player->clear();
     }
@@ -1183,6 +1180,7 @@ void TabGame::createReplayDock(GameReplay *replay)
     replayDock->setWidget(replayWidget);
     replayDock->setFloating(false);
 
+    connect(replayWidget, &ReplayWidget::rewound, this, &TabGame::resetChatAndPhase);
     connect(replayWidget, &ReplayWidget::eventReplayed, game->getGameEventHandler(),
             [this](const auto &event, auto options) {
                 game->getGameEventHandler()->processGameEventContainer(event, nullptr, options);
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.cpp
index d37408a58..786c6cd9f 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QString>
-#include <QVariant>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ using CardInfoPtr = QSharedPointer<CardInfo>;
 
 namespace
 {
-QByteArray serializeProperties(const QVariantHash &props)
+QByteArray serializeProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &props)
 {
     QByteArray blob;
     QDataStream out(&blob, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ void CardInfo::ensurePropertiesLoaded() const
     propertiesLoaded = true;
 }
 
-const QVariantHash &CardInfo::getPropertiesHash() const
+const QHash<QString, QString> &CardInfo::getPropertiesHash() const
 {
     ensurePropertiesLoaded();
     return propertiesCache;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ const QVariantHash &CardInfo::getPropertiesHash() const
 void CardInfo::setProperty(const QString &_name, const QString &_value)
 {
     ensurePropertiesLoaded();
-    if (propertiesCache.value(_name).toString() == _value) {
+    if (propertiesCache.value(_name) == _value) {
         return;
     }
     propertiesCache.insert(_name, _value);
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ void CardInfo::setProperty(const QString &_name, const QString &_value)
     emit cardInfoChanged(smartThis);
 }
 
-void CardInfo::setProperties(const QVariantHash &_props)
+void CardInfo::setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &_props)
 {
     ensurePropertiesLoaded();
     propertiesCache = _props;
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ void CardInfo::setProperties(const QVariantHash &_props)
 CardInfo::CardInfo(const QString &_name,
                    const QString &_text,
                    bool _isToken,
-                   QVariantHash _properties,
+                   QHash<QString, QString> _properties,
                    const QList<CardRelation *> &_relatedCards,
                    const QList<CardRelation *> &_reverseRelatedCards,
                    SetToPrintingsMap _sets,
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ CardInfoPtr CardInfo::newInstance(const QString &_name)
 CardInfoPtr CardInfo::newInstance(const QString &_name,
                                   const QString &_text,
                                   bool _isToken,
-                                  QVariantHash _properties,
+                                  QHash<QString, QString> _properties,
                                   const QList<CardRelation *> &_relatedCards,
                                   const QList<CardRelation *> &_reverseRelatedCards,
                                   SetToPrintingsMap _sets,
@@ -210,10 +209,10 @@ void CardInfo::addToSet(const CardSetPtr &_set, const PrintingInfo &_info)
     refreshCachedSets();
 }
 
-void CardInfo::combineLegalities(const QVariantHash &props)
+void CardInfo::combineLegalities(const QHash<QString, QString> &props)
 {
     ensurePropertiesLoaded();
-    QHashIterator<QString, QVariant> it(props);
+    QHashIterator it(props);
     while (it.hasNext()) {
         it.next();
         if (it.key().startsWith("format-")) {
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.h b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.h
index ad99864c8..e625a0748 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info.h
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ private:
     QString text;          ///< Text description or rules text of the card.
     bool isToken;          ///< Whether this card is a token or not.
     // Properties are stored as a pre-serialized blob (cheap to load) and the
-    // QVariantHash is materialized on first query, so database load avoids
-    // constructing thousands of QVariants per card.
-    mutable QByteArray propertiesBlob;     ///< Serialized properties (load form).
-    mutable QVariantHash propertiesCache;  ///< Materialized properties (query form).
-    mutable bool propertiesLoaded = false; ///< Whether propertiesCache is valid.
-    mutable QMutex propertiesMutex;        ///< Guards lazy materialization.
+    // QHash<QString, QString> is materialized on first query, so database load avoids
+    // constructing thousands of QStrings per card.
+    mutable QByteArray propertiesBlob;               ///< Serialized properties (load form).
+    mutable QHash<QString, QString> propertiesCache; ///< Materialized properties (query form).
+    mutable bool propertiesLoaded = false;           ///< Whether propertiesCache is valid.
+    mutable QMutex propertiesMutex;                  ///< Guards lazy materialization.
 
     /**
      * @brief Materializes propertiesCache from propertiesBlob if not already done.
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
     explicit CardInfo(const QString &_name,
                       const QString &_text,
                       bool _isToken,
-                      QVariantHash _properties,
+                      QHash<QString, QString> _properties,
                       const QList<CardRelation *> &_relatedCards,
                       const QList<CardRelation *> &_reverseRelatedCards,
                       SetToPrintingsMap _sets,
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public:
      * Used by the binary cache reader to skip recomputing @p _simpleName and
      * @p _altNames (which otherwise require a Unicode normalization and a full
      * printing scan). Properties are supplied as a pre-serialized @p _propertiesBlob
-     * so the QVariantHash is not built at load time (it is materialized on first
+     * so the QHash<QString, QString> is not built at load time (it is materialized on first
      * query).
      *
      * @param _name The card name.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
     static CardInfoPtr newInstance(const QString &_name,
                                    const QString &_text,
                                    bool _isToken,
-                                   QVariantHash _properties,
+                                   QHash<QString, QString> _properties,
                                    const QList<CardRelation *> &_relatedCards,
                                    const QList<CardRelation *> &_reverseRelatedCards,
                                    SetToPrintingsMap _sets,
@@ -288,12 +288,12 @@ public:
     {
         return getPropertiesHash().keys();
     }
-    [[nodiscard]] const QVariantHash &getPropertiesHash() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] const QHash<QString, QString> &getPropertiesHash() const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Stores the pre-serialized properties blob and invalidates the
      *        materialized cache. Used by the binary cache reader so the
-     *        QVariantHash is not built at load time.
+     *        QHash<QString, QString> is not built at load time.
      * @param _blob The serialized properties (as written by the cache writer).
      */
     void setPropertiesBlob(QByteArray _blob) const
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ public:
     }
     [[nodiscard]] QString getProperty(const QString &propertyName) const
     {
-        return getPropertiesHash().value(propertyName).toString();
+        return getPropertiesHash().value(propertyName);
     }
     void setProperty(const QString &_name, const QString &_value);
-    void setProperties(const QVariantHash &_props);
+    void setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &_props);
     [[nodiscard]] bool hasProperty(const QString &propertyName) const
     {
         return getPropertiesHash().contains(propertyName);
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param props Key-value mapping of format legalities.
      */
-    void combineLegalities(const QVariantHash &props);
+    void combineLegalities(const QHash<QString, QString> &props);
 
     /**
      * @brief Refreshes all cached fields that are calculated from the contained sets and printings.
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info_comparator.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info_comparator.cpp
index 821cc8675..f4a74194c 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info_comparator.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/card_info_comparator.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ QVariant CardInfoComparator::getProperty(const CardInfoPtr &card, const QString
         return card->getIsToken();
     }
 
-    // Otherwise, check if it's a custom property in the QVariantHash
+    // Otherwise, check if it's a custom property in the properties hash
     if (card->hasProperty(property)) {
         return card->getProperty(property);
     }
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_cache.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_cache.cpp
index 0b68a389a..dfa684dbe 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_cache.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database_cache.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QSaveFile>
-#include <QVariantHash>
 
 namespace
 {
 constexpr quint32 CACHE_MAGIC = 0x43445243; // "CDRC"
-constexpr quint32 CACHE_VERSION = 1;
+constexpr quint32 CACHE_VERSION = 2;
 
 // ---- Primitives -----------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ QString readString(QDataStream &in)
     return s;
 }
 
-// Stores a QVariantHash as a single pre-serialized blob. The reader keeps the
-// blob as-is and materializes the QVariantHash lazily on first query, which is
+// Stores a QHash<QString, QString> as a single pre-serialized blob. The reader keeps the
+// blob as-is and materializes the QHash<QString, QString> lazily on first query, which is
 // what removes the allocation storm from database load (see card_info.cpp /
 // printing_info.cpp).
-void writeHashBlob(QDataStream &out, const QVariantHash &h)
+void writeHashBlob(QDataStream &out, const QHash<QString, QString> &h)
 {
     QByteArray blob;
     QDataStream blobOut(&blob, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp
index 2dd5e91e9..e403a641d 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void CockatriceXml3Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
         if (xmlName == "card") {
             QString name = QString("");
             QString text = QString("");
-            QVariantHash properties = QVariantHash();
+            QHash<QString, QString> properties;
             QString colors = QString("");
             QList<CardRelation *> relatedCards, reverseRelatedCards;
             auto _sets = SetToPrintingsMap();
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void CockatriceXml3Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
                     // behaviour. Without this check, disabling a set has no effect on v3 databases.
                     if (set->getEnabled()) {
                         PrintingInfo setInfo(set);
-                        QVariantHash printingProps;
+                        QHash<QString, QString> printingProps;
                         if (attrs.hasAttribute("muId")) {
                             printingProps.insert("muid", attrs.value("muId").toString());
                         }
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp
index 129bae9bc..df92618da 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ void CockatriceXml4Parser::loadSetsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
     }
 }
 
-QVariantHash CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardPropertiesFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
+QHash<QString, QString> CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardPropertiesFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
 {
-    QVariantHash properties = QVariantHash();
+    QHash<QString, QString> properties;
     while (!xml.atEnd()) {
         if (xml.readNext() == QXmlStreamReader::EndElement) {
             break;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
         if (xmlName == "card") {
             QString name = QString("");
             QString text = QString("");
-            QVariantHash properties = QVariantHash();
+            QHash<QString, QString> properties;
             QList<CardRelation *> relatedCards, reverseRelatedCards;
             auto _sets = SetToPrintingsMap();
             int tableRow = 0;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
                     auto set = internalAddSet(setName);
                     if (set->getEnabled()) {
                         PrintingInfo printingInfo(set);
-                        QVariantHash printingProps;
+                        QHash<QString, QString> printingProps;
                         for (QXmlStreamAttribute attr : attrs) {
                             QString attrName = attr.name().toString();
                             if (attrName == "picURL") {
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.h b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.h
index 92c967a0c..55f7c5a3b 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/parser/cockatrice_xml_4.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ inline Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(CockatriceXml4Log, "cockatrice_xml.xml_4_parser");
  * making the parser more extensible and schema-compliant.
  *
  * @note Differences from v3:
- * - Card properties are stored in <prop> blocks as a QVariantHash.
+ * - Card properties are stored in <prop> blocks as a QHash<QString, QString>.
  * - Sets can include a <priority> element.
  * - Supports user preferences via ICardPreferenceProvider (e.g., skipping rebalanced cards).
  * - Related cards support persistent relations and multiple attach types (e.g., transform).
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ private:
     /**
      * @brief Loads a generic <prop> block from a <card> element.
      * @param xml The open QXmlStreamReader positioned at a <prop> element.
-     * @return A QVariantHash mapping property names to values.
+     * @return A QHash<QString, QString> mapping property names to values.
      */
-    QVariantHash loadCardPropertiesFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml);
+    QHash<QString, QString> loadCardPropertiesFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml);
 
     /**
      * @brief Load all <card> elements from the XML stream.
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.cpp b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.cpp
index 5df3680a0..ee5b1329b 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ void PrintingInfo::ensurePropertiesLoaded() const
 void PrintingInfo::setProperty(const QString &_name, const QString &_value)
 {
     ensurePropertiesLoaded();
-    if (propertiesCache.value(_name).toString() == _value) {
+    if (propertiesCache.value(_name) == _value) {
         return;
     }
     propertiesCache.insert(_name, _value);
     setProperties(propertiesCache);
 }
 
-void PrintingInfo::setProperties(const QVariantHash &_props)
+void PrintingInfo::setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &_props)
 {
     ensurePropertiesLoaded();
     propertiesCache = _props;
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ void PrintingInfo::setProperties(const QVariantHash &_props)
  */
 QString PrintingInfo::getUuid() const
 {
-    return getPropertiesHash().value("uuid").toString();
+    return getPropertiesHash().value("uuid");
 }
 
 QString PrintingInfo::getFlavorName() const
 {
-    return getPropertiesHash().value("flavorName").toString();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    return getPropertiesHash().value("flavorName");
+}
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h
index adec2010c..f7ca90aad 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/printing/printing_info.h
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ private:
     CardSetPtr set; ///< The set this variation belongs to.
 
     // Properties are stored as a pre-serialized blob (cheap to load) and the
-    // QVariantHash is materialized on first query. This avoids constructing
-    // thousands of QVariants per card at database-load time.
-    mutable QByteArray propertiesBlob;     ///< Serialized properties (load form).
-    mutable QVariantHash propertiesCache;  ///< Materialized properties (query form).
-    mutable bool propertiesLoaded = false; ///< Whether propertiesCache is valid.
+    // QHash<QString, QString> is materialized on first query. This avoids constructing
+    // thousands of QStrings per card at database-load time.
+    mutable QByteArray propertiesBlob;               ///< Serialized properties (load form).
+    mutable QHash<QString, QString> propertiesCache; ///< Materialized properties (query form).
+    mutable bool propertiesLoaded = false;           ///< Whether propertiesCache is valid.
     mutable QSharedPointer<QBasicMutex> propertiesMutex =
         QSharedPointer<QBasicMutex>::create(); ///< Guards lazy materialization.
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
         return getPropertiesHash().keys();
     }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] const QVariantHash &getPropertiesHash() const
+    [[nodiscard]] const QHash<QString, QString> &getPropertiesHash() const
     {
         ensurePropertiesLoaded();
         return propertiesCache;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
      */
     [[nodiscard]] QString getProperty(const QString &propertyName) const
     {
-        return getPropertiesHash().value(propertyName).toString();
+        return getPropertiesHash().value(propertyName);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ public:
      * @param _value The string value to assign.
      */
     void setProperty(const QString &_name, const QString &_value);
-    void setProperties(const QVariantHash &_props);
+    void setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &_props);
 
     /**
      * @brief Stores the pre-serialized properties blob and marks the materialized
      *        cache as invalid. Used by the binary cache reader to avoid building a
-     *        QVariantHash at load time.
+     *        QHash<QString, QString> at load time.
      * @param _blob The serialized properties (as written by the cache writer).
      */
     void setPropertiesBlob(QByteArray _blob) const
diff --git a/oracle/src/oracleimporter.cpp b/oracle/src/oracleimporter.cpp
index 4eeb6ecc4..3d7b7b555 100644
--- a/oracle/src/oracleimporter.cpp
+++ b/oracle/src/oracleimporter.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static const QList<AllowedCount> kSingletonCounts = {{1, "legal"}, {0, "banned"}
 
 SplitCardPart::SplitCardPart(const QString &_name,
                              const QString &_text,
-                             const QVariantHash &_properties,
+                             const QHash<QString, QString> &_properties,
                              const PrintingInfo &_printingInfo)
     : name(_name), text(_text), properties(_properties), printingInfo(_printingInfo)
 {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void sortAndReduceColors(QString &colors)
 CardInfoPtr OracleImporter::addCard(QString name,
                                     const QString &text,
                                     bool isToken,
-                                    QVariantHash properties,
+                                    QHash<QString, QString> properties,
                                     const QList<CardRelation *> &relatedCards,
                                     const PrintingInfo &printingInfo)
 {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CardInfoPtr OracleImporter::addCard(QString name,
     }
 
     // Remove {} around mana costs, except if it's split cost
-    QString manacost = properties.value("manacost").toString();
+    QString manacost = properties.value("manacost");
     if (!manacost.isEmpty()) {
         QStringList symbols = manacost.split("}");
         QString formattedCardCost;
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ CardInfoPtr OracleImporter::addCard(QString name,
     }
 
     // fix colors
-    QString allColors = properties.value("colors").toString();
+    QString allColors = properties.value("colors");
     if (allColors.size() > 1) {
         sortAndReduceColors(allColors);
         properties.insert("colors", allColors);
     }
-    QString allColorIdent = properties.value("coloridentity").toString();
+    QString allColorIdent = properties.value("coloridentity");
     if (allColorIdent.size() > 1) {
         sortAndReduceColors(allColorIdent);
         properties.insert("coloridentity", allColorIdent);
@@ -182,16 +182,15 @@ CardInfoPtr OracleImporter::addCard(QString name,
 
     // DETECT CARD POSITIONING INFO
 
-    bool landscapeOrientation = properties.value("maintype").toString() == "Battle" ||
-                                properties.value("layout").toString() == "split" ||
-                                properties.value("layout").toString() == "planar";
+    bool landscapeOrientation = properties.value("maintype") == "Battle" || properties.value("layout") == "split" ||
+                                properties.value("layout") == "planar";
 
     // cards that enter the field tapped
     bool cipt = parseCipt(name, text) || landscapeOrientation;
 
     // table row
     int tableRow = 1;
-    QString mainCardType = properties.value("maintype").toString();
+    QString mainCardType = properties.value("maintype");
     if (mainCardType == "Land") {
         tableRow = 0;
     } else if (mainCardType == "Sorcery" || mainCardType == "Instant") {
@@ -201,11 +200,11 @@ CardInfoPtr OracleImporter::addCard(QString name,
     }
 
     // card side
-    QString side = properties.value("side").toString() == "b" ? "back" : "front";
+    QString side = properties.value("side") == "b" ? "back" : "front";
     properties.insert("side", side);
 
     // upsideDown (flip cards)
-    QString layout = properties.value("layout").toString();
+    QString layout = properties.value("layout");
     bool upsideDown = layout == "flip" && side == "back";
 
     // insert the card and its properties
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ int OracleImporter::importCardsFromSet(const CardSetPtr &currentSet, const QList
         }
 
         // card properties
-        QVariantHash properties;
+        QHash<QString, QString> properties;
         for (auto i = cardProperties.cbegin(), end = cardProperties.cend(); i != end; ++i) {
             QString mtgjsonProperty = i.key();
             QString xmlPropertyName = i.value();
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ int OracleImporter::importCardsFromSet(const CardSetPtr &currentSet, const QList
 
         // per-set properties
         PrintingInfo printingInfo = PrintingInfo(currentSet);
-        QVariantHash printingProps;
+        QHash<QString, QString> printingProps;
         for (auto i = setInfoProperties.cbegin(), end = setInfoProperties.cend(); i != end; ++i) {
             QString mtgjsonProperty = i.key();
             QString xmlPropertyName = i.value();
@@ -431,7 +430,7 @@ int OracleImporter::importCardsFromSet(const CardSetPtr &currentSet, const QList
     QList<QPair<QList<SplitCardPart>, QString>> partsAndNames = splitCards.values();
     for (auto [splitCardParts, name] : partsAndNames) {
         QString text;
-        QVariantHash properties;
+        QHash<QString, QString> properties;
         PrintingInfo printingInfo;
 
         for (const SplitCardPart &tmp : splitCardParts) {
@@ -444,11 +443,11 @@ int OracleImporter::importCardsFromSet(const CardSetPtr &currentSet, const QList
                 properties = tmp.getProperties();
                 printingInfo = tmp.getPrintingInfo();
             } else {
-                const QVariantHash &tmpProps = tmp.getProperties();
+                const QHash<QString, QString> &tmpProps = tmp.getProperties();
                 for (auto i = tmpProps.cbegin(), end = tmpProps.cend(); i != end; ++i) {
                     QString prop = i.key();
-                    QString originalPropertyValue = properties.value(prop).toString();
-                    QString thisCardPropertyValue = i.value().toString();
+                    QString originalPropertyValue = properties.value(prop);
+                    QString thisCardPropertyValue = i.value();
                     if (!thisCardPropertyValue.isEmpty() && originalPropertyValue != thisCardPropertyValue) {
                         if (originalPropertyValue.isEmpty()) { // don't create //es if one field is empty
                             properties.insert(prop, thisCardPropertyValue);
diff --git a/oracle/src/oracleimporter.h b/oracle/src/oracleimporter.h
index 5bf352594..99644f9ce 100644
--- a/oracle/src/oracleimporter.h
+++ b/oracle/src/oracleimporter.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class SplitCardPart
 public:
     SplitCardPart(const QString &_name,
                   const QString &_text,
-                  const QVariantHash &_properties,
+                  const QHash<QString, QString> &_properties,
                   const PrintingInfo &_printingInfo);
     inline const QString &getName() const
     {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
     {
         return text;
     }
-    inline const QVariantHash &getProperties() const
+    inline const QHash<QString, QString> &getProperties() const
     {
         return properties;
     }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 private:
     QString name;
     QString text;
-    QVariantHash properties;
+    QHash<QString, QString> properties;
     PrintingInfo printingInfo;
 };
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ private:
     CardInfoPtr addCard(QString name,
                         const QString &text,
                         bool isToken,
-                        QVariantHash properties,
+                        QHash<QString, QString> properties,
                         const QList<CardRelation *> &relatedCards,
                         const PrintingInfo &printingInfo);
 signals: