diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/AIPlayer.h b/projects/mtg/include/AIPlayer.h
index 79b1062d1..487781e42 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/AIPlayer.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/AIPlayer.h
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ public:
         id = currentId++;
     };
 
-    AIAction(MTGCardInstance * c, MTGCardInstance * t = NULL)
-        : efficiency(-1), ability(NULL), player(NULL), click(c), target(t)
-    {
-        id = currentId++;
-    };
-    
+    AIAction(MTGCardInstance * c, MTGCardInstance * t = NULL);
+
     AIAction(Player * p)
         : efficiency(-1), ability(NULL), player(p), click(NULL), target(NULL)
     {
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/AIPlayer.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/AIPlayer.cpp
index a0bc6e183..39c6790a0 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/AIPlayer.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/AIPlayer.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "AIPlayer.h"
 #include "CardDescriptor.h"
+#include "CardSelectorSingleton.h"
 #include "AIStats.h"
 #include "AllAbilities.h"
 #include "ExtraCost.h"
@@ -9,10 +10,35 @@
 #include "GameStateDuel.h"
 #include "DeckManager.h"
 
+
 const char * const MTG_LAND_TEXTS[] = { "artifact", "forest", "island", "mountain", "swamp", "plains", "other lands" };
 
 int AIAction::currentId = 0;
 
+AIAction::AIAction(MTGCardInstance * c, MTGCardInstance * t)
+    : efficiency(-1), ability(NULL), player(NULL), click(c), target(t)
+{
+    id = currentId++;
+
+    // useability tweak - assume that the user is probably going to want to see the full res card,
+    // so prefetch it. The idea is that we do it here as we want to start the prefetch before it's time to render,
+    // and waiting for it to actually go into play is too late, as we start drawing the card during the interrupt window.
+    // This is a good intercept point, as the AI has committed to using this card.
+
+    // if we're not in text mode, always get the thumb
+    if (CardSelectorSingleton::Instance()->GetDrawMode() != DrawMode::kText)
+    {
+        DebugTrace("Prefetching AI card going into play: " << c->getImageName());
+        WResourceManager::Instance()->RetrieveCard(c, RETRIEVE_THUMB);
+        
+        // also cache the large image if we're using kNormal mode
+        if (CardSelectorSingleton::Instance()->GetDrawMode() == DrawMode::kNormal)
+        {
+            WResourceManager::Instance()->RetrieveCard(c);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 int AIAction::Act()
 {
     GameObserver * g = GameObserver::GetInstance();
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGGameZones.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGGameZones.cpp
index f2ab0f900..8680f26c8 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGGameZones.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGGameZones.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "PrecompiledHeader.h"
 
+#include "CardSelectorSingleton.h"
 #include "MTGGameZones.h"
 #include "Player.h"
 #include "WEvent.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,23 @@ void MTGPlayerCards::drawFromLibrary()
     }
     MTGCardInstance * toMove = library->cards[library->nb_cards - 1];
     library->lastCardDrawn = toMove;
+
+    // useability tweak - assume that the user is probably going to want to see the new card,
+    // so prefetch it.
+
+    // if we're not in text mode, always get the thumb
+    if (CardSelectorSingleton::Instance()->GetDrawMode() != DrawMode::kText)
+    {
+        DebugTrace("Prefetching AI card going into play: " << toMove->getImageName());
+        WResourceManager::Instance()->RetrieveCard(toMove, RETRIEVE_THUMB);
+
+        // also cache the large image if we're using kNormal mode
+        if (CardSelectorSingleton::Instance()->GetDrawMode() == DrawMode::kNormal)
+        {
+            WResourceManager::Instance()->RetrieveCard(toMove);
+        }
+    }
+
     putInZone(toMove, library, hand);
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp
index bec6b618f..5212b1710 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp
@@ -936,8 +936,6 @@ void ResourceManagerImpl::ResetCacheLimits()
         DebugTrace( "Error, Not enough RAM for Cache: " << myNewSize << " - total Ram: " << ram);
     }
     textureWCache.Resize(MIN(myNewSize, HUGE_CACHE_LIMIT), MAX_CACHE_OBJECTS);
-
-    DebugTrace("Texture cache resized to " << myNewSize);
 #endif
     return;
 }
@@ -1020,6 +1018,7 @@ template<class cacheItem, class cacheActual>
 void WCache<cacheItem, cacheActual>::Resize(unsigned long size, int items)
 {
     maxCacheSize = size;
+    DebugTrace(typeid(cacheActual).name() << " cache resized to " << size << " bytes");
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_CACHE
     std::ostringstream stream;
@@ -1463,7 +1462,7 @@ bool WCache<cacheItem, cacheActual>::Delete(cacheItem * item)
 
     cacheItems--;
 
-    DebugTrace("Deleting cache item " << ToHex(item));
+    DebugTrace("Deleting cache item " << ToHex(item) << ", cache reduced by " << isize << " bytes");
     SAFE_DELETE(item);
     return true;
 }