diff --git a/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/BattleManager.ts b/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/BattleManager.ts
index ed7afc2..140e82b 100644
--- a/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/BattleManager.ts
+++ b/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/BattleManager.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ export default class BattleManager {
             if(this.enemies.length != 0){
                 for (let enemy of this.enemies) {
                     if (weapon.hits(enemy.owner)) {
-                        enemy.damage(weapon.type.damage);
-                        
+                        enemy.damage(weapon.type.damage + weapon.EXTRA_DAMAGE);
                         //console.log("enemy took dmg");
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/Weapon.ts b/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/Weapon.ts
index 038ff88..b62c9e1 100644
--- a/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/Weapon.ts
+++ b/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/Weapon.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export default class Weapon extends Item {
     /** The cooldown timer for this weapon's use */
     cooldownTimer: Timer;
 
+    EXTRA_DAMAGE : number;  //flat extra damage value
+
+    EXTRA_RANGE: number ;   //percentage value -> .1 = 10% extra range
+
     constructor(sprite: Sprite, type: WeaponType, battleManager: BattleManager){
         super(sprite);
 
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ export default class Weapon extends Item {
 
         // Create the cooldown timer
         this.cooldownTimer = new Timer(type.cooldown);  
+        this.EXTRA_DAMAGE = 0;
+        this.EXTRA_RANGE=0; 
     }
 
     // @override
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ export default class Weapon extends Item {
         this.assets = this.type.createRequiredAssets(this.sprite.getScene());
 
         // Do a type specific weapon animation
-        this.type.doAnimation(user, direction, ...this.assets);
+        this.type.doAnimation(user, direction, this.EXTRA_RANGE, ...this.assets);
 
         // Apply damage
         this.battleManager.handleInteraction(userType, this);
diff --git a/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/WeaponTypes/Slice.ts b/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/WeaponTypes/Slice.ts
index 49413da..49f2040 100644
--- a/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/WeaponTypes/Slice.ts
+++ b/src/shattered_sword/GameSystems/items/WeaponTypes/Slice.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ export default class Slice extends WeaponType {
         this.useVolume = options.useVolume;
     }
 
-    doAnimation(attacker: GameNode, direction: Vec2, sliceSprite: AnimatedSprite): void {
+    doAnimation(attacker: GameNode, direction: Vec2, extraRange:number,sliceSprite: AnimatedSprite): void {
+        //TODO- 
+        //4 to scale up the default sprite - may be different later depending on atk anim
+        sliceSprite.scaleX = 4*(1+extraRange); //might have to add extra range to y as well
+        sliceSprite.scaleY = 4;
+
         // Rotate this with the game node
         // TODO - need to rotate the anim properly
         sliceSprite.rotation = attacker.rotation;
@@ -24,8 +29,7 @@ export default class Slice extends WeaponType {
         //scale = num of pixels between center of sprite and atk anim
         sliceSprite.position = attacker.position.clone().add(direction.scaled(65)); 
         
-        sliceSprite.scaleX = 4;
-        sliceSprite.scaleY = 4;
+        
         // Play the slice animation w/o loop, but queue the normal animation
         sliceSprite.animation.play("SLICE");
         sliceSprite.animation.queue("NORMAL", true);
diff --git a/src/shattered_sword/Player/PlayerController.ts b/src/shattered_sword/Player/PlayerController.ts
index 8985af4..4367b16 100644
--- a/src/shattered_sword/Player/PlayerController.ts
+++ b/src/shattered_sword/Player/PlayerController.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import InventoryManager from "../GameSystems/InventoryManager";
 import Input from "../../Wolfie2D/Input/Input";
 import BattlerAI from "../AI/BattlerAI";
 import MathUtils from "../../Wolfie2D/Utils/MathUtils";
+import Weapon from "../GameSystems/items/Weapon";
 
 
 export enum PlayerType {
@@ -115,8 +116,11 @@ export default class PlayerController extends StateMachineAI implements BattlerA
                 this.CURRENT_HP += buff.value;
                 break;
             case BuffType.ATK:
-                //TODO - may have to modify the weapon dmg value here instead
+                //TODO - decide what to do with atk stat
                 this.CURRENT_BUFFS.atk += buff.value;
+                if (item) {
+                    (<Weapon>item).EXTRA_DAMAGE += buff.value;
+                }
                 break;
             case BuffType.SPEED:
                 this.CURRENT_BUFFS.speed += buff.value;
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ export default class PlayerController extends StateMachineAI implements BattlerA
             case BuffType.RANGE:
                 this.CURRENT_BUFFS.range += buff.value;
                 if (item) {
-                    //item.sprite.
+                    (<Weapon>item).EXTRA_RANGE += buff.value;
                 }
                 break;
         }
@@ -149,7 +153,9 @@ export default class PlayerController extends StateMachineAI implements BattlerA
 
         this.CURRENT_BUFFS = {hp:0, atk:0, def:0, speed:0, range:0};
        
+        //to test the buffs
         this.addBuff( {type:BuffType.HEALTH, value:1, bonus:false} );
+        this.addBuff( {type:BuffType.RANGE, value:1, bonus:false} );
     }
 
     initializePlatformer(): void {