diff --git a/app/routers_v2/refractor.py b/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
index d28aba2..1477a01 100644
--- a/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
+++ b/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from datetime import date
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query
 import logging
@@ -476,9 +477,15 @@ async def evaluate_game(game_id: int, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
 
                 # Non-breaking addition: include boost info when available.
                 if boost_result:
-                    tier_up_entry["variant_created"] = boost_result.get(
-                        "variant_created"
-                    )
+                    variant_num = boost_result.get("variant_created")
+                    tier_up_entry["variant_created"] = variant_num
+                    if computed_tier >= 3 and variant_num and card_type:
+                        d = date.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+                        api_base = os.environ.get("API_BASE_URL", "").rstrip("/")
+                        tier_up_entry["animated_url"] = (
+                            f"{api_base}/api/v2/players/{player_id}/{card_type}card"
+                            f"/{d}/{variant_num}/animated"
+                        )
 
                 tier_ups.append(tier_up_entry)