diff --git a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
index 29db5e1d..e3520564 100644
--- a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local deckLib = require("util/DeckLib")
 local guidReferenceApi = require("core/GUIDReferenceApi")
 local playAreaApi = require("core/PlayAreaApi")
 local searchLib = require("util/SearchLib")
@@ -171,8 +172,7 @@ function actualEncounterCardDraw(card, params)
       faceUpRotation = 180
     end
   end
-  card.setPositionSmooth(params.pos, false, false)
-  card.setRotationSmooth({ 0, params.rotY, faceUpRotation }, false, false)
+  deckLib.placeOrMergeIntoDeck(card, params.pos, { 0, params.rotY, faceUpRotation })
 end
 
 function reshuffleEncounterDeck(params)
diff --git a/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua b/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
index 0d41779f..21939438 100644
--- a/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
+++ b/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-local searchLib = require("util/SearchLib")
 local chaosBagApi = require("chaosbag/ChaosBagApi")
+local deckLib = require("util/DeckLib")
 local guidReferenceApi = require("core/GUIDReferenceApi")
 local mythosAreaApi = require("core/MythosAreaApi")
 local navigationOverlayApi = require("core/NavigationOverlayApi")
+local searchLib = require("util/SearchLib")
 local tokenChecker = require("core/token/TokenChecker")
 local tokenManager = require("core/token/TokenManager")
 
@@ -210,9 +211,9 @@ function discardListOfObjects(objList)
   for _, obj in ipairs(objList) do
     if obj.type == "Card" or obj.type == "Deck" then
       if obj.hasTag("PlayerCard") then
-        placeOrMergeIntoDeck(obj, returnGlobalDiscardPosition(), self.getRotation())
+        deckLib.placeOrMergeIntoDeck(obj, returnGlobalDiscardPosition(), self.getRotation())
       else
-        placeOrMergeIntoDeck(obj, ENCOUNTER_DISCARD_POSITION, {x = 0, y = -90, z = 0})
+        deckLib.placeOrMergeIntoDeck(obj, ENCOUNTER_DISCARD_POSITION, {x = 0, y = -90, z = 0})
       end
     -- put chaos tokens back into bag (e.g. Unrelenting)
     elseif tokenChecker.isChaosToken(obj) then
@@ -225,46 +226,6 @@ function discardListOfObjects(objList)
   end
 end
 
--- places a card/deck at a position or merges into an existing deck
--- rotation is optional
-function placeOrMergeIntoDeck(obj, pos, rot)
-  if not pos then return end
-
-  local offset = 0.5
-  
-  -- search the new position for existing card/deck
-  local searchResult = searchArea(pos, { 1, 1, 1 }, "isCardOrDeck")
-
-  -- get new position
-  local newPos
-  if #searchResult == 1 then
-    local bounds = searchResult[1].getBounds()
-    newPos = Vector(pos):setAt("y", bounds.center.y + bounds.size.y / 2 + offset)
-  else
-    newPos = Vector(pos) + Vector(0, offset, 0)
-  end
-
-  -- allow moving the objects smoothly out of the hand
-  obj.use_hands = false
-
-  if rot then
-    obj.setRotationSmooth(rot, false, true)
-  end
-  obj.setPositionSmooth(newPos, false, true)
-
-  -- continue if the card stops smooth moving
-  Wait.condition(
-   function()
-    obj.use_hands = true
-    -- this avoids a TTS bug that merges unrelated cards that are not resting
-    if #searchResult == 1 and searchResult[1] ~= obj then
-      -- call this with avoiding errors (physics is sometimes too fast so the object doesn't exist for the put)
-      pcall(function() searchResult[1].putObject(obj) end)
-    end
-  end,
-  function() return not obj.isSmoothMoving() end, 3)
-end
-
 -- build a discard button to discard from searchPosition (number must be unique)
 function makeDiscardButton(xValue, number)
   local position = { xValue, 0.1, -0.94}
@@ -530,7 +491,7 @@ function doDiscardOne()
 
     -- get a random non-hidden card (from the "choices" table)
     local num = math.random(1, #choices)
-    placeOrMergeIntoDeck(hand[choices[num]], returnGlobalDiscardPosition(), self.getRotation())
+    deckLib.placeOrMergeIntoDeck(hand[choices[num]], returnGlobalDiscardPosition(), self.getRotation())
     broadcastToAll(playerColor .. " randomly discarded card " .. choices[num] .. "/" .. #hand .. ".", "White")
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/util/DeckLib.ttslua b/src/util/DeckLib.ttslua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15c24ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/DeckLib.ttslua
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+do
+  local DeckLib = {}
+  local searchLib = require("util/SearchLib")
+
+  -- places a card/deck at a position or merges into an existing deck
+  ---@param obj TTSObject Object to move
+  ---@param pos Table New position for the object
+  ---@param rot Table New rotation for the object (optional)
+  DeckLib.placeOrMergeIntoDeck = function(obj, pos, rot)
+    if obj == nil or pos == nil then return end
+
+    -- search the new position for existing card/deck
+    local searchResult = searchLib.atPosition(pos, "isCardOrDeck")
+
+    -- get new position
+    local newPos
+    local offset = 0.5
+    if #searchResult == 1 then
+      local bounds = searchResult[1].getBounds()
+      newPos = Vector(pos):setAt("y", bounds.center.y + bounds.size.y / 2 + offset)
+    else
+      newPos = Vector(pos) + Vector(0, offset, 0)
+    end
+
+    -- allow moving the objects smoothly out of the hand
+    obj.use_hands = false
+
+    if rot then
+      obj.setRotationSmooth(rot, false, true)
+    end
+    obj.setPositionSmooth(newPos, false, true)
+
+    -- continue if the card stops smooth moving
+    Wait.condition(
+    function()
+      obj.use_hands = true
+      -- this avoids a TTS bug that merges unrelated cards that are not resting
+      if #searchResult == 1 and searchResult[1] ~= obj then
+        -- call this with avoiding errors (physics is sometimes too fast so the object doesn't exist for the put)
+        pcall(function() searchResult[1].putObject(obj) end)
+      end
+    end,
+    function() return not obj.isSmoothMoving() end, 3)
+  end
+
+  return DeckLib
+end