diff --git a/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json b/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json
index 1eeead24..6565bb79 100644
--- a/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json
+++ b/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json
@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@
     "scaleZ": 6.5
   },
   "Value": 0,
-  "XmlUI": ""
+  "XmlUI": "\u003cInclude src=\"MythosArea.xml\"/\u003e"
 }
diff --git a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
index a4f0f719..b9b94001 100644
--- a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
@@ -134,13 +134,6 @@ end
 function getEncounterDeck()
   local searchResult = searchLib.atPosition(ENCOUNTER_DECK_POS, "isCardOrDeck")
 
-  for _, obj in ipairs(searchResult) do
-    if obj.type == 'Deck' then
-      return obj
-    end
-  end
-
-  -- if no deck was found, return the first hit (a card)
   if #searchResult > 0 then
     return searchResult[1]
   end
@@ -151,6 +144,7 @@ function drawEncounterCard(params)
   local encounterDeck = getEncounterDeck()
 
   if encounterDeck then
+    reshuffledAlready = false
     local card
     if encounterDeck.type == "Deck" then
       card = encounterDeck.takeObject()
@@ -160,7 +154,13 @@ function drawEncounterCard(params)
     actualEncounterCardDraw(card, params)
   else
     -- nothing here, time to reshuffle
-    reshuffleEncounterDeck(params)
+    if reshuffledAlready == true then
+      reshuffledAlready = false
+      return
+    end
+    reshuffleEncounterDeck() -- if there is no discard pile either, reshuffleEncounterDeck will give an error message already
+    reshuffledAlready = true
+    drawEncounterCard(params)
   end
 end
 
@@ -180,27 +180,33 @@ function actualEncounterCardDraw(card, params)
   deckLib.placeOrMergeIntoDeck(card, pos, { 0, rotY, faceUpRotation })
 end
 
-function reshuffleEncounterDeck(params)
+function reshuffleEncounterDeck()
   -- flag to avoid multiple calls
   if isReshuffling then return end
   isReshuffling = true
-
-  -- shuffle and flip deck, draw card after completion
-  local searchResult = searchLib.atPosition(ENCOUNTER_DISCARD_POSITION, "isCardOrDeck")
-  if #searchResult > 0 then
-    local deck = searchResult[1]
-    if not deck.is_face_down then deck.flip() end
-    deck.shuffle()
-    deck.setPositionSmooth(Vector(ENCOUNTER_DECK_POS) + Vector(0, 2, 0), false, true)
-    Wait.time(function() actualEncounterCardDraw(deck.takeObject({ index = 0 }), params) end, 0.5)
+  local encounterDeck = getEncounterDeck()
+  local discardPile = searchLib.atPosition(ENCOUNTER_DISCARD_POSITION, "isCardOrDeck")
+    
+  if #discardPile > 0 then
+    local discardDeck = discardPile[1]
+    if not discardDeck.is_face_down then --flips discard pile
+      discardDeck.setRotation({0, -90, 180}) 
+    end 
+    if encounterDeck == nil then
+      discardDeck.setPosition(Vector(ENCOUNTER_DECK_POS) + Vector({0, 1, 0}))
+      discardDeck.shuffle()
+    else
+      encounterDeck.putObject(discardDeck)
+      encounterDeck.shuffle()
+    end
+    broadcastToAll("Shuffled encounter discard into deck.", "White")
   else
-    printToAll("Couldn't find encounter discard pile to reshuffle.", { 1, 0, 0 })
+    broadcastToAll("Encounter discard pile is already empty.", "Red")
   end
 
   -- disable flag
   Wait.time(function() isReshuffling = false end, 1)
 end
-
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 -- helper functions
 ---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/xml/MythosArea.xml b/xml/MythosArea.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbe1cde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xml/MythosArea.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<Panel position="160 70 -13" rotation="0 0 180" height="74" width="315">
+  <Button scale="0.1 0.1 1" color="#ffffff00" textColors="#ffffff|#88e3cf|#4f8478" font="font_teutonic-arkham" fontSize="62" onClick="reshuffleEncounterDeck">Reshuffle ➡</Button>
+</Panel>