diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/globals.css b/apps/web/src/app/globals.css
index 9b56441..e34c840 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/globals.css
@@ -228,3 +228,15 @@
     scroll-behavior: auto !important;
   }
 }
+
+/* Splash hero idle animations as CSS (browser/compositor driven) instead of
+   framer-motion, so they cost no JS main-thread time. The reduced-motion block
+   above neutralizes them. */
+@keyframes splash-float { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); } 50% { transform: translateY(-8px); } }
+@keyframes splash-breath { 0%, 100% { opacity: 0.9; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
+@keyframes splash-ring-a { from { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } to { stroke-dashoffset: -1; } }
+@keyframes splash-ring-b { from { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } to { stroke-dashoffset: 1; } }
+.splash-float { animation: splash-float 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
+.splash-breath { animation: splash-breath 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
+.splash-ring-a { animation: splash-ring-a 5s linear infinite; }
+.splash-ring-b { animation: splash-ring-b 7s linear infinite; }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/landing/hero-splash.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/landing/hero-splash.tsx
index 462784b..ff18473 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/landing/hero-splash.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/landing/hero-splash.tsx
@@ -35,29 +35,22 @@ function SuchMark({ animate }: { animate: boolean }) {
       {/* two Cherenkov glow segments circling the ring in opposite directions */}
       {animate && (
         <>
-          <motion.rect
+          <rect
             x="14" y="14" width="172" height="172" rx="16"
             fill="none" stroke="#a5f3fc" strokeWidth="4" strokeLinecap="round" filter="url(#splash-glow)"
             pathLength={1} strokeDasharray="0.16 0.84"
-            initial={{ strokeDashoffset: 0 }}
-            animate={{ strokeDashoffset: [0, -1] }}
-            transition={{ duration: 5, ease: "linear", repeat: Infinity }}
+            className="splash-ring-a"
           />
-          <motion.rect
+          <rect
             x="14" y="14" width="172" height="172" rx="16"
             fill="none" stroke="#67e8f9" strokeWidth="2.5" strokeLinecap="round" filter="url(#splash-glow)"
             pathLength={1} strokeDasharray="0.06 0.94" opacity="0.7"
-            initial={{ strokeDashoffset: 0 }}
-            animate={{ strokeDashoffset: [0, 1] }}
-            transition={{ duration: 7, ease: "linear", repeat: Infinity }}
+            className="splash-ring-b"
           />
         </>
       )}
       {/* letters with a gentle breath */}
-      <motion.g
-        animate={animate ? { opacity: [0.9, 1, 0.9] } : undefined}
-        transition={animate ? { duration: 5, ease: "easeInOut", repeat: Infinity } : undefined}
-      >
+      <g className={animate ? "splash-breath" : undefined}>
         {/* S */}
         <path d="M 78,36 H 36 V 58 H 78 V 82 H 36" fill="none" stroke="#35c98e" strokeWidth="14" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
         {/* U */}
@@ -66,7 +59,7 @@ function SuchMark({ animate }: { animate: boolean }) {
         <path d="M 78,118 H 36 V 164 H 78" fill="none" stroke="#4aade0" strokeWidth="14" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
         {/* H */}
         <path d="M 118,118 V 164 M 162,118 V 164 M 118,141 H 162" fill="none" stroke="#45c99e" strokeWidth="14" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-      </motion.g>
+      </g>
     </svg>
   );
 }
@@ -144,14 +137,11 @@ export function HeroSplash({ onEnter, sectionRef }: { onEnter: () => void; secti
           style={{ animationDuration: "4.5s" }}
         />
         <motion.div
+          className={!entering && animate ? "splash-float" : undefined}
           style={{ filter: entering ? "url(#splash-water)" : undefined }}
           initial={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
-          animate={entering ? { opacity: [1, 1, 0], scale: [1, 1.06, 1.14] } : { opacity: 1, scale: 1, y: animate ? [0, -8, 0] : 0 }}
-          transition={
-            entering
-              ? { duration: 1.2, ease: "easeInOut", times: [0, 0.7, 1] }
-              : { opacity: { duration: 0.8 }, scale: { duration: 0.8 }, y: { duration: 6, repeat: Infinity, ease: "easeInOut" } }
-          }
+          animate={entering ? { opacity: [1, 1, 0], scale: [1, 1.06, 1.14] } : undefined}
+          transition={entering ? { duration: 1.2, ease: "easeInOut", times: [0, 0.7, 1] } : undefined}
         >
           <SuchMark animate={animate} />
         </motion.div>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/procedural/nebula-field.tsx b/packages/ui/src/procedural/nebula-field.tsx
index 4eebb2a..f9c050d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/procedural/nebula-field.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/procedural/nebula-field.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { motion, useAnimation, useScroll, useTransform } from "framer-motion";
+import { motion, useAnimation } from "framer-motion";
 import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { cn } from "../lib/utils";
 import { Monitor } from "lucide-react";
@@ -79,16 +79,12 @@ const StreamLine = ({ d, themeMode, onHit, width, index }: StreamLineProps) => {
   );
 };
 
-export const NebulaField = ({ className, density = 8, themeMode = 'dark', position }: NebulaProps) => {
+export const NebulaField = ({ className, density = 4, themeMode = 'dark', position }: NebulaProps) => {
   // === ALL HOOKS MUST BE CALLED BEFORE ANY CONDITIONAL RETURNS ===
   const monitorControls = useAnimation();
   const [monitorColor, setMonitorColor] = useState(themeMode === 'light' ? "text-sky-500" : "text-cyan-400/70");
   const [prefersReducedMotion, setPrefersReducedMotion] = useState(false);
 
-  // Parallax Scroll hooks (called unconditionally)
-  const { scrollY } = useScroll();
-  const yRange = useTransform(scrollY, [0, 1000], [0, 250]);
-
   // Position calculations
   const computerX = position?.x ?? 18;
   const computerY = position?.y ?? 18;
@@ -191,7 +187,7 @@ export const NebulaField = ({ className, density = 8, themeMode = 'dark', positi
       {/* Slowly-pulsing Cherenkov "reactor pool" bloom */}
       <motion.div
         className="absolute h-[70vmax] w-[70vmax] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-        style={{ ...glowStyle, left: `${computerX}%`, top: `${computerY}%`, y: yRange }}
+        style={{ ...glowStyle, left: `${computerX}%`, top: `${computerY}%` }}
         initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.85 }}
         animate={{ opacity: [0.55, 0.9, 0.55], scale: [0.95, 1.05, 0.95] }}
         transition={{ duration: 11, ease: "easeInOut", repeat: Infinity }}
@@ -205,10 +201,9 @@ export const NebulaField = ({ className, density = 8, themeMode = 'dark', positi
           scale: 1 
         }}
         transition={{ duration: 1.5 }}
-        style={{ 
-          left: `${computerX}%`, 
-          top: `${computerY}%`,
-          y: yRange
+        style={{
+          left: `${computerX}%`,
+          top: `${computerY}%`
         }}
       >
         <motion.div animate={monitorControls}>
@@ -222,11 +217,10 @@ export const NebulaField = ({ className, density = 8, themeMode = 'dark', positi
         </motion.div>
       </motion.div>
 
-      <motion.svg
+      <svg
         viewBox="0 0 100 100"
         preserveAspectRatio="none"
         className="w-full h-full opacity-50 dark:opacity-70 absolute inset-0"
-        style={{ y: yRange }} 
       >
         {paths.map((d: string, i: number) => (
           <StreamLine
@@ -238,7 +232,7 @@ export const NebulaField = ({ className, density = 8, themeMode = 'dark', positi
             index={i}
           />
         ))}
-      </motion.svg>
+      </svg>
     </div>
   );
 };