diff --git a/src/lib/components/home/HighscoreColumn.svelte b/src/lib/components/home/HighscoreColumn.svelte
index e9d98bb..0df93eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/home/HighscoreColumn.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/home/HighscoreColumn.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type { Target } from '../../game/tasks';
+  import type { Stage } from '../../game/stages';
   import { progress } from '../../stores/progress';
-  import Rocket from '../svg/Rocket.svelte';
   import Crown from '../svg/Crown.svelte';
+  import Balloon from '../svg/Balloon.svelte';
+  import Cloud from '../svg/Cloud.svelte';
+  import Moon from '../svg/Moon.svelte';
+  import Star from '../svg/Star.svelte';
+  import Rainbow from '../svg/Rainbow.svelte';
 
   type Props = { target: Target; highlightDate?: string | null };
   let { target, highlightDate = null }: Props = $props();
@@ -10,20 +15,37 @@
   const top5 = $derived($progress.perTarget[target]?.top5 ?? []);
   // Slots immer 5 lang darstellen — leere Plätze bleiben grau.
   const slots = $derived(Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) => top5[i] ?? null));
+
+  // Erreichte Stufe → passendes Symbol. Stufe 0 (Boden) hat kein Symbol (siehe Markup).
+  // Größen pro Symbol leicht angeglichen, da die viewBoxes unterschiedlich proportioniert sind.
+  const SYMBOL: Record<number, { c: typeof Balloon; size: number }> = {
+    1: { c: Balloon, size: 38 },
+    2: { c: Cloud, size: 52 },
+    3: { c: Moon, size: 40 },
+    4: { c: Star, size: 36 },
+    5: { c: Rainbow, size: 56 },
+  };
 </script>
 
 <div class="column" aria-label="Beste Flüge">
   {#each slots as slot, i (i)}
-    <div class="slot" class:empty={!slot} class:current={slot && highlightDate && slot.date === highlightDate}>
+    <!-- Bester Versuch (i===0) wird nur durch die Krone markiert, nicht zusätzlich hervorgehoben. -->
+    <div
+      class="slot"
+      class:empty={!slot}
+      class:current={slot && i !== 0 && highlightDate && slot.date === highlightDate}
+    >
       {#if slot}
         {#if i === 0}
           <span class="crown"><Crown size={28} /></span>
         {/if}
-        <Rocket size={44} flameAnimated={false} />
-        <span class="stage-label" aria-label={`Stufe ${slot.stage}`}>
-          {#each Array(slot.stage) as _, dotIndex (dotIndex)}
-            <span class="stage-dot"></span>
-          {/each}
+        <span class="symbol" aria-label={`Stufe ${slot.stage}`}>
+          {#if slot.stage === 0}
+            <span class="ground" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+          {:else}
+            {@const Symbol = SYMBOL[slot.stage as Stage].c}
+            <Symbol size={SYMBOL[slot.stage as Stage].size} />
+          {/if}
         </span>
       {:else}
         <div class="placeholder"></div>
@@ -46,7 +68,6 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    gap: 8px;
     padding: 4px 8px;
     min-height: 56px;
   }
@@ -63,12 +84,16 @@
     left: 50%;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
   }
-  .stage-label { display: flex; gap: 3px; }
-  .stage-dot {
-    width: 6px;
-    height: 6px;
-    border-radius: 50%;
-    background: var(--c-rocket-window);
+  .symbol {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+  .ground {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border-radius: 40px 40px 0 0;
+    background: linear-gradient(to top, #4ea34e, var(--c-ground));
   }
   .placeholder {
     width: 32px;