diff --git a/app/components/AbilitiesSelector.tsx b/app/components/AbilitiesSelector.tsx
index cfb059ce3..6920bb770 100644
--- a/app/components/AbilitiesSelector.tsx
+++ b/app/components/AbilitiesSelector.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import React from "react";
 import invariant from "tiny-invariant";
 import { abilities } from "~/modules/in-game-lists";
 import type { BuildAbilitiesTupleWithUnknown } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/types";
@@ -40,6 +42,38 @@ export function AbilitiesSelector({
     onChange(addAbility({ oldAbilities: selectedAbilities, ability }));
   };
 
+  const [draggingAbility, setDraggingAbility] = React.useState<
+    typeof abilities[number] | undefined
+  >();
+
+  const onDragStart =
+    (ability: typeof abilities[number]) => (event: React.DragEvent) => {
+      setDraggingAbility(ability);
+      event.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", JSON.stringify(ability));
+    };
+
+  const onDragEnd = () => {
+    setDraggingAbility(undefined);
+  };
+
+  const onDrop =
+    (atRowIndex: number, atAbilityIndex: number) =>
+    (event: React.DragEvent) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      const ability = JSON.parse(
+        event.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain")
+      ) as typeof abilities[number];
+
+      onChange(
+        addAbility({
+          oldAbilities: selectedAbilities,
+          ability,
+          atRowIndex,
+          atAbilityIndex,
+        })
+      );
+    };
+
   return (
     <div className="ability-selector__container">
       <div className="ability-selector__slots">
@@ -50,6 +84,13 @@ export function AbilitiesSelector({
               ability={ability}
               size={abilityI === 0 ? "MAIN" : "SUB"}
               onClick={() => onSlotClick({ rowI, abilityI })}
+              dragStarted={!!draggingAbility}
+              dropAllowed={canPlaceAbilityAtSlot(
+                rowI,
+                abilityI,
+                draggingAbility
+              )}
+              onDrop={onDrop(rowI, abilityI)}
             />
           ))
         )}
@@ -58,10 +99,15 @@ export function AbilitiesSelector({
         {abilities.map((ability) => (
           <button
             key={ability.name}
-            className="ability-selector__ability-button"
+            className={clsx("ability-selector__ability-button", {
+              "is-dragging": ability.name === draggingAbility?.name,
+            })}
             type="button"
             onClick={() => onButtonClick(ability)}
             data-cy={`${ability.name}-ability-button`}
+            draggable="true"
+            onDragStart={onDragStart(ability)}
+            onDragEnd={onDragEnd}
           >
             <Image
               alt=""
@@ -76,45 +122,81 @@ export function AbilitiesSelector({
   );
 }
 
+const canPlaceAbilityAtSlot = (
+  rowIndex: number,
+  abilityIndex: number,
+  ability?: typeof abilities[number]
+) => {
+  if (!ability) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const legalGearTypeForMain =
+    rowIndex === 0
+      ? "HEAD_MAIN_ONLY"
+      : rowIndex === 1
+      ? "CLOTHES_MAIN_ONLY"
+      : "SHOES_MAIN_ONLY";
+
+  const isMainSlot = abilityIndex === 0;
+
+  if (
+    !["STACKABLE", legalGearTypeForMain].includes(ability.type) &&
+    isMainSlot
+  ) {
+    // Can't put this type of gear in main slot
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!isMainSlot && ability.type !== "STACKABLE") {
+    // Can't put main slot only gear to sub slots
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+};
+
 function addAbility({
   oldAbilities,
   ability,
+  atRowIndex,
+  atAbilityIndex,
 }: {
   oldAbilities: BuildAbilitiesTupleWithUnknown;
   ability: typeof abilities[number];
+  atRowIndex?: number;
+  atAbilityIndex?: number;
 }): BuildAbilitiesTupleWithUnknown {
   const abilitiesClone = JSON.parse(
     JSON.stringify(oldAbilities)
   ) as BuildAbilitiesTupleWithUnknown;
 
-  for (const [i, row] of abilitiesClone.entries()) {
-    const legalGearTypeForMain =
-      i === 0
-        ? "HEAD_MAIN_ONLY"
-        : i === 1
-        ? "CLOTHES_MAIN_ONLY"
-        : "SHOES_MAIN_ONLY";
+  if (atRowIndex !== undefined && atAbilityIndex !== undefined) {
+    // Attempt to place the ability at a specific slot since we
+    // were given an atRowIndex and atAbilityIndex
+    if (canPlaceAbilityAtSlot(atRowIndex, atAbilityIndex, ability)) {
+      // Assign this ability to the slot
+      abilitiesClone[atRowIndex]![atAbilityIndex] = ability.name;
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Loop through all slots and attempt to place this ability
+    // in the first empty one
+    for (const [rowIndex, row] of abilitiesClone.entries()) {
+      for (const [abilityIndex, oldAbility] of row.entries()) {
+        if (oldAbility !== "UNKNOWN") {
+          // Skip any filled slots in this loop until we arrive at an empty one.
+          continue;
+        }
 
-    for (const [j, oldAbility] of row.entries()) {
-      const isMainSlot = j === 0;
+        if (!canPlaceAbilityAtSlot(rowIndex, abilityIndex, ability)) {
+          // This ability isn't valid for this slot
+          continue;
+        }
 
-      // slot is not empty
-      if (oldAbility !== "UNKNOWN") continue;
+        // Assign this ability to the slot
+        abilitiesClone[rowIndex]![abilityIndex] = ability.name;
 
-      // can't put this type of gear in main slot
-      if (
-        !["STACKABLE", legalGearTypeForMain].includes(ability.type) &&
-        isMainSlot
-      ) {
-        continue;
+        return abilitiesClone;
       }
-
-      // can't put main slot only gear to sub slots
-      if (!isMainSlot && ability.type !== "STACKABLE") continue;
-
-      abilitiesClone[i]![j] = ability.name;
-
-      return abilitiesClone;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/components/Ability.tsx b/app/components/Ability.tsx
index ae6ab0d8f..eff56de74 100644
--- a/app/components/Ability.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Ability.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import React from "react";
 import type { AbilityWithUnknown } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/types";
 import { abilityImageUrl } from "~/utils/urls";
 import { Image } from "./Image";
@@ -11,17 +13,38 @@ const sizeMap = {
 export function Ability({
   ability,
   size,
+  dragStarted = false,
+  dropAllowed = false,
   onClick,
+  onDrop,
 }: {
   ability: AbilityWithUnknown;
   size: keyof typeof sizeMap;
+  dragStarted?: boolean;
+  dropAllowed?: boolean;
   onClick?: () => void;
+  onDrop?: (event: React.DragEvent) => void;
 }) {
   const sizeNumber = sizeMap[size];
 
+  const [isDragTarget, setIsDragTarget] = React.useState(false);
+
+  const onDragOver = (event: React.DragEvent) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    setIsDragTarget(true);
+  };
+
+  const onDragLeave = () => {
+    setIsDragTarget(false);
+  };
+
   return (
     <button
-      className="build__ability"
+      className={clsx("build__ability", {
+        "is-drag-target": isDragTarget,
+        "drag-started": dragStarted,
+        "drop-allowed": dropAllowed,
+      })}
       style={
         {
           "--ability-size": `${sizeNumber}px`,
@@ -29,6 +52,12 @@ export function Ability({
       }
       onClick={onClick}
       data-cy={`${ability}-ability`}
+      onDragOver={onDragOver}
+      onDragLeave={onDragLeave}
+      onDrop={(event) => {
+        setIsDragTarget(false);
+        onDrop?.(event);
+      }}
       type="button"
     >
       <Image alt="" path={abilityImageUrl(ability)} />
diff --git a/app/components/Image.tsx b/app/components/Image.tsx
index c8c2631d6..5956b89f6 100644
--- a/app/components/Image.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Image.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function Image({
         width={width}
         height={height}
         style={style}
+        draggable="false"
       />
     </picture>
   );
diff --git a/app/styles/common.css b/app/styles/common.css
index 86162dbba..8701f1c88 100644
--- a/app/styles/common.css
+++ b/app/styles/common.css
@@ -792,9 +792,22 @@ dialog::backdrop {
   background-size: 100%;
   border-radius: 50%;
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--bg-ability);
+  transform: scale(1);
+  transition: all 0.1s ease;
   user-select: none;
 }
 
+.build__ability.is-drag-target {
+  background: var(--abilities-button-bg);
+  transform: scale(1.15);
+}
+
+.build__ability.drag-started:not(.drop-allowed) {
+  filter: grayscale(1);
+  opacity: 0.3;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .build__bottom-row {
   display: flex;
   height: 100%;
@@ -841,3 +854,7 @@ dialog::backdrop {
   background-color: var(--abilities-button-bg);
   border-radius: 50%;
 }
+
+.ability-selector__ability-button.is-dragging {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 100px inset rgb(255 255 255 / 25%);
+}