diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs
index 8cb7f3f4b6..67afc45e32 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
 
         private void testSingle(float circleSize, bool auto = false)
         {
-            var spinner = new Spinner { StartTime = Time.Current + 1000, EndTime = Time.Current + 4000 };
+            var spinner = new Spinner { StartTime = Time.Current + 2000, EndTime = Time.Current + 5000 };
 
             spinner.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty { CircleSize = circleSize });
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
index be6766509c..3dd98be6fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                     {
                         Background = new SpinnerBackground
                         {
-                            Alpha = 0.6f,
+                            Alpha = 1f,
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                         },
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             Background.AccentColour = normalColour;
 
-            completeColour = colours.YellowLight.Opacity(0.75f);
+            completeColour = colours.YellowLight;
 
             Disc.AccentColour = fillColour;
             circle.Colour = colours.BlueDark;
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
                 Disc.FadeAccent(completeColour, duration);
 
-                Background.FadeAccent(completeColour, duration);
-                Background.FadeOut(duration);
+                Background.FadeAccent(completeColour.Darken(1), duration);
 
                 circle.FadeColour(completeColour, duration);
                 glow.FadeColour(completeColour, duration);
@@ -204,14 +203,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.UpdateInitialTransforms();
 
-            circleContainer.ScaleTo(Spinner.Scale * 0.3f);
-            circleContainer.ScaleTo(Spinner.Scale, HitObject.TimePreempt / 1.4f, Easing.OutQuint);
+            circleContainer.ScaleTo(0);
+            mainContainer.ScaleTo(0);
 
-            mainContainer
-                .ScaleTo(0)
-                .ScaleTo(Spinner.Scale * circle.DrawHeight / DrawHeight * 1.4f, HitObject.TimePreempt - 150, Easing.OutQuint)
-                .Then()
-                .ScaleTo(1, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
+            using (BeginDelayedSequence(HitObject.TimePreempt / 2, true))
+            {
+                float phaseOneScale = Spinner.Scale * 0.8f;
+
+                circleContainer.ScaleTo(phaseOneScale, HitObject.TimePreempt / 2f, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+                mainContainer
+                    .ScaleTo(phaseOneScale * circle.DrawHeight / DrawHeight * 1.4f, HitObject.TimePreempt / 2, Easing.OutElasticHalf)
+                    .RotateTo(25, HitObject.TimePreempt + Spinner.Duration);
+
+                using (BeginDelayedSequence(HitObject.TimePreempt / 2, true))
+                {
+                    circleContainer.ScaleTo(Spinner.Scale * 1.4f, 400, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    mainContainer.ScaleTo(Spinner.Scale, 400, Easing.OutQuint);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerBackground.cs
index 77228e28af..bfb9a9e763 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerBackground.cs
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Effects;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
     public class SpinnerBackground : CircularContainer, IHasAccentColour
     {
-        protected Box Disc;
+        private readonly Box disc;
 
         public Color4 AccentColour
         {
-            get => Disc.Colour;
+            get => disc.Colour;
             set
             {
-                Disc.Colour = value;
+                disc.Colour = value;
 
                 EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
                 {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                Disc = new Box
+                disc = new Box
                 {
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerTicks.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerTicks.cs
index 676cefb236..0e7dafdbea 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerTicks.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SpinnerTicks.cs
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
-            const float count = 18;
+            const float count = 8;
 
             for (float i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 Add(new Container
                 {
                     Colour = Color4.Black,
-                    Alpha = 0.4f,
+                    Alpha = 0.2f,
                     EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
                     {
                         Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
-                        Radius = 10,
+                        Radius = 20,
                         Colour = Color4.Gray.Opacity(0.2f),
                     },
                     RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Masking = true,
                     CornerRadius = 5,
-                    Size = new Vector2(60, 10),
+                    Size = new Vector2(65, 10),
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Position = new Vector2(
                         0.5f + MathF.Sin(i / count * 2 * MathF.PI) / 2 * 0.86f,