diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonJudgementPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonJudgementPiece.cs
index 94766cb077..edeece0293 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonJudgementPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonJudgementPiece.cs
@@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
         /// </remarks>
         public virtual void PlayAnimation()
         {
-            if (Result.IsHit())
-            {
-                JudgementText
-                    .FadeInFromZero(300, Easing.OutQuint)
-                    .ScaleTo(Vector2.One)
-                    .ScaleTo(new Vector2(1.2f), 1800, Easing.OutQuint);
-            }
-            else
+            if (Result.IsMiss())
             {
                 this.ScaleTo(1.6f);
                 this.ScaleTo(1, 100, Easing.In);
@@ -80,6 +73,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
                 this.RotateTo(0);
                 this.RotateTo(40, 800, Easing.InQuint);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                JudgementText
+                    .FadeInFromZero(300, Easing.OutQuint)
+                    .ScaleTo(Vector2.One)
+                    .ScaleTo(new Vector2(1.2f), 1800, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
 
             this.FadeOutFromOne(800);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitResult.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitResult.cs
index b490501021..bdb2a9db23 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitResult.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitResult.cs
@@ -269,6 +269,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether a <see cref="HitResult"/> represents a miss of any type.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static bool IsMiss(this HitResult result)
+        {
+            switch (result)
+            {
+                case HitResult.IgnoreMiss:
+                case HitResult.Miss:
+                case HitResult.SmallTickMiss:
+                case HitResult.LargeTickMiss:
+                case HitResult.ComboBreak:
+                    return true;
+
+                default:
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether a <see cref="HitResult"/> represents a successful hit.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
index a93c48ba63..5ff28726c0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 });
             }
 
-            if (result.IsHit())
+            if (!result.IsMiss())
             {
                 //new judgement shows old as a temporary effect
                 AddInternal(temporaryOldStyle = new LegacyJudgementPieceOld(result, createMainDrawable, 1.05f, true)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
index 6ad188bb47..39697090d1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
@@ -52,18 +52,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             if (animation?.FrameCount > 1 && !forceTransforms)
                 return;
 
-            if (result.IsHit())
-            {
-                this.ScaleTo(0.6f).Then()
-                    .ScaleTo(1.1f, fade_in_length * 0.8f).Then() // t = 0.8
-                    .Delay(fade_in_length * 0.2f) // t = 1.0
-                    .ScaleTo(0.9f, fade_in_length * 0.2f).Then() // t = 1.2
-                    // stable dictates scale of 0.9->1 over time 1.0 to 1.4, but we are already at 1.2.
-                    // so we need to force the current value to be correct at 1.2 (0.95) then complete the
-                    // second half of the transform.
-                    .ScaleTo(0.95f).ScaleTo(finalScale, fade_in_length * 0.2f); // t = 1.4
-            }
-            else
+            if (result.IsMiss())
             {
                 bool isTick = result != HitResult.Miss;
 
@@ -92,6 +81,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                         .Then().RotateTo(rotation * 2, fade_out_delay + fade_out_length - fade_in_length, Easing.In);
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                this.ScaleTo(0.6f).Then()
+                    .ScaleTo(1.1f, fade_in_length * 0.8f).Then() // t = 0.8
+                    .Delay(fade_in_length * 0.2f) // t = 1.0
+                    .ScaleTo(0.9f, fade_in_length * 0.2f).Then() // t = 1.2
+                    // stable dictates scale of 0.9->1 over time 1.0 to 1.4, but we are already at 1.2.
+                    // so we need to force the current value to be correct at 1.2 (0.95) then complete the
+                    // second half of the transform.
+                    .ScaleTo(0.95f).ScaleTo(finalScale, fade_in_length * 0.2f); // t = 1.4
+            }
         }
 
         public Drawable GetAboveHitObjectsProxiedContent() => CreateProxy();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 7516c73b68..a37a386889 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         private Drawable? getJudgementAnimation(HitResult result)
         {
-            if (!result.IsHit())
+            if (result.IsMiss())
                 return this.GetAnimation("hit0", true, false);
 
             switch (result)