diff --git a/src/pages/Balance.tsx b/src/pages/Balance.tsx
index 2943519..76496b9 100644
--- a/src/pages/Balance.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Balance.tsx
@@ -308,9 +308,11 @@ export default function Balance() {
         </Card>
       </motion.div>
 
-      {/* Payment Methods */}
+      {/* Payment Methods — self-animated: mounts after its query resolves, when
+          the parent stagger orchestration has already finished and would leave
+          it stuck at opacity 0 */}
       {paymentMethods && paymentMethods.length > 0 && (
-        <motion.div variants={staggerItem}>
+        <motion.div variants={staggerItem} initial="initial" animate="animate">
           <Card>
             <h2 className="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-dark-100">
               {t('balance.topUpBalance')}
@@ -474,9 +476,10 @@ export default function Balance() {
         </Card>
       </motion.div>
 
-      {/* Saved Cards Navigation */}
+      {/* Saved Cards Navigation — self-animated: mounts after its query resolves
+          (see Payment Methods above) */}
       {savedCardsData?.recurrent_enabled && (
-        <motion.div variants={staggerItem}>
+        <motion.div variants={staggerItem} initial="initial" animate="animate">
           <Card interactive onClick={() => navigate('/balance/saved-cards')}>
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
diff --git a/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx b/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx
index b002e95..f78ee7a 100644
--- a/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx
@@ -640,7 +640,11 @@ export default function ConnectedAccounts() {
   };
 
   return (
+    // key: remount the container when loading resolves — stagger orchestration
+    // runs once on mount, so provider cards arriving from the API later would
+    // otherwise stay stuck at their initial variant (opacity 0) after a hard refresh
     <motion.div
+      key={isLoading ? 'loading' : 'ready'}
       className="space-y-6"
       variants={staggerContainer}
       initial="initial"
diff --git a/src/pages/Profile.tsx b/src/pages/Profile.tsx
index e1bd4b3..bbd387e 100644
--- a/src/pages/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Profile.tsx
@@ -325,9 +325,11 @@ export default function Profile() {
         </Card>
       </motion.div>
 
-      {/* Referral Link Widget */}
+      {/* Referral Link Widget — self-animated: mounts after the referral queries
+          resolve, when the parent stagger orchestration has already finished and
+          would leave it stuck at opacity 0 */}
       {referralTerms?.is_enabled && referralLink && (
-        <motion.div variants={staggerItem}>
+        <motion.div variants={staggerItem} initial="initial" animate="animate">
           <Card>
             <div className="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between">
               <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-dark-100">{t('referral.yourLink')}</h2>
diff --git a/src/pages/SavedCards.tsx b/src/pages/SavedCards.tsx
index ef8e5b0..052030b 100644
--- a/src/pages/SavedCards.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/SavedCards.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ export default function SavedCards() {
   };
 
   return (
+    // key: remount the container when loading resolves — stagger orchestration
+    // runs once on mount, so cards arriving from the API later would otherwise
+    // stay stuck at their initial variant (opacity 0) after a hard refresh
     <motion.div
+      key={isLoading ? 'loading' : 'ready'}
       className="space-y-6"
       variants={staggerContainer}
       initial="initial"
diff --git a/src/pages/Support.tsx b/src/pages/Support.tsx
index 9d3363f..048bda8 100644
--- a/src/pages/Support.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Support.tsx
@@ -348,9 +348,11 @@ export default function Support() {
         </Button>
       </motion.div>
 
-      {/* Contact support card for "both" mode */}
+      {/* Contact support card for "both" mode — self-animated: mounts after the
+          config query resolves, when the parent stagger orchestration has already
+          finished and would leave it stuck at opacity 0 */}
       {supportConfig?.support_type === 'both' && supportConfig.support_username && (
-        <motion.div variants={staggerItem}>
+        <motion.div variants={staggerItem} initial="initial" animate="animate">
           <Card className="flex items-center justify-between">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
               <div className="flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-dark-800">
diff --git a/src/pages/Wheel.tsx b/src/pages/Wheel.tsx
index bc39702..074ea3a 100644
--- a/src/pages/Wheel.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Wheel.tsx
@@ -774,10 +774,13 @@ export default function Wheel() {
             >
               <div className="border-t border-dark-700/30 px-4 pb-4 pt-2">
                 {history && history.items.length > 0 ? (
+                  // "hidden"/"show" don't exist in staggerContainer/staggerItem
+                  // (their keys are initial/animate/exit), so the stagger here
+                  // was silently a no-op
                   <motion.div
                     variants={staggerContainer}
-                    initial="hidden"
-                    animate="show"
+                    initial="initial"
+                    animate="animate"
                     className="space-y-2"
                   >
                     {history.items.map((item: SpinHistoryItem) => (