diff --git a/src/game/skills.ts b/src/game/skills.ts
index 2ff16ec..9a033e5 100644
--- a/src/game/skills.ts
+++ b/src/game/skills.ts
@@ -3946,7 +3946,10 @@ export function tickProjectiles(
     }
 
     // Walls first: a projectile dies against missile barriers (solid walls, closed doors)
-    const isAirborne = altitude !== undefined && altitude > 0
+    const isAirborne =
+      (projectile.missileType === 'meteor' || projectile.missileType === 'meteortail') &&
+      altitude !== undefined &&
+      altitude > 0
     const blockedByTerrain =
       !isAirborne &&
       (options.isMissileBlocked !== undefined