diff --git a/forge-m-base/src/forge/assets/FSkinColor.java b/forge-m-base/src/forge/assets/FSkinColor.java
index d7a6df47551..4cd28006a3c 100644
--- a/forge-m-base/src/forge/assets/FSkinColor.java
+++ b/forge-m-base/src/forge/assets/FSkinColor.java
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ public class FSkinColor {
         if (brightnessDelta != NO_BRIGHTNESS_DELTA) {
             if (brightnessDelta < 0) {
                 for (int i = 0; i > brightnessDelta; i--) {
-                    color = FSkinColor.stepColor(color, 10);
+                    color = FSkinColor.stepColor(color, -20);
                 }
             }
             else {
                 for (int i = 0; i < brightnessDelta; i++) {
-                    color = FSkinColor.stepColor(color, -10);
+                    color = FSkinColor.stepColor(color, 20);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/forge-m-base/src/forge/screens/match/views/VLog.java b/forge-m-base/src/forge/screens/match/views/VLog.java
index ca12f98b689..59a046a0a97 100644
--- a/forge-m-base/src/forge/screens/match/views/VLog.java
+++ b/forge-m-base/src/forge/screens/match/views/VLog.java
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 package forge.screens.match.views;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont.HAlignment;
+
+import forge.Forge.Graphics;
+import forge.assets.FSkinColor;
+import forge.assets.FSkinFont;
+import forge.assets.FSkinColor.Colors;
 import forge.game.GameLog;
+import forge.game.GameLogEntry;
+import forge.game.GameLogEntryType;
 import forge.menu.FDropDown;
+import forge.model.FModel;
+import forge.toolbox.FDisplayObject;
+import forge.utils.ForgePreferences.FPref;
 
 public class VLog extends FDropDown {
-    private final GameLog model;
-    
-    public VLog(GameLog model0) {
-        model = model0;
+    private static final float PADDING = 5;
+    private static final FSkinFont FONT = FSkinFont.get(11);
+    private static final FSkinColor ALT_ROW_COLOR = FSkinColor.get(Colors.CLR_ZEBRA);
+    private static final FSkinColor ROW_COLOR = ALT_ROW_COLOR.darker();
+    private static final FSkinColor FORE_COLOR = FSkinColor.get(Colors.CLR_TEXT);
+
+    private final GameLog log;
+
+    public VLog(GameLog log0) {
+        log = log0;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -15,9 +34,72 @@ public class VLog extends FDropDown {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void drawBackground(Graphics g) {
+        float w = getWidth();
+        float h = getHeight();
+        g.fillRect(ROW_COLOR, 0, 0, w, h); //can fill background with main row color since drop down will never be taller than number of rows
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected ScrollBounds updateAndGetPaneSize(float maxWidth, float maxVisibleHeight) {
-        
-        return new ScrollBounds(maxWidth, maxVisibleHeight);
+        clear();
+
+        GameLogEntryType logVerbosityFilter = GameLogEntryType.valueOf(FModel.getPreferences().getPref(FPref.DEV_LOG_ENTRY_TYPE));
+        List<GameLogEntry> logEntrys = log.getLogEntries(logVerbosityFilter);
+
+        LogEntryDisplay logEntryDisplay;
+        float width = maxWidth - getMenuTab().getScreenPosition().x; //stretch from tab to edge of screen
+
+        float y = 1;
+        float height;
+        if (logEntrys.isEmpty()) {
+            logEntryDisplay = add(new LogEntryDisplay("[Empty]", false));
+            height = logEntryDisplay.getMinHeight(width);
+            logEntryDisplay.setBounds(0, y, width, height);
+            y += height;
+        }
+        else {
+            boolean isAltRow = false;
+            for (int i = logEntrys.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) { //show latest entry on bottom
+                logEntryDisplay = add(new LogEntryDisplay(logEntrys.get(i).message, isAltRow));
+                height = logEntryDisplay.getMinHeight(width);
+                logEntryDisplay.setBounds(0, y, width, height);
+                isAltRow = !isAltRow;
+                y += height;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new ScrollBounds(width, y + 1);
+    }
+
+    private class LogEntryDisplay extends FDisplayObject {
+        private final String text;
+        private final boolean isAltRow;
+
+        private LogEntryDisplay(String text0, boolean isAltRow0) {
+            text = text0;
+            isAltRow = isAltRow0;
+        }
+
+        private float getMinHeight(float width) {
+            width -= 2 * PADDING; //account for left and right insets
+            float height = FONT.getFont().getWrappedBounds(text, width).height;
+            height += 2 * PADDING;
+            return Math.round(height);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void draw(Graphics g) {
+            float w = getWidth();
+            float h = getHeight();
+
+            if (isAltRow) {
+                g.fillRect(ALT_ROW_COLOR, 0, 0, w, h);
+            }
+
+            //use full height without padding so text not scaled down
+            g.drawText(text, FONT, FORE_COLOR, PADDING, PADDING, w - 2 * PADDING, h, true, HAlignment.LEFT, false);
+        }
     }
 }