DS5 — Pricing (Desk-as-hero) + Motion + Empty/Error + archetype glyphs

Part 6 #8 — Desk $44.99 is the hero tier. New DeskShowcase leads the
pricing page with the "$1M terminal · $44.99" story + real feature
visuals (alt-line ladder, quarter-Kelly, parlay φ, real-time feed) in a
balanced two-column layout (kills the dead right-half). Desk is the sole
highlighted tier / single primary CTA (color contract #9); Analyst is
secondary. Real prices: Free 5 scans, Analyst $14.99/$19.99, Desk
$34.99/$44.99. ClaimMeter + Stripe checkout wiring untouched.

Part 4 #7 — Ticker → punctuated stillness. The continuous marquee is
retired; the ticker now RESTS ≥4s on each ranked item and pulses only on
change. The EKG heartbeat is a static readout — the header's ONE idle
proof-of-life is the single SIGNAL-LIVE live-dot (the ticker dropped its
competing pulse). All durations tokenized (--motion-*, --ticker-hold);
prefers-reduced-motion kills the motion entirely.

Part 8 #20 — new EmptyState component modeled on the north-star 404
(scanlines + glitch wordmark + amber system voice + CTA hierarchy),
reused at the bare-red "Team not found", "Game not found", and the
ledger empties — one unified voice.

Part 5 — archetype glyph+chip propagated to STREAKS rows + ledger rows
(optional + self-hiding; absent beats fabricated); grade reveal already
carries ArchetypeBlend.

Tests: new tests/unit/ds5PricingStates.test.js (22) locks all four
workstreams; updated teamHubUI + vyndrDesignSystem for the new surfaces.
237 suites / 2864 tests green; next build exit 0.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

web/src/components/Pricing.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const TIERS: TierConfig[] = [
     headline: 'Try the model. No card required.',
     cta: 'Start Free',
     features: [
-      '3 reads per day',
+      '5 scans to try the model',
       'Grade letter + projection',
       'Cross-book line comparison',
       'Confidence indicator',
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const TIERS: TierConfig[] = [
     id: 'analyst',
     name: 'Analyst',
     price: '$14.99',
-    originalPrice: '$24.99',
+    originalPrice: '$19.99',
     cadence: '/mo',
     badge: 'Founder Access',
     headline: 'The full intelligence layer.',
@@ -86,16 +86,20 @@ const TIERS: TierConfig[] = [
       'Alt line ladder (Desk only)',
       'Kelly sizing (Desk only)',
     ],
-    highlight: true,
+    highlight: false,
   },
   {
+    // DS5 (Part 6, #8) — Desk is THE hero tier. It carries the "$1M terminal"
+    // story and the single primary CTA on the grid (color contract #9: never
+    // two competing green CTAs). $44.99 regular, $34.99 for founders.
     id: 'desk',
     name: 'Desk',
-    price: '$44.99',
-    originalPrice: '$49.99',
+    price: '$34.99',
+    originalPrice: '$44.99',
     cadence: '/mo',
-    headline: 'Everything. The professional setup.',
-    cta: 'Go Desk',
+    badge: 'Founder Desk',
+    headline: 'The professional terminal. Everything the model knows.',
+    cta: 'Claim a Founder Desk',
     features: [
       'Everything in Analyst',
       'Alt line ladder + edge ranking',
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ const TIERS: TierConfig[] = [
       'Consensus vs model comparison',
     ],
     locked: [],
-    highlight: false,
+    highlight: true,
   },
 ];