diff --git a/src/StatGui.java b/src/StatGui.java
index f570e15..d348a32 100644
--- a/src/StatGui.java
+++ b/src/StatGui.java
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
 import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import javax.swing.*;
 
 
 
-public class StatGui extends JPanel {
+
+public class StatGui extends JPanel implements ActionListener{
 	private int X, Y;
 	private MapTowerDefense map;
 	private int maxHealth = 20;
 	private int playermoney = 1000;
 	JLabel hpLabel, moneyLabel, towersnumLabel;
+	JButton AOEbutton, BasicTowerbutton;
 	
 	public StatGui (int x, int y) {
 		X = x;
@@ -61,6 +69,21 @@ public void setup(){
 		towersnumLabel.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
 		this.add(towersnumLabel);
 		
+		ImageIcon AOEicon = new ImageIcon("src/resources/images/AOE Tower.png", "AOE tower sprite");
+		AOEbutton = new JButton("AOE Tower", AOEicon);
+		AOEbutton.setActionCommand("select aoe tower");
+		AOEbutton.setEnabled(true);
+		AOEbutton.addActionListener(this);
+		this.add(AOEbutton);
+		
+	}
+	
+	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
+		if("select aoe tower".equals(e.getActionCommand())){
+			AOEbutton.setEnabled(true);
+			//set tower placer variable to place aoe tower
+			System.out.println("AOE tower selected!");
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public void updateHealth(){
diff --git a/src/resources/images/Basic Tower.png b/src/resources/images/Basic Tower.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba565a
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