diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CountersProliferateAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CountersProliferateAi.java
index 7dd9618dafe..e95b3282b4d 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CountersProliferateAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CountersProliferateAi.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
+import forge.ai.AiProps;
 import forge.ai.ComputerUtil;
 import forge.ai.ComputerUtilCard;
+import forge.ai.PlayerControllerAi;
 import forge.ai.SpellAbilityAi;
 import forge.game.GameEntity;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ public class CountersProliferateAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
 
         final CounterType poison = CounterType.get(CounterEnumType.POISON);
 
+        boolean aggroAI = (((PlayerControllerAi) ai.getController()).getAi()).getBooleanProperty(AiProps.PLAY_AGGRO);
         // because countertype can't be chosen anymore, only look for posion counters
         for (final Player p : Iterables.filter(options, Player.class)) {
             if (p.isOpponentOf(ai)) {
@@ -128,7 +131,8 @@ public class CountersProliferateAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
                     return (T)p;
                 }
             } else {
-                if (p.getCounters(poison) <= 5 || p.canReceiveCounters(poison)) {
+                // poison is risky, should not proliferate them in most cases
+                if ((p.getCounters(poison) <= 5 && aggroAI && p.getCounters(CounterEnumType.EXPERIENCE) + p.getCounters(CounterEnumType.ENERGY) >= 1) || !p.canReceiveCounters(poison)) {
                     return (T)p;
                 }
             }