diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java
index 0af4b99585e..49490d482ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility implements ISpellAbility {
         return this.originalHost;
     }
 
+    public String getParamOrDefault(String key, String defaultValue) { 
+        return params == null || !params.containsKey(key) ? defaultValue : params.get(key);
+    }
+
     public String getParam(String key) {
         return params == null ? null : params.get(key);
     }