diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostDiscard.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostDiscard.java
index 00b52275f6e..1fd841827f8 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostDiscard.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostDiscard.java
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ public class CostDiscard extends CostPartWithList {
         String type = this.getType();
         CardCollectionView handList = payer.canDiscardBy(ability) ? payer.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Hand) : CardCollection.EMPTY;
 
-        handList = CardLists.getValidCards(handList, type.split(";"), payer, source, ability);
+        if (!type.equals("Random")) {
+            handList = CardLists.getValidCards(handList, type.split(";"), payer, source, ability);
+        }
         return handList.size();
     }