diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
index e3e2130e05f..bb630f23d2a 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ public class AiController {
             }
             // move snap-casted spells to front
             if (source.isInZone(ZoneType.Graveyard)) {
-                if(sa.getMayPlayHost() != null && source.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlayHost()) != null) {
+                if(sa.getMayPlay() != null && source.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlay()) != null) {
                     p += 50;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtil.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtil.java
index 77d14d0f995..6b9e91834f1 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtil.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtil.java
@@ -1516,10 +1516,10 @@ public class ComputerUtil {
             		ComputerUtilCombat.combatantWouldBeDestroyed(ai, source, game.getCombat())) {
             	return true;
             }
-        } else if (zone.getZoneType() == ZoneType.Exile && sa.getMayPlayHost() != null) {
+        } else if (zone.getZoneType() == ZoneType.Exile && sa.getMayPlay() != null) {
             // play cards in exile that can only be played that turn
             if (game.getPhaseHandler().getPhase() == PhaseType.MAIN2) {
-                if (source.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlayHost()) != null) {
+                if (source.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlay()) != null) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java
index 54e7088d682..ce052181a2f 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public final class GameActionUtil {
                 }
                 sar.setZone(null);
                 newSA.setRestrictions(sar);
-                newSA.setMayPlayHost(host);
+                newSA.setMayPlay(o.getAbility());
                 if (o.getPayManaCost() == PayManaCost.NO) {
                     newSA.setBasicSpell(false);
                     newSA.setPayCosts(newSA.getPayCosts().copyWithNoMana());
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffect.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffect.java
index a8c6adb7910..cd7c7c153a7 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffect.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffect.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 public class StaticEffect {
 
     private final Card source;
+    private StaticAbility ability;
     private int keywordNumber = 0;
     private CardCollectionView affectedCards = new CardCollection();
     private List<Player> affectedPlayers = Lists.newArrayList();
@@ -83,8 +84,14 @@ public class StaticEffect {
         this.source = source;
     }
 
+    StaticEffect(final StaticAbility ability) {
+    	this(ability.getHostCard());
+        this.ability = ability;
+    }
+
     private StaticEffect makeMappedCopy(GameObjectMap map) {
         StaticEffect copy = new StaticEffect(map.map(this.source));
+        copy.ability = this.ability;
         copy.keywordNumber = this.keywordNumber;
         copy.affectedCards = map.mapCollection(this.affectedCards);
         copy.affectedPlayers  = map.mapList(this.affectedPlayers);
@@ -1046,7 +1053,7 @@ public class StaticEffect {
                 affectedCard.setMayLookAt(controller, false);
             }
             if (removeMayPlay) {
-                affectedCard.removeMayPlay(source);
+                affectedCard.removeMayPlay(ability);
             }
             affectedCard.updateStateForView();
         }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffects.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffects.java
index dbd81d91e15..96064e5f4a6 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffects.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/StaticEffects.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class StaticEffects {
             return currentEffect;
         }
 
-        final StaticEffect newEffect = new StaticEffect(staticAbility.getHostCard());
+        final StaticEffect newEffect = new StaticEffect(staticAbility);
         this.staticEffects.put(staticAbility, newEffect);
         return newEffect;
     }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
index 32ad86a355b..08285377ebe 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
     private GameEntity enchanting = null;
     private GameEntity mustAttackEntity = null;
 
-    private final Map<Card, CardPlayOption> mayPlay = Maps.newTreeMap();
+    private final Map<StaticAbility, CardPlayOption> mayPlay = Maps.newTreeMap();
     private int mayPlayTurn = 0;
 
     // changes by AF animate and continuous static effects - timestamp is the key of maps
@@ -2271,11 +2271,11 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
         view.setPlayerMayLook(player, mayLookAt, temp);
     }
 
-    public final CardPlayOption mayPlay(final Card host) {
-    	if (host == null) {
+    public final CardPlayOption mayPlay(final StaticAbility sta) {
+    	if (sta == null) {
     	    return null;
     	}
-    	return mayPlay.get(host);
+    	return mayPlay.get(sta);
     }
     public final List<CardPlayOption> mayPlay(final Player player) {
     	List<CardPlayOption> result = Lists.newArrayList();
@@ -2286,11 +2286,11 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
     	}
         return result;
     }
-    public final void setMayPlay(final Player player, final boolean withoutManaCost, final boolean ignoreColor, final boolean withFlash, final Card host) {
-        this.mayPlay.put(host, new CardPlayOption(player, host, withoutManaCost, ignoreColor, withFlash));
+    public final void setMayPlay(final Player player, final boolean withoutManaCost, final boolean ignoreColor, final boolean withFlash, final StaticAbility sta) {
+        this.mayPlay.put(sta, new CardPlayOption(player, sta, withoutManaCost, ignoreColor, withFlash));
     }
-    public final void removeMayPlay(final Card host) {
-        this.mayPlay.remove(host);
+    public final void removeMayPlay(final StaticAbility sta) {
+        this.mayPlay.remove(sta);
     }
 
     public int getMayPlayTurn() {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPlayOption.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPlayOption.java
index d7e03aaf4a1..597c7c77aaa 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPlayOption.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPlayOption.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package forge.game.card;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import forge.game.player.Player;
+import forge.game.staticability.StaticAbility;
 
 public final class CardPlayOption {
     public enum PayManaCost {
@@ -13,17 +14,17 @@ public final class CardPlayOption {
     }
 
     private final Player player;
-    private final Card host;
+    private final StaticAbility sta;
     private final PayManaCost payManaCost;
     private final boolean ignoreManaCostColor;
     private final boolean withFlash;
 
-    public CardPlayOption(final Player player, final Card host, final boolean withoutManaCost, final boolean ignoreManaCostColor, final boolean withFlash) {
-        this(player, host, withoutManaCost ? PayManaCost.NO : PayManaCost.YES, ignoreManaCostColor, withFlash);
+    public CardPlayOption(final Player player, final StaticAbility sta, final boolean withoutManaCost, final boolean ignoreManaCostColor, final boolean withFlash) {
+        this(player, sta, withoutManaCost ? PayManaCost.NO : PayManaCost.YES, ignoreManaCostColor, withFlash);
     }
-    private CardPlayOption(final Player player, final Card host, final PayManaCost payManaCost, final boolean ignoreManaCostColor, final boolean withFlash) {
+    private CardPlayOption(final Player player, final StaticAbility sta, final PayManaCost payManaCost, final boolean ignoreManaCostColor, final boolean withFlash) {
         this.player = player;
-        this.host = host;
+        this.sta = sta;
         this.payManaCost = payManaCost;
         this.ignoreManaCostColor = ignoreManaCostColor;
         this.withFlash = withFlash;
@@ -35,7 +36,11 @@ public final class CardPlayOption {
     }
 
     public Card getHost() {
-        return host;
+        return sta.getHostCard();
+    }
+
+    public StaticAbility getAbility() {
+        return sta;
     }
 
     public PayManaCost getPayManaCost() {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
index 671c5901046..db9f035477e 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import forge.game.cost.CostPart;
 import forge.game.cost.CostPartMana;
 import forge.game.mana.Mana;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
+import forge.game.staticability.StaticAbility;
 import forge.game.trigger.TriggerType;
 import forge.game.trigger.WrappedAbility;
 import forge.util.Expressions;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
 
     private SpellAbilityView view;
 
-    private Card mayPlay = null;
+    private StaticAbility mayPlay = null;
 
     protected SpellAbility(final Card iSourceCard, final Cost toPay) {
         this(iSourceCard, toPay, null);
@@ -584,11 +585,11 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
         outlast = outlast0;
     }
 
-    public Card getMayPlayHost() {
+    public StaticAbility getMayPlay() {
         return mayPlay;
     }
-    public void setMayPlayHost(final Card host) {
-        mayPlay = host;
+    public void setMayPlay(final StaticAbility sta) {
+        mayPlay = sta;
     }
 
     public boolean isLeftSplit() {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
index 9ed753fc3ab..c8d4f609bf8 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import forge.game.card.CardCollectionView;
 import forge.game.card.CardFactoryUtil;
 import forge.game.card.CardLists;
 import forge.game.card.CardPlayOption;
+import forge.game.card.CardUtil;
 import forge.game.phase.PhaseType;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.zone.Zone;
@@ -201,26 +202,39 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
      * @return a boolean.
      */
     public final boolean checkZoneRestrictions(final Card c, final SpellAbility sa) {
-        if (this.getZone() == null) {
-            return true;
-        }
 
         final Player activator = sa.getActivatingPlayer();
         final Zone cardZone = activator.getGame().getZoneOf(c);
-        if (cardZone == null || !cardZone.is(this.getZone())) {
+        Card cp = c;
+
+        // for Bestow need to check the animated State
+        if (sa.isSpell() && sa.hasParam("Bestow")) {
+            cp = CardUtil.getLKICopy(c);
+            cp.animateBestow();
+        }
+
+        if (cardZone == null || this.getZone() == null || !cardZone.is(this.getZone())) {
             // If Card is not in the default activating zone, do some additional checks
             // Not a Spell, or on Battlefield, return false
             if (!sa.isSpell() || (cardZone != null && ZoneType.Battlefield.equals(cardZone.getZoneType()))
-                    || !this.getZone().equals(ZoneType.Hand)) {
+                    || (this.getZone() != null && !this.getZone().equals(ZoneType.Hand))) {
                 return false;
             }
             if (cardZone != null && cardZone.is(ZoneType.Stack)) {
                 return false;
             }
             if (sa.isSpell()) {
-                final CardPlayOption o = c.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlayHost());
+                final CardPlayOption o = c.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlay());
                 if (o != null && o.getPlayer() == activator) {
-                     return true;
+                    Map<String,String> params = sa.getMayPlay().getMapParams();
+
+                    if (params.containsKey("Affected")) {
+                        if (!cp.isValid(params.get("Affected"), activator, o.getHost(), null)) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
             return false;
@@ -301,7 +315,7 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
         }
 
         if (sa.isSpell()) {
-            final CardPlayOption o = c.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlayHost());
+            final CardPlayOption o = c.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlay());
             if (o != null && o.getPlayer() == activator) {
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
index 4e41b471473..02e479ed3ca 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 /**
  * The Class StaticAbility.
  */
-public class StaticAbility extends CardTraitBase {
+public class StaticAbility extends CardTraitBase implements Comparable<StaticAbility> {
 
     private final Set<StaticAbilityLayer> layers;
     private CardCollectionView ignoreEffectCards = new CardCollection();
@@ -620,4 +620,8 @@ public class StaticAbility extends CardTraitBase {
         return layers;
     }
 
+	@Override
+	public int compareTo(StaticAbility arg0) {
+	    return getHostCard().compareTo(arg0.getHostCard());
+	}
 } // end class StaticAbility
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java
index 55296c2d2f4..4eb319a6355 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ public final class StaticAbilityContinuous {
             }
             if (controllerMayPlay && (mayPlayLimit == null || hostCard.getMayPlayTurn() < mayPlayLimit)) {
                 Player mayPlayController = params.containsKey("MayPlayCardOwner") ? affectedCard.getOwner() : controller;
-                affectedCard.setMayPlay(mayPlayController, mayPlayWithoutManaCost, mayPlayIgnoreColor, mayPlayWithFlash, hostCard);
+                affectedCard.setMayPlay(mayPlayController, mayPlayWithoutManaCost, mayPlayIgnoreColor, mayPlayWithFlash, stAb);
             }
 
             affectedCard.updateStateForView();
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
index 5af7054e097..8fb41f70706 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ public class MagicStack /* extends MyObservable */ implements Iterable<SpellAbil
             System.out.println(sp.getHostCard().getName() + " - activatingPlayer not set before adding to stack.");
         }
 
-        if (sp.isSpell() && sp.getMayPlayHost() != null) {
-            sp.getMayPlayHost().incMayPlayTurn();
+        if (sp.isSpell() && sp.getMayPlay() != null) {
+            sp.getMayPlay().getHostCard().incMayPlayTurn();
         }
         final SpellAbilityStackInstance si = new SpellAbilityStackInstance(sp);
 
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java
index 227f5188035..e3742c1e74b 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java
@@ -63,13 +63,18 @@ public class PlayerZone extends Zone {
 
             for (final SpellAbility sa : c.getSpellAbilities()) {
                 final ZoneType restrictZone = sa.getRestrictions().getZone();
+
+                // for mayPlay the restrictZone is null for reasons
+                if (sa.isSpell() && c.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlay()) != null) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
                 if (PlayerZone.this.is(restrictZone)) {
                     return true;
                 }
-   
+
                 if (sa.isSpell()
-                        && (c.mayPlay(sa.getMayPlayHost()) != null
-                                || (c.hasStartOfKeyword("Flashback") && PlayerZone.this.is(ZoneType.Graveyard)))
+                        && (c.hasStartOfKeyword("Flashback") && PlayerZone.this.is(ZoneType.Graveyard))
                         && restrictZone.equals(ZoneType.Hand)) {
                     return true;
                 }