diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/GameAction.java b/src/main/java/forge/GameAction.java
index 1d5a1616caf..48e2bec2fd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/GameAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/GameAction.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import forge.card.spellability.Ability;
 import forge.card.spellability.AbilityStatic;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbilityRequirements;
+import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbilityRestriction;
 import forge.card.spellability.Target;
 import forge.card.spellability.TargetSelection;
 import forge.card.staticability.StaticAbility;
@@ -1868,10 +1869,9 @@ public class GameAction {
         final SpellAbility[] abilities = this.canPlaySpellAbility(c.getSpellAbility());
         final ArrayList<String> choices = new ArrayList<String>();
         final Player human = AllZone.getHumanPlayer();
+        final PlayerZone zone = AllZone.getZoneOf(c);
 
         if (c.isLand() && human.canPlayLand()) {
-            final PlayerZone zone = AllZone.getZoneOf(c);
-
             if (zone.is(Zone.Hand) || ((!zone.is(Zone.Battlefield)) && c.hasStartOfKeyword("May be played"))) {
                 choices.add("Play land");
             }
@@ -1917,7 +1917,8 @@ public class GameAction {
                     choices.add(newSA.toString());
                     map.put(newSA.toString(), newSA);
                 }
-                if (!flashb || c.hasKeyword("May be played") || c.hasKeyword("May be played by your Opponent")) {
+                SpellAbilityRestriction restrictions = sa.getRestrictions();
+                if (restrictions != null && restrictions.checkZoneRestrictions(zone, c, sa)) {
                     choices.add(sa.toString());
                     map.put(sa.toString(), sa);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java
index fbc2a85ba59..829ebc7428e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
                         }
 
                         if (sa.isSpell()
-                                && (c.hasStartOfKeyword("May be played")
+                                && (c.hasKeyword("May be played")
                                         || c.hasKeyword("May be played without paying its mana cost")
                                         || (c.hasStartOfKeyword("Flashback") && zone
                                         .is(Zone.Graveyard))) && restrictZone.equals(Zone.Hand)) {
@@ -2487,7 +2487,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
                 @Override
                 public boolean addCard(final Card c) {
 
-                    if (c.hasKeyword("May be played by your Opponent")) {
+                    if (c.hasKeyword("May be played by your opponent")) {
                         return true;
                     }
                     return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java
index 370eae5b27a..c51802920cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ public abstract class Spell extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializable
         final Card card = this.getSourceCard();
 
         final Player activator = this.getActivatingPlayer();
+        
+        if (!(card.isInstant() || card.hasKeyword("Flash") || PhaseHandler.canCastSorcery(activator))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!this.getRestrictions().canPlay(card, this)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (this.getPayCosts() != null) {
+            if (!CostPayment.canPayAdditionalCosts(this.getPayCosts(), this)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
 
         // CantBeCast static abilities
         final CardList allp = AllZoneUtil.getCardsIn(Zone.Battlefield);
@@ -107,17 +121,7 @@ public abstract class Spell extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializable
             }
         }
 
-        if (this.getPayCosts() != null) {
-            if (!CostPayment.canPayAdditionalCosts(this.getPayCosts(), this)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!this.getRestrictions().canPlay(card, this)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return (card.isInstant() || card.hasKeyword("Flash") || PhaseHandler.canCastSorcery(activator));
+        return true;
     } // canPlay()
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
index 2cf96554ad7..3daed192b44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
@@ -180,6 +180,33 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
             this.setSvarOperand(params.get("SVarCompare").substring(2));
         }
     } // end setRestrictions()
+    
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * checkZoneRestrictions.
+     * </p>
+     * 
+     * @param cardZone
+     *            a PlayerZone object.
+     * @param c
+     *            a {@link forge.Card} object.
+     * @param sa
+     *            a {@link forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility} object.
+     * @return a boolean.
+     */
+    public final boolean checkZoneRestrictions(final PlayerZone cardZone, final Card c, final SpellAbility sa) {
+        if (!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.is(Zone.Battlefield) || !this.getZone().equals(Zone.Hand)) {
+                return false;
+            } else if (!c.hasKeyword("May be played") && !c.hasKeyword("May be played by your opponent")) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 
     /**
      * <p>
@@ -198,10 +225,7 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
         }
 
         final PlayerZone cardZone = AllZone.getZoneOf(c);
-        if (!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 (!checkZoneRestrictions(cardZone, c, sa)) {
             if (!sa.isSpell() || cardZone.is(Zone.Battlefield) || !this.getZone().equals(Zone.Hand)) {
                 return false;
             } else if (!c.hasStartOfKeyword("May be played")
@@ -229,7 +253,7 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
         }
 
         if (!this.isAnyPlayer() && !activator.equals(c.getController())
-                && !c.hasKeyword("May be played by your Opponent")) {
+                && !c.hasKeyword("May be played by your opponent")) {
             return false;
         }