diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java
index 4f0c1c319c8..f50f25e9adb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
  */
 public class Cost {
     private boolean isAbility = true;
-    ArrayList<CostPart> costParts = new ArrayList<CostPart>();
+    private ArrayList<CostPart> costParts = new ArrayList<CostPart>();
     
     public ArrayList<CostPart> getCostParts(){ return costParts; }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostMana.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostMana.java
index 07ad5ee74af..9a867648bd0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostMana.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostMana.java
@@ -103,10 +103,15 @@ public class CostMana extends CostPart {
                 manaToAdd = AbilityFactory.calculateAmount(source, "X", ability) * getXMana();
             }
         }
-        if (!getManaToPay().equals("0") || manaToAdd > 0)
+        if (!getManaToPay().equals("0") || manaToAdd > 0){
             CostUtil.setInput(CostMana.input_payMana(ability, payment, this, manaToAdd));
-        else if (getXMana() > 0)
+        }
+        else if (getXMana() > 0){
             CostUtil.setInput(CostMana.input_payXMana(ability, payment, this, getXMana()));
+        }
+        else{
+            payment.paidCost(this);
+        }
         
         // We return false here because the Inputs set above should recall payment.payCosts()
         return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaCost.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaCost.java
index e976e201c66..ff45c352e37 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaCost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaCost.java
@@ -352,7 +352,13 @@ public class ManaCost {
             sb.append(list.get(i).toString());
         }
 
-        return sb.toString().trim();
+        String str = sb.toString().trim();
+        
+        if (str.equals("")){
+            return "0";
+        }
+        
+        return str;
     }
 
     /**