diff --git a/src/forge/CardUtil.java b/src/forge/CardUtil.java
index 02fb1c976b1..96da73b29d2 100644
--- a/src/forge/CardUtil.java
+++ b/src/forge/CardUtil.java
@@ -241,6 +241,24 @@ public class CardUtil {
     			|| cardType.equals("Mountain") || cardType.equals("Forest"));
     }
     
+    //this function checks, if duplicates of a keyword are not necessary (like flying, trample, etc.)
+    public static boolean isNonStackingKeyword(String keyword) {
+    	return (
+    			keyword.equals("Deathtouch") || keyword.equals("Defender")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Double Strike") || keyword.equals("First Strike")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Flash") || keyword.equals("Flying")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Haste") || keyword.equals("Intimidate")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Lifelink") || keyword.equals("Reach")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Shroud") || keyword.equals("Trample")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Vigilance") || keyword.equals("Horsemanship")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Fear") || keyword.equals("Changeling")
+    			|| keyword.equals("Wither") || keyword.equals("Infect"));
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean isStackingKeyword(String keyword) {
+    	return !isNonStackingKeyword(keyword);
+    }
+    
     public static String buildFilename(Card card)
     {	
         File path = null;
diff --git a/src/forge/card/abilityFactory/AbilityFactory_Animate.java b/src/forge/card/abilityFactory/AbilityFactory_Animate.java
index 2fb9109082f..16e2a6226f2 100644
--- a/src/forge/card/abilityFactory/AbilityFactory_Animate.java
+++ b/src/forge/card/abilityFactory/AbilityFactory_Animate.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import forge.AllZone;
 import forge.Card;
+import forge.CardUtil;
 import forge.Command;
 import forge.ComputerUtil;
 import forge.Constant;
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ public class AbilityFactory_Animate {
         		c.addExtrinsicKeyword(k);
 			//this maybe should just blindly add since multiple instances of a keyword sometimes have effects
 			//practically, this shouldn't matter though, and will display more cleanly
-        	else if(!c.getIntrinsicKeyword().contains(k))
+        	else if(!c.getIntrinsicKeyword().contains(k) || CardUtil.isStackingKeyword(k))
 				c.addIntrinsicKeyword(k);	
 		}