diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java
index 0c5e4d28e61..28f81ab44bf 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java
@@ -866,11 +866,12 @@ public class Cost implements Serializable {
                 String r1 = mPart.getRestiction();
                 String r = r1 == null ? r2 : ( r2 == null ? r1 : r1 + "." + r2);
                 costParts.remove(costPart2);
-                if (r == null && (mPart.isExiledCreatureCost() || mPart.isEnchantedCreatureCost())) {
+                boolean XCantBe0 = !mPart.canXbe0() || !costPart2.canXbe0();
+                if (r == null && (mPart.isExiledCreatureCost() || mPart.isEnchantedCreatureCost() || XCantBe0)) {
                     // FIXME: something was amiss when trying to add the cost since the mana cost is either \EnchantedCost or \Exiled but the
                     // restriction no longer marks it as such. Therefore, we need to explicitly copy the ExiledCreatureCost/EnchantedCreatureCost
                     // to make cards like Merseine or Back from the Brink work.
-                    costParts.add(0, new CostPartMana(oldManaCost.toManaCost(), r, mPart.isExiledCreatureCost(), mPart.isEnchantedCreatureCost()));
+                    costParts.add(0, new CostPartMana(oldManaCost.toManaCost(), r, mPart.isExiledCreatureCost(), mPart.isEnchantedCreatureCost(), XCantBe0));
                 } else {
                     costParts.add(0, new CostPartMana(oldManaCost.toManaCost(), r));
                 }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java
index a4b28f34dee..cdc958d7962 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ public class CostPartMana extends CostPart {
     }
 
     // This version of the constructor allows to explicitly set exiledCreatureCost/enchantedCreatureCost, used only when copying costs
-    public CostPartMana(final ManaCost cost, String restriction, boolean exiledCreatureCost, boolean enchantedCreatureCost) {
+    public CostPartMana(final ManaCost cost, String restriction, boolean exiledCreatureCost, boolean enchantedCreatureCost, boolean XCantBe0) {
         this.cost = cost;
-        this.xCantBe0 = "XCantBe0".equals(restriction);
+        this.xCantBe0 = XCantBe0;
         this.isExiledCreatureCost = exiledCreatureCost;
         this.isEnchantedCreatureCost = enchantedCreatureCost;
         this.restriction = xCantBe0 || isExiledCreatureCost || isEnchantedCreatureCost? null : restriction;