diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java
index 7ec1c6447a0..e1439b8e9c4 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java
@@ -370,15 +370,23 @@ public class PlayEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
             if ((sa.hasParam("WithoutManaCost") || sa.hasParam("PlayCost")) && tgtSA.costHasManaX() && !tgtSA.getPayCosts().getCostMana().canXbe0()) {
                 continue;
             }
+
+            boolean unpayableCost = tgtSA.getHostCard().getManaCost().isNoCost();
             if (sa.hasParam("WithoutManaCost")) {
                 tgtSA = tgtSA.copyWithNoManaCost();
             } else if (sa.hasParam("PlayCost")) {
                 Cost abCost;
                 String cost = sa.getParam("PlayCost");
                 if (cost.equals("ManaCost")) {
+                    if (unpayableCost) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
                     abCost = new Cost(source.getManaCost(), false);
                 } else {
                     if (cost.contains("ConvertedManaCost")) {
+                        if (unpayableCost) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
                         final String costcmc = Integer.toString(tgtCard.getCMC());
                         cost = cost.replace("ConvertedManaCost", costcmc);
                     }
@@ -386,6 +394,8 @@ public class PlayEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
                 }
 
                 tgtSA = tgtSA.copyWithManaCostReplaced(tgtSA.getActivatingPlayer(), abCost);
+            } else if (unpayableCost) {
+                continue;
             }
 
             if (!optional) {