diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
index 2c103cbd7d7..784703b9aed 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -94,14 +94,10 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
 
             @Override
             public boolean canPlay() {
-                //Lands do not have SpellPermanents.
-                if (sourceCard.isLand()) {
-                    return (sourceCard.getGame().getZoneOf(sourceCard).is(ZoneType.Hand) || sourceCard.hasKeyword("May be played"))
-                            && sourceCard.getController().canCastSorcery();
-                }
-                else {
-                    return sourceCard.getSpellPermanent().canPlay();
-                }
+            	sourceCard.setState(CardCharacteristicName.FaceDown);
+                boolean success = super.canPlay();
+            	sourceCard.setState(CardCharacteristicName.Original);
+            	return success;
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostAdjustment.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostAdjustment.java
index 3fe8077fc03..9fda95d2745 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostAdjustment.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostAdjustment.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
+import forge.card.CardCharacteristicName;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCostShard;
 import forge.game.Game;
 import forge.game.ability.AbilityUtils;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class ManaCostAdjustment {
             return;
         }
     
+        boolean isStateChangeToFaceDown = false;
         if (sa.isSpell()) {
             if (sa.isDelve()) {
                 final Player pc = originalCard.getController();
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ public class ManaCostAdjustment {
             }
             else if (sa.getHostCard().hasKeyword("Convoke")) {
                 adjustCostByConvoke(cost, sa);
+            } else if (((Spell) sa).isCastFaceDown()) {
+            	// Turn face down to apply cost modifiers correctly
+            	originalCard.setState(CardCharacteristicName.FaceDown);
+            	isStateChangeToFaceDown = true;
             }
         } // isSpell
     
@@ -97,7 +103,13 @@ public class ManaCostAdjustment {
         for (final StaticAbility stAb : setAbilities) {
             applyAbility(stAb, "SetCost", sa, cost);
         }
-    } // GetSpellCostChange
+        
+        // Reset card state (if changed)
+        if (isStateChangeToFaceDown) {
+        	originalCard.setState(CardCharacteristicName.Original);
+        }
+    }
+  // GetSpellCostChange
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/Spell.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/Spell.java
index 15b5f352089..952c6e82bb6 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/Spell.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/Spell.java
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ public abstract class Spell extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializable
             return false;
         }
 
-        // for uncastables like lotus bloom, check if manaCost is blank
-        if (isBasicSpell() && card.getManaCost().isNoCost()) {
+        // for uncastables like lotus bloom, check if manaCost is blank (except for morph spells)
+        if (!isCastFaceDown() && isBasicSpell() && card.getManaCost().isNoCost()) {
             return false;
         }