diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/SpellEffect.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/SpellEffect.java
index 32758998f91..7e87fb04c66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/SpellEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/SpellEffect.java
@@ -83,19 +83,29 @@ import forge.game.player.Player;
         }
 
         protected List<Player> getTargetPlayers(SpellAbility sa, final Map<String, String> params) {
-            return getTargetPlayers(sa, params, false);
+            return getTargetPlayers(sa, params, false, true);
         }
 
         protected List<Player> getTargetPlayersEmptyAsDefault(SpellAbility sa, final Map<String, String> params) {
-            return getTargetPlayers(sa, params, true);
+            return getTargetPlayers(sa, params, true, true);
+        }
+
+        protected List<Player> getDefinedPlayersBeforeTargetOnes(SpellAbility sa, final Map<String, String> params) {
+            return getTargetPlayers(sa, params, false, false);
         }
         
+        // Each AF used its own preference in choosing target players: 
+        // Some checked target first and params["Defined"] then - @see targetIsPreferred
+        // Some wanted empty list when params["Defined"] was not set - @see wantEmptyAsDefault
+        // Poor me had to gather it all in a single place
         private final static List<Player> emptyPlayerList = Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<Player>());
-        private List<Player> getTargetPlayers(SpellAbility sa, final Map<String, String> params, final boolean wantEmptyAsDefault) {
+        private List<Player> getTargetPlayers(SpellAbility sa, final Map<String, String> params, final boolean wantEmptyAsDefault, final boolean targetIsPreferred) {
             final Target tgt = sa.getTarget();
             final String defined = params.get("Defined");
-            if ( tgt != null ) return tgt.getTargetPlayers();
-            if ( StringUtils.isEmpty(defined) && wantEmptyAsDefault ) return emptyPlayerList;
+            if ( tgt != null && ( targetIsPreferred || ( StringUtils.isEmpty(defined) && !wantEmptyAsDefault ) ) ) 
+                return tgt.getTargetPlayers();
+            if ( StringUtils.isEmpty(defined) && wantEmptyAsDefault ) 
+                return emptyPlayerList;
             return AbilityFactory.getDefinedPlayers(sa.getSourceCard(), defined, sa);
         }
         
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/effects/DrawEffect.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/effects/DrawEffect.java
index f21f9e17ed8..917bf17e089 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/effects/DrawEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/abilityfactory/effects/DrawEffect.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class DrawEffect extends SpellEffect {
             sb.append(conditionDesc).append(" ");
         }
     
-        final List<Player> tgtPlayers = getTargetPlayers(sa, params);
+        final List<Player> tgtPlayers = getDefinedPlayersBeforeTargetOnes(sa, params);
     
     
         if (!tgtPlayers.isEmpty()) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class DrawEffect extends SpellEffect {
         final boolean optional = params.containsKey("OptionalDecider");
         final boolean slowDraw = params.containsKey("NextUpkeep");
 
-        for (final Player p : getTargetPlayers(sa, params)) {
+        for (final Player p : getDefinedPlayersBeforeTargetOnes(sa, params)) {
             if ((tgt == null) || p.canBeTargetedBy(sa)) {
                 if (optional) {
                     if (p.isComputer()) {