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 f4508fb55b7..3c7aacfd654 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -2136,9 +2136,10 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
 
                 final SpellAbility sa = card.getFirstSpellAbility();
                 sa.setMultiKickerManaCost(new ManaCost(new ManaCostParser(k[1])));
+                sa.addAnnounceVar("Multikicker");
             }
         }
-        
+
         if (hasKeyword(card, "Fuse") != -1) {
             card.getState(CardCharacteristicName.Original).getSpellAbility().add(AbilityFactory.buildFusedAbility(card));
         }
@@ -2732,7 +2733,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
             // instantiate attach ability
             final SpellAbility sa = AbilityFactory.getAbility(abilityStr.toString(), card);
             card.addSpellAbility(sa);
-            // add ability to instrinic strings so copies/clones create the ability also
+            // add ability to intrinsic strings so copies/clones create the ability also
             card.getUnparsedAbilities().add(abilityStr.toString());
         }
 
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
index 3e920acf371..fb290aa8ad6 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
@@ -302,18 +302,6 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
     public boolean isSpell() { return false; }
     public boolean isAbility() { return true; }
 
-
-     /**
-     * <p>
-     * isMultiKicker.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @return a boolean.
-     */
-    public boolean isMultiKicker() {
-        return this.multiKickerManaCost != null && !this.isAnnouncing("Multikicker");
-    }
-
     /**
      * <p>
      * setIsMorphUp.
@@ -384,14 +372,14 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
     }
 
     public String getParamOrDefault(String key, String defaultValue) {
-        return mapParams == null || !mapParams.containsKey(key) ? defaultValue : mapParams.get(key);
+        return mapParams.containsKey(key) ? mapParams.get(key) : defaultValue;
     }
 
     public String getParam(String key) {
-        return mapParams == null ? null : mapParams.get(key);
+        return mapParams.get(key);
     }
     public boolean hasParam(String key) {
-        return mapParams == null ? false : mapParams.containsKey(key);
+        return mapParams.containsKey(key);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -399,9 +387,7 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
      * @param mapParams
      */
     public void copyParamsToMap(Map<String, String> mapParams) {
-        if (null != this.mapParams) {
-            mapParams.putAll(this.mapParams);
-        }
+        mapParams.putAll(this.mapParams);
     }
 
     // If this is not null, then ability was made in a factory
@@ -1355,7 +1341,8 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
      */
     public boolean isAnnouncing(String variable) {
         String announce = getParam("Announce");
-        if (StringUtils.isBlank(announce)) return false;
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(announce)) { return false; }
+
         String[] announcedOnes = TextUtil.split(announce, ',');
         for (String a : announcedOnes) {
             if (a.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(variable)) {
@@ -1365,6 +1352,21 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
         return false;
     }
 
+    public void addAnnounceVar(String variable) {
+        String announce = getParam("Announce");
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(announce)) {
+            mapParams.put("Announce", variable);
+            return;
+        }
+        String[] announcedOnes = TextUtil.split(announce, ',');
+        for (String a : announcedOnes) {
+            if (a.trim().equalsIgnoreCase(variable)) {
+                return; //don't add announce variable that already exists
+            }
+        }
+        mapParams.put("Announce", announce + ";" + variable);
+    }
+
     public boolean isXCost() {
         CostPartMana cm = payCosts != null ? getPayCosts().getCostMana() : null;
         return cm != null && cm.getAmountOfX() > 0;
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/trigger/WrappedAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/trigger/WrappedAbility.java
index 55763615c64..f9b36e39cbd 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/trigger/WrappedAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/trigger/WrappedAbility.java
@@ -243,11 +243,6 @@ public class WrappedAbility extends Ability implements ISpellAbility {
         return sa.isFlashBackAbility();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isMultiKicker() {
-        return sa.isMultiKicker();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean isSpell() {
         return sa.isSpell();
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
index 153da4202da..18b46fec016 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
@@ -340,20 +340,6 @@ public class MagicStack /* extends MyObservable */ implements Iterable<SpellAbil
                 si = this.push(sp);
             }
             else {
-                if (sp.isMultiKicker()) {
-                    final Cost costMultikicker = new Cost(sp.getMultiKickerManaCost(), false);
-                    boolean hasPaid = false;
-                    do {
-                        int mkMagnitude = source.getKickerMagnitude();
-                        String prompt = String.format("Multikicker for %s\r\nTimes Kicked: %d\r\n", source, mkMagnitude );
-                        hasPaid = activator.getController().payManaOptional(source, costMultikicker, sp, prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose.Multikicker);
-                        if  (hasPaid) {
-                            source.addMultiKickerMagnitude(1);
-                            totManaSpent += sp.getPayingMana().size();
-                            // TODO: paying mana is replaced by multikicker cost, this should be fixed in the future
-                        }
-                    } while( hasPaid );
-                }
                 if (sp.isSpell() && source.isCreature() && Iterables.any(activator.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Battlefield),
                         CardPredicates.hasKeyword("As an additional cost to cast creature spells," +
                         		" you may pay any amount of mana. If you do, that creature enters " +
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java
index b19738c67d1..4bf414fec98 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java
@@ -198,24 +198,27 @@ public class HumanPlaySpellAbility {
         // SA Params as comma delimited list
         String announce = ability.getParam("Announce");
         if (announce != null) {
+            PlayerController controller = ability.getActivatingPlayer().getController();
+            Card card = ability.getHostCard();
+            boolean allowZero = !ability.hasParam("XCantBe0");
+            CostPartMana manaCost = ability.getPayCosts().getCostMana();
+
             for (String aVar : announce.split(",")) {
                 String varName = aVar.trim();
 
                 boolean isX = "X".equalsIgnoreCase(varName);
-                CostPartMana manaCost = ability.getPayCosts().getCostMana();
-                boolean allowZero = !ability.hasParam("XCantBe0") && (!isX || manaCost == null || manaCost.canXbe0());
 
-                Integer value = ability.getActivatingPlayer().getController().announceRequirements(ability, varName, allowZero);
+                Integer value = controller.announceRequirements(ability, varName, allowZero && (!isX || manaCost == null || manaCost.canXbe0()));
                 if (value == null) {
                     return false;
                 }
 
                 ability.setSVar(varName, value.toString());
                 if ("Multikicker".equals(varName)) {
-                    ability.getHostCard().setKickerMagnitude(value);
+                    card.setKickerMagnitude(value);
                 }
                 else {
-                    ability.getHostCard().setSVar(varName, value.toString());
+                    card.setSVar(varName, value.toString());
                 }
             }
         }