diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellAbilityAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellAbilityAi.java
index 9bbd3e0a529..f6451d40f27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellAbilityAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellAbilityAi.java
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ public abstract class SpellAbilityAi {
         if (sa.getRestrictions().getPlaneswalker() && Singletons.getModel().getGame().getPhaseHandler().is(PhaseType.MAIN2)) {
             return true;
         }
+        if (sa.isTrigger()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (sa.isSpell() && !sa.isBuyBackAbility()) {
+            return false;
+        }
         
         PhaseHandler phase = Singletons.getModel().getGame().getPhaseHandler();
         return phase.is(PhaseType.END_OF_TURN) && phase.getNextTurn().equals(ai);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/ChangeZoneAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/ChangeZoneAi.java
index 703011b7a44..acd6aacbcfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/ChangeZoneAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/ChangeZoneAi.java
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ public class ChangeZoneAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
                     }
                 }
                 // Blink permanents with ETB triggers
-                else if (sa.isAbility() && (sa.getPayCosts() != null) && SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa)) {
+                else if (SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa)) {
                     aiPermanents = CardLists.filter(aiPermanents, new Predicate<Card>() {
                         @Override
                         public boolean apply(final Card c) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CounterAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CounterAi.java
index 3ceda11de74..9e084635dfb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CounterAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CounterAi.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class CounterAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
             if (toPay <= usableManaSources) {
                 // If this is a reusable Resource, feel free to play it most of
                 // the time
-                if (!sa.getPayCosts().isReusuableResource() || sa.isSpell()) {
+                if (!SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai,sa)) {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class CounterAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
                 if (toPay <= usableManaSources) {
                     // If this is a reusable Resource, feel free to play it most
                     // of the time
-                    if (!sa.getPayCosts().isReusuableResource() || (MyRandom.getRandom().nextFloat() < .4)) {
+                    if (!SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai,sa) || (MyRandom.getRandom().nextFloat() < .4)) {
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersPutAllAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersPutAllAi.java
index 09ffc91f5d9..d63ac7b9e22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersPutAllAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersPutAllAi.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class CountersPutAllAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
             }
         }
 
-        if (sa.isTrigger() || sa instanceof AbilitySub || SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa)) {
+        if (SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa)) {
             return chance;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/LifeLoseAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/LifeLoseAi.java
index d552c0759d0..86e7a717cc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/LifeLoseAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/LifeLoseAi.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class LifeLoseAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
         }
 
         boolean randomReturn = r.nextFloat() <= .6667;
-        if (SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa) || priority) {
+        if (priority || SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa)) {
             randomReturn = true;
         }