diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilMana.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilMana.java
index 3429a96e958..9be230185da 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilMana.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilMana.java
@@ -697,11 +697,7 @@ public class ComputerUtilMana {
         // * pay hybrids
         // * pay phyrexian, keep mana for colorless
         // * pay colorless
-        Iterator<ManaCostShard> shards = cost.getDistinctShards().iterator();
-        if (shards.hasNext()) {
-            return shards.next();
-        }
-        return null;
+        return cost.getShardToPayByPriority(cost.getDistinctShards(), MagicColor.ALL_COLORS);
     }
 
     private static void adjustManaCostToAvoidNegEffects(ManaCostBeingPaid cost, final Card card, Player ai) {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostBeingPaid.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostBeingPaid.java
index 06b051c2b26..d74b132de2d 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostBeingPaid.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaCostBeingPaid.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class ManaCostBeingPaid {
         return tryPayMana(color, Iterables.filter(unpaidShards.keySet(), predCanBePaid), (byte)0xFF);
     }
 
-    private ManaCostShard tryPayMana(final byte colorMask, Iterable<ManaCostShard> payableShards, byte possibleUses) {
+    public ManaCostShard getShardToPayByPriority(Iterable<ManaCostShard> payableShards, byte possibleUses) {
         Set<ManaCostShard> choice = EnumSet.noneOf(ManaCostShard.class);
         int priority = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
         for (ManaCostShard toPay : payableShards) {
@@ -378,8 +378,14 @@ public class ManaCostBeingPaid {
             return null;
         }
 
-        ManaCostShard chosenShard = Iterables.getFirst(choice, null);
+       return Iterables.getFirst(choice, null);
+    }
 
+    private ManaCostShard tryPayMana(final byte colorMask, Iterable<ManaCostShard> payableShards, byte possibleUses) {
+        ManaCostShard chosenShard = getShardToPayByPriority(payableShards, possibleUses);
+        if (chosenShard == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         ShardCount sc = unpaidShards.get(chosenShard);
         if (sc != null && sc.xCount > 0) {
             //if there's any X part of the cost for the chosen shard, pay it off first and track what color was spent to pay X