- A different approach to remedying the broken Play Effect problem (uses a dedicated SVar on a SpellAbility).

forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/Spell.java

@@ -107,13 +107,16 @@ public abstract class Spell extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializable
                || this.getRestrictions().isInstantSpeed()
                || activator.hasKeyword("You may cast nonland cards as though they had flash.")
                || card.hasStartOfKeyword("You may cast CARDNAME as though it had flash.")
+               || this.hasSVar("IsCastFromPlayEffect")
                || (card.isFaceDown() && !card.getZone().is(ZoneType.Battlefield) && card.getState(CardStateName.Original).getType().isInstant()))) {
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!this.getRestrictions().canPlay(card, this)) {
+            if (!this.hasSVar("IsCastFromPlayEffect")) {
                 return false;
             }
+        }
 
         // for uncastables like lotus bloom, check if manaCost is blank (except for morph spells)
         if (!isCastFaceDown() && isBasicSpell() && card.getState(card.isFaceDown() ? CardStateName.Original : card.getCurrentStateName()).getManaCost().isNoCost()) {

forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlay.java

@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ public class HumanPlay {
      *            a {@link forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility} object.
      */
     public final static boolean playSpellAbility(final PlayerControllerHuman controller, final Player p, SpellAbility sa) {
-        return playSpellAbility(controller, p, sa, false);
-    }
-
-    public final static boolean playSpellAbility(final PlayerControllerHuman controller, final Player p, SpellAbility sa, boolean fromPlayEffect) {
         FThreads.assertExecutedByEdt(false);
 
         if (sa == controller.getGame().PLAY_LAND_SURROGATE) {
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ public class HumanPlay {
         }
 
         // extra play check (unless the card is cast from a play effect)
-        if (!(fromPlayEffect || sa.canPlay())) {
+        if (!sa.canPlay()) {
             return false;
         }
 

forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java

@@ -1506,7 +1506,8 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController implements IGameCont
 
     @Override
     public boolean playSaFromPlayEffect(final SpellAbility tgtSA) {
-        return HumanPlay.playSpellAbility(this, player, tgtSA, true);
+        tgtSA.setSVar("IsCastFromPlayEffect", "True");
+        return HumanPlay.playSpellAbility(this, player, tgtSA);
     }
 
     @Override