diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
index 4b573cfe5c6..3d81de32e70 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class AiController {
             }
             
             // if trigger is not mandatory - no problem
-            if (params.get("OptionalDecider") != null) {
+            if (params.get("OptionalDecider") != null && api == null) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ public class AiController {
                 } else {
                     rightapi = true;
                 }
+                if (!(exSA instanceof AbilitySub)) {
+                	if (!ComputerUtilCost.canPayCost(exSA, player)) {
+                		return false;
+                	}
+                }
             }
 
             if (sa != null) {
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ public class AiController {
 
             // Run non-mandatory trigger.
             // These checks only work if the Executing SpellAbility is an Ability_Sub.
-            if ((exSA instanceof AbilitySub) && !doTrigger(exSA, false)) {
+            if (exSA instanceof AbilitySub && !doTrigger(exSA, false)) {
                 // AI would not run this trigger if given the chance
                 return false;
             }
@@ -691,6 +696,7 @@ public class AiController {
                     && (game.getPhaseHandler().isPlayerTurn(player)
                             || game.getPhaseHandler().getPhase().isBefore(PhaseType.COMBAT_DECLARE_ATTACKERS))
                     && (!card.hasETBTrigger(true) || card.hasSVar("AmbushAI"))
+                    && game.getStack().isEmpty()
                     && !ComputerUtil.castPermanentInMain1(player, sa)) {
                 return AiPlayDecision.AnotherTime;
             }
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java
index bde063c0dd9..bba32fbc87c 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package forge.ai.ability;
 
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
 import forge.ai.ComputerUtilCost;
 import forge.ai.ComputerUtilMana;
 import forge.ai.SpellAbilityAi;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ import forge.game.card.CardFactoryUtil;
 import forge.game.cost.Cost;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
+import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbilityStackInstance;
 import forge.game.spellability.TargetRestrictions;
 import forge.util.MyRandom;
 
@@ -119,7 +122,24 @@ public class CounterAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
             if (game.getStack().isEmpty()) {
                 return false;
             }
-            final SpellAbility topSA = game.getStack().peekAbility();
+            
+            SpellAbility topSA = game.getStack().peekAbility();
+            
+            // triggered abilities see themselves on the stack, so find another spell on the stack
+            if (sa.isTrigger() && topSA.isTrigger() && game.getStack().size() > 1) {
+                Iterator<SpellAbilityStackInstance> it = game.getStack().iterator();
+                SpellAbilityStackInstance si = game.getStack().peek();
+                while (it.hasNext()) {
+                    si = it.next();
+                    if (si.isTrigger()) {
+                        it.remove();
+                    } else {
+                    	break;
+                    }
+                }
+            	topSA = si.getSpellAbility(true);
+            }
+        	
             if (!CardFactoryUtil.isCounterableBy(topSA.getHostCard(), sa) || topSA.getActivatingPlayer() == ai) {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -170,7 +190,6 @@ public class CounterAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
         // force the Human into making decisions)
 
         // But really it should be more picky about how it counters things
-
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentCreatureAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentCreatureAi.java
index 0ac5e6a890d..2268b6e102f 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentCreatureAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentCreatureAi.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class PermanentCreatureAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
         }
 
         // Wait for Main2 if possible
-        if (ph.is(PhaseType.MAIN1)
+        if (ph.is(PhaseType.MAIN1) && ph.isPlayerTurn(aiPlayer)
                 && !ComputerUtil.castPermanentInMain1(aiPlayer, sa)) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentNoncreatureAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentNoncreatureAi.java
index 6c8534e8ce8..1fb9ed76ac9 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentNoncreatureAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/PermanentNoncreatureAi.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package forge.ai.ability;
 
 import forge.ai.ComputerUtil;
 import forge.ai.SpellAbilityAi;
+import forge.game.Game;
+import forge.game.phase.PhaseHandler;
 import forge.game.phase.PhaseType;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
@@ -18,13 +20,15 @@ public class PermanentNoncreatureAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
     @Override
     protected boolean canPlayAI(Player aiPlayer, SpellAbility sa) {
         String logic = sa.getParam("AILogic");
+        Game game = aiPlayer.getGame();
+        final PhaseHandler ph = game.getPhaseHandler();
 
         if ("DontCast".equals(logic)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         // Wait for Main2 if possible
-        if (aiPlayer.getGame().getPhaseHandler().is(PhaseType.MAIN1)
+        if (ph.is(PhaseType.MAIN1) && ph.isPlayerTurn(aiPlayer)
                 && !ComputerUtil.castPermanentInMain1(aiPlayer, sa)) {
             return false;
         }