diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/MagicColor.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/MagicColor.java
index d5665ee03af..759ac729509 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/MagicColor.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/MagicColor.java
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ public class MagicColor {
         }
     }
     
+    public static int getIndexOfFirstColor(byte color){
+        for(int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OR_COLORS; i++) {
+            if ((color & WUBRG[i]) != 0)
+                return i;
+        }
+        return -1; // colorless
+    }
+    
     /**
      * The Interface Color.
      */
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaPool.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaPool.java
index e9c6ed05394..b8969317308 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaPool.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/mana/ManaPool.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class ManaPool {
      */
     public ManaPool(final Player player) {
         owner = player;
+        restoreColorReplacements();
     }
 
     public final int getAmountOfColor(final byte color) {
@@ -416,8 +417,25 @@ public class ManaPool {
         p.getGame().fireEvent(new GameEventZone(ZoneType.Battlefield, p, EventValueChangeType.ComplexUpdate, null));
     }
     
+    
+    private byte[] colorConversionMatrix = new byte[6];
+    
+    private static final byte[] identityMatrix = { MagicColor.WHITE, MagicColor.BLUE, MagicColor.BLACK, MagicColor.RED, MagicColor.GREEN, 0 };
+    
+    public void restoreColorReplacements() {
+        for(int i = 0; i < colorConversionMatrix.length; i++)
+            colorConversionMatrix[i] = identityMatrix[i];
+    }
+    
     public boolean canPayForShardWithColor(ManaCostShard shard, byte color) {
-        // add color changing manipulations here
-        return shard.canBePaidWithManaOfColor(color);
+        int rowIdx = MagicColor.getIndexOfFirstColor(color);
+        byte line = colorConversionMatrix[rowIdx < 0 ? identityMatrix.length - 1 : rowIdx];
+        for(int i = 0; i < MagicColor.NUMBER_OR_COLORS; i++)
+        {
+            byte outColor = MagicColor.WUBRG[i];
+            if (( line & outColor) != 0  && shard.canBePaidWithManaOfColor(outColor))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return shard.canBePaidWithManaOfColor((byte)0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputPayMana.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputPayMana.java
index 9d3f622cfcf..2ae6f7d0040 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputPayMana.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputPayMana.java
@@ -110,8 +110,12 @@ public abstract class InputPayMana extends InputSyncronizedBase {
             if (manaCost.isAnyPartPayableWith(color, player.getManaPool())) { colorCanUse |= color; }
             if (manaCost.needsColor(color, player.getManaPool()))           { colorNeeded |= color; }
         }
-        boolean canUseColorless = manaCost.isAnyPartPayableWith((byte)0, player.getManaPool());
+        if (manaCost.isAnyPartPayableWith(MagicColor.COLORLESS, player.getManaPool())) 
+            colorCanUse |= MagicColor.COLORLESS;
 
+        if ( 0 == colorCanUse ) // no mana cost or something 
+            return;
+        
         List<SpellAbility> abilities = new ArrayList<SpellAbility>();
         // you can't remove unneeded abilities inside a for (am:abilities) loop :(
 
@@ -125,10 +129,10 @@ public abstract class InputPayMana extends InputSyncronizedBase {
             ma.setActivatingPlayer(player);
 
             AbilityManaPart m = ma.getManaPartRecursive();
-            if (m == null || !ma.canPlay())                                        { continue; }
-            if (!canUseColorless && !abilityProducesManaColor(ma, m, colorCanUse)) { continue; }
-            if (ma.isAbility() && ma.getRestrictions().isInstantSpeed())           { continue; }
-            if (!m.meetsManaRestrictions(saPaidFor))                               { continue; }
+            if (m == null || !ma.canPlay())                                 { continue; }
+            if (!abilityProducesManaColor(ma, m, colorCanUse))              { continue; }
+            if (ma.isAbility() && ma.getRestrictions().isInstantSpeed())    { continue; }
+            if (!m.meetsManaRestrictions(saPaidFor))                        { continue; }
 
             abilities.add(ma);
 
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ public abstract class InputPayMana extends InputSyncronizedBase {
      * @return a boolean.
      */
     private static boolean abilityProducesManaColor(final SpellAbility am, AbilityManaPart m, final byte neededColor) {
-        if (neededColor == 0) {
+        if (0 != (neededColor & MagicColor.COLORLESS)) {
             return true;
         }