diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java
index 270515175b2..e36f2780aee 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPartMana.java
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ public class CostPartMana extends CostPart {
 
     @Override
     public boolean payAsDecided(Player payer, PaymentDecision pd, SpellAbility sa) {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         sa.clearManaPaid();
 
         // decision not used here, the whole payment is interactive!
diff --git a/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/v/varragoth_bloodsky_sire.txt b/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/v/varragoth_bloodsky_sire.txt
index bddce0a97e4..9bbe8ba7dde 100644
--- a/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/v/varragoth_bloodsky_sire.txt
+++ b/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/v/varragoth_bloodsky_sire.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ ManaCost:2 B
 Types:Legendary Creature Demon Rogue
 K:Deathtouch
 PT:2/3
-A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 B | ValidTgts$ Player | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Library | LibraryPosition$ 0 | Mandatory$ True | ChangeType$ Card | ChangeNum$ 1 | Boast$ True | SpellDescription$  Target player searches their library for a card, then shuffles their library and puts that card on top of it.
+A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 B | ValidTgts$ Player | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Library | LibraryPosition$ 0 | Mandatory$ True | ChangeType$ Card | ChangeNum$ 1 | Boast$ True | Chooser$ Targeted | SpellDescription$ Target player searches their library for a card, then shuffles their library and puts that card on top of it.
 Oracle:Deathtouch\nBoast — {1}{B}: Target player searches their library for a card, then shuffles and puts that card on top. (Activate only if this creature attacked this turn and only once each turn.)
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java
index ea7aa35525d..c4c20bfd096 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ public class HumanPlaySpellAbility {
             }
         }
 
+        // reset is also done early here, because if an ability is canceled from targeting it might otherwise lead to refunding mana from earlier cast
+        ability.clearManaPaid();
+
         // This line makes use of short-circuit evaluation of boolean values, that is each subsequent argument
         // is only executed or evaluated if the first argument does not suffice to determine the value of the expression
         // because of Selective Snare do announceType first