diff --git a/src/forge/CardFactory.java b/src/forge/CardFactory.java
index 4a23541b59d..f4c5dfac35d 100644
--- a/src/forge/CardFactory.java
+++ b/src/forge/CardFactory.java
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ public class CardFactory implements NewConstants {
 
         // Support for using string variables to define Count$ for X or Y
         // Or just about any other String that a card object needs at any given time
+// TODO: To Be Removed 
         while(hasKeyword(card, "SVar") != -1) {
             int n = hasKeyword(card, "SVar");
             if(n != -1) {
@@ -10473,6 +10474,7 @@ public class CardFactory implements NewConstants {
         c.setType(sim.getType());
         c.setText(sim.getSpellText());
         c.setManaCost(sim.getManaCost());
+        c.setSVars(sim.getSVars());
         
         return c;
     }// copyStats()
diff --git a/src/forge/ReadCard.java b/src/forge/ReadCard.java
index d7026cafdf5..d243a3b7b4e 100644
--- a/src/forge/ReadCard.java
+++ b/src/forge/ReadCard.java
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ public class ReadCard implements Runnable, NewConstants {
             		c.addIntrinsicKeyword(t);
             	}
             	
+            	else if (s.startsWith("SVar:"))
+            	{
+            		String t[] = s.split(":");
+            		c.setSVar(t[1], t[2]);
+            	}
+            	
+            	
             	s = readLine();
             } // while !End