diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityStackInstance.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityStackInstance.java
index b1d71844b4b..d29ecd5bd7d 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityStackInstance.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityStackInstance.java
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ package forge.game.spellability;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.trigger.TriggerType;
+import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ public class SpellAbilityStackInstance {
 
     private final HashMap<String, String> storedSVars = new HashMap<String, String>();
 
+    private final List<ZoneType> zonesToOpen;
+    private final Map<Player, Object> playersWithValidTargets;
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * Constructor for SpellAbility_StackInstance.
@@ -125,6 +130,25 @@ public class SpellAbilityStackInstance {
                 source.setSVar(store, "");
             }
         }
+
+        //store zones to open and players to open them for at the time the SpellAbility first goes on the stack based on the selected targets
+        if (tc == null) {
+            zonesToOpen = null;
+            playersWithValidTargets = null;
+        }
+        else {
+            zonesToOpen = new ArrayList<ZoneType>();
+            playersWithValidTargets = new HashMap<Player, Object>();
+            for (Card card : tc.getTargetCards()) {
+                ZoneType zoneType = card.getZone() != null ? card.getZone().getZoneType() : null;
+                if (zoneType != ZoneType.Battlefield) { //don't need to worry about targets on battlefield
+                    if (zoneType != null && !zonesToOpen.contains(zoneType)) {
+                        zonesToOpen.add(zoneType);
+                    }
+                    playersWithValidTargets.put(card.getController(), null);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -252,6 +276,14 @@ public class SpellAbilityStackInstance {
         return this.tc;
     }
 
+    public final List<ZoneType> getZonesToOpen() {
+        return this.zonesToOpen;
+    }
+
+    public final Map<Player, Object> getPlayersWithValidTargets() {
+        return this.playersWithValidTargets;
+    }
+
     public void updateTarget(TargetChoices target) {
         if (target != null) {
             this.tc = target;
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VStack.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VStack.java
index da38d01e123..ce972cded02 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VStack.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VStack.java
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package forge.screens.match.views;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont.HAlignment;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
@@ -68,19 +67,11 @@ public class VStack extends FDropDown {
 
     //temporarily reveal zones targeted by active stack instance
     private void revealTargetZones() {
-        if (activeStackInstance == null || activeStackInstance.getTargetChoices() == null) { return; }
+        if (activeStackInstance == null) { return; }
 
-        final List<ZoneType> zones = new ArrayList<ZoneType>();
-        playersWithValidTargets = new HashMap<Player, Object>();
-        for (Card card : activeStackInstance.getTargetChoices().getTargetCards()) {
-            ZoneType zoneType = card.getZone() != null ? card.getZone().getZoneType() : null;
-            if (zoneType != null && !zones.contains(zoneType)) {
-                zones.add(zoneType);
-            }
-            playersWithValidTargets.put(card.getController(), null);
-        }
-
-        if (zones.size() > 0 && playersWithValidTargets.size() > 0) {
+        final List<ZoneType> zones = activeStackInstance.getZonesToOpen();
+        playersWithValidTargets = activeStackInstance.getPlayersWithValidTargets();
+        if (zones != null && zones.size() > 0 && playersWithValidTargets != null && playersWithValidTargets.size() > 0) {
             GuiBase.getInterface().openZones(zones, playersWithValidTargets);
         }
     }