diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java
index 0484f94ce0c..b6d2e9162c3 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZone.java
@@ -38,15 +38,16 @@ public class PlayerZone extends Zone {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -5687652485777639176L;
 
     // the this is not the owner of the card
-    private final class AlienCardsActivationFilter implements Predicate<Card> {
-        @Override
-        public boolean apply(final Card c) {
-            if (c.hasStartOfKeyword("May be played by your opponent")
-                    || c.hasKeyword("Your opponent may look at this card.")) {
-                return true;
+    private static Predicate<Card> alienCardsActivationFilter(final Player who) {
+        return new Predicate<Card>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean apply(final Card c) {
+                if (c.mayPlay(who) != null || c.hasKeyword("Your opponent may look at this card.")) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
             }
-            return false;
-        }
+        };
     }
 
     private final class OwnCardsActivationFilter implements Predicate<Card> {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class PlayerZone extends Zone {
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (c.isLand() && (c.hasKeyword("May be played") || c.hasKeyword("May be played without paying its mana cost"))) {
+            if (c.isLand() && (c.mayPlay(c.getController()) != null)) {
                 return true;
             }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public class PlayerZone extends Zone {
                 }
    
                 if (sa.isSpell()
-                        && (c.hasKeyword("May be played") || c.hasKeyword("May be played without paying its mana cost")
+                        && (c.mayPlay(c.getController()) != null
                                 || (c.hasStartOfKeyword("Flashback") && PlayerZone.this.is(ZoneType.Graveyard)))
                         && restrictZone.equals(ZoneType.Hand)) {
                     return true;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ public class PlayerZone extends Zone {
             cards = Iterables.limit(cards, 1);
         }
 
-        final Predicate<Card> filterPredicate = checkingForOwner ? new OwnCardsActivationFilter() : new AlienCardsActivationFilter();
+        final Predicate<Card> filterPredicate = checkingForOwner ? new OwnCardsActivationFilter() : alienCardsActivationFilter(who);
         return CardLists.filter(cl, filterPredicate);
     }
 }