diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
index fa091341f1f..fa5b04f4302 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
@@ -1882,6 +1882,12 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
         return CardLists.count(getCardsIn(ZoneType.Battlefield), CardPredicates.Presets.ARTIFACTS) >= 3;
     }
 
+    public final boolean hasDesert() {
+        return CardLists.count(
+                getCardsIn(Arrays.asList(ZoneType.Battlefield, ZoneType.Graveyard)),
+                CardPredicates.isType("Desert")) > 0;
+    }
+
     public final boolean hasThreshold() {
         return getZone(ZoneType.Graveyard).size() >= 7;
     }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityCondition.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityCondition.java
index f7628af4587..ac7536c7fe4 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityCondition.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityCondition.java
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public class SpellAbilityCondition extends SpellAbilityVariables {
             if (value.equals("Revolt")) {
                 this.setRevolt(true);
             }
+            if (value.equals("Desert")) {
+                this.setDesert(true);
+            }
             if (value.equals("Kicked")) {
                 this.kicked = true;
             }
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ public class SpellAbilityCondition extends SpellAbilityVariables {
         if (this.isMetalcraft() && !activator.hasMetalcraft()) return false;
         if (this.isDelirium() && !activator.hasDelirium()) return false;
         if (this.isRevolt() && !activator.hasRevolt()) return false;
+        if (this.isDesert() && !activator.hasDesert()) return false;
         
         if (this.kicked && !sa.isKicked()) return false;
         if (this.kicked1 && !sa.isOptionalCostPaid(OptionalCost.Kicker1)) return false;
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
index 30f037a5e2f..16788cdd5f5 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
  */
 package forge.game.spellability;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.game.Game;
 import forge.game.ability.AbilityUtils;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
@@ -86,8 +87,11 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
             if (value.equals("Hellbent")) {
                 this.setHellbent(true);
             }
+            if (value.equals("Desert")) {
+                this.setDesert(true);
+            }
             if (value.startsWith("Prowl")) {
-                final List<String> prowlTypes = new ArrayList<String>();
+                final List<String> prowlTypes = Lists.newArrayList();
                 prowlTypes.add("Rogue");
                 if (value.split("Prowl").length > 1) {
                     prowlTypes.add(value.split("Prowl")[1]);
@@ -371,6 +375,11 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
                 return false;
             }
         }
+        if (this.isDesert()) {
+            if (!activator.hasDesert()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         if (this.getProwlTypes() != null && !this.getProwlTypes().isEmpty()) {
             // only true if the activating player has damaged the opponent with
             // one of the specified types
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityVariables.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityVariables.java
index f612d039d0f..85ea0fcb014 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityVariables.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityVariables.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public class SpellAbilityVariables implements Cloneable {
     private boolean delirium = false;
     private boolean hellbent = false;
     private boolean revolt = false;
+    private boolean desert = false;
 
     /** The surge. */
     private boolean surge = false;
@@ -471,6 +472,8 @@ public class SpellAbilityVariables implements Cloneable {
     public void setDelirium(boolean delirium) {  this.delirium = delirium; }
 
     public void setRevolt(final boolean bRevolt) { revolt = bRevolt; }
+
+    public void setDesert(final boolean bDesert) { desert = bDesert; }
     /**
      * <p>
      * Setter for the field <code>surge</code>.
@@ -689,6 +692,8 @@ public class SpellAbilityVariables implements Cloneable {
     
     public final boolean isRevolt() {     return this.revolt;  }
 
+    public final boolean isDesert() {     return this.desert;  }
+
     /**
      * Checks if is surge.
      * 
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
index 7f7bcb18920..47c0dee32c0 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ public class StaticAbility extends CardTraitBase implements Comparable<StaticAbi
             if (condition.equals("Hellbent") && !controller.hasHellbent()) return false;
             if (condition.equals("Metalcraft") && !controller.hasMetalcraft()) return false;
             if (condition.equals("Delirium") && !controller.hasDelirium()) return false;
+            if (condition.equals("Desert") && !controller.hasDesert()) return false;
 
             if (condition.equals("PlayerTurn")) {
                 if (!ph.isPlayerTurn(controller)) {