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 69287606ef3..4a1750f0ff3 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
@@ -625,11 +625,21 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Ashiok Exile instead of paying life
-        if (hasKeyword("Exile library instead of pay life") && lifePayment <= getZone(ZoneType.Library).size()) {
-            // TODO is cause always set or not? if not then the ChangeZoneTable needs to trigger differently?
-            getGame().getAction().exile(getTopXCardsFromLibrary(lifePayment), cause, null);
-            return true;
+        // Replacement only matters when life payment is greater than 0
+        if (lifePayment > 0) {
+            Map<AbilityKey, Object> replaceParams = AbilityKey.mapFromAffected(this);
+            replaceParams.put(AbilityKey.Amount, lifePayment);
+            replaceParams.put(AbilityKey.Cause, cause);
+            replaceParams.put(AbilityKey.EffectOnly, effect);
+            switch (getGame().getReplacementHandler().run(ReplacementType.PayLife, replaceParams)) {
+            case Replaced:
+                return true;
+            case Prevented:
+            case Skipped:
+                return false;
+            default:
+                break;
+            };
         }
 
         final int lost = loseLife(lifePayment, false, false);
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacePayLife.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacePayLife.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68ca92a30a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacePayLife.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package forge.game.replacement;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import forge.game.ability.AbilityKey;
+import forge.game.card.Card;
+import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
+import forge.util.Expressions;
+
+public class ReplacePayLife extends ReplacementEffect {
+
+    public ReplacePayLife(Map<String, String> map, Card host, boolean intrinsic) {
+        super(map, host, intrinsic);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canReplace(Map<AbilityKey, Object> runParams) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        if (!matchesValidParam("ValidPlayer", runParams.get(AbilityKey.Affected))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (hasParam("Amount")) {
+            final int n = (Integer)runParams.get(AbilityKey.Amount);
+            String comparator = getParam("Amount");
+            final String operator = comparator.substring(0, 2);
+            final int operandValue = Integer.parseInt(comparator.substring(2));
+            if (!Expressions.compare(n, operator, operandValue)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setReplacingObjects(Map<AbilityKey, Object> runParams, SpellAbility sa) {
+        sa.setReplacingObject(AbilityKey.Player, runParams.get(AbilityKey.Affected));
+        sa.setReplacingObjectsFrom(runParams, AbilityKey.Amount);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacementType.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacementType.java
index 2107dcb3c9d..2461d522b80 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacementType.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/replacement/ReplacementType.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public enum ReplacementType {
     LoseMana(ReplaceLoseMana.class),
     Mill(ReplaceMill.class),
     Moved(ReplaceMoved.class),
+    PayLife(ReplacePayLife.class),
     PlanarDiceResult(ReplacePlanarDiceResult.class),
     ProduceMana(ReplaceProduceMana.class),
     Proliferate(ReplaceProliferate.class),