diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestAssets.java b/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestAssets.java
index dfc50cc9161..7d92d7d3f68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestAssets.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestAssets.java
@@ -165,10 +165,14 @@ public class QuestAssets {
     /**
      * Instantiates a new quest assets.
      */
-    public QuestAssets() {
+    public QuestAssets(GameFormatQuest useFormat) {
         final QuestPreferences prefs = Singletons.getModel().getQuestPreferences();
+        int snowLands = prefs.getPreferenceInt(QPref.STARTING_SNOW_LANDS);
+        if (useFormat != null && !useFormat.hasSnowLands()) {
+            snowLands = 0;
+        }
         final ItemPoolView<CardPrinted> lands = QuestUtilCards.generateBasicLands(
-                prefs.getPreferenceInt(QPref.STARTING_BASIC_LANDS), prefs.getPreferenceInt(QPref.STARTING_SNOW_LANDS));
+                prefs.getPreferenceInt(QPref.STARTING_BASIC_LANDS), snowLands);
         this.getCardPool().addAll(lands);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestData.java b/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestData.java
index 5a35778b71f..a369d53d901 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/quest/data/QuestData.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public final class QuestData {
         }
         this.mode = mode2;
         this.achievements = new QuestAchievements(diff);
-        this.assets = new QuestAssets();
+        this.assets = new QuestAssets(format);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java b/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java
index caa13aacdb5..8d26ea48245 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class QuestDataIO {
         final int saveVersion = newData.getVersionNumber();
 
         if (saveVersion < 3) {
-            QuestDataIO.setFinalField(QuestData.class, "assets", newData, new QuestAssets());
+            QuestDataIO.setFinalField(QuestData.class, "assets", newData, new QuestAssets(null));
 
             final int diffIdx = Integer.parseInt(document.getElementsByTagName("diffIndex").item(0).getTextContent());
             QuestDataIO.setFinalField(QuestData.class, "achievements", newData, new QuestAchievements(diffIdx));