diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java
index f60c65c4cdd..1b2848ed480 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/CounterAi.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import forge.game.ability.ApiType;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.game.card.CardFactoryUtil;
 import forge.game.cost.Cost;
+import forge.game.cost.CostDiscard;
+import forge.game.cost.CostExile;
+import forge.game.cost.CostSacrifice;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
 import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbilityStackInstance;
@@ -201,6 +204,17 @@ public class CounterAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
             }
         }
 
+        // Should ALWAYS counter if it doesn't spend a card, otherwise it wastes an opportunity
+        // to gain card advantage
+        if (sa.isAbility()
+                && (!sa.getPayCosts().hasSpecificCostType(CostDiscard.class))
+                && (!sa.getPayCosts().hasSpecificCostType(CostSacrifice.class))
+                && (!sa.getPayCosts().hasSpecificCostType(CostExile.class))
+            // maybe also disallow CostPayLife?
+                ) {
+            dontCounter = false;
+        }
+
         if (dontCounter) {
             return false;
         }