diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/SpecialCardAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/SpecialCardAi.java
index 01b6d8f5983..4cb497625ad 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/SpecialCardAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/SpecialCardAi.java
@@ -17,28 +17,17 @@
  */
 package forge.ai;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-
 import forge.card.ColorSet;
 import forge.card.MagicColor;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCost;
 import forge.game.Game;
 import forge.game.ability.AbilityUtils;
 import forge.game.ability.ApiType;
-import forge.game.card.Card;
-import forge.game.card.CardCollection;
-import forge.game.card.CardCollectionView;
-import forge.game.card.CardFactoryUtil;
-import forge.game.card.CardLists;
-import forge.game.card.CardPredicates;
-import forge.game.card.CounterType;
+import forge.game.card.*;
 import forge.game.cost.CostPart;
 import forge.game.mana.ManaCostBeingPaid;
 import forge.game.phase.PhaseHandler;
@@ -49,6 +38,10 @@ import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 import forge.util.Aggregates;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Special logic for individual cards
  * 
@@ -367,7 +360,23 @@ public class SpecialCardAi {
             return (aiGraveyardPower - aiBattlefieldPower) > (oppGraveyardPower - oppBattlefieldPower);
         }
     }
-    
+
+    // Mairsil, the Pretender
+    public static class MairsilThePretender {
+        // Scan the fetch list for a card with at least one activated ability.
+        // TODO: can be improved to a full consider(sa, ai) logic which would scan the graveyard first and hand last
+        public static Card considerCardFromList(CardCollection fetchList) {
+            for (Card c : CardLists.filter(fetchList, Predicates.or(CardPredicates.Presets.ARTIFACTS, CardPredicates.Presets.CREATURES))) {
+                for (SpellAbility ab : c.getSpellAbilities()) {
+                    if (ab.isAbility() && !ab.isTrigger()) {
+                        return c;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Necropotence
     public static class Necropotence {
         public static boolean consider(Player ai, SpellAbility sa) {
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/ChangeZoneAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/ChangeZoneAi.java
index 46a88fa2eca..6b8d70e4613 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/ChangeZoneAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/ChangeZoneAi.java
@@ -1319,6 +1319,8 @@ public class ChangeZoneAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
                 }
             } else if ("WorstCard".equals(logic)) {
                 return ComputerUtilCard.getWorstAI(fetchList);
+            } else if ("Mairsil".equals(logic)) {
+                return SpecialCardAi.MairsilThePretender.considerCardFromList(fetchList);
             }
         }
         if (fetchList.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/upcoming/mairsil_the_pretender.txt b/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/upcoming/mairsil_the_pretender.txt
index 98faef43f5b..82a4abd0507 100644
--- a/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/upcoming/mairsil_the_pretender.txt
+++ b/forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/upcoming/mairsil_the_pretender.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Types:Legendary Creature Human Wizard
 PT:4/4
 S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | EffectZone$ Battlefield | GainsAbilitiesOf$ Card.YouOwn+inZoneExile+counters_GE1_CAGE | GainsAbilitiesOfZones$ Exile | GainsAbilitiesLimitPerTurn$ 1 | Description$ CARDNAME has all activated abilities of all cards you own in exile with cage counters on them. You may activate each of these abilities only once each turn.
 T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Creature.Self | Execute$ TrigExile | OptionalDecider$ You | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, you may exile an artifact or creature card from your hand or graveyard and put a cage counter on it.
-SVar:TrigExile:DB$ ChangeZone | Origin$ Hand,Graveyard | Destination$ Exile | ChangeType$ Artifact.YouCtrl,Creature.YouCtrl | SubAbility$ DBCounter | RememberChanged$ True | ChangeNum$ 1
+SVar:TrigExile:DB$ ChangeZone | Origin$ Hand,Graveyard | Destination$ Exile | ChangeType$ Artifact.YouCtrl,Creature.YouCtrl | SubAbility$ DBCounter | RememberChanged$ True | ChangeNum$ 1 | AILogic$ Mairsil
 SVar:DBCounter:DB$ PutCounter | CounterType$ CAGE | CounterNum$ 1 | Defined$ Remembered | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
 SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
 SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mairsil_the_pretender.jpg