diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
index 9357c62fff4..4d5ce89fe08 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ public class GameAction {
 
     private boolean stateBasedAction_Saga(Card c, CardCollection sacrificeList) {
         boolean checkAgain = false;
-        if (!c.isSaga()) {
+        if (!c.isSaga() || !c.hasChapter()) {
             return false;
         }
         // needs to be effect, because otherwise it might be a cost?
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
index 32e412ce1a8..98b7aa66093 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
@@ -7968,6 +7968,10 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card>, IHasSVars, ITr
         this.savedLastKnownZone = zone;
     }
 
+    public final boolean hasChapter() {
+        return getCurrentState().hasChapter();
+    }
+
     public final int getFinalChapterNr() {
         return getCurrentState().getFinalChapterNr();
     }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardState.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardState.java
index 017190111f2..383835a6e2f 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardState.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardState.java
@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@ public class CardState extends GameObject implements IHasSVars, ITranslatable {
         }
     }
 
+    public final boolean hasChapter() {
+        return getTriggers().anyMatch(Trigger::isChapter);
+    }
+
     public final int getFinalChapterNr() {
         int n = 0;
         for (final Trigger t : getTriggers()) {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java
index c02825936c2..3513eb77976 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class PhaseHandler implements java.io.Serializable {
                     GameEntityCounterTable table = new GameEntityCounterTable();
                     // all Sagas get a Lore counter at the beginning of pre combat
                     for (Card c : playerTurn.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Battlefield)) {
-                        if (c.isSaga()) {
+                        if (c.isSaga() && c.hasChapter()) {
                             c.addCounter(CounterEnumType.LORE, 1, playerTurn, table);
                         }
                     }