diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/Plan.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/Plan.java
index 514dd1abbd9..54db599423c 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/Plan.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/Plan.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class Plan {
         final Score initialScore;
 
         final String sa;
+        final String saHumanStr;
         PossibleTargetSelector.Targets targets;
         String choice;
         int[] modes;
@@ -52,14 +53,16 @@ public class Plan {
             this.initialScore = initialScore;
             this.prevDecision = prevDecision;
             this.sa = sa.toString();
+            this.saHumanStr = SpellAbilityPicker.abilityToString(sa);
             this.targets = null;
             this.choice = null;
         }
         
-        public Decision(Score initialScore, Decision prevDecision, String saString) {
+        public Decision(Score initialScore, Decision prevDecision, String saString, String saHumanStr) {
             this.initialScore = initialScore;
             this.prevDecision = prevDecision;
             this.sa = saString;
+            this.saHumanStr = saHumanStr;
             this.targets = null;
             this.choice = null;
         }
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ public class Plan {
             this.initialScore = initialScore;
             this.prevDecision = prevDecision;
             this.sa = null;
+            this.saHumanStr = null;
             this.targets = targets;
             this.choice = null;
         }
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ public class Plan {
             this.initialScore = initialScore;
             this.prevDecision = prevDecision;
             this.sa = null;
+            this.saHumanStr = null;
             this.targets = null;
             this.choice = choice.getName();
         }
@@ -84,26 +89,35 @@ public class Plan {
             this.initialScore = initialScore;
             this.prevDecision = prevDecision;
             this.sa = null;
+            this.saHumanStr = null;
             this.targets = null;
             this.choice = null;
             this.modes = modes;
             this.modesStr = modesStr;
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public String toString() {
+        public String toString(boolean showHostCard) {
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-            sb.append("[initScore=").append(initialScore).append(" ");
+            if (!showHostCard) {
+                sb.append("[initScore=").append(initialScore).append(" ");
+            }
             if (modesStr != null) {
                 sb.append(modesStr);
             } else {
-                sb.append(sa);
+                sb.append(showHostCard ? saHumanStr : sa);
             }
             if (targets != null) {
                 sb.append(" (targets: ").append(targets).append(")");
             }
-            sb.append("]");
+            if (!showHostCard) {
+                sb.append("]");
+            }
             return sb.toString();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return toString(false);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SimulationController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SimulationController.java
index 110d2aaa015..aba80e12eb8 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SimulationController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SimulationController.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class SimulationController {
             d = d.prevDecision;
         }
 
-        Plan.Decision merged  = new Plan.Decision(d.initialScore, d.prevDecision, d.sa);
+        Plan.Decision merged  = new Plan.Decision(d.initialScore, d.prevDecision, d.sa, d.saHumanStr);
         merged.targets = targets;
         merged.choice = choice;
         merged.modes = modes;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class SimulationController {
             System.err.print("  ");
         String str;
         if (useStack && !currentStack.isEmpty()) {
-            str = getLastMergedDecision().toString();
+            str = getLastMergedDecision().toString(true);
         } else {
             str = SpellAbilityPicker.abilityToString(origSa);
         }
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SpellAbilityPicker.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SpellAbilityPicker.java
index 9238ecaf3d1..222338717ed 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SpellAbilityPicker.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/simulation/SpellAbilityPicker.java
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ public class SpellAbilityPicker {
                     for (AbilitySub sub : result) {
                         if (sb.length() > 0) {
                             sb.append(" ");
+                        } else {
+                            sb.append(sub.getHostCard()).append(" -> ");
                         }
                         sb.append(sub);
                     }
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/ai/simulation/GameSimulatorTest.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/ai/simulation/GameSimulatorTest.java
index 2a6371fa0ae..9ce97d73bed 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/ai/simulation/GameSimulatorTest.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/ai/simulation/GameSimulatorTest.java
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ public class GameSimulatorTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(1, scionCopy.getNetPower());
         assertEquals(1, scionCopy.getNetToughness());
         assertTrue(scionCopy.isSick());
-        System.err.println("Search continues on: " + scionCopy);
         assertNotNull(findSAWithPrefix(scionCopy, "Sacrifice CARDNAME: Add {C} to your mana pool."));
     }