- AI will now aggressively sacrifice stolen creatures to gain life.

src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/LifeGainAi.java

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package forge.card.ability.ai;
 
-import java.util.Random;
-
 import forge.Card;
 import forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils;
 import forge.card.ability.SpellAbilityAi;
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ import forge.game.ai.ComputerUtilCost;
 import forge.game.ai.ComputerUtilMana;
 import forge.game.phase.PhaseType;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
-import forge.util.MyRandom;
 
 /**
  * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
@@ -30,8 +27,6 @@ public class LifeGainAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
      */
     @Override
     protected boolean canPlayAI(Player ai, SpellAbility sa) {
-
-        final Random r = MyRandom.getRandom();
         final Cost abCost = sa.getPayCosts();
         final Card source = sa.getSourceCard();
         final Game game = source.getGame();
@@ -98,10 +93,12 @@ public class LifeGainAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
                 && !sa.hasParam("ActivationPhases")) {
             return false;
         }
+
         // Don't use lifegain before main 2 if possible
         if (!lifeCritical && (!game.getPhaseHandler().getNextTurn().equals(ai)
                 || game.getPhaseHandler().getPhase().isBefore(PhaseType.END_OF_TURN))
-                && !sa.hasParam("PlayerTurn") && !SpellAbilityAi.isSorcerySpeed(sa)) {
+                && !sa.hasParam("PlayerTurn") && !SpellAbilityAi.isSorcerySpeed(sa)
+                && !ComputerUtil.ActivateForSacCost(sa, ai)) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -111,7 +108,9 @@ public class LifeGainAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
         }
 
         // prevent run-away activations - first time will always return true
-        final boolean chance = r.nextFloat() <= Math.pow(.9, sa.getActivationsThisTurn());
+        if (ComputerUtil.preventRunAwayActivations(sa)) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         final Target tgt = sa.getTarget();
         if (tgt != null) {
@@ -123,12 +122,7 @@ public class LifeGainAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
             }
         }
 
-        boolean randomReturn = r.nextFloat() <= .6667;
+        return true;
-        if (lifeCritical || SpellAbilityAi.playReusable(ai, sa)) {
-            randomReturn = true;
-        }
-
-        return (randomReturn && chance);
     }
 
 

src/main/java/forge/game/ai/ComputerUtil.java

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import forge.card.cost.Cost;
 import forge.card.cost.CostDiscard;
 import forge.card.cost.CostPart;
 import forge.card.cost.CostPayment;
+import forge.card.cost.CostSacrifice;
 import forge.card.spellability.AbilityManaPart;
 import forge.card.spellability.AbilityStatic;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ public class ComputerUtil {
             }
         }
         if (pref.contains("SacCost")) { // search for permanents with SacMe
-            for (int ip = 1; ip < 6; ip++) { // priority 1 is the lowest,
+            for (int ip = 0; ip < 6; ip++) { // priority 1 is the lowest,
                                              // priority 5 the highest
                 final int priority = 6 - ip;
                 final List<Card> sacMeList = CardLists.filter(typeList, new Predicate<Card>() {
@@ -1084,6 +1085,39 @@ public class ComputerUtil {
         return r.nextFloat() <= Math.pow(.95, activations);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * TODO: Write javadoc for this method.
+     * @param sa
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static boolean ActivateForSacCost(SpellAbility sa, final Player ai) {
+        final Cost abCost = sa.getPayCosts();
+        final Card source = sa.getSourceCard();
+        if (abCost == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (final CostPart part : abCost.getCostParts()) {
+            if (part instanceof CostSacrifice) {
+                final CostSacrifice sac = (CostSacrifice) part;
+    
+                final String type = sac.getType();
+    
+                if (type.equals("CARDNAME")) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+    
+                final List<Card> typeList =
+                        CardLists.getValidCards(ai.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Battlefield), type.split(","), source.getController(), source);
+                for (Card c : typeList) {
+                    if (c.getSVar("SacMe").equals("6")) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * hasACardGivingHaste.