diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellApiBased.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellApiBased.java
index e52b4cdcdeb..dd121609c0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellApiBased.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/SpellApiBased.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ public class SpellApiBased extends Spell {
     private final SpellAbilityAi ai;
 
     public SpellApiBased(ApiType api0, Card sourceCard, Cost abCost, Target tgt, Map<String, String> params0) {
-        super(sourceCard, abCost, tgt);
+        super(sourceCard, abCost);
+        this.setTarget(tgt);
+        
         params = params0;
         api = api0;
         effect = api.getSpellEffect();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java
index 3ebb4b84c67..708008c432d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class CardFactorySorceries {
          * library.
          */
 
-        return new Spell(card, new Cost("U U", false), null) {
+        return new Spell(card, new Cost("U U", false)) {
             private static final long serialVersionUID = -8497142072380944393L;
 
             @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java
index f1123c49da2..fbcdcd9fd5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
      * @return a {@link forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility} object.
      */
     public static SpellAbility abilityMorphDown(final Card sourceCard) {
-        final Spell morphDown = new Spell(sourceCard, new Cost(ManaCost.THREE, false), null) {
+        final Spell morphDown = new Spell(sourceCard, new Cost(ManaCost.THREE, false)) {
             private static final long serialVersionUID = -1438810964807867610L;
 
             @Override
@@ -2596,9 +2596,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
         if (!card.getSVar("FullCost").equals("")) {
             final SpellAbility sa1 = card.getFirstSpellAbility();
             if (sa1 != null && sa1.isSpell()) {
-                final String altCost = card.getSVar("FullCost");
-                final Cost abCost = new Cost(altCost, sa1.isAbility());
-                sa1.setPayCosts(abCost);
+                sa1.setPayCosts(new Cost(card.getSVar("FullCost"), sa1.isAbility()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -3136,10 +3134,9 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
      */
     private static SpellAbility makeEvokeSpell(final Card card, final String evokeKeyword) {
         final String[] k = evokeKeyword.split(":");
-        final String evokedCost = k[1];
-        ManaCost manaCost = new ManaCost(new ManaCostParser(evokedCost));
+        final Cost evokedCost = new Cost(k[1], false);
         
-        final SpellAbility evokedSpell = new Spell(card, new Cost(manaCost, false), null) {
+        final SpellAbility evokedSpell = new Spell(card, evokedCost) {
             private static final long serialVersionUID = -1598664196463358630L;
 
             @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java
index 32d5087c157..7b7ceae9d0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/Cost.java
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ public class Cost {
         return ManaCost.ZERO;
     }
 
-    private Cost() {}
+    private Cost(int colorlessmana) {
+        costParts.add(new CostPartMana(ManaCost.get(colorlessmana), null, false));
+    }
     
     // Parsing Strings
 
@@ -373,11 +375,9 @@ public class Cost {
     }
     
     public final Cost copyWithNoMana() {
-        Cost toRet = new Cost();
+        Cost toRet = new Cost(0);
         for(CostPart cp : this.costParts) {
-            if ( cp instanceof CostPartMana )
-                toRet.costParts.add(new CostPartMana(ManaCost.ZERO, null, false));
-            else
+            if (!(cp instanceof CostPartMana))
                 toRet.costParts.add(cp);
         }
         return toRet;
@@ -686,4 +686,6 @@ public class Cost {
         card.setSVar("ChosenX", Integer.toString(chosenX));
         return chosenX;
     }
+    
+    public static final Cost Zero = new Cost(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPartMana.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPartMana.java
index 1985bad8fb6..0e5252ae865 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPartMana.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPartMana.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class CostPartMana extends CostPart {
     
     
         if (!toPay.isPaid()) {
-            InputPayment inpPayment = new InputPayManaOfCostPayment(game, toPay, ability);
+            InputPayment inpPayment = new InputPayManaOfCostPayment(toPay, ability);
             FThreads.setInputAndWait(inpPayment);
             if(!inpPayment.isPaid())
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java
index 96bdf42af96..b610129d1a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java
@@ -551,10 +551,9 @@ public class ManaPool {
      *            a boolean.
      */
     public final void clearManaPaid(final SpellAbility ability, final boolean refund) {
-        final List<SpellAbility> abilitiesUsedToPay = ability.getPayingManaAbilities();
         final List<Mana> manaPaid = ability.getPayingMana();
 
-        abilitiesUsedToPay.clear();
+        ability.getPayingManaAbilities().clear();
         // move non-undoable paying mana back to floating
         if (refund) {
             if (ability.getSourceCard() != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/AbilitySub.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/AbilitySub.java
index bf4f169432d..adcc74a7880 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/AbilitySub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/AbilitySub.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import forge.card.ability.effects.ChangeZoneEffect;
 import forge.card.ability.effects.ManaEffect;
 import forge.card.ability.effects.ManaReflectedEffect;
 import forge.card.cardfactory.CardFactory;
+import forge.card.cost.Cost;
 import forge.game.player.AIPlayer;
 
 /**
@@ -90,8 +91,9 @@ public final class AbilitySub extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializab
     }
 
     public AbilitySub(ApiType api0, final Card ca, final Target tgt, Map<String, String> params0) {
-        super(ca);
+        super(ca, Cost.Zero);
         this.setTarget(tgt);
+
         api = api0;
         params = params0;
         ai = api.getAi();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java
index 9d1e521a2d2..db953029357 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/Spell.java
@@ -57,32 +57,15 @@ public abstract class Spell extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializable
      *            a {@link forge.Card} object.
      */
     public Spell(final Card sourceCard) {
-        super(sourceCard);
+        this(sourceCard, new Cost(sourceCard.getManaCost(), false));
+    }
+    public Spell(final Card sourceCard, final Cost abCost) {
+        super(sourceCard, abCost);
 
-        this.setPayCosts(new Cost(sourceCard.getManaCost(), false));
         this.setStackDescription(sourceCard.getSpellText());
         this.getRestrictions().setZone(ZoneType.Hand);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Constructor for Spell.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @param sourceCard
-     *            a {@link forge.Card} object.
-     * @param abCost
-     *            a {@link forge.card.cost.Cost} object.
-     * @param abTgt
-     *            a {@link forge.card.spellability.Target} object.
-     */
-    public Spell(final Card sourceCard, final Cost abCost, final Target abTgt) {
-        this(sourceCard);
-
-        this.setPayCosts(abCost);
-        this.setTarget(abTgt);
-    }
-
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
     public boolean canPlay() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellPermanent.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellPermanent.java
index 8fe530ef722..fa442a5d8b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellPermanent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellPermanent.java
@@ -66,24 +66,7 @@ public class SpellPermanent extends Spell {
      *            a {@link forge.Card} object.
      */
     public SpellPermanent(final Card sourceCard) {
-        // Add Costs for all SpellPermanents
-        this(sourceCard, new Cost(sourceCard.getManaCost(), false), null);
-    } // Spell_Permanent()
-
-    /**
-     * Instantiates a new spell_ permanent.
-     * 
-     * @param sourceCard
-     *            the source card
-     * @param cost
-     *            the cost
-     * @param tgt
-     *            the tgt
-     * @param setDesc
-     *            the set desc
-     */
-    public SpellPermanent(final Card sourceCard, final Cost cost, final Target tgt) {
-        super(sourceCard, cost, tgt);
+        super(sourceCard, new Cost(sourceCard.getManaCost(), false));
 
         if (sourceCard.isCreature()) {
             final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaExecuteCommands.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaExecuteCommands.java
index 7ea6bf4c9b4..a5bd6637570 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaExecuteCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaExecuteCommands.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package forge.control.input;
 
 import forge.Singletons;
+import forge.card.cost.Cost;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCost;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCostBeingPaid;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
@@ -62,15 +63,10 @@ public class InputPayManaExecuteCommands extends InputPayManaBase {
      *            a {@link forge.Command} object.
      */
     public InputPayManaExecuteCommands(final Player p, final String prompt, final ManaCost manaCost2) {
-        super(new SpellAbility(null) {
-            @Override
-            public void resolve() {}
-            
-            @Override 
-            public Player getActivatingPlayer() { return p; }
-
-            @Override
-            public boolean canPlay() { return false; }
+        super(new SpellAbility(null, Cost.Zero) {
+            @Override public void resolve() {}
+            @Override public Player getActivatingPlayer() { return p; }
+            @Override public boolean canPlay() { return false; }
         });
         this.originalManaCost = manaCost2;
         this.phyLifeToLose = 0;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaOfCostPayment.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaOfCostPayment.java
index 4d4aa2bf3d5..97eec07defb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaOfCostPayment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaOfCostPayment.java
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import forge.Card;
 import forge.Singletons;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCostBeingPaid;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
-import forge.game.GameState;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.view.ButtonUtil;
 
 public class InputPayManaOfCostPayment extends InputPayManaBase {
 
-    public InputPayManaOfCostPayment(final GameState game, ManaCostBeingPaid cost, SpellAbility spellAbility) {
+    public InputPayManaOfCostPayment(ManaCostBeingPaid cost, SpellAbility spellAbility) {
         super(spellAbility);
         manaCost = cost;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java
index 275a2f7f2ec..71c09572803 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionUtil.java
@@ -1159,8 +1159,7 @@ public final class GameActionUtil {
 
                 // there is a flashback cost (and not the cards cost)
                 if (!keyword.equals("Flashback")) {
-                    final Cost fbCost = new Cost(keyword.substring(10), false);
-                    flashback.setPayCosts(fbCost);
+                    flashback.setPayCosts(new Cost(keyword.substring(10), false));
                 }
                 alternatives.add(flashback);
             }