diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
index 53121986657..f08b9f321f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public class GameAction {
         final Ability recoverAbility = new Ability(recoverable, ManaCost.ZERO) {
             @Override
             public void resolve() {
-                boolean hasPaid = recoverable.getController().getController().payManaOptional(recoverable, cost, sb.toString(), ManaPaymentPurpose.Recover);
+                boolean hasPaid = recoverable.getController().getController().payManaOptional(recoverable, cost, this, sb.toString(), ManaPaymentPurpose.Recover);
                 
                 if (hasPaid)
                     moveToHand(recoverable);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/CombatUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/CombatUtil.java
index cc6c6c8ace2..972be9f9293 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/CombatUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/CombatUtil.java
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ public class CombatUtil {
         }
         
         boolean isFree = attackCost.getTotalMana().isZero() && attackCost.isOnlyManaCost(); // true if needless to pay
-        return isFree || c.getController().getController().payManaOptional(c, attackCost, "Pay additional cost to declare " + c + " an attacker", ManaPaymentPurpose.DeclareAttacker);
+        return isFree || c.getController().getController().payManaOptional(c, attackCost, null, "Pay additional cost to declare " + c + " an attacker", ManaPaymentPurpose.DeclareAttacker);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java
index 3aa6ca7c496..ae2f8ae6b7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseHandler.java
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ public class PhaseHandler implements java.io.Serializable {
         
         boolean hasPaid = blockCost.getTotalMana().isZero() && blockCost.isOnlyManaCost(); // true if needless to pay
         if (!hasPaid) { 
-            hasPaid = blocker.getController().getController().payManaOptional(blocker, blockCost, "Pay cost to declare " + blocker + " a blocker", ManaPaymentPurpose.DeclareBlocker);
+            hasPaid = blocker.getController().getController().payManaOptional(blocker, blockCost, null, "Pay cost to declare " + blocker + " a blocker", ManaPaymentPurpose.DeclareBlocker);
         }
         return hasPaid;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java
index 1c0443f7ad5..0314374e0b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class Upkeep extends Phase {
                     @Override
                     public void resolve() {
                         Cost cost = c.getEchoCost();
-                        boolean hasPaid = c.getController().getController().payManaOptional(c, cost, "Echo for " + c, ManaPaymentPurpose.Echo);
+                        boolean hasPaid = c.getController().getController().payManaOptional(c, cost, this, "Echo for " + c, ManaPaymentPurpose.Echo);
                         
                         if (!hasPaid)
                             game.getAction().sacrifice(c, this);;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class Upkeep extends Phase {
                     final Ability upkeepAbility = new Ability(c, ManaCost.ZERO) {
                         @Override
                         public void resolve() {
-                            boolean isPaid = controller.getController().payManaOptional(c, upkeepCost, "Cumulative upkeep for " + c, ManaPaymentPurpose.CumulativeUpkeep);
+                            boolean isPaid = controller.getController().payManaOptional(c, upkeepCost, this, "Cumulative upkeep for " + c, ManaPaymentPurpose.CumulativeUpkeep);
                             final HashMap<String, Object> runParams = new HashMap<String, Object>();
                             runParams.put("CumulativeUpkeepPaid", (Boolean) isPaid);
                             runParams.put("Card", this.getSourceCard());
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java
index 7dedd40abac..93e3044cf1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import forge.card.cost.CostDamage;
 import forge.card.cost.CostDiscard;
 import forge.card.cost.CostDraw;
 import forge.card.cost.CostExile;
+import forge.card.cost.CostGainLife;
 import forge.card.cost.CostMill;
 import forge.card.cost.CostPart;
 import forge.card.cost.CostPartMana;
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ public class HumanPlay {
         if (!parts.isEmpty()) {
             costPart = parts.get(0);
         }
-        final String orString = sourceAbility == null ? "" : " (or: " + sourceAbility.getStackDescription() + ")";
+        final String orString = prompt != null ? "" : " (or: " + sourceAbility.getStackDescription() + ")";
         
         if (parts.isEmpty() || costPart.getAmount().equals("0")) {
             return GuiDialog.confirm(source, "Do you want to pay 0?" + orString);
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ public class HumanPlay {
 
                 sb.append("Do you want to ");
                 sb.append(res.contains(p) ? "" : "let that player ");
-                sb.append(amount);
+                sb.append("draw " + amount);
                 sb.append(" card(s)?" + orString);
 
                 if (!GuiDialog.confirm(source, sb.toString())) {
@@ -354,6 +355,12 @@ public class HumanPlay {
                 }
             }
 
+            else if (part instanceof CostGainLife) {
+                if (!part.payHuman(sourceAbility, p.getGame())) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             else if (part instanceof CostMill) {
                 final int amount = getAmountFromPart(part, source, sourceAbility);
                 final List<Card> list = p.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Library);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java
index 4e2684bfefb..1a5284c48f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public abstract class PlayerController {
     public abstract void takePriority();
     
     public abstract List<Card> chooseCardsToDiscardToMaximumHandSize(int numDiscard);
-    public abstract boolean payManaOptional(Card card, Cost cost, String prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose purpose);
+    public abstract boolean payManaOptional(Card card, Cost cost, SpellAbility sa, String prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose purpose);
 
     public abstract int chooseNumber(SpellAbility sa, String title, int min, int max);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerAi.java
index 7110b8c8980..fca4fbbbc4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerAi.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class PlayerControllerAi extends PlayerController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean payManaOptional(Card c, Cost cost, String prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose purpose) {
+    public boolean payManaOptional(Card c, Cost cost, SpellAbility sa, String prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose purpose) {
         final Ability ability = new AbilityStatic(c, cost, null) { @Override public void resolve() {} };
         ability.setActivatingPlayer(c.getController());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
index 98f8cc52838..d407c25a55d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController {
      * @see forge.game.player.PlayerController#payManaOptional(forge.Card, forge.card.cost.Cost)
      */
     @Override
-    public boolean payManaOptional(Card c, Cost cost, String prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose purpose) {
-        return HumanPlay.payCostDuringAbilityResolve(player, c, cost, null, prompt);
+    public boolean payManaOptional(Card c, Cost cost, SpellAbility sa, String prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose purpose) {
+        return HumanPlay.payCostDuringAbilityResolve(player, c, cost, sa, prompt);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
index 918b6f4c642..43728b0e7e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/MagicStack.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class MagicStack /* extends MyObservable */ implements Iterable<SpellAbil
                     do {
                         int mkMagnitude = sp.getSourceCard().getKickerMagnitude();
                         String prompt = String.format("Multikicker for %s\r\nTimes Kicked: %d\r\n", sp.getSourceCard(), mkMagnitude );
-                        hasPaid = activating.getController().payManaOptional(sp.getSourceCard(), costMultikicker, prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose.Multikicker);
+                        hasPaid = activating.getController().payManaOptional(sp.getSourceCard(), costMultikicker, sp, prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose.Multikicker);
                         if( hasPaid )
                             sp.getSourceCard().addMultiKickerMagnitude(1);
                     } while( hasPaid );
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ public class MagicStack /* extends MyObservable */ implements Iterable<SpellAbil
                     // doesn't happen here
                     
                     final Player activating = sp.getActivatingPlayer();
-                    final Cost costMultikicker = new Cost(sp.getPayCosts().getTotalMana(), false);
+                    final Cost costReplicate = new Cost(sp.getPayCosts().getTotalMana(), false);
                     boolean hasPaid = false;
                     
                     do {
                         String prompt = String.format("Replicate for %s\r\nTimes Replicated: %d\r\n", sp.getSourceCard(), magnitude);
-                        hasPaid = activating.getController().payManaOptional(sp.getSourceCard(), costMultikicker, prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose.Replicate);
+                        hasPaid = activating.getController().payManaOptional(sp.getSourceCard(), costReplicate, sp, prompt, ManaPaymentPurpose.Replicate);
                         if( hasPaid )
                             magnitude++;
                     } while( hasPaid );