From e317ffbe4c2fa26b99400011be87ef0b69450d0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris H <zenchristo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 23:21:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix plague of vermin crash

---
 forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
index b8d7cc6e80c..f3185d80df9 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
@@ -1851,7 +1851,11 @@ public class AiController {
         } else if (sa.hasSVar("EnergyToPay")) {
             return AbilityUtils.calculateAmount(source, sa.getSVar("EnergyToPay"), sa);
         } else if ("Vermin".equals(logic)) {
-            return MyRandom.getRandom().nextInt(Math.max(player.getLife() - 5, 0));
+            if (player.getLife() < 5) {
+                return min;
+            }
+
+            return MyRandom.getRandom().nextInt(Math.max(player.getLife() - 5, 1));
         } else if ("SweepCreatures".equals(logic)) {
             int minAllowedChoice = AbilityUtils.calculateAmount(source, sa.getParam("Min"), sa);
             int choiceLimit = AbilityUtils.calculateAmount(source, sa.getParam("Max"), sa);