From 3650b19936d1f75525d6d9cc7930c749b97f32e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Wadsworth <jeff@delmarus.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:01:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] - Fixed #8848

---
 .../effects/common/ExileCardYouChooseTargetOpponentEffect.java | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/ExileCardYouChooseTargetOpponentEffect.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/ExileCardYouChooseTargetOpponentEffect.java
index 684879eb82e..d72e2ba0b2a 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/ExileCardYouChooseTargetOpponentEffect.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/ExileCardYouChooseTargetOpponentEffect.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public class ExileCardYouChooseTargetOpponentEffect extends OneShotEffect {
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
         Player controller = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
         Player opponent = game.getPlayer(source.getFirstTarget());
+        if (opponent == null) {
+            opponent = game.getPlayer(targetPointer.getFirst(game, source));
+        }
         if (controller == null || opponent == null) {
             return false;
         }