diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostImpl.java
index bfbb86d893b..577083d2aec 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostImpl.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import mage.game.Game;
 public class AlternativeCostImpl<T extends AlternativeCostImpl<T>> extends CostsImpl<Cost> implements AlternativeCost {
 
     protected String name;
-    protected String reminderText;
+    protected final String reminderText;
     protected boolean isMana;
 
     protected boolean activated;
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ public class AlternativeCostImpl<T extends AlternativeCostImpl<T>> extends Costs
         this.activated = false;
         this.name = name;
         this.isMana = cost instanceof ManaCost;
-        if (reminderText != null) {
-            this.reminderText = "<i>(" + reminderText + ")</i>";
-        }
+        this.reminderText = reminderText;
         this.add(cost);
     }
 
@@ -63,11 +61,10 @@ public class AlternativeCostImpl<T extends AlternativeCostImpl<T>> extends Costs
      */
     @Override
     public String getReminderText() {
-        String replace = "";
         if (reminderText != null && !reminderText.isEmpty()) {
-            replace = reminderText.replace("{cost}", this.getText(true));
+            return "<i>(" + reminderText.replace("{cost}", this.getText(true)) + ")</i>";
         }
-        return replace;
+        return "";
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostSourceAbility.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostSourceAbility.java
index c76f40b12ae..ad40cf39052 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostSourceAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/AlternativeCostSourceAbility.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import mage.util.CardUtil;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * @author LevelX2
@@ -250,23 +251,13 @@ public class AlternativeCostSourceAbility extends StaticAbility implements Alter
         }
         int numberCosts = 0;
         String remarkText = "";
-        for (AlternativeCost alternativeCost : alternateCosts) {
-            if (numberCosts == 0) {
-                if (alternativeCost.getCost() instanceof ManaCost) {
-                    sb.append("pay ");
-                }
-                sb.append(alternativeCost.getText(false));
-                remarkText = alternativeCost.getReminderText();
-            } else {
-                sb.append(" and ");
-                if (alternativeCost.getCost() instanceof ManaCost) {
-                    sb.append("pay ");
-                }
-                String text = alternativeCost.getText(true);
-                sb.append(Character.toLowerCase(text.charAt(0))).append(text.substring(1));
-            }
-            ++numberCosts;
-        }
+        sb.append(CardUtil.concatWithAnd(alternateCosts
+                .stream()
+                .map(cost -> cost.getCost() instanceof ManaCost
+                        ? "pay " + cost.getText(true)
+                        : cost.getText(true))
+                .map(CardUtil::getTextWithFirstCharLowerCase)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList())));
         if (condition == null || alternateCosts.size() == 1) {
             sb.append(" rather than pay this spell's mana cost");
         } else if (alternateCosts.isEmpty()) {