diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2010/Silence.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2010/Silence.java
index 4e406fbe936..4637cd9f97e 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2010/Silence.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2010/Silence.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class Silence extends CardImpl {
         super(ownerId, 31, "Silence", Rarity.RARE, new CardType[]{CardType.INSTANT}, "{W}");
         this.expansionSetCode = "M10";
 
+        // Your opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)
         this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new SilenceEffect());
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class SilenceEffect extends ContinuousRuleModifyingEffectImpl {
 
     public SilenceEffect() {
         super(Duration.EndOfTurn, Outcome.Benefit);
-        staticText = "Your opponents can't cast spells this turn";
+        staticText = "Your opponents can't cast spells this turn. <i>(Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)</i>";
     }
 
     public SilenceEffect(final SilenceEffect effect) {
@@ -94,12 +95,14 @@ class SilenceEffect extends ContinuousRuleModifyingEffectImpl {
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean checksEventType(GameEvent event, Game game) {
+        return event.getType() == EventType.CAST_SPELL;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean applies(GameEvent event, Ability source, Game game) {
-        if (event.getType() == EventType.CAST_SPELL && game.getOpponents(source.getControllerId()).contains(event.getPlayerId())) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        return game.getOpponents(source.getControllerId()).contains(event.getPlayerId());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/continuous/SilenceTest.java b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/continuous/SilenceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80b18593084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/continuous/SilenceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2010 BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+ *  permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+ *        conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+ *        of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *        provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ *  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ *  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com OR
+ *  CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ *  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ *  SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ *  ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ *  NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ *  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ *  The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the
+ *  authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed
+ *  or implied, of BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com.
+ */
+package org.mage.test.cards.continuous;
+
+import mage.constants.PhaseStep;
+import mage.constants.Zone;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mage.test.serverside.base.CardTestPlayerBase;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author LevelX2
+ */
+
+public class SilenceTest extends CardTestPlayerBase {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSilence() {
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerA, "Plains", 1);
+        addCard(Zone.HAND, playerA, "Silence");
+
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerB, "Plains", 2);
+        addCard(Zone.HAND, playerB, "Silvercoat Lion", 1);
+        
+        castSpell(2, PhaseStep.UPKEEP, playerA, "Silence");
+
+        castSpell(2, PhaseStep.PRECOMBAT_MAIN, playerB, "Silvercoat Lion");
+        setStopAt(2, PhaseStep.BEGIN_COMBAT);
+        
+        execute();
+
+        assertGraveyardCount(playerA, "Silence", 1);
+
+        assertHandCount(playerB, "Silvercoat Lion", 1);
+        assertPermanentCount(playerB, "Silvercoat Lion", 0);
+    }       
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/copy/IsochronScepterTest.java b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/copy/IsochronScepterTest.java
index a5b1a67587b..71506a20563 100644
--- a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/copy/IsochronScepterTest.java
+++ b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/copy/IsochronScepterTest.java
@@ -142,4 +142,39 @@ public class IsochronScepterTest extends CardTestPlayerBase {
         assertLife(playerB, 20);
 
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Resolving a Silence cast from exile via Isochron Scepter during my opponent's upkeep does 
+     * not prevent that opponent from casting spells that turn.
+     * 
+     */
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testSilence() {
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerA, "Plains", 4);
+        addCard(Zone.HAND, playerA, "Isochron Scepter");
+        addCard(Zone.HAND, playerA, "Silence");
+
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerB, "Plains", 2);
+        addCard(Zone.HAND, playerB, "Silvercoat Lion", 1);
+
+        castSpell(1, PhaseStep.PRECOMBAT_MAIN, playerA, "Isochron Scepter");
+        addTarget(playerA, "Silence");
+        
+        activateAbility(2, PhaseStep.UPKEEP, playerA, "{2},{T}:");
+        setChoice(playerA, "Yes");
+        setChoice(playerA, "Yes");
+
+        castSpell(2, PhaseStep.PRECOMBAT_MAIN, playerB, "Silvercoat Lion");
+
+        setStopAt(2, PhaseStep.BEGIN_COMBAT);
+        execute();
+
+        assertPermanentCount(playerA, "Isochron Scepter", 1);
+        assertExileCount("Silence", 1);
+
+        assertHandCount(playerB, "Silvercoat Lion", 1);
+        assertPermanentCount(playerB, "Silvercoat Lion", 0);
+        
+    }    
 }
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/ContinuousEffects.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/ContinuousEffects.java
index 0f76f9b5724..561f1facc32 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/ContinuousEffects.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/ContinuousEffects.java
@@ -390,7 +390,16 @@ public class ContinuousEffects implements Serializable {
     }
 
     private boolean checkAbilityStillExists(Ability ability, ContinuousEffect effect, GameEvent event, Game game) {
-        if (effect.getDuration().equals(Duration.OneUse) || effect.getDuration().equals(Duration.Custom) || ability.getSourceId() == null) { // needed for some special replacment effects (e.g. Undying) or commander replacement effect
+        switch(effect.getDuration()) { // effects with fixed duration don't need an object with the source ability (e.g. a silence cast with isochronic Scepter has no more a card object
+            case EndOfCombat:
+            case EndOfGame:
+            case EndOfStep:
+            case EndOfTurn:  
+            case OneUse:
+            case Custom:  // custom duration means the effect ends itself if needed
+                return true;
+        }
+        if (ability.getSourceId() == null) { // commander replacement effect
             return true;
         }
         MageObject object;
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java b/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java
index 332ead3e168..8e82a48f4ff 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ public class GameState implements Serializable, Copyable<GameState> {
         values.clear();
         zones.clear();
         simultaneousEvents.clear();
+        copiedCards.clear();
         permanentOrderNumber = 0;
     }