diff --git a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java
index 25e018a02ea..415573b89ff 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.Human/src/mage/player/human/HumanPlayer.java
@@ -1856,6 +1856,10 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends PlayerImpl {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    else if (modes.getSelectedModes().size() >= modes.getMinModes()) {
+                        /* let the player cancel mode selection if they do not need to select any further modes */
+                        done = true;
+                    }
                     if (source.getAbilityType() != AbilityType.TRIGGERED) {
                         done = true;
                     }
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RankleMasterOfPranks.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RankleMasterOfPranks.java
index 9686f52d2c4..a823b84f7c7 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RankleMasterOfPranks.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/r/RankleMasterOfPranks.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public final class RankleMasterOfPranks extends CardImpl {
         // • Each player sacrifices a creature.
         ability.addMode(new Mode(new SacrificeAllEffect(StaticFilters.FILTER_CONTROLLED_CREATURE_SHORT_TEXT)));
 
-        ability.getModes().setMinModes(1);
+        ability.getModes().setMinModes(0);
         ability.getModes().setMaxModes(3);
         ability.getModes().setChooseText("choose any number —");
         this.addAbility(ability);
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
index 5ae344cb496..d5e096a39e9 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ public abstract class AbilityImpl implements Ability {
         if (getModes().getMode() != null) {
             return getModes().getMode().getTargets();
         }
-        return null;
+        return new Targets();
     }
 
     @Override