diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/EyeOfTheStorm.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/EyeOfTheStorm.java
index b6bad696809..0d194be04b5 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/EyeOfTheStorm.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/EyeOfTheStorm.java
@@ -142,56 +142,66 @@ class EyeOfTheStormEffect1 extends OneShotEffect {
     @Override
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
         Spell spell = game.getStack().getSpell(targetPointer.getFirst(game, source));
+        boolean noLongerOnStack = false;// spell was exiled already by another effect, for example NivMagus Elemental
+        if (spell == null) {
+            spell = ((Spell) game.getLastKnownInformation(targetPointer.getFirst(game, source), Zone.STACK));
+            noLongerOnStack = true;
+        }
         Permanent eyeOfTheStorm = game.getPermanentOrLKIBattlefield(source.getSourceId());
         if (spell != null && eyeOfTheStorm != null) {
             Player spellController = game.getPlayer(spell.getControllerId());
             Card card = spell.getCard();
-            if (spellController == null || card == null || !instantOrSorceryfilter.match(card, game)) {
+            if (spellController == null 
+                    || card == null 
+                    || !instantOrSorceryfilter.match(card, game)) {
                 return false;
             }
+            if (!noLongerOnStack) {// the spell is still on the stack, so exile it
+                UUID exileZoneId = CardUtil.getExileZoneId(game, source.getSourceId(), eyeOfTheStorm.getZoneChangeCounter(game));
+                spellController.moveCardsToExile(spell, source, game, true, exileZoneId, eyeOfTheStorm.getIdName());
+            }
 
-            UUID exileZoneId = CardUtil.getExileZoneId(game, source.getSourceId(), eyeOfTheStorm.getZoneChangeCounter(game));
-            if (spellController.moveCardsToExile(spell, source, game, true, exileZoneId, eyeOfTheStorm.getIdName())) {
-                eyeOfTheStorm.imprint(card.getId(), game);
+            eyeOfTheStorm.imprint(card.getId(), game);// technically, using the imprint functionality here is not correct.
 
-                if (eyeOfTheStorm.getImprinted() != null && !eyeOfTheStorm.getImprinted().isEmpty()) {
-                    CardsImpl copiedCards = new CardsImpl();
-                    for (UUID uuid : eyeOfTheStorm.getImprinted()) {
-                        card = game.getCard(uuid);
+            if (eyeOfTheStorm.getImprinted() != null 
+                    && !eyeOfTheStorm.getImprinted().isEmpty()) {
+                CardsImpl copiedCards = new CardsImpl();
+                for (UUID uuid : eyeOfTheStorm.getImprinted()) {
+                    card = game.getCard(uuid);
 
-                        // Check if owner of card is still in game
-                        if (card != null && game.getPlayer(card.getOwnerId()) != null) {
-                            if (card.isSplitCard()) {
-                                copiedCards.add(((SplitCard) card).getLeftHalfCard());
-                                copiedCards.add(((SplitCard) card).getRightHalfCard());
-                            } else {
-                                copiedCards.add(card);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    boolean continueCasting = true;
-                    while (continueCasting) {
-                        continueCasting = copiedCards.size() > 1 && spellController.chooseUse(outcome, "Cast one of the copied cards without paying its mana cost?", source, game);
-
-                        Card cardToCopy;
-                        if (copiedCards.size() == 1) {
-                            cardToCopy = copiedCards.getCards(game).iterator().next();
+                    // Check if owner of card is still in game
+                    if (card != null 
+                            && game.getPlayer(card.getOwnerId()) != null) {
+                        if (card.isSplitCard()) {
+                            copiedCards.add(((SplitCard) card).getLeftHalfCard());
+                            copiedCards.add(((SplitCard) card).getRightHalfCard());
                         } else {
-                            TargetCard target = new TargetCard(1, Zone.EXILED, new FilterCard("card to copy"));
-                            spellController.choose(Outcome.Copy, copiedCards, target, game);
-                            cardToCopy = copiedCards.get(target.getFirstTarget(), game);
-                            copiedCards.remove(cardToCopy);
-                        }
-                        if (cardToCopy != null) {
-                            Card copy = game.copyCard(cardToCopy, source, source.getControllerId());
-                            if (spellController.chooseUse(outcome, "Cast the copied card without paying mana cost?", source, game)) {
-                                spellController.cast(copy.getSpellAbility(), game, true);
-                            }
+                            copiedCards.add(card);
                         }
                     }
-                    return true;
                 }
+
+                boolean continueCasting = true;
+                while (continueCasting) {
+                    continueCasting = copiedCards.size() > 1 && spellController.chooseUse(outcome, "Cast one of the copied cards without paying its mana cost?", source, game);
+
+                    Card cardToCopy;
+                    if (copiedCards.size() == 1) {
+                        cardToCopy = copiedCards.getCards(game).iterator().next();
+                    } else {
+                        TargetCard target = new TargetCard(1, Zone.EXILED, new FilterCard("card to copy"));
+                        spellController.choose(Outcome.Copy, copiedCards, target, game);
+                        cardToCopy = copiedCards.get(target.getFirstTarget(), game);
+                        copiedCards.remove(cardToCopy);
+                    }
+                    if (cardToCopy != null) {
+                        Card copy = game.copyCard(cardToCopy, source, source.getControllerId());
+                        if (spellController.chooseUse(outcome, "Cast the copied card without paying mana cost?", source, game)) {
+                            spellController.cast(copy.getSpellAbility(), game, true);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
             }
         }
         return false;