diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/gatecrash/Skullcrack.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/gatecrash/Skullcrack.java
index c5a4e9df63..200c86c834 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/gatecrash/Skullcrack.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/gatecrash/Skullcrack.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import mage.constants.Rarity;
 import mage.abilities.Ability;
 import mage.abilities.effects.ReplacementEffectImpl;
 import mage.abilities.effects.common.DamageTargetEffect;
+import mage.abilities.effects.common.continious.PlayersCantGainLifeEffect;
 import mage.cards.CardImpl;
 import mage.constants.Duration;
 import mage.game.Game;
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ public class Skullcrack extends CardImpl<Skullcrack> {
         this.color.setRed(true);
 
         // Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player.
-        this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new PlayersCantGetLiveEffect());
+        this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new PlayersCantGainLifeEffect(Duration.EndOfTurn));
         this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new DamageCantBePreventedEffect());
         this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new DamageTargetEffect(3));
-        this.getSpellAbility().addTarget(new TargetPlayer());
+        this.getSpellAbility().addTarget(new TargetPlayer(true));
 
     }
 
@@ -105,38 +106,3 @@ class DamageCantBePreventedEffect extends ReplacementEffectImpl<DamageCantBePrev
         return false;
     }
 }
-
-class PlayersCantGetLiveEffect extends ReplacementEffectImpl<PlayersCantGetLiveEffect> {
-
-    public PlayersCantGetLiveEffect() {
-        super(Duration.EndOfTurn, Outcome.Benefit);
-        staticText = "Players can't gain life this turn";
-    }
-
-    public PlayersCantGetLiveEffect(final PlayersCantGetLiveEffect effect) {
-        super(effect);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public PlayersCantGetLiveEffect copy() {
-        return new PlayersCantGetLiveEffect(this);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean replaceEvent(GameEvent event, Ability source, Game game) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean applies(GameEvent event, Ability source, Game game) {
-        if (event.getType() == GameEvent.EventType.GAIN_LIFE) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2011/LeylineOfPunishment.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2011/LeylineOfPunishment.java
index 568e39f37a..c4f9f6f111 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2011/LeylineOfPunishment.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2011/LeylineOfPunishment.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import mage.abilities.Ability;
 import mage.abilities.common.SimpleStaticAbility;
 import mage.abilities.effects.ContinuousEffectImpl;
 import mage.abilities.effects.ReplacementEffectImpl;
+import mage.abilities.effects.common.continious.PlayersCantGainLifeEffect;
 import mage.abilities.keyword.LeylineAbility;
 import mage.cards.CardImpl;
 import mage.game.Game;
@@ -57,8 +58,12 @@ public class LeylineOfPunishment extends CardImpl<LeylineOfPunishment> {
         super(ownerId, 148, "Leyline of Punishment", Rarity.RARE, new CardType[]{CardType.ENCHANTMENT}, "{2}{R}{R}");
         this.expansionSetCode = "M11";
         this.color.setRed(true);
+
+        // If Leyline of Punishment is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
         this.addAbility(LeylineAbility.getInstance());
-        this.addAbility(new SimpleStaticAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1()));
+        // Players can't gain life.
+        this.addAbility(new SimpleStaticAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new PlayersCantGainLifeEffect()));
+        // Damage can't be prevented.
         this.addAbility(new SimpleStaticAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new LeylineOfPunishmentEffect2()));
     }
 
@@ -73,38 +78,6 @@ public class LeylineOfPunishment extends CardImpl<LeylineOfPunishment> {
 
 }
 
-class LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1 extends ContinuousEffectImpl<LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1> {
-
-    public LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1() {
-        super(Duration.WhileOnBattlefield, Layer.PlayerEffects, SubLayer.NA, Outcome.Benefit);
-        staticText = "Players can't gain life";
-    }
-
-    public LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1(final LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1 effect) {
-        super(effect);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1 copy() {
-        return new LeylineOfPunishmentEffect1(this);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
-        Player controller = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
-        if (controller != null) {
-            for (UUID playerId: controller.getInRange()) {
-                Player player = game.getPlayer(playerId);
-                if (player != null)
-                    player.setCanGainLife(false);
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-}
-
 class LeylineOfPunishmentEffect2 extends ReplacementEffectImpl<LeylineOfPunishmentEffect2> {
 
     public LeylineOfPunishmentEffect2() {
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/HavocFestival.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/HavocFestival.java
index 584ab11653..92f209b883 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/HavocFestival.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/HavocFestival.java
@@ -29,26 +29,20 @@
 package mage.sets.returntoravnica;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
-
-import mage.constants.CardType;
-import mage.constants.Outcome;
-import mage.constants.Rarity;
-import mage.constants.Duration;
-import mage.constants.Layer;
-import mage.constants.SubLayer;
-import mage.constants.TargetController;
-import mage.constants.Zone;
 import mage.abilities.Ability;
 import mage.abilities.common.BeginningOfUpkeepTriggeredAbility;
 import mage.abilities.common.SimpleStaticAbility;
-import mage.abilities.effects.ContinuousEffectImpl;
 import mage.abilities.effects.OneShotEffect;
+import mage.abilities.effects.common.continious.PlayersCantGainLifeEffect;
 import mage.cards.CardImpl;
+import mage.constants.CardType;
+import mage.constants.Outcome;
+import mage.constants.Rarity;
+import mage.constants.TargetController;
+import mage.constants.Zone;
 import mage.game.Game;
 import mage.players.Player;
 
-
-
 /**
  *
  * @author LevelX2
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ public class HavocFestival extends CardImpl<HavocFestival> {
         this.color.setRed(true);
 
         // Players can't gain life.
-        this.addAbility(new SimpleStaticAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new HavocFestivalEffect()));
+       this.addAbility(new SimpleStaticAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new PlayersCantGainLifeEffect()));
 
         // At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses half his or her life, rounded up.
         Ability ability = new BeginningOfUpkeepTriggeredAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new HavocFestivalLoseLifeEffect(), TargetController.ANY, false);
@@ -84,40 +78,6 @@ public class HavocFestival extends CardImpl<HavocFestival> {
     }
 }
 
-class HavocFestivalEffect extends ContinuousEffectImpl<HavocFestivalEffect> {
-
-    public HavocFestivalEffect() {
-        super(Duration.WhileOnBattlefield, Layer.PlayerEffects, SubLayer.NA, Outcome.Benefit);
-        staticText = "Players can't gain life";
-    }
-
-    public HavocFestivalEffect(final HavocFestivalEffect effect) {
-        super(effect);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HavocFestivalEffect copy() {
-        return new HavocFestivalEffect(this);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
-        Player controller = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
-        if (controller != null) {
-            for (UUID playerId: controller.getInRange()) {
-                Player player = game.getPlayer(playerId);
-                if (player != null)
-                {
-                    player.setCanGainLife(false);
-                }
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-}
-
 class HavocFestivalLoseLifeEffect extends OneShotEffect<HavocFestivalLoseLifeEffect> {
 
     public HavocFestivalLoseLifeEffect() {
@@ -146,4 +106,4 @@ class HavocFestivalLoseLifeEffect extends OneShotEffect<HavocFestivalLoseLifeEff
         }
         return false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/PlayersCantGainLifeEffect.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/PlayersCantGainLifeEffect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7b9ed8a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/effects/common/continious/PlayersCantGainLifeEffect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ *  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 mage.abilities.effects.common.continious;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+import mage.abilities.Ability;
+import mage.abilities.effects.ContinuousEffectImpl;
+import mage.constants.Duration;
+import mage.constants.Layer;
+import mage.constants.Outcome;
+import mage.constants.SubLayer;
+import mage.game.Game;
+import mage.players.Player;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author LevelX2
+ */
+public class PlayersCantGainLifeEffect extends ContinuousEffectImpl<PlayersCantGainLifeEffect> {
+
+    public PlayersCantGainLifeEffect() {
+        this(Duration.WhileOnBattlefield);
+    }
+    
+    public PlayersCantGainLifeEffect(Duration duration) {
+        super(duration, Layer.PlayerEffects, SubLayer.NA, Outcome.Benefit);
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Players can't gain life");
+        if (!this.duration.toString().isEmpty()) {
+            sb.append(" ").append(duration.toString());
+        }
+        staticText = sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    public PlayersCantGainLifeEffect(final PlayersCantGainLifeEffect effect) {
+        super(effect);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PlayersCantGainLifeEffect copy() {
+        return new PlayersCantGainLifeEffect(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
+        Player controller = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
+        if (controller != null) {
+            for (UUID playerId: controller.getInRange()) {
+                Player player = game.getPlayer(playerId);
+                if (player != null)
+                {
+                    player.setCanGainLife(false);
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}