diff --git a/lib/spells/BattleSpellMechanics.h b/lib/spells/BattleSpellMechanics.h
index f2812d988..dadfa36b4 100644
--- a/lib/spells/BattleSpellMechanics.h
+++ b/lib/spells/BattleSpellMechanics.h
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ protected:
 	void applyBattleEffects(const SpellCastEnvironment * env, const BattleSpellCastParameters & parameters, SpellCastContext & ctx) const override;
 };
 
-class DLL_LINKAGE EarthquakeMechanics : public DefaultSpellMechanics
+class DLL_LINKAGE EarthquakeMechanics : public SpecialSpellMechanics
 {
 public:
-	EarthquakeMechanics(CSpell * s): DefaultSpellMechanics(s){};
+	EarthquakeMechanics(CSpell * s): SpecialSpellMechanics(s){};
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem canBeCast(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const ISpellCaster * caster) const override;
 	bool requiresCreatureTarget() const	override;
 protected:
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ public:
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem isImmuneByStack(const ISpellCaster * caster, const CStack * obj) const override;
 };
 
-class DLL_LINKAGE ObstacleMechanics : public DefaultSpellMechanics
+class DLL_LINKAGE ObstacleMechanics : public SpecialSpellMechanics
 {
 public:
-	ObstacleMechanics(CSpell * s): DefaultSpellMechanics(s){};
+	ObstacleMechanics(CSpell * s): SpecialSpellMechanics(s){};
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem canBeCast(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const SpellTargetingContext & ctx) const override;
 protected:
 	void placeObstacle(const SpellCastEnvironment * env, const BattleSpellCastParameters & parameters, const BattleHex & pos) const;
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ protected:
 	void setupObstacle(SpellCreatedObstacle * obstacle) const override;
 };
 
-class DLL_LINKAGE RemoveObstacleMechanics : public DefaultSpellMechanics
+class DLL_LINKAGE RemoveObstacleMechanics : public SpecialSpellMechanics
 {
 public:
-	RemoveObstacleMechanics(CSpell * s): DefaultSpellMechanics(s){};
+	RemoveObstacleMechanics(CSpell * s): SpecialSpellMechanics(s){};
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem canBeCast(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const ISpellCaster * caster) const override;
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem canBeCast(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const SpellTargetingContext & ctx) const override;
 	bool requiresCreatureTarget() const	override;
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ public:
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem isImmuneByStack(const ISpellCaster * caster, const CStack * obj) const override;
 };
 
-class DLL_LINKAGE SummonMechanics : public DefaultSpellMechanics
+class DLL_LINKAGE SummonMechanics : public SpecialSpellMechanics
 {
 public:
-	SummonMechanics(CSpell * s, CreatureID cre): DefaultSpellMechanics(s), creatureToSummon(cre){};
+	SummonMechanics(CSpell * s, CreatureID cre): SpecialSpellMechanics(s), creatureToSummon(cre){};
 
 	ESpellCastProblem::ESpellCastProblem canBeCast(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const ISpellCaster * caster) const override;
 	bool requiresCreatureTarget() const	override;
diff --git a/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.cpp b/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.cpp
index 37229855d..4105e0151 100644
--- a/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.cpp
+++ b/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.cpp
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ std::vector<BattleHex> DefaultSpellMechanics::rangeInHexes(BattleHex centralHex,
 	std::vector<BattleHex> ret;
 	std::string rng = owner->getLevelInfo(schoolLvl).range + ','; //copy + artificial comma for easier handling
 
-	if(rng.size() >= 2 && rng[0] != 'X') //there is at lest one hex in range (+artificial comma)
+	if(rng.size() >= 2 && rng[0] != 'X') //there is at least one hex in range (+artificial comma)
 	{
 		std::string number1, number2;
 		int beg, end;
@@ -810,3 +810,9 @@ bool DefaultSpellMechanics::requiresCreatureTarget() const
 	//for few exceptions see overrides
 	return true;
 }
+
+
+std::vector<const CStack *> SpecialSpellMechanics::calculateAffectedStacks(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const SpellTargetingContext & ctx) const
+{
+	return std::vector<const CStack *>();
+}
diff --git a/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.h b/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.h
index 1e5b0ee09..ad9a5f1b1 100644
--- a/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.h
+++ b/lib/spells/CDefaultSpellMechanics.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 class DefaultSpellMechanics;
 
-class SpellCastContext
+class DLL_LINKAGE SpellCastContext
 {
 public:
 	const DefaultSpellMechanics * mechanics;
@@ -72,3 +72,12 @@ private:
 
 	friend class SpellCastContext;
 };
+
+///not affecting creatures directly
+class DLL_LINKAGE SpecialSpellMechanics : public DefaultSpellMechanics
+{
+public:
+	SpecialSpellMechanics(CSpell * s): DefaultSpellMechanics(s){};
+protected:
+	std::vector<const CStack *> calculateAffectedStacks(const CBattleInfoCallback * cb, const SpellTargetingContext & ctx) const override;
+};