diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/ElvishBranchbender.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/ElvishBranchbender.java
index 93697a497f07..cb7a22c9f91a 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/ElvishBranchbender.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/e/ElvishBranchbender.java
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 import mage.filter.FilterPermanent;
 import mage.filter.common.FilterControlledPermanent;
 import mage.game.Game;
+import mage.game.permanent.Permanent;
 import mage.game.permanent.token.TokenImpl;
 import mage.target.TargetPermanent;
+import mage.target.targetpointer.FixedTarget;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -78,13 +80,18 @@ public ElvishBranchbenderEffect copy() {
     @Override
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
         int xValue = new PermanentsOnBattlefieldCount(filter).calculate(game, source, this);
+        Permanent targetForest = game.getPermanent(this.getTargetPointer().copy().getFirst(game, source));
+        if (targetForest == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         ContinuousEffect effect = new BecomesCreatureTargetEffect(
                 new ElvishBranchbenderToken(xValue),
                 false, false, Duration.EndOfTurn)
                 .withDurationRuleAtStart(true);
-        effect.setTargetPointer(this.getTargetPointer().copy());
+        // works well with blinked effects
+        effect.setTargetPointer(new FixedTarget(targetForest, game));
         game.addEffect(effect, source);
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ private ElvishBranchbenderToken(final ElvishBranchbenderToken token) {
         super(token);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public ElvishBranchbenderToken copy() {
         return new ElvishBranchbenderToken(this);
     }