diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/m/MirkoObsessiveTheorist.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/m/MirkoObsessiveTheorist.java
index 327b27a5fd3c..fd08477a09d1 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/m/MirkoObsessiveTheorist.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/m/MirkoObsessiveTheorist.java
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ enum MirkoObsessiveTheoristPredicate implements ObjectSourcePlayerPredicate<Card
     @Override
     public boolean apply(ObjectSourcePlayer<Card> input, Game game) {
         Permanent sourcePermanent = input.getSource().getSourcePermanentOrLKI(game);
-        return sourcePermanent != null && input.getObject().getPower().getValue() <= sourcePermanent.getPower().getValue();
+        return sourcePermanent != null && input.getObject().getPower().getValue() < sourcePermanent.getPower().getValue();
     }
 }