diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.cpp
index 5d5e5dbef..6e6e0815d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,25 @@ std::function<QString(CardItem *)> CardList::getExtractorFor(SortOption option)
     switch (option) {
         case NoSort:
             return [](CardItem *) { return ""; };
-        case SortByName:
-            return [](CardItem *c) { return c->getName(); };
-        case SortByType:
+        case SortByMainType:
             return [](CardItem *c) { return c->getInfo() ? c->getInfo()->getMainCardType() : ""; };
         case SortByManaValue:
             // getCmc returns the int as a string. We pad with 0's so that string comp also works on it
             return [](CardItem *c) { return c->getInfo() ? c->getInfo()->getCmc().rightJustified(4, '0') : ""; };
+        case SortByName:
+            return [](CardItem *c) { return c->getName(); };
+        case SortByType:
+            return [](CardItem *c) { return c->getInfo() ? c->getInfo()->getCardType() : ""; };
+        case SortByManaCost:
+            return [](CardItem *c) {
+                auto info = c->getInfo();
+                if (!info)
+                    return QString("");
+
+                // calculation copied from CardDatabaseModel.
+                // we pad the cmc and also append the mana cost to the end so same cmc cards still have a sort order
+                return QString("%1%2").arg(info->getCmc(), 4, QChar('0')).arg(info->getManaCost());
+            };
     }
 
     // this line should never be reached
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.h b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.h
index cbfb3ecff..266e7a494 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_list.h
@@ -14,9 +14,17 @@ public:
     enum SortOption
     {
         NoSort,
+
+        // Options that are used by groupBy
+        // Should partition all cards into a reasonable number of buckets
+        SortByMainType,
+        SortByManaValue,
+
+        // Options that are used by sortBy
+        // We don't care about buckets; we want as many distinct values as possible.
         SortByName,
         SortByType,
-        SortByManaValue
+        SortByManaCost,
     };
     CardList(bool _contentsKnown);
     CardItem *findCard(const int cardId) const;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp
index e23a714b8..472ad5f7e 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void ZoneViewWidget::retranslateUi()
         int oldIndex = groupBySelector.currentIndex();
         groupBySelector.clear();
         groupBySelector.addItem(tr("Group by ---"), CardList::NoSort);
-        groupBySelector.addItem(tr("Group by Type"), CardList::SortByType);
+        groupBySelector.addItem(tr("Group by Type"), CardList::SortByMainType);
         groupBySelector.addItem(tr("Group by Mana Value"), CardList::SortByManaValue);
         groupBySelector.setCurrentIndex(oldIndex);
     }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void ZoneViewWidget::retranslateUi()
         sortBySelector.addItem(tr("Sort by ---"), CardList::NoSort);
         sortBySelector.addItem(tr("Sort by Name"), CardList::SortByName);
         sortBySelector.addItem(tr("Sort by Type"), CardList::SortByType);
-        sortBySelector.addItem(tr("Sort by Mana Value"), CardList::SortByManaValue);
+        sortBySelector.addItem(tr("Sort by Mana Cost"), CardList::SortByManaCost);
         sortBySelector.setCurrentIndex(oldIndex);
     }