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@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardChangedType.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardEdition.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFace.java -text
+forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java -text svneol=unset#text/plain
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardRarity.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardRules.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardRulesPredicates.java -text
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java
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@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package forge.card;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
+
+import forge.card.mana.ManaCost;
+
+
+public final class CardFacePredicates {
+
+    private static class PredicateCoreType implements Predicate<ICardFace> {
+        private final CardType.CoreType operand;
+        private final boolean shouldBeEqual;
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean apply(final ICardFace face) {
+            if (null == face) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return this.shouldBeEqual == face.getType().hasType(this.operand);
+        }
+
+        public PredicateCoreType(final CardType.CoreType type, final boolean wantEqual) {
+            this.operand = type;
+            this.shouldBeEqual = wantEqual;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class PredicateSuperType implements Predicate<ICardFace> {
+        private final CardType.Supertype operand;
+        private final boolean shouldBeEqual;
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean apply(final ICardFace face) {
+            return this.shouldBeEqual == face.getType().hasSupertype(this.operand);
+        }
+
+        public PredicateSuperType(final CardType.Supertype type, final boolean wantEqual) {
+            this.operand = type;
+            this.shouldBeEqual = wantEqual;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Core type.
+     *
+     * @param isEqual
+     *            the is equal
+     * @param type
+     *            the type
+     * @return the predicate
+     */
+    public static Predicate<ICardFace> coreType(final boolean isEqual, final CardType.CoreType type) {
+        return new PredicateCoreType(type, isEqual);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Super type.
+     *
+     * @param isEqual
+     *            the is equal
+     * @param type
+     *            the type
+     * @return the predicate
+     */
+    public static Predicate<ICardFace> superType(final boolean isEqual, final CardType.Supertype type) {
+        return new PredicateSuperType(type, isEqual);
+    }
+
+    public static Predicate<ICardFace> cmc(final int value) {
+        return new Predicate<ICardFace>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean apply(ICardFace input) {
+                ManaCost cost = input.getManaCost();
+                return cost != null && cost.getCMC() == value;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static class Presets {
+        /** The Constant isBasicLand. */
+        public static final Predicate<ICardFace> IS_BASIC_LAND = new Predicate<ICardFace>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean apply(final ICardFace subject) {
+                return subject.getType().isBasicLand();
+            }
+        };
+
+        /** The Constant isNonBasicLand. */
+        public static final Predicate<ICardFace> IS_NONBASIC_LAND = new Predicate<ICardFace>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean apply(final ICardFace subject) {
+                return subject.getType().isLand() && !subject.getType().isBasicLand();
+            }
+        };
+
+        /** The Constant isCreature. */
+        public static final Predicate<ICardFace> IS_CREATURE = CardFacePredicates
+                .coreType(true, CardType.CoreType.Creature);
+
+        public static final Predicate<ICardFace> IS_LEGENDARY = CardFacePredicates
+                .superType(true, CardType.Supertype.Legendary);
+        
+        public static final Predicate<ICardFace> IS_NON_LAND = CardFacePredicates
+        		.coreType(false, CardType.CoreType.Land);
+    }
+}