diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java
index 7179de0e9a6..f46d815fae5 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardView.java
@@ -191,6 +191,16 @@ public class CardView extends GameEntityView {
     public Map<CounterType, Integer> getCounters() {
         return get(TrackableProperty.Counters);
     }
+    public int getCounters(CounterType counterType) {
+        final Map<CounterType, Integer> counters = getCounters();
+        if (counters != null) {
+            Integer count = counters.get(counterType);
+            if (count != null) {
+                return count;
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
     public boolean hasSameCounters(CardView otherCard) {
         Map<CounterType, Integer> counters = getCounters();
         if (counters == null) {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerView.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerView.java
index edce4b36283..aa2c62ae36b 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerView.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerView.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
 import forge.game.card.CounterType;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
@@ -153,15 +154,18 @@ public class PlayerView extends GameEntityView {
         set(TrackableProperty.Life, p.getLife());
     }
 
-    public int getPoisonCounters() {
-        return get(TrackableProperty.PoisonCounters);
-    }
-    void updatePoisonCounters(Player p) {
-        set(TrackableProperty.PoisonCounters, p.getPoisonCounters());
-    }
-
     public Map<CounterType, Integer> getCounters() {
-            return get(TrackableProperty.Counters);
+        return get(TrackableProperty.Counters);
+    }
+    public int getCounters(CounterType counterType) {
+        final Map<CounterType, Integer> counters = getCounters();
+        if (counters != null) {
+            Integer count = counters.get(counterType);
+            if (count != null) {
+                return count;
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
     }
     void updateCounters(Player p) {
         set(TrackableProperty.Counters, p.getCounters());
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/VAssignDamage.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/VAssignDamage.java
index 9b5b0c2fbcd..c0436ac3a67 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/VAssignDamage.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/VAssignDamage.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 
 import forge.game.GameEntityView;
 import forge.game.card.CardView;
+import forge.game.card.CounterType;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerView;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
 import forge.toolbox.FButton;
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ public class VAssignDamage {
         if (card == null) {
             if (defender instanceof PlayerView) {
                 final PlayerView p = (PlayerView)defender;
-                lethalDamage = attackerHasInfect ? matchUI.getGameView().getPoisonCountersToLose() - p.getPoisonCounters() : p.getLife();
+                lethalDamage = attackerHasInfect ? matchUI.getGameView().getPoisonCountersToLose() - p.getCounters(CounterType.POISON) : p.getLife();
             }
             else if (defender instanceof CardView) { // planeswalker
                 final CardView pw = (CardView)defender;
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/views/VField.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/views/VField.java
index 841f31c4383..eefa8b4d78c 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/views/VField.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/views/VField.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import forge.assets.FSkinProp;
+import forge.game.card.CounterType;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerView;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 import forge.gui.framework.DragCell;
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ public class VField implements IVDoc<CField> {
         }
 
         // Update poison counters
-        final int poison = player.getPoisonCounters();
+        final int poison = player.getCounters(CounterType.POISON);
         if (poison > 0) {
             addLblPoison();
             lblPoison.setText(String.valueOf(poison));
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VAssignDamage.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VAssignDamage.java
index 310f7c515b3..79d750ee5bc 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VAssignDamage.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VAssignDamage.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import forge.assets.FSkinColor.Colors;
 import forge.card.CardZoom;
 import forge.game.GameEntityView;
 import forge.game.card.CardView;
+import forge.game.card.CounterType;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerView;
 import forge.screens.match.MatchController;
 import forge.toolbox.FCardPanel;
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ public class VAssignDamage extends FDialog {
         if (source == null) {
             if (defender instanceof PlayerView) {
                 PlayerView p = (PlayerView)defender;
-                lethalDamage = attackerHasInfect ? MatchController.instance.getGameView().getPoisonCountersToLose() - p.getPoisonCounters() : p.getLife();
+                lethalDamage = attackerHasInfect ? MatchController.instance.getGameView().getPoisonCountersToLose() - p.getCounters(CounterType.POISON) : p.getLife();
             }
             else if (defender instanceof CardView) { // planeswalker
                 CardView pw = (CardView)defender;
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VPlayerPanel.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VPlayerPanel.java
index f12e2439441..d1a863cb8f4 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VPlayerPanel.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/views/VPlayerPanel.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import forge.assets.FSkinFont;
 import forge.assets.FSkinImage;
 import forge.assets.FSkinColor.Colors;
 import forge.game.card.CardView;
+import forge.game.card.CounterType;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerView;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 import forge.model.FModel;
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ public class VPlayerPanel extends FContainer {
 
     private class LifeLabel extends FDisplayObject {
         private int life = player.getLife();
-        private int poisonCounters = player.getPoisonCounters();
+        private int poisonCounters = player.getCounters(CounterType.POISON);
         private String lifeStr = String.valueOf(life);
 
         private LifeLabel() {
@@ -349,13 +350,13 @@ public class VPlayerPanel extends FContainer {
                 lifeStr = String.valueOf(life);
             }
 
-            delta = player.getPoisonCounters() - poisonCounters;
+            delta = player.getCounters(CounterType.POISON) - poisonCounters;
             if (delta != 0) {
                 if (delta > 0) {
                     //TODO: Show animation on avatar for gaining poison counters
                     vibrateDuration += delta * 200;
                 }
-                poisonCounters = player.getPoisonCounters();
+                poisonCounters = player.getCounters(CounterType.POISON);
             }
 
             //when gui player loses life, vibrate device for a length of time based on amount of life lost