diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/ConquestMultiverseScreen.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/ConquestMultiverseScreen.java
index d5acd7dfdca..92fc1ec5fff 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/ConquestMultiverseScreen.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/ConquestMultiverseScreen.java
@@ -714,16 +714,17 @@ public class ConquestMultiverseScreen extends FScreen {
         private class AvatarDisplay extends FDisplayObject {
             private final boolean forOpponent;
             private PaperCard card;
-            private CardAvatarImage image;
+            private FImage image;
 
             private AvatarDisplay(boolean forOpponent0) {
                 forOpponent = forOpponent0;
+                image = FSkinImage.UNKNOWN;
             }
 
             public void setCard(PaperCard card0) {
                 if (card == card0) { return; }
                 card = card0;
-                image = card != null ? new CardAvatarImage(card) : null;
+                image = card != null ? new CardAvatarImage(card) : FSkinImage.UNKNOWN;
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestEvent.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestEvent.java
index c67815a0fad..d43f876bdff 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestEvent.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestEvent.java
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ public class ConquestEvent {
 
     public Deck getDeck() {
         if (deck == null) {
-            File deckFile = new File(deckPath);
-            if (deckFile.exists()) {
-                deck = DeckSerializer.fromFile(deckFile);
+            if (deckPath != null) {
+                File deckFile = new File(deckPath);
+                if (deckFile.exists()) {
+                    deck = DeckSerializer.fromFile(deckFile);
+                }
             }
             if (deck == null || deck.isEmpty()) {
                 //if deck can't be loaded, generate it randomly
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ public class ConquestEvent {
     }
 
     public PaperCard getAvatarCard() {
-        if (avatarCard == null) {
+        if (avatarCard == null && avatar != null) {
             //attempt to load card from plane's card pool
             avatarCard = region.getPlane().getCardPool().getCard(avatar);
             if (avatarCard == null) {
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ public class ConquestEvent {
     }
 
     public String getOpponentName() {
+        if (avatar == null) {
+            return name;
+        }
         String name = avatar;
         int idx = name.indexOf(',');
         if (idx != -1) { //trim everything after the comma