diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardUtil.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardUtil.java
index 77c02f5e9a0..0deac57cdf8 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardUtil.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardUtil.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableBiMap;
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ public final class CardUtil {
         newCopy.setBasePower(in.getCurrentPower() + in.getTempPowerBoost() + in.getSemiPermanentPowerBoost());
         newCopy.setBaseToughness(in.getCurrentToughness() + in.getTempToughnessBoost() + in.getSemiPermanentToughnessBoost());
 
-        newCopy.setCounters(in.getCounters());
+        newCopy.setCounters(new TreeMap<CounterType, Integer>(in.getCounters()));
         newCopy.setExtrinsicKeyword(in.getExtrinsicKeyword());
 
         newCopy.setColor(in.determineColor().getColor());