diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPredicates.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPredicates.java
index f4ff91b6b56..f204c1600ab 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPredicates.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardPredicates.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package forge.game.card;
 
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
@@ -261,6 +263,16 @@ public final class CardPredicates {
         };
     }
 
+    public static final Comparator<Card> compareByCounterType(final CounterType type) {
+        return new Comparator<Card>() {
+            @Override
+            public int compare(Card arg0, Card arg1) {
+                return Integer.compare(arg0.getCounters(type),
+                    arg1.getCounters(type));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     public static class Presets {
 
         /**