diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPayEnergy.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPayEnergy.java
index 99a3a3c2383..28bf1f69cb8 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPayEnergy.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/CostPayEnergy.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package forge.game.cost;
 
 import forge.game.ability.AbilityUtils;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
+import forge.game.card.CounterType;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class CostPayEnergy extends CostPart {
                 amount = AbilityUtils.calculateAmount(ability.getHostCard(), getAmount(), ability);
             }
         } else {
-            return activator.getEnergy() >= amount;
+            return activator.getCounters(CounterType.ENERGY) >= amount;
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
index 130db02f2af..7856c3a87d5 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
 
     private int life = 20;
     private int startingLife = 20;
-    private int energy = 0;
     private final Map<Card, Integer> assignedDamage = new HashMap<Card, Integer>();
     private int spellsCastThisTurn = 0;
     private int landsPlayedThisTurn = 0;
@@ -493,32 +492,27 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public final int getEnergy() {
-        return energy;
-    }
-    public final void setEnergy(int newEnergy) { energy = newEnergy; }
-
     public final boolean canPayEnergy(final int energyPayment) {
-        return energy >= energyPayment;
+        int cnt = getCounters(CounterType.ENERGY);
+        return cnt >= energyPayment;
     }
 
     public final int loseEnergy(int lostEnergy) {
-        if (lostEnergy > energy) {
-            return 0;
+        int cnt = getCounters(CounterType.ENERGY);
+        if (lostEnergy > cnt) {
+            return -1;
         }
-        energy -= lostEnergy;
-        return lostEnergy;
+        cnt -= lostEnergy;
+        counters.put(CounterType.ENERGY, cnt);
+        return cnt;
     }
 
     public final boolean payEnergy(final int energyPayment, final Card source) {
         if (energyPayment <= 0)
             return true;
 
-        // rule 118.8
-        if (energy >= energyPayment) {
-            return (loseEnergy(energyPayment) > 0);
-        }
-        return false;
+
+        return canPayEnergy(energyPayment) && loseEnergy(energyPayment) > -1;
     }
 
     // This function handles damage after replacement and prevention effects are applied
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanCostDecision.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanCostDecision.java
index 5179e24188b..4a80a091903 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanCostDecision.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanCostDecision.java
@@ -566,15 +566,15 @@ public class HumanCostDecision extends CostDecisionMakerBase {
     @Override
     public PaymentDecision visit(final CostPayEnergy cost) {
         final String amount = cost.getAmount();
-        final int life = player.getLife();
+        final int energy = player.getCounters(CounterType.ENERGY);
 
         Integer c = cost.convertAmount();
         if (c == null) {
             final String sVar = ability.getSVar(amount);
             // Generalize this
             if (sVar.startsWith("XChoice")) {
-                int limit = life;
-                final int maxLifePayment = limit < life ? limit : life;
+                int limit = energy;
+                final int maxLifePayment = limit < energy ? limit : energy;
                 c = chooseXValue(maxLifePayment);
             } else {
                 c = AbilityUtils.calculateAmount(source, amount, ability);