diff --git a/res/cardsfolder/transcendent_master.txt b/res/cardsfolder/transcendent_master.txt
index 5045c0db218..602f87d9bfa 100644
--- a/res/cardsfolder/transcendent_master.txt
+++ b/res/cardsfolder/transcendent_master.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ Text:no text
 PT:3/3
 K:stSetPT:3:3:LevelGE6:6:6:LevelGE12:9:9:LEVEL 6-11 6/6 Lifelink LEVEL 12+ 9/9 Lifelink Indestructible
 K:stPumpSelf:Creature.countersGE6LEVEL:0/0/Lifelink:No Condition:no text
-K:stPumpSelf:Creature.countersGE12LEVEL:0/0/HIDDEN Indestructible:No Condition:no text
+K:stPumpSelf:Creature.countersGEXLEVEL:0/0/HIDDEN Indestructible:No Condition:no text
 K:Level up:1
 K:maxLevel:12
+SVar:X:Number$12
 SVar:Rarity:Mythic
 SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/transcendent_master.jpg
 SetInfo:ROE|Mythic|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/roe/51.jpg
diff --git a/src/forge/Card.java b/src/forge/Card.java
index 43f258c757b..a4a474dd3ae 100644
--- a/src/forge/Card.java
+++ b/src/forge/Card.java
@@ -2578,9 +2578,21 @@ public class Card extends MyObservable {
              	if (!compare(y, Property, x))
              		return false;
              }
-			
-             else if (Property.startsWith("counters")) // syntax example: countersGE9 P1P1 or countersLT12TIME (greater number than 99 not supported)
+			// syntax example: countersGE9 P1P1 or countersLT12TIME (greater number than 99 not supported)
+			/*
+			 * slapshot5 - fair warning, you cannot use numbers with 2 digits (greater number than 9 not supported
+			 * you can use X and the SVar:X:Number$12 to get two digits.  This will need a better fix, and I have the
+			 * beginnings of a regex below
+			 */
+             else if (Property.startsWith("counters")) 
              {
+            	 /*
+            	 Pattern p = Pattern.compile("[a-z]*[A-Z][A-Z][X0-9]+.*$");
+            	 String[] parse = ???
+            	 System.out.println("Parsing completed of: "+Property);
+            	 for(int i = 0; i < parse.length; i++) {
+            		 System.out.println("parse["+i+"]: "+parse[i]);
+            	 }*/
             	int number = 0;
               	if (Property.substring(10,11).equals("X"))
               		number = CardFactoryUtil.xCount(source, getSVar("X"));
diff --git a/src/forge/CardFactoryUtil.java b/src/forge/CardFactoryUtil.java
index 23f7818f9ff..84d6acd0601 100644
--- a/src/forge/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/src/forge/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -3584,6 +3584,12 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
         final String m[] = {"none"};
         if(l.length > 1) m[0] = l[1];
         
+        //accept straight numbers
+        if(l[0].contains("Number$")) {
+        	String number = l[0].replace("Number$", "");
+        	return Integer.parseInt(number);
+        }
+        
         // count valid cards on the battlefield
         if(l[0].contains("Valid")) {
         	String restrictions = l[0].replace("Valid ", "");