diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
index 10a70e8981a..e5b0f08409f 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ public class AbilityUtils {
                 val = playerXCount(getDefinedPlayers(card, key, sa), calcX[1], card, ability);
             }
             else if (calcX[0].startsWith("TriggeredPlayer") || calcX[0].startsWith("TriggeredTarget")
-                    || calcX[0].startsWith("TriggeredDefendingPlayer")) {
+                    || calcX[0].startsWith("TriggeredDefendingPlayer") || calcX[0].startsWith("TriggeredActivator")) {
                 final SpellAbility root = sa.getRootAbility();
                 Object o = root.getTriggeringObject(AbilityKey.fromString(calcX[0].substring(9)));
                 val = o instanceof Player ? playerXProperty((Player) o, calcX[1], card, ability) : 0;