diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/MTGCardInstance.h b/projects/mtg/include/MTGCardInstance.h
index f379e3dba..ddffb0f22 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/MTGCardInstance.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/MTGCardInstance.h
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class MTGCardInstance: public MTGCard, public Damageable {
   JSample * getSample();
 
   ostream& toString(ostream&) const;
+
+  static MTGCardInstance AnyCard;
+  static MTGCardInstance NoCard;
+
 };
 
 ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const MTGCardInstance&);
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/CardDescriptor.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/CardDescriptor.cpp
index 87562c5d7..992023da8 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/CardDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/CardDescriptor.cpp
@@ -112,21 +112,21 @@ MTGCardInstance * CardDescriptor::match(MTGCardInstance * card){
 
 
   if (attacker == 1){
-    if ((int)defenser == 1){
+    if (defenser == &AnyCard){
       if (!card->attacker && !card->defenser) match = NULL;
     }else{
       if (!card->attacker) match = NULL;
     }
   }else if (attacker == -1){
-    if ((int)defenser == -1){
+    if (defenser == &NoCard){
       if (card->attacker || card->defenser) match = NULL;
     }else{
       if (card->attacker) match = NULL;
     }
   }else{
-    if ((int)defenser == -1){
+    if (defenser == &NoCard){
       if (card->defenser) match = NULL;
-    }else if ((int)defenser == 1){
+    }else if (defenser == &AnyCard){
       if (!card->defenser) match = NULL;
     }else{
       // we don't care about the attack/blocker state
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGCardInstance.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGCardInstance.cpp
index 5b1e02a6e..16ab2bb50 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGCardInstance.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGCardInstance.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 using namespace std;
 
+MTGCardInstance MTGCardInstance::AnyCard = MTGCardInstance();
+MTGCardInstance MTGCardInstance::NoCard = MTGCardInstance();
+
 MTGCardInstance::MTGCardInstance(): MTGCard(), Damageable(0), view(NULL){
   LOG("==Creating MTGCardInstance==");
   initMTGCI();
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/TargetChooser.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/TargetChooser.cpp
index d4e6c4e93..6d8054c60 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/TargetChooser.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/TargetChooser.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ TargetChooser * TargetChooserFactory::createTargetChooser(string s, MTGCardInsta
           //Blocker
         }else if (attribute.find("blocking") != string::npos){
           if (minus){
-	          cd->defenser = (MTGCardInstance *)-1; //Oh yeah, that's ugly....
+            cd->defenser = & MTGCardInstance::NoCard;
           }else{
-	          cd->defenser = (MTGCardInstance *)1;
+	          cd->defenser = & MTGCardInstance::AnyCard;
           }
         //Tapped, untapped
         }else if (attribute.find("tapped") != string::npos){