diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/MTGCard.h b/projects/mtg/include/MTGCard.h
index 049d33366..f9e984c72 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/MTGCard.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/MTGCard.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class MTGCard {
   void removeColor(int color);
   int getColor();
   int hasColor(int _color);
+  int countColors();
   const char * colorToString();
 
   void setMTGId(int id);
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp
index 92b43cb74..aa669c388 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp
@@ -119,13 +119,8 @@ void CardGui::Render()
 
 JQuad * CardGui::alternateThumbQuad(MTGCard * card){
   JQuad * q;
-  int nb_colors = 0;
-  for(int i=0;i<Constants::MTG_NB_COLORS;i++){
-    if(card->colors[i])
-      nb_colors++;
-  }
 
-  if(nb_colors > 1){
+  if(card->countColors() > 1){
     q = resources.RetrieveTempQuad("gold_thumb.jpg");
   }
   else{
@@ -153,16 +148,9 @@ void CardGui::alternateRender(MTGCard * card, const Pos& pos){
 
   float x = pos.actX;
 
-  int nb_colors = 0;
-  for(int i=0;i<Constants::MTG_NB_COLORS;i++){
-    if(card->colors[i])
-      nb_colors++;
-  }
-
-  if(nb_colors > 1){
+  if(card->countColors() > 1) {
     q = resources.RetrieveTempQuad("gold.jpg");
-  }
-  else{
+  } else {
     switch(card->getColor())
       {
       case Constants::MTG_COLOR_ARTIFACT: q = resources.RetrieveTempQuad("artifact.jpg");break;
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGCard.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGCard.cpp
index 26f6e522f..3c397ac2a 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGCard.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGCard.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void MTGCard::removeColor(int _color){
 }
 
 int MTGCard::getColor(){
-  for (int i=0; i<Constants::MTG_NB_COLORS; i++){
+  for (int i=1; i<Constants::MTG_NB_COLORS; i++){
     if (colors[i]){
       return i;
     }
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ int MTGCard::hasColor(int color){
   return (colors[color]);
 }
 
+int MTGCard::countColors(){
+  int result = 0;
+  for(int i=Constants::MTG_COLOR_GREEN;i<=Constants::MTG_COLOR_WHITE;i++){
+    if (hasColor(i)) result++;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 void MTGCard::setManaCost(string s){
   ManaCost::parseManaCost(s, &manaCost);
   for (int i = Constants::MTG_COLOR_GREEN; i <= Constants::MTG_COLOR_WHITE; i++){