diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/Anthroplasm.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/Anthroplasm.java
index f90edce634c..c42e0f42d73 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/Anthroplasm.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/a/Anthroplasm.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import mage.game.permanent.Permanent;
 public class Anthroplasm extends CardImpl {
 
     public Anthroplasm(UUID ownerId, CardSetInfo setInfo) {
-        super(ownerId,setInfo,new CardType[]{CardType.CREATURE},"{2}{U}{U}");
+        super(ownerId, setInfo, new CardType[]{CardType.CREATURE}, "{2}{U}{U}");
         this.subtype.add(SubType.SHAPESHIFTER);
 
         this.power = new MageInt(0);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class Anthroplasm extends CardImpl {
         Ability ability = new SimpleActivatedAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AnthroplasmEffect(), new ManaCostsImpl("{X}"));
         ability.addCost(new TapSourceCost());
         this.addAbility(ability);
-        
+
     }
 
     public Anthroplasm(final Anthroplasm card) {
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ public class Anthroplasm extends CardImpl {
 
 class AnthroplasmEffect extends OneShotEffect {
 
-    AnthroplasmEffect ( ) {
+    AnthroplasmEffect() {
         super(Outcome.Benefit);
-        staticText = "Remove all +1/+1 counters from Anthroplasm and put X +1/+1 counters on it";
+        staticText = "Remove all +1/+1 counters from {this} and put X +1/+1 counters on it";
     }
 
-    AnthroplasmEffect ( AnthroplasmEffect effect ) {
+    AnthroplasmEffect(AnthroplasmEffect effect) {
         super(effect);
     }
 
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java
index b7914738780..2215ea496a2 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/CardImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
  */
 package mage.cards;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import mage.MageObject;
 import mage.MageObjectImpl;
 import mage.Mana;
@@ -48,12 +53,6 @@ import mage.util.SubTypeList;
 import mage.watchers.Watcher;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.UUID;
-
 public abstract class CardImpl extends MageObjectImpl implements Card {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@@ -669,7 +668,9 @@ public abstract class CardImpl extends MageObjectImpl implements Card {
 
     @Override
     public void removeCounters(Counter counter, Game game) {
-        removeCounters(counter.getName(), counter.getCount(), game);
+        if (counter != null) {
+            removeCounters(counter.getName(), counter.getCount(), game);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override