diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/h/HalvarGodOfBattle.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/h/HalvarGodOfBattle.java
index bc2c801e63c..c02133ae506 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/h/HalvarGodOfBattle.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/h/HalvarGodOfBattle.java
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ class HalvarGodOfBattlePredicate implements ObjectSourcePlayerPredicate<ObjectSo
     @Override
     public boolean apply(ObjectSourcePlayer<Permanent> input, Game game) {
         UUID attachedTo = input.getObject().getAttachedTo();
-        return attachedTo != null && filter.match(game.getPermanent(attachedTo), input.getSourceId(), input.getPlayerId(), game);
+        Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(attachedTo);
+        return permanent != null && filter.match(permanent, input.getSourceId(), input.getPlayerId(), game);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/p/PathOfMettle.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/p/PathOfMettle.java
index 21ebb110bba..78af4037d56 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/p/PathOfMettle.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/p/PathOfMettle.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import mage.filter.predicate.Predicates;
 import mage.filter.predicate.mageobject.AbilityPredicate;
 import mage.game.Game;
 import mage.game.events.GameEvent;
+import mage.game.permanent.Permanent;
 
 /**
  * @author LevelX2
@@ -101,8 +102,9 @@ class PathOfMettleTriggeredAbility extends TriggeredAbilityImpl {
         int attackerCount = 0;
         if (game.getCombat() != null) {
             if (isControlledBy(game.getCombat().getAttackingPlayerId())) {
-                for (UUID attacker : game.getCombat().getAttackers()) {
-                    if (filter.match(game.getPermanent(attacker), game)) {
+                for (UUID attackerId : game.getCombat().getAttackers()) {
+                    Permanent attacker = game.getPermanent(attackerId);
+                    if (attacker != null && filter.match(attacker, game)) {
                         attackerCount++;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/AttacksWithCreaturesTriggeredAbility.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/AttacksWithCreaturesTriggeredAbility.java
index 7fe85f37cd9..b2cb416351f 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/AttacksWithCreaturesTriggeredAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/AttacksWithCreaturesTriggeredAbility.java
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ public class AttacksWithCreaturesTriggeredAbility extends TriggeredAbilityImpl {
         if (game.getCombat().getAttackingPlayerId().equals(getControllerId())) {
             int attackerCount = 0;
             for (UUID attackerId : game.getCombat().getAttackers()) {
-                Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(attackerId);
-                if (permanent != null && filter.match(game.getPermanent(attackerId), game)) {
+                Permanent attacker = game.getPermanent(attackerId);
+                if (attacker != null && filter.match(attacker, game)) {
                     attackerCount++;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/filter/predicate/permanent/AttachedToPredicate.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/filter/predicate/permanent/AttachedToPredicate.java
index 9f287b3a930..fbe85af96a8 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/filter/predicate/permanent/AttachedToPredicate.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/filter/predicate/permanent/AttachedToPredicate.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class AttachedToPredicate implements Predicate<Permanent> {
     @Override
     public boolean apply(Permanent input, Game game) {
         UUID attachedTo = input.getAttachedTo();
-        return attachedTo != null && filter.match(game.getPermanent(attachedTo), game);
+        Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(attachedTo);
+        return permanent != null && filter.match(permanent, game);
     }
 
     @Override