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 780e3afb037b..70aae046b6f7 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/AbilityUtils.java
@@ -2058,6 +2058,9 @@ public static int xCount(Card c, final String s, final CardTraitBase ctb) {
         if (sq[0].equals("CardToughness")) {
             return doXMath(c.getNetToughness(), expr, c, ctb);
         }
+        if (sq[0].equals("CardBaseToughness")) {
+            return doXMath(c.getCurrentToughness(), expr, c, ctb);
+        }
         if (sq[0].equals("CardSumPT")) {
             return doXMath(c.getNetPower() + c.getNetToughness(), expr, c, ctb);
         }