diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
index 831e67c85b8..dc5c623eb4b 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ public boolean visit(final Card c) {
         }, true);
 
         final Comparator<StaticAbility> comp = (a, b) -> ComparisonChain.start()
-                .compareTrueFirst(a.hasParam("CharacteristicDefining"), b.hasParam("CharacteristicDefining"))
+                .compareTrueFirst(a.isCharacteristicDefining(), b.isCharacteristicDefining())
                 .compare(a.getHostCard().getLayerTimestamp(), b.getHostCard().getLayerTimestamp())
                 .result();
         staticAbilities.sort(comp);
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactory.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactory.java
index 7ed4b49ad67..39343efc98a 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactory.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactory.java
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ public static CardCloneStates getCloneStates(final Card in, final Card out, fina
 
             // remove some characteristic static abilities
             for (StaticAbility sta : state.getStaticAbilities()) {
-                if (!sta.hasParam("CharacteristicDefining")) {
+                if (!sta.isCharacteristicDefining()) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
index ba6aa45a8b5..740c5389ae3 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbility.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private Set<StaticAbilityLayer> generateLayer() {
         }
 
         if (hasParam("SetPower") || hasParam("SetToughness")) {
-            layers.add(hasParam("CharacteristicDefining") ? StaticAbilityLayer.CHARACTERISTIC :
+            layers.add(isCharacteristicDefining() ? StaticAbilityLayer.CHARACTERISTIC :
                 StaticAbilityLayer.SETPT);
         }
         if (hasParam("AddPower") || hasParam("AddToughness")) {
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ private Set<StaticAbilityLayer> generateLayer() {
         return layers;
     }
 
+    public boolean isCharacteristicDefining() {
+        return hasParam("CharacteristicDefining");
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * toString.
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java
index d50a5d8f721..11a1007f6ef 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityContinuous.java
@@ -878,12 +878,12 @@ public static CardCollectionView applyContinuousAbility(final StaticAbility stAb
             // add Types
             if ((addTypes != null && !addTypes.isEmpty()) || (removeTypes != null && !removeTypes.isEmpty()) || addAllCreatureTypes || !remove.isEmpty()) {
                 affectedCard.addChangedCardTypes(addTypes, removeTypes, addAllCreatureTypes, remove,
-                        se.getTimestamp(), stAb.getId(), true, stAb.hasParam("CharacteristicDefining"));
+                        se.getTimestamp(), stAb.getId(), true, stAb.isCharacteristicDefining());
             }
 
             // add colors
             if (addColors != null) {
-                affectedCard.addColor(addColors, !overwriteColors, se.getTimestamp(), stAb.getId(), stAb.hasParam("CharacteristicDefining"));
+                affectedCard.addColor(addColors, !overwriteColors, se.getTimestamp(), stAb.getId(), stAb.isCharacteristicDefining());
             }
 
             if (layer == StaticAbilityLayer.RULES) {
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ private static CardCollectionView getAffectedCards(final StaticAbility stAb, fin
         final Game game = hostCard.getGame();
         final Player controller = hostCard.getController();
 
-        if (stAb.hasParam("CharacteristicDefining")) {
+        if (stAb.isCharacteristicDefining()) {
             if (stAb.hasParam("ExcludeZone")) {
                 for (ZoneType zt : ZoneType.listValueOf(stAb.getParam("ExcludeZone"))) {
                     if (hostCard.isInZone(zt)) {