diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java
index 74d76ce667..38a70496e4 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ public class ControlsPermanentCondition implements Condition {
 
         switch ( this.type ) {
             case FEWER_THAN:
-                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().count(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) < this.count;
+                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().countControlled(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) < this.count;
                 break;
             case MORE_THAN:
-                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().count(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) > this.count;
+                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().countControlled(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) > this.count;
                 break;
             case EQUAL_TO:
-                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().count(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) == this.count;
+                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().countControlled(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) == this.count;
                 break;
         }
 
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java b/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java
index 2d149ab4af..97ce8c7645 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java
@@ -115,6 +115,39 @@ public class Battlefield implements Serializable {
         }
         return count;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns a count of all {@link Permanent} that are within the range of influence of the specified player id
+     * and is controlled by specified player ,and that match the supplied filter.
+     * 
+     * @param filter
+     * @param sourceId 
+     * @param sourcePlayerId
+     * @param game
+     * @return count
+     */
+    public int countControlled(FilterPermanent filter, UUID sourceId, UUID sourcePlayerId, Game game) {
+        int count = 0;
+        if (game.getRangeOfInfluence() == RangeOfInfluence.ALL) {
+            for (Permanent permanent: field.values()) {
+                if (filter.match(permanent, sourceId, sourcePlayerId, game) 
+                        && permanent.getControllerId().equals(sourcePlayerId)) {
+                    count++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            Set<UUID> range = game.getPlayer(sourcePlayerId).getInRange();
+            for (Permanent permanent: field.values()) {
+                if (range.contains(permanent.getControllerId()) 
+                        && filter.match(permanent, sourceId, sourcePlayerId, game)
+                        && permanent.getControllerId().equals(sourcePlayerId)) {
+                    count++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the battlefield contains at least 1 {@link Permanent}