diff --git a/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Gods & Kings/Events.json b/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Gods & Kings/Events.json
index 3a23e19b0c..8c62bae283 100644
--- a/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Gods & Kings/Events.json	
+++ b/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Gods & Kings/Events.json	
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
             {"text":"Select an air unit → Select another city within range → Move the unit to the other city."},
 		],
         "uniques": [
-            "Only available <if tutorials are enabled> <when number of [Air units] is greater than [0]>",
+            "Only available <if tutorials are enabled> <when number of [[Air] Units] is greater than [0]>",
             "Unavailable <if tutorial [Move an air unit] is completed>"
         ]
     },
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Countables.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Countables.kt
index 7440239c31..4e79f24c6e 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Countables.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Countables.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.unciv.models.ruleset.unique
 
 import com.unciv.models.stats.Stat
+import com.unciv.models.translations.equalsPlaceholderText
+import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderParameters
 
 object Countables {
 
@@ -18,22 +20,22 @@ object Countables {
         val civInfo = stateForConditionals.relevantCiv ?: return null
 
         if (countable == "Cities") return civInfo.cities.size
+
+        val placeholderParameters = countable.getPlaceholderParameters()
+        if (countable.equalsPlaceholderText("[] Cities"))
+            return civInfo.cities.count { it.matchesFilter(placeholderParameters[0]) }
+
         if (countable == "Units") return civInfo.units.getCivUnitsSize()
-        if (countable == "Air units") return civInfo.units.getCivUnits().count { it.baseUnit.movesLikeAirUnits() }
+        if (countable.equalsPlaceholderText("[] Units"))
+            return civInfo.units.getCivUnits().count { it.matchesFilter(placeholderParameters[0]) }
+
+        if (countable.equalsPlaceholderText("[] Buildings"))
+            return civInfo.cities.sumOf { it.cityConstructions.getBuiltBuildings()
+                .count { it.matchesFilter(placeholderParameters[0]) } }
 
         if (gameInfo.ruleset.tileResources.containsKey(countable))
             return stateForConditionals.getResourceAmount(countable)
 
-        val unitTypeName = countable.removeSuffix(" units").removeSurrounding("[", "]")
-        if (unitTypeName in gameInfo.ruleset.unitTypes)
-            return civInfo.units.getCivUnits().count { it.type.name == unitTypeName }
-
-        if (countable in gameInfo.ruleset.units)
-            return civInfo.units.getCivUnits().count { it.name == countable }
-
-        if (countable in gameInfo.ruleset.buildings)
-            return civInfo.cities.count { it.cityConstructions.containsBuildingOrEquivalent(countable) }
-
         return null
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/Modders/Unique-parameters.md b/docs/Modders/Unique-parameters.md
index df2d04479f..7f60503634 100644
--- a/docs/Modders/Unique-parameters.md
+++ b/docs/Modders/Unique-parameters.md
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ Allowed values are:
 Indicates *something that can be counted*, used both for comparisons and for multiplying uniques
 
 Allowed values:
+
 - `year`, `turns`
-- `Cities`, `Units`, `Air units` - these count your total number
-- Unit name (counts your existing units)
-- `<unit type> units` (e.g. `Mounted units`) - counts your units by their type (this is not a filter, use the unitType verbatim)
-- Building name (counts your existing buildings)
+- `Cities`, `[cityFilter] Cities`
+- `Units`, `[mapUnitFilter] Units`
+- `[buildingFilter] Buildings`
 - Stat name - gets the stat *reserve*, not the amount per turn (can be city stats or civilization stats, depending on where the unique is used)
 - Resource name (can be city stats or civilization stats, depending on where the unique is used)