diff --git a/lovely/playing_card.toml b/lovely/playing_card.toml
index 018fd7849..81cbbed62 100644
--- a/lovely/playing_card.toml
+++ b/lovely/playing_card.toml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ local suits = {
   }
 '''
 position = 'at'
-payload = 'local suits = SMODS.Suit.obj_buffer'
+payload = 'local suits = SMODS.get_virtual_suits()'
 match_indent = true
 
 [[patches]]
diff --git a/lsp_def/utils.lua b/lsp_def/utils.lua
index 1d43499a1..49e79f818 100644
--- a/lsp_def/utils.lua
+++ b/lsp_def/utils.lua
@@ -888,4 +888,10 @@ function SMODS.copy_card(card, args) end
 ---@param card Card|table Card to add
 ---@param args {set: string?, area: CardArea|table?, playing_card: integer?}?
 ---@return Card|table
-function SMODS.add_to_deck(card, args) end
\ No newline at end of file
+function SMODS.add_to_deck(card, args) end
+
+---Returns a copy of SMODS.Suit.obj_buffer
+---Hook this function and edit the return if you want the game to see suits that don't exist, or not see suits that do exist
+---Intended for calculation purposes; to get suits that can actually appear on cards you still want the obj_buffer
+---@return string[]
+function SMODS.get_virtual_suits() end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils.lua b/src/utils.lua
index 11976c115..b2d4b6f02 100644
--- a/src/utils.lua
+++ b/src/utils.lua
@@ -2650,8 +2650,9 @@ end
 
 function SMODS.seeing_double_check(hand, suit)
     local suit_tally = {}
-    for i = #SMODS.Suit.obj_buffer, 1, -1 do
-        suit_tally[SMODS.Suit.obj_buffer[i]] = 0
+    local suitlist = SMODS.get_virtual_suits()
+    for i = #suitlist, 1, -1 do
+        suit_tally[suitlist[i]] = 0
     end
     for i = 1, #hand do
         if not SMODS.has_any_suit(hand[i]) then
@@ -2671,6 +2672,14 @@ function SMODS.seeing_double_check(hand, suit)
     if saw_double(suit_tally, suit) then return true else return false end
 end
 
+function SMODS.get_virtual_suits()
+    local ret = {}
+    for i,v in ipairs(SMODS.Suit.obj_buffer) do
+        ret[i] = v
+    end
+    return ret
+end
+
 local function parse_tooltip_vars(str, separator)
     separator = separator or ";"