diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/AbstractDelegatingSpell.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/AbstractDelegatingSpell.java
index b65acecf..ffd032c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/AbstractDelegatingSpell.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/AbstractDelegatingSpell.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.Caster;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.SpellPredicate;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell.effect.CustomisedSpellType;
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSpell implements Spell {
         return delegate.get();
     }
 
+    private Spell getOrEmpty() {
+        return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(delegate.get(), EmptySpell.INSTANCE);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equalsOrContains(UUID id) {
         return Spell.super.equalsOrContains(id) || delegate.equalsOrContains(id);
@@ -50,26 +55,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSpell implements Spell {
 
     @Override
     public void setDead() {
-        if (delegate.get() != null) {
-            delegate.get().setDead();
-        }
+        getOrEmpty().setDead();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void tickDying(Caster<?> caster) {
-        if (delegate.get() != null) {
-            delegate.get().tickDying(caster);
-        }
+        getOrEmpty().tickDying(caster);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isDead() {
-        return delegate.get() == null;
+        return getOrEmpty().isDead();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isDying() {
-        return delegate.get() != null && delegate.get().isDying();
+        return getOrEmpty().isDying();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -84,12 +85,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSpell implements Spell {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isHidden() {
-        return hidden || (delegate.get() != null && delegate.get().isHidden());
+        return hidden || getOrEmpty().isHidden();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void setHidden(boolean hidden) {
-        this.hidden = hidden;
+        getOrEmpty().setHidden(hidden);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -106,21 +107,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSpell implements Spell {
         if (!caster.isClient()) {
             Ether.get(caster.asWorld()).remove(this, caster);
         }
-        if (delegate.get() instanceof Spell s) {
-            s.destroy(caster);
-        }
+        getOrEmpty().destroy(caster);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean tick(Caster<?> source, Situation situation) {
-        if (delegate.get() instanceof Spell s) {
-            if (s.isDying()) {
-                s.tickDying(source);
-                return !s.isDead();
-            }
-            return s.tick(source, situation) && !isDead();
+        Spell s = getOrEmpty();
+        if (s.isDying()) {
+            s.tickDying(source);
+            return !s.isDead();
         }
-        return !isDead();
+        return s.tick(source, situation);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/EmptySpell.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/EmptySpell.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..202c3830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/EmptySpell.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.Caster;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell.effect.CustomisedSpellType;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.ability.magic.spell.effect.SpellType;
+
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NbtCompound;
+import net.minecraft.util.Util;
+
+public final class EmptySpell implements Spell {
+    public static final EmptySpell INSTANCE = new EmptySpell();
+
+    private EmptySpell() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void toNBT(NbtCompound compound) { }
+
+    @Override
+    public void fromNBT(NbtCompound compound) { }
+
+    @Override
+    public CustomisedSpellType<?> getTypeAndTraits() {
+        return SpellType.EMPTY_KEY.withTraits();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public UUID getUuid() {
+        return Util.NIL_UUID;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setDead() { }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDead() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDying() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDirty() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean tick(Caster<?> caster, Situation situation) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void tickDying(Caster<?> caster) { }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setDirty() { }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isHidden() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setHidden(boolean hidden) { }
+
+    @Override
+    public void destroy(Caster<?> caster) { }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "EmptySpell{}";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/behaviour/Disguise.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/behaviour/Disguise.java
index 7041b6e7..b34606f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/behaviour/Disguise.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/behaviour/Disguise.java
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ public interface Disguise extends FlightType.Provider, PlayerDimensions.Provider
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     default boolean update(Caster<?> caster, boolean tick) {
 
-        if (!(caster instanceof Living)) {
+        if (!(caster instanceof Living<?> source)) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        Living<?> source = (Living<?>)caster;
         LivingEntity owner = source.asEntity();
 
         if (owner == null) {
@@ -89,8 +88,8 @@ public interface Disguise extends FlightType.Provider, PlayerDimensions.Provider
 
         entity.noClip = true;
 
-        if (entity instanceof MobEntity) {
-            ((MobEntity)entity).setAiDisabled(true);
+        if (entity instanceof MobEntity mob) {
+            mob.setAiDisabled(true);
         }
 
         entity.setInvisible(false);
@@ -117,9 +116,7 @@ public interface Disguise extends FlightType.Provider, PlayerDimensions.Provider
 
         behaviour.update(source, entity, this);
 
-        if (source instanceof Pony) {
-            Pony player = (Pony)source;
-
+        if (source instanceof Pony player) {
             source.asEntity().setInvisible(true);
             player.setInvisible(true);