diff --git a/packages/api/src/promise/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts b/packages/api/src/promise/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts
index 9b794f05b5..15a7f3c703 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/promise/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/promise/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class SubmittableExtrinsic extends Extrinsic {
       let events: Array<any> | undefined = undefined;
 
       if (status.type === 'Finalised') {
-        const blockHash = status.value as Hash;
+        const blockHash = status.asFinalised;
         const signedBlock: SignedBlock = await this._api.rpc.chain.getBlock(blockHash);
         const allEvents: Array<EventRecord> = await this._api.query.system.events.at(blockHash) as any;
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/rx/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts b/packages/api/src/rx/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts
index c0d452d7cd..03c610dc96 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/rx/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/rx/SubmittableExtrinsic.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ApiRxInterface } from './types';
 
 import { Observable, of, combineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { first, map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { Extrinsic, ExtrinsicStatus, Hash, Index, Method } from '@polkadot/types/index';
+import { Extrinsic, ExtrinsicStatus, Index, Method } from '@polkadot/types/index';
 
 import filterEvents from '../util/filterEvents';
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class SubmittableExtrinsic extends Extrinsic {
       });
     }
 
-    const blockHash = status.value as Hash;
+    const blockHash = status.asFinalised;
 
     return combineLatest(
       this._api.rpc.chain.getBlock(blockHash),
diff --git a/packages/api/src/util/filterEvents.ts b/packages/api/src/util/filterEvents.ts
index 69fe7e8e9c..686ce36c0a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/util/filterEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/util/filterEvents.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
-import { EventRecord, Hash, SignedBlock, u32 } from '@polkadot/types/index';
+import { EventRecord, Hash, SignedBlock } from '@polkadot/types/index';
 
 import l from './logging';
 
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ export default function filterEvents (extHash: Hash, { block: { extrinsics, head
 
   return allEvents.filter(({ phase }) =>
     // only ApplyExtrinsic has the extrinsic index
-    phase.type === 'ApplyExtrinsic' && (phase.value as u32).eqn(index)
+    phase.type === 'ApplyExtrinsic' && phase.asApplyExtrinsic.eqn(index)
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/types/src/AttestedCandidate.ts b/packages/types/src/AttestedCandidate.ts
index ce7efd84dd..8b428e94f1 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/AttestedCandidate.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/AttestedCandidate.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ export class ValidityAttestation extends EnumType<Null | ImplicitCandidateSignat
       ExplicitCandidateSignature // 2
     }, value);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[ExplicitCandidateSignature]]
+   */
+  get asExplicitCandidateSignature (): ExplicitCandidateSignature {
+    return this.value as ExplicitCandidateSignature;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[ImplicitCandidateSignature]]
+   */
+  get asImplicitCandidateSignature (): ImplicitCandidateSignature {
+    return this.value as ImplicitCandidateSignature;
+  }
 }
 
 export class ValidityVote extends Tuple.with({ SessionKey, ValidityAttestation }) {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/Digest.ts b/packages/types/src/Digest.ts
index 3834464676..70854ca0ce 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/Digest.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/Digest.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,34 @@ export class DigestItem extends EnumType<AuthoritiesChange | ChangesTrieRoot | O
       Seal
     }, value);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[AuthoritiesChange]]
+   */
+  get asAuthoritiesChange (): AuthoritiesChange {
+    return this.value as AuthoritiesChange;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[ChangesTrieRoot]]
+   */
+  get asChangesTrieRoot (): ChangesTrieRoot {
+    return this.value as ChangesTrieRoot;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Other]]
+   */
+  get asOther (): Other {
+    return this.value as Other;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Seal]]
+   */
+  get asSeal (): Seal {
+    return this.value as Seal;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/types/src/EventRecord.ts b/packages/types/src/EventRecord.ts
index 311eb7594d..a8f915d585 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/EventRecord.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/EventRecord.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ export class Phase extends EnumType<ApplyExtrinsic | Finalization> {
       Finalization
     }, value, index);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[ApplyExtrinsic]]
+   */
+  get asApplyExtrinsic (): ApplyExtrinsic {
+    return this.value as ApplyExtrinsic;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Finalization]]
+   */
+  get asFinalization (): Finalization {
+    return this.value as Finalization;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/types/src/ExtrinsicStatus.ts b/packages/types/src/ExtrinsicStatus.ts
index 520e784825..739e76f7f1 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/ExtrinsicStatus.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/ExtrinsicStatus.ts
@@ -81,4 +81,53 @@ export default class ExtrinsicStatus extends EnumType<Future | Ready | Finalised
       Invalid
     }, value, index);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Broadcast]]
+   */
+  get asBroadcast (): Broadcast {
+    return this.value as Broadcast;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Dropped]]
+   */
+  get asDropped (): Dropped {
+    return this.value as Dropped;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Finalised]]
+   */
+  get asFinalised (): Finalised {
+    return this.value as Finalised;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Future]]
+   */
+  get asFuture (): Future {
+    return this.value as Future;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Invalid]]
+   */
+  get asInvalid (): Invalid {
+    return this.value as Invalid;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Ready]]
+   */
+  get asReady (): Ready {
+    return this.value as Ready;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[Usurped]]
+   */
+  get asUsurped (): Usurped {
+    return this.value as Usurped;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/types/src/MisbehaviorReport.ts b/packages/types/src/MisbehaviorReport.ts
index 400618303a..1315f4face 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/MisbehaviorReport.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/MisbehaviorReport.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,34 @@ export class MisbehaviorKind extends EnumType<BftProposeOutOfTurn | BftDoublePro
       BftDoubleCommit
     }, value, index);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[BftDoubleCommit]]
+   */
+  get asBftDoubleCommit (): BftDoubleCommit {
+    return this.value as BftDoubleCommit;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[BftDoublePrepare]]
+   */
+  get asBftDoublePrepare (): BftDoublePrepare {
+    return this.value as BftDoublePrepare;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[BftDoublePropose]]
+   */
+  get asBftDoublePropose (): BftDoublePropose {
+    return this.value as BftDoublePropose;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @description Returns the item as a [[BftProposeOutOfTurn]]
+   */
+  get asBftProposeOutOfTurn (): BftProposeOutOfTurn {
+    return this.value as BftProposeOutOfTurn;
+  }
 }
 
 type MisbehaviorReportValue = {