Two parts.

1. If parameters like \1 is part of a mechanic's name, do not show the remaining parameters after the name.

Example: Keyword "join" takes 1 parameter. The desired name is "join \1 together". However the final text on the card becomes "join \1 together \1" because the second \1 is added automatically.

So don't automatically add the second \1 since we already have that parameter in its name. Ditto if keyword takes two parameters and one or both parameters are already specified in the name. In fact, this may also resolve keywords like typecycling.

1. If backward compatibility is a concern, then the above could be optional with a checkbox: "Don't show parameters after name."

Would be useful for things like cycling.

In the meantime, though, you could easily make a separate mechanic for each version you'd need.

"you could easily make a separate mechanic for each version you'd need."

No you can't. That tedious workaround. doesn't work for a lot of ideas.

Sorry if i'm not understanding this right, but couldn't you just not use the same name for both names?

No, the feature suggestion is right. At the moment if you specified "join \1 together" as the expansion of the keyword "combine" or anything, and then wrote a card saying "Target player may [combine three target creatures]", you'd like that to expand to "Target player may join three target creatures together", but at the moment it wouldn't - it'd go wrong and expand to say "Target player may join three target creatures together three target creatures".

Sweet

Thanks for fixing. Updated my mechanics, they work great. See Communist Manifesto , Kird Ape . Also cycle Periodic Spider Periodic Bird Periodic Lizard