Names Matter 1: Recent Activity

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Recent updates to Names Matter 1: (Generated at 2025-08-18 12:11:30)

2015-01-19 20:37:49: 10vernothin edited Amulet of Grandiosity
2015-01-19 20:37:19: 10vernothin edited Amulet of Grandiosity
2015-01-19 20:37:11: 10vernothin edited Amulet of Grandiosity
2015-01-19 20:36:47: 10vernothin edited Name Portal
2015-01-19 20:34:27: 10vernothin edited Name Portal
2015-01-19 20:34:14: 10vernothin created the card Name Portal
2015-01-19 20:30:55: 10vernothin edited a mechanic in Names Matter 1
2015-01-19 20:28:46: 10vernothin edited a mechanic in Names Matter 1
2015-01-19 20:27:49: 10vernothin created the card Identifying Lens
2015-01-19 20:27:07: 10vernothin edited Amulet of Grandiosity
2015-01-19 20:26:06: 10vernothin edited One Thousand Names
2015-01-19 20:25:34: 10vernothin edited Name Erased
2015-01-19 20:14:34: 10vernothin edited a mechanic in Names Matter 1
2015-01-19 20:12:55: 10vernothin edited Frenzied Berserker
2015-01-19 20:12:27: 10vernothin edited a mechanic in Names Matter 1
2015-01-19 20:11:46: 10vernothin edited Frenzied Berserker
2015-01-17 20:05:04: 10vernothin edited Name Erased
2015-01-17 00:41:23: Link commented on the cardset Names Matter 1
I think names are an interesting theme, though I think there's so little space to them that they would do better as a subtheme or as a faction mechanic within a set. Here are some effects that could be interesting with a "names matter" theme:
1. Grandeur. You've seen this already. This works best on common creatures for limited purposes, but it makes the most sense on legendary permanents mechanically. It really wants to be on cards that you don't want to use in multiples.
2. Squadron Hawk-style effects.
3. Meddling Mage-style naming effects, where a card asks you to choose a name as it enters play. Alex played with this some in his Sphinx cycle for the design challenge, as on Reckless Sphinx, showing that you don't have to use naming a card just to prevent things. I've played in this space some, too, with cards like Warding Druid and Name Taker.
4. Things like Diligent Farmhand make sense here, if they make sense anywhere.
The problem with this as the major theme is that it's so incredibly limited in scope, and that all of the mechanics you can think of to go with it — such as Skinchange and Incarnate — are very confusing to look at and require lots of potential note-taking and/or remembering.
2015-01-17 00:20:52: Link commented on Frenzied Berserker

This is not functionally different from "Champion a nonland card," except that this allows the opponent to destroy a permanent with the chosen name before this enters.
2015-01-17 00:18:38: Link commented on the cardset Names Matter 1

I don't see it. Incarnate is where all of your cards gain a certain name, right? Memory issues aside, I just don't understand how that interacts with Farseek or Tooth and Nail at all.
2015-01-17 00:16:41: Link commented on Name Erased

Oh my GOSH. This is crazy powerful and out-of-pie before giving it "super cipher."
2015-01-16 23:32:31: 10vernothin edited One Thousand Names
2015-01-16 23:31:16: 10vernothin commented on the cardset Names Matter 1

the problem with incarnate is that it right now makes farseek potentially a tooth and nail. I'll have to tweak it somehow. I really want to make a set where Grandeur works and names matter
2015-01-16 23:25:34: Link commented on the cardset Names Matter 1

I would expect to see lots of Meddling Mage-style effects.
2015-01-16 22:37:27: 10vernothin commented on the cardset Names Matter 1

it all started with Grandeur
2015-01-16 21:28:10: Link commented on the cardset Names Matter 1

This might be one of the weirdest things to base a set around that I've ever seen.
2015-01-16 21:16:11: 10vernothin created the card One Thousand Names
2015-01-16 21:13:36: 10vernothin edited Name Erased
2015-01-16 21:12:51: 10vernothin edited Grandeur Enabler A
2015-01-16 21:12:06: 10vernothin edited Grandeur Enabler A