In this fantastic world that we call Magic: the Gathering, there’s tons of super cool cards. But usually, the main focus of the cards is the art, or the effects of the cards. Rarely, does the name of the cards ever really garner any notice, outside of character names for Children. In my opinion, one of the coolest things that names of Magic cards can be used for is Band names. Particularly, Rock / Metal aligned band names, but they’re pretty cool nonetheless.
10. Harness Infinity
Number 10 is
Harness Infinity
Harness Infinity
Exchange your hand and graveyard.
Exile Harness Infinity.
. This name definitely more feels like it’d be for Prog Metal / Instrumental band.
9. Storm the Festival
Next up is
Storm the Festival
Storm the Festival
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put up to two permanent cards with mana value 5 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Flashback {7}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
. This invokes more hard rock vibes, but I could see this being almost a Ska band as well.
8. The Sky Asunder
The next name is The Sky Asunder, taken from
Arashi, the Sky Asunder
Arashi, the Sky Asunder
{X}{G}, {T}: Arashi deals X damage to target creature with flying.
Channel — {X}{G}{G}, Discard this card: It deals X damage to each creature with flying.
. This name feels like it’s the epitome of mid-2000s post hardcore.
7. Shatter the Sky
Number 7 is
Shatter the Sky
Shatter the Sky
Each player who controls a creature with power 4 or greater draws a card. Then destroy all creatures.
. I feel like this is an early 2000’s nu-metal or metalcore band that’s all about anger and destruction.
6. Fall of the Impostor
Number 6 is Fall the Impostor. This is 100% a modern era punk band name, something you’d expect to show up in a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game.
5. Grave Pact
Number 5 brings us
Grave Pact
Grave Pact
Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
. The dark nature of the name and card lends itself to a really good Doom Metal / Black Metal band easily.
4. Shrieking Affliction
Next up,
Shrieking Affliction
Shrieking Affliction
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has one or fewer cards in hand, they lose 3 life.
definitely gives off a modern day deathcore band name. It has a similar feel to a band like Lorna Shore almost.
3. Raze the Effigy
Number 3 is
Raze the Effigy
Raze the Effigy
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Target attacking creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
. The feel of this name to me is definitely for a Djent band with lots of 8 string guitars.
2. Wake to Slaughter
Number 2 on the list is
Wake to Slaughter
Wake to Slaughter
Choose up to two target creature cards in your graveyard. An opponent chooses one of them. Return that card to your hand. Return the other to the battlefield under your control. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Flashback {4}{B}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
. This is for sure the most go hard name on the list and fits a Death Metal / Deathcore band to a tee.
1. It That Betrays
Number 1 on the list, while it might not be the hardest name, it’s the one that got me thinking about this topic in the first place,
It That Betrays
It That Betrays
Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents of their choice.)
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent, put that card onto the battlefield under your control.
. I feel like this one is one that’s versatile enough that it could go with any style of metal band pretty easily.
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What cards do you think would make great band names? Are you in a band that’s a card name? Leave it in the comments!