Masked Bandits

Card Reference Consistency

Why don't cards refer to themselves as "this" more often, instead of writing out the full name? Artifact tokens refer to themselves as "this". Equipment refers to the equipped as "this". But then there are spells like Masked Bandits that include their own name 3 times. Wouldn't it be better for comprehension and searchability if Reclamation Sage and Conclave Naturalists had the exact same rules text?

“This” is often ambiguous in rules text, so it’s avoided in certain templates.

Artifacts Conclave Naturalists Equipment Masked Bandits Reclamation Sage Rules Spells Templating Tokens

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