Precise Strike

Functional Reprint Necessity

Why are there so many functional reprints of cards where the original would have fit just fine flavor-wise? E.g. did we need Illusory Wrappings in AKH when Reduce In Stature would have fit just as well? Or Precise Strike for Kindled Fury in AER?

If the flavor was a perfect fit, we would have used it.

Card Printing Flavor Illusory Wrappings Kindled Fury Precise Strike Reduce in Stature Reprints

Kindled Fury vs Precise Strike

"Sometimes the old name is problematic on the new plane." Isn't the name Kindled Fury universal? There's no particular attachment to any particular plane, and it would probably make sense given how Aether Revolt was about the anger of the inventors. Precise Strike just seems like a waste of name space.

Kindled Fury has a very different flavor from Precise Strike and the former didn’t convey creatively what they needed the card to convey.

Aether Revolt Flavor Kindled Fury Precise Strike Revolt

Functional Reprints Justification

What is the justification for functional reprints such as Precise Strike (Kindled Fury)? It seems to pointlessly eat up name space.

Sometimes the old name is problematic on the new plane.

Card Printing Kindled Fury Precise Strike Reprints

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