diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java
index 80209bb43b1..ee83dda3787 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardFacePredicates.java
@@ -76,6 +76,51 @@ public final class CardFacePredicates {
         };
     }
 
+    static class ValidPredicate implements Predicate<ICardFace> {
+        private String valid;
+
+        public ValidPredicate(final String valid) {
+            this.valid = valid;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean apply(ICardFace input) {
+            String k[] = valid.split("\\.", 2);
+
+            if ("Card".equals(k[0])) {
+                // okay
+            } else if ("Permanent".equals(k[0])) {
+                if (input.getType().isInstant() || input.getType().isSorcery()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else if (!input.getType().hasStringType(k[0])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (k.length > 1) {
+                for (final String m : k[1].split("\\+")) {
+                    if (!hasProperty(input, m)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        static protected boolean hasProperty(ICardFace input, final String v) {
+            if (v.startsWith("non")) {
+                return !hasProperty(input, v.substring(3));
+            } else if (!input.getType().hasStringType(v)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Predicate<ICardFace> valid(final String val) {
+        return new ValidPredicate(val);
+    }
+
     public static class Presets {
         /** The Constant isBasicLand. */
         public static final Predicate<ICardFace> IS_BASIC_LAND = new Predicate<ICardFace>() {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java
index 7e35b96c0ca..4938ecb370e 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseCardNameEffect.java
@@ -105,17 +105,8 @@ public class ChooseCardNameEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
                     final String message = validDesc.equals("card") ? "Name a card" : "Name a " + validDesc + " card.";
 
                     Predicate<ICardFace> cpp = Predicates.alwaysTrue();
-                    if ( StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(valid, "nonland") ) {
-                        cpp = CardFacePredicates.Presets.IS_NON_LAND;
-                    }
-                    if ( StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(valid, "nonbasic") ) {
-                        cpp = Predicates.not(CardFacePredicates.Presets.IS_BASIC_LAND);
-                    }
-
-                    if ( StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(valid, "noncreature") ) {
-                        cpp = Predicates.not(CardFacePredicates.Presets.IS_CREATURE);
-                    } else if ( StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(valid, "creature") ) {
-                        cpp = CardFacePredicates.Presets.IS_CREATURE;
+                    if (sa.hasParam("ValidCards")) {
+                        cpp = CardFacePredicates.valid(valid);
                     }
 
                     chosen = p.getController().chooseCardName(sa, cpp, valid, message);