diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/Lang.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/Lang.java
index bcbcfe17579..74cfb291e99 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/Lang.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/Lang.java
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package forge.util;
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /** 
  * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
@@ -115,13 +117,9 @@ public class Lang {
         return isVowel(word.trim().charAt(0));
     }
 
-    private static final char[] vowels = { 'a', 'i', 'e', 'o', 'u' };
+    private static final Pattern VOWEL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("[aeiou]", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
     public static boolean isVowel(char letter) {
-        char l = Character.toLowerCase(letter);
-        for (char c : vowels) {
-            if (c == l) return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        return VOWEL_PATTERN.matcher(String.valueOf(letter)).find();
     }
 
     public final static String[] numbers0 = new String[] {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
index 29d1e9c1f9b..6881c93ca72 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/CardFactoryUtil.java
@@ -2161,6 +2161,10 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
             final String[] k = parse.split(":");
             final String[] valid = k[1].split(",");
             String desc = k.length > 2 ? k[2] : k[1];
+            String article = Lang.startsWithVowel(desc) ? "an" : "a";
+            if (desc.equals("Creature")) {
+                desc = "creature"; //use lowercase for "Champion a creature"
+            }
 
             StringBuilder changeType = new StringBuilder();
             for (String v : valid) {
@@ -2172,7 +2176,7 @@ public class CardFactoryUtil {
 
             StringBuilder trig = new StringBuilder();
             trig.append("Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Card.Self | ");
-            trig.append("Execute$ ChampionAbility | TriggerDescription$ Champion a(n) ");
+            trig.append("Execute$ ChampionAbility | TriggerDescription$ Champion ").append(article + " ");
             trig.append(desc).append(" (When this enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you exile another ");
             trig.append(desc).append(" you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)");
 
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java
index c1419524c1a..6631c70e699 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/cost/Cost.java
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.game.card.CounterType;
 import forge.game.mana.ManaCostBeingPaid;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
+import forge.util.Lang;
 import forge.util.TextUtil;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
@@ -643,8 +643,6 @@ public class Cost {
      * <code>numNames="{zero, a, two, three, four, five, six, "{trunked}</code>
      */
     private static final String[] NUM_NAMES = { "zero", "a", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten" };
-    /** Constant <code>vowelPattern</code>. */
-    private static final Pattern VOWEL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^[aeiou]", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
     /**
      * Convert amount type to words.
@@ -686,7 +684,7 @@ public class Cost {
         if (i >= Cost.NUM_NAMES.length) {
             sb.append(i);
         }
-        else if ((1 == i) && Cost.VOWEL_PATTERN.matcher(type).find()) {
+        else if (i == 1 && Lang.startsWithVowel(type)) {
             sb.append("an");
         }
         else {