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Friends of mine have came up with names for their decks and I need help coming up with one. My deck is a W/U Human deck that is based around flickering, bouncing, and watching Champion of the Parish grow in strength and swing as a 14/14 along with my best angels Angelic Overseer and Avacyn, Angel of Hope the only one I could think of was " The Resistance" as my humans pick off problems and chip away at the opponent's life, like a band of rebels. 

what's wrong with "WU Humans"?

Only iconic decks get their own name. Or combo decks which are usually named after breakfast foods. 

If I'm naming a deck, I usually just name it after a card in the deck that reflects the overall playstyle.

Hindering Light for stall, Spiraling Duelist for equip, Grim Flowering for self-mill, etc.

I think in general MTG players don't care to give their decks overblown names. The purpose of names is to give a bit more info on what the deck is. A "UR Storm" deck utilizes the Storm mechanic within the colors . "Second Breakfast" or "Eggs" is a more obscure name, but nonetheless has meaning: "Second" comes from Second Sunrise , while Breakfast/Eggs comes from the now-antiquated use of eggs (the deck uses similar artifacts that work better now).

In case you didn't know, "Bant", "Jund", "Rakdos" etc. are among the words coined by WotC to denote certain color combinations. If one of your friends is playing Jund, they are using .

In contrast, "The Resistance" tells me nothing about your deck. I don't know what types of names your friends give their decks, but "The Resistance" is certainly not something to be hastily adopted by the MTG community to name a new deck, unless there was some comedic reason to do so, etc. I'm not saying you aren't allowed to name your deck, but there is not a widely-accepted name for it beyond "WU Humans" and so it is more a personal choice. If you really need input from the MTG community, I would advise you give us more information about what cards in the deck.

You said your deck can linger......

Ever had your pet dog drop its guts in the room - and even after you leave, coming back after a smoke etc., you return to find the smell still there?
Could be a name in there for ya.  

"Preaching to the Angelic Choir"?

Yeah, that's all I got for now. 

Why not just call it "deck"

Best I've got so far is "Parish the Thought" and "Avacynce You Been Gone."

"White decks CAN bounce!"

~ Tim 

It sounds to me like you're describing an angelic overseer deck. That is what I would call a deck focused around early humans into angelic overseer . It's descriptive enough so that if you say the words angelic overseer to anyone they'll have an idea about what your deck is trying to do.

Dec 9, 2012 -- 6:42PM, Shadowchu wrote:

Only iconic decks get their own name. Or combo decks which are usually named after breakfast foods. 

Spike think. We are talking casual, the people who care about the game as a game.

Dec 9, 2012 -- 6:31PM, Kratos1810 wrote:

My deck is a W/U Human deck that is based around flickering, bouncing, and watching Champion of the Parish grow in strength and swing as a 14/14 along with my best angels Angelic Overseer and Avacyn, Angel of Hope ...

Booze run. It's obvious Champion is a party animal and all the flickering and bouncing represents booze runs to keep the party going.

Thanks All

Dec 9, 2012 -- 6:31PM, Kratos1810 wrote:

Friends of mine have came up with names for their decks and I need help coming up with one. My deck is a W/U Human deck that is based around flickering, bouncing, and watching Champion of the Parish grow in strength and swing as a 14/14 along with my best angels Angelic Overseer and Avacyn, Angel of Hope the only one I could think of was " The Resistance" as my humans pick off problems and chip away at the opponent's life, like a band of rebels. 

"Because One Time Is Not Enough"

Dec 10, 2012 -- 3:08AM, desolation_masticore wrote:

Dec 9, 2012 -- 6:42PM, Shadowchu wrote:

Only iconic decks get their own name. Or combo decks which are usually named after breakfast foods. 

Spike think. We are talking casual, the people who care about the game as a game.

Yeah, the competitive community don't care about the game because they put the most money per person into it. How many casual players do you know that have real life and modo collections? How many casual players buy a case of the new set? I cared about the game enough to stop playing when they changed the rules. Competitive players care enough to spend a ton of time play testing and brewing for major tournaments and to try to make Magic their career. Maybe different from your sense of care but don't deny it. 

I'm a casual competitive? I really like my overly-competitive FNM meta, it's a good training ground for PTQs and the like, I enjoy the challenge of trying to beat the really good players and their meta-honed netdecks (playing a budget meta-honed netdeck myself, that I was playing before it was a netdeck xD).

Only problem is I can't get to PTQs with enough regularity (read: ever) to qualify for anything. Also still budget.

Dec 9, 2012 -- 6:57PM, Weisse wrote:

In case you didn't know, "Bant", "Jund", "Rakdos" etc. are among the words coined by WotC to denote certain color combinations. If one of your friends is playing Jund, they are using .

I like it because it completely does nothing to describe a deck. RB control? Oh thats Rakdos, the guild thats about non-stop attacking and emptying your hand .

I name every deck I build; even if it is only for casual play. Maybe it's just because I'm a creative person (web designer by profession, background in graphic design), but I feel a need to personalize my own decks in this way. If I don't name it, it doesn't feel like a "real" deck to me.

How does "Disappearing Act" sound?

I really like the names people are coming up with! 

Dec 10, 2012 -- 11:03AM, Grishny wrote:

I name every deck I build; even if it is only for casual play. Maybe it's just because I'm a creative person (web designer by profession, background in graphic design), but I feel a need to personalize my own decks in this way. If I don't name it, it doesn't feel like a "real" deck to me.

Agreed, I truly cannot say I have a deck I like unless I can tell a bit of a story with it. Besides, sometimes it's fun to hear friends laugh when you bring out your Chatter of the Squirrel with Venom and Lure with a splash of Regeneration or groan when they see Murder in your Death Squared deck

All decks get named. It's just how creative you wanna be with that name. NOT naming your decks indicates two things. You don't care enough, or you're too uber-snob the think that anything not tier 1 Standard deserves a name. Or, I spose, that you just lack the creativity to name them. However, if you're playing this game, I don't think lack of creativity is gonna cut it as an excuse.

Dec 21, 2012 -- 9:32AM, Sacrifice wrote:

All decks get named. It's just how creative you wanna be with that name. NOT naming your decks indicates two things. You don't care enough, or you're too uber-snob the think that anything not tier 1 Standard deserves a name. Or, I spose, that you just lack the creativity to name them. However, if you're playing this game, I don't think lack of creativity is gonna cut it as an excuse.

Or you don't really need one, as you never name your deck to your opponent before playing. When was the last time you sat at a FNM and your opponent told you "this is my Angry Crocodiles deck"?

If it's a really good deck, it could be a way to psych them out. "This is my Polka Mons deck. It's fun." /derp eyes

I've always just called it a flicker deck since that is the main idea of it.

Flicker Folks

Experienced Underpants

Well, rebels already exist. And yes, this is the infamous "dial back the power" block.

Anyway, for OP's deck, I still can't help but think Splash another color for the Powerpuff Girl. Gisela looks like she'd have a place in your deck instead of Overseer.

Got mildly hosed by Angelic Overseer last night. That thing is a pain.

Dec 29, 2012 -- 12:39PM, tehbeast wrote:

Got mildly hosed by Angelic Overseer last night. That thing is a pain.

Not really. Kill all their humans, then Tragic Slip or (in any non-Standard format) Bolt the Overseer.

Basically, Angelic Overseer is a pain if your only removal is Plummet and friends. Otherwise, she's no worse than any other angel. Certainly not as bad as Avacyn or Sigarda.