diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/crafting/TraitIngredient.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/crafting/TraitIngredient.java
index 9e4ac345..71d049e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/crafting/TraitIngredient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/crafting/TraitIngredient.java
@@ -23,12 +23,20 @@ public record TraitIngredient (
             RecordCodecBuilder.<TraitIngredient>create(instance -> instance.group(
                     SpellTraits.CODEC.optionalFieldOf("min").forGetter(TraitIngredient::min),
                     SpellTraits.CODEC.optionalFieldOf("max").forGetter(TraitIngredient::max)
-            ).apply(instance, TraitIngredient::new))
+            ).apply(instance, TraitIngredient::new)).flatXmap(
+                    ingredient -> !ingredient.isEmpty() ? DataResult.success(ingredient) : DataResult.error(() -> "No min or max supplied for ingredient"),
+                    ingredient -> DataResult.success(ingredient)
+            )
     ).flatXmap(
             either -> either.left().or(either::right).map(DataResult::success).orElseGet(() -> DataResult.error(() -> "Invalid traits")),
-            ingredient -> DataResult.success(ingredient.max.isPresent() ? Either.left(ingredient) : Either.right(ingredient))
+            ingredient -> DataResult.success(ingredient.max.isEmpty() ? Either.left(ingredient) : Either.right(ingredient))
     );
 
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return min.filter(SpellTraits::isPresent).isEmpty()
+            && max.filter(SpellTraits::isPresent).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean test(SpellTraits t) {
         boolean minMatch = min.map(m -> t.includes(m)).orElse(true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/SpellTraits.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/SpellTraits.java
index 85107bb6..d03288f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/SpellTraits.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/SpellTraits.java
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ public final class SpellTraits implements Iterable<Map.Entry<Trait, Float>> {
     private static Map<Identifier, SpellTraits> REGISTRY = new HashMap<>();
     static final Map<Trait, List<Item>> ITEMS = new HashMap<>();
 
-    public static final Codec<SpellTraits> CODEC = Codec.unboundedMap(Trait.CODEC, Codec.FLOAT).flatXmap(map -> {
-        return fromEntries(map.entrySet().stream()).map(DataResult::success).orElseGet(() -> DataResult.error(() -> "No traits were supplied"));
-    }, traits -> DataResult.success(traits.traits));
+    public static final Codec<SpellTraits> CODEC = Codec.unboundedMap(Trait.CODEC, Codec.FLOAT).flatXmap(
+            map -> DataResult.success(fromEntries(map.entrySet().stream()).orElse(EMPTY)),
+            traits -> DataResult.success(traits.traits)
+    );
 
     public static void load(Map<Identifier, SpellTraits> newRegistry) {
         REGISTRY = new HashMap<>(newRegistry);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/Trait.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/Trait.java
index e43b001a..bc39e514 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/Trait.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/ability/magic/spell/trait/Trait.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public enum Trait implements CommandArgumentEnum<Trait> {
 
     private static final Map<Identifier, Trait> IDS = Arrays.stream(values()).collect(Collectors.toMap(Trait::getId, Function.identity()));
     @Deprecated
-    private static final EnumCodec<Trait> NAME_CODEC = StringIdentifiable.createCodec(Trait::values);
+    private static final EnumCodec<Trait> NAME_CODEC = StringIdentifiable.createCodec(Trait::values, String::toLowerCase);
     @Deprecated
     private static final EnumCodec<Trait> ID_CODEC = StringIdentifiable.createCodec(Trait::values, i -> "unicopia:" + i);
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public enum Trait implements CommandArgumentEnum<Trait> {
 
     @Deprecated
     public static Optional<Trait> fromName(String name) {
-        return Optional.ofNullable(NAME_CODEC.byId(name.toUpperCase()));
+        return Optional.ofNullable(NAME_CODEC.byId(name));
     }
 
     public static EnumArgumentType<Trait> argument() {