diff --git a/cockatrice/resources/help/search.md b/cockatrice/resources/help/search.md
index 917f9482e..7d707b0d1 100644
--- a/cockatrice/resources/help/search.md
+++ b/cockatrice/resources/help/search.md
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@ In this list of examples below, each entry has an explanation and can be clicked
 <dt>Grouping:</dt>
 <dd><a href="#t:angel -(angel or c:w)">t:angel -(angel or c:w)</a> <small>(Any angel that doesn't have angel in its name and isn't white)</small></dd>
 
+<dt>Regular Expression:</dt>
+<dd>[/^fell/](#/^fell/) <small>(Any card name that begins with "fell")</small></dd>
+<dd>[o:/counter target .* spell/](#o:/counter target .* spell/) <small>(Any card text with "counter target *something* spell")</small></dd>
+<dd>[o:/for each .* and\/or .*/](#o:/for each .* and\/or .*/) <small>(/'s can be escaped with a \)</small></dd>
+
 </dl>
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/filters/filter_string.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/filters/filter_string.cpp
index e99805541..f5e9d69e9 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/filters/filter_string.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/filters/filter_string.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <QByteArray>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QString>
 #include <functional>
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ QueryPart <- NotQuery / SetQuery / RarityQuery / CMCQuery / FormatQuery / PowerQ
 
 NotQuery <- ('NOT' ws/'-') SomewhatComplexQueryPart
 SetQuery <- ('e'/'set') [:] FlexStringValue
-OracleQuery <- 'o' [:] RegexString
+OracleQuery <- 'o' [:] MatcherString
 
 
 CMCQuery <- ('cmc'/'mv') ws? NumericExpression
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ ColorEx <- Color / [mc]
 
 ColorQuery <- [cC] 'olor'? <[iI]?> <[:!]> ColorEx*
 
-FieldQuery <- String [:] RegexString / String ws? NumericExpression
+FieldQuery <- String [:] MatcherString / String ws? NumericExpression
 
 NonDoubleQuoteUnlessEscaped <- '\\\"'. / !["].
 NonSingleQuoteUnlessEscaped <- "\\\'". / !['].
@@ -52,8 +53,14 @@ String <- SingleApostropheString / UnescapedStringListPart+ / ["] <NonDoubleQuot
 StringValue <- String / [(] StringList [)]
 StringList <- StringListString (ws? [,] ws? StringListString)*
 StringListString <- UnescapedStringListPart+
-GenericQuery <- RegexString
-RegexString <- String
+GenericQuery <- MatcherString
+
+# A String that can either be a normal string or a regex search string
+MatcherString <- RegexMatcher / NormalMatcher
+
+NormalMatcher <- String
+RegexMatcher <- '/' RegexMatcherString '/'
+RegexMatcherString <- ('\\/' / !'/' .)+
 
 FlexStringValue <- CompactStringSet / String / [(] StringList [)]
 CompactStringSet <- StringListString ([,+] StringListString)+
@@ -261,14 +268,22 @@ static void setupParserRules()
         return QString::fromStdString(std::string(sv.sv()));
     };
 
-    search["RegexString"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> StringMatcher {
+    search["NormalMatcher"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> StringMatcher {
         auto target = std::any_cast<QString>(sv[0]);
-        return [=](const QString &s) {
-            auto sanitizedTarget = QString(target);
-            sanitizedTarget.replace("\\\"", "\"");
-            sanitizedTarget.replace("\\'", "'");
-            return s.contains(sanitizedTarget, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-        };
+        auto sanitizedTarget = QString(target);
+        sanitizedTarget.replace("\\\"", "\"");
+        sanitizedTarget.replace("\\'", "'");
+        return [=](const QString &s) { return s.contains(sanitizedTarget, Qt::CaseInsensitive); };
+    };
+
+    search["RegexMatcher"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> StringMatcher {
+        auto target = std::any_cast<QString>(sv[0]);
+        auto regex = QRegularExpression(target, QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption);
+        return [=](const QString &s) { return regex.match(s).hasMatch(); };
+    };
+
+    search["RegexMatcherString"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> QString {
+        return QString::fromStdString(sv.token_to_string());
     };
 
     search["OracleQuery"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> Filter {