Tactic Card Affiliation

[xxstevefoxxx]

Quick question. If your team is affiliated (ex. Uncanny X-men) and a character in your team does not have the affiliation (ex. Punisher). Does that character benefit from tactics cards that are specifically for that affiliation (ex. First Class).

[Negoldar]

Maybe, but usually no. 

First Class specifically calls out that it applies to Uncanny X-Men characters and Punisher is not part of that affiliation. 

Some cards like Cosmic Invigoration and Price of Failure do work on characters that are not affiliated with the card’s affiliation. 

[NewPalpatine]

With these cards, why do they used the terms “allied <Faction> characters” may have some effect. Are not the characters I’m bringing allied with my affiliation?  

Also, most affiliations are bolded, but on All According to Plan and Shadow Organization, the Criminal Syndicate is not. Should this be treated differently?

[Negoldar]

Many tactics cards effects are restricted to characters of a specific affiliation. If a given character isn’t part of the specified affiliation, they won’t be affected by the card. 

In the question above, Punisher isn’t on the Uncanny X-Men affiliation so he won’t benefit from First Class. 

Compare that to Price of Failure which is a Black Order affiliated card but it works on “alllied chararacters”, not “allied Black Order characters” so Punisher would be able to benefit from that card. 

For your second question, Shadow Organization and All According to Plan should not be treated differently.