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AMG have updated the organized play section with Criminal Syndicate being added to the affiliations. Black Cat, Bullseye, Crossbones, Green Goblin, Killmonger, M.O.D.O.K Mysterio and Taskmaster join Kingpin. No real surprises here I am keen to see what AMG do with Mysterio going forward though.

Cabal also got an update with Bullseye and Kingpin joining there ranks. Looks like a dual affiliation villain list is very possible possibly looking like this:

Red Skull, Kingpin, M.O.D.O.K, Bullseye, Killmonger, Taskmaster, Crossbones, Zemo, Green Goblin and any one other character. Taskmaster has rogue agent so can count as Cabal for determining affiliation. Can't wait to put this sort of roster on the table and see if the bad guys can win big.



The bigger news is that the banned and restricted lists have been updated. The banned list is one card, Drop off. Not that surprising it is a super powerful card that is difficult to counter. The restricted list is much more interesting. For context when in an organized play event you can only have 2 cards from the restricted list. the cards are Brace for impact, Doomed Prophecy, Field Dressing, Medpack and Patch Up. Three of these cards remove damage and Brace seems to be everywhere. AMG explained that these cards have been "auto includes" in alot of rosters and squads this allows for players to have more diversity.

What does this mean for MCP going forward? I think that this is a good move and the restricted and banned lists have been a concept in this game since release. While it is never fun to learn a card is not playable in an event, AMG have openly said that this will never happen to characters only cards such as tactics cards, gems or crisis cards. So your pride and joy of a model that you poured you malice, hate and will to dominate will never be left on the sidelines. Keeping the game as balanced as possible is important and sacrificing a handful of cards to the nerf gods is a small price to pay for an enjoyable experience for all players.

I am excited to see what new combos of tactics card people can come up with hopefully you are too.

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