Actual card shows starting threat as 2 plus 3 Hinder per player (so 5 in solo).
Not too bad to defeat but will cause horrendous problems if left alone as Suggestion obligations will rapidly as that too the main scheme!
Helps to alleviate the 'feels bad' when you get your identity ally but not the Team-Up card (e.g. getting Luke Cage as Jessica Jones but no Unbreakable Bond). Also scaling with player count is nice so everyone at the table can find theirs too!
Can someone explain to me - I attach this card as an upgrade to Sam Wilson/Falcon - so their TITLE is now "Captain America"
It says "Exhaust Captain America" - does that mean I exhaust just this card? Or I have to Exhaust Falcon (my identity) since he's now "Captain America"
There are other cards, such as "Clarity of Purpose" that says "exhaust this card" referring to itself. So I don't understand why this doesn't just say that if the intention it to exhaust just this card and not my identity.
An excellent card for your economy, assuming you have enough valid targets in your deck to use it every turn it is out -- which means you might never want 3 copies in your deck, unless you build the entire deck around this card. Also important reminder: the traits on your Alter-Ego do not matter for this, as you can only use it in Hero form.
Here is a list of how many cards in each heroes' core deck qualify for Team-Building Exercise (Listed from most to least), to assist with determining whether or not it is worthwhile to include (and how many you might want to include). (List last updated September 24, 2026)
13/15: Iceman
10/15: Falcon, Phoenix, Spider-Ham
9/15: Angel, Ant-Man, Hercules
7/15: Cable (with Technovirus Purge), Psylocke
6/15: Thor
3/15: Black Panther (Shuri), Maria Hill,
2/15: Black Panther (T'Challa), Domino, Nick Fury, Winter Soldier
1/15: Adam Warlock, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Colossus, Cyclops, Daredevil, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, Drax, Echo, Gambit, Gamora, Hawkeye, Hulk, Hulkling, Ironheart, Jessica Jones, Jubilee, Luke Cage, Magik, Ms. Marvel, Nebula, Nova, Quicksilver, Rogue, Scarlet Witch, Shadowcat, She-Hulk, Spectrum, Spider-Woman, Tigra, Vision, War Machine, Wasp, Wolverine
0/15: Cable (without Technovirus Purge), Captain America, Ghost-Spider, Groot, Iron Man, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Rocket Raccoon, Silk, SP//dr, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Star-Lord, Venom, Wonder Man, X-23
I will add later heroes as comments to this one, should an edit feature be unavailable at that time. If I missed anything, please feel free to correct me below.
EDIT 1: Forgot about reaction and response cards not benefitting, as well as 0 cost cards; adjusted card counts down to accurate numbers.
Note that Team-Building Exercise is a Hero Action, so it cannot be used to play Hero Response (event) cards like Psionic Redirect and Telepathic Suggestion for Psylocke. So in Psylockes case it would be 7/15 playable cards.
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ShootTheCrow
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Thanks for the reminder! Psylocke (and a few other heroes) have been adjusted to their proper card counts. (RIP to Spider-Ham's 15/15 applicable cards)
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Gnatnab
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At first glance the stats are pretty average, even a little underwhelming, but how you combo Misty makes her absolutely top tier. First off, because she comes in with a tough card you've either got 2 blocks and 1 damage/thwart or 1 block and 4 damage/thwart. Pretty nice. But pair her with two other cards from this wave - Righteous Purpose and Defensive Formation and she gets nuts. A 2 health ally that can effectively do 12 damage/thwart or a combination thereof (even more if you just keep cycling through toughs) OR 9 damage/thwart and still block for you when the toughs run out. She pairs great with Luke Cage because Fogwell's Gym let's you get multiple uses in a turn but I can see her being a strong staple in many Defenders based teams.