<p>Band of Misfits only "becomes" another card once it is played. When it's in your hand, it only has the Action type and not the Reaction type, since it hasn't been played yet, so it can't be used to react to something.</p>

<p>Once it's in play, it is a copy of the card you choose until it leaves play, so you could, for example, play it as an Urchin, then play another Attack card and trash the BoM to gain a Mercenary. Or if there were some magical way to make Goons cost less than BoM (no official card does), then you could play BoM as Goons and then gain 1 VP token each time you bought a card.</p>

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2014-06-23T01:02:13.673Z
2014-06-23T01:02:13.673Z
ConMan
<p>No, you can't play it as a reaction card. Only cards labeled "Reaction" on the bottom can be played as reactions. Band of Misfits just says Action, so it may only be played during your turn.</p>

<p>When you do play it during your turn, if Moat is in the supply, you can certainly play it as a Moat, to get +2 Cards. But it doesn't copy another card until you actually <em>play</em> it, and you can't play it except as an action during your own turn, so you can't use it to get the protection from attack that Moat offers. When someone else plays an attack card, you have no opportunity to play an action card, so you can't play Band of Misfits then.</p>

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2014-06-21T19:00:04.177Z
2014-06-21T19:00:04.177Z
Cascabel
<p><em>Band of Misfits</em> is an imitation action card from Dark Ages expansion:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/buQRB.jpg" alt="Band of Misfits"></p>

<p>Suppose there are also reaction cards in the Supply, such as <em>Moat</em> or <em>Beggar</em>:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tUoTA.jpg" alt="Moat"> <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/f2rbk.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>For simplicity, I will refer to the player who has <em>Band of Misfits</em> in their hand as myself.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Can I play <em>Band of Misfits</em> as a reaction card when I am being attacked? The card says, "Play ...", which seems to mean that it can only be activated on my turn.</p></li>
<li><p>If I can play it as a reaction card, does it mean that it is still a <em>Moat</em> when my turn really comes?</p></li>
</ol>

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Can Band of Misfits be played as a reaction card?
StasK
# Can Band of Misfits be played as a reaction card?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-21)

*Band of Misfits* is an imitation action card from Dark Ages expansion:

![Band of Misfits](https://i.sstatic.net/buQRB.jpg)

Suppose there are also reaction cards in the Supply, such as *Moat* or *Beggar*:

![Moat](https://i.sstatic.net/tUoTA.jpg) ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/f2rbk.jpg)

For simplicity, I will refer to the player who has *Band of Misfits* in their hand as myself.

1. Can I play *Band of Misfits* as a reaction card when I am being attacked? The card says, "Play ...", which seems to mean that it can only be activated on my turn.
2. If I can play it as a reaction card, does it mean that it is still a *Moat* when my turn really comes?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-21. Score: 20 | Accepted answer

No, you can't play it as a reaction card. Only cards labeled "Reaction" on the bottom can be played as reactions. Band of Misfits just says Action, so it may only be played during your turn.

When you do play it during your turn, if Moat is in the supply, you can certainly play it as a Moat, to get +2 Cards. But it doesn't copy another card until you actually *play* it, and you can't play it except as an action during your own turn, so you can't use it to get the protection from attack that Moat offers. When someone else plays an attack card, you have no opportunity to play an action card, so you can't play Band of Misfits then.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-23. Score: 4

Band of Misfits only "becomes" another card once it is played. When it's in your hand, it only has the Action type and not the Reaction type, since it hasn't been played yet, so it can't be used to react to something.

Once it's in play, it is a copy of the card you choose until it leaves play, so you could, for example, play it as an Urchin, then play another Attack card and trash the BoM to gain a Mercenary. Or if there were some magical way to make Goons cost less than BoM (no official card does), then you could play BoM as Goons and then gain 1 VP token each time you bought a card.


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