Am I correct that you if I used temporary alliance to add IG-88 to my imperial squad I would have to use the 2nd mercenary slot for "Focused on the kill" if I wanted to use that version of IG-88? I think this is true but was thinking how FFGs use of upgrade cards instead of skirmish deployment cards will affect things, especially with the future upgrade cards for Han, Chewy, and Vader.

As a related question, is there any reason a mercenary squad can't include a card like Heroic Effort with the merc temporary alliance? May be useful with a bounty hunter team to add "heroic effort" and "balance of the force".

7 minutes ago, aceckert said:

Am I correct that you if I used temporary alliance to add IG-88 to my imperial squad I would have to use the 2nd mercenary slot for "Focused on the kill" if I wanted to use that version of IG-88? I think this is true but was thinking how FFGs use of upgrade cards instead of skirmish deployment cards will affect things, especially with the future upgrade cards for Han, Chewy, and Vader.

As a related question, is there any reason a mercenary squad can't include a card like Heroic Effort with the merc temporary alliance? May be useful with a bounty hunter team to add "heroic effort" and "balance of the force".

Unfortunately it won't work, since Temporary Alliance only allows you to bring over out-of-faction Deployment cards. Cards like Focused on the Kill and Heroic Effort are "Skirmish Upgrades", which don't count as deployment cards.

Did you intend on posting this in the campaign forum? Because you cannot use those cards in campaign.

That said, I am running a campaign that uses the skirmish cards for IG88, Vader, Han, & Chewie, when you pay for those characters and i think it works well.

The "Deployment Cards" entry on page 11 should include the
following bullet:
"Some Deployment cards have the Skirmish Upgrade trait. Rules
and abilities that reference Deployment cards do not affect, do not
include, and cannot manipulate Skirmish Upgrade cards unless
the rule or ability states otherwise."
For example, a player cannot use the card "Temporary Alliance"
to add Skirmish Upgrade cards from other factions to his army.
Or, as another example, when using "Take Initiative," players
cannot choose to exhaust one of their Skirmish Upgrade cards.

2 hours ago, Deadwolf said:

Did you intend on posting this in the campaign forum? Because you cannot use those cards in campaign.

That said, I am running a campaign that uses the skirmish cards for IG88, Vader, Han, & Chewie, when you pay for those characters and i think it works well.

So in the campaign you are paying the threat for chewy then subtracting the -4 for Wookie Avenger?

15 minutes ago, aceckert said:

So in the campaign you are paying the threat for chewy then subtracting the -4 for Wookie Avenger?

Chewie would be 11, yes. As well as the +1 dmg, free slam, & and once per mission focus+reactivation after a character is defeated (wounded).

But as I said, only when you pay with threat for that character.