Captain America: I have a question about the Living Legend constant ability on the alter-ego side of Steve Rogers/Captain…

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I have a question about the Living Legend constant ability on the alter-ego side of Steve Rogers/Captain America – it reads “Reduce the cost of the first ally played each round by 1.” I understand that if I start the round in hero form and an ally is played before I flip down to alter-ego, then any subsequently played ally will not get a discount, because the game ‘remembers’ there was an ally already played that round.

But, how does it work when I start the round in Alter-Ego form, flip up to hero form, and then play an ally (with no allies having been played earlier that round)? Does the game ‘remember’ that the first ally played this round gets a discount? Or does it ‘forget’ as soon as Steve leaves play? In short, is Living Legend a delayed effect that persists after you flip to hero form?

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