Iron Patriot Dominates Marvel Snap's Battleground

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• The Best Deck for Iron Patriot
• Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay
• Countering Iron Patriot
• Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?

Marvel SNAP's Dark Avengers season introduces Iron Patriot, a premium Season Pass card. This two-cost, three-power card adds a high-cost card to your hand, potentially with a cost reduction. This aligns perfectly with card-generation strategies, echoing the success of Devil Dino. This guide outlines an optimal deck to leverage Iron Patriot's strengths.

Iron Patriot (2–3)

On Reveal: Add a random 4, 5, or 6-Cost card to your hand. If you’re winning this location after the next turn, give it -4 Cost.

Series: Season Pass

Season: Dark Avengers

Release: January 7, 2025

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

Iron Patriot excels in card-generation decks alongside Devil Dino and Victoria Hand. This synergy is enhanced by Sentinel, Quinjet, Valentina, Mirage, Frigga, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, Agent Coulson, and Kate Bishop.

Consider replacing Frigga with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.

Iron Patriot Deck Synergies

• Iron Patriot provides a discounted high-cost card, driving the strategy.
• Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's effect.
• Quinjet further reduces the cost of generated cards.
• Frigga duplicates a card, activating Victoria's effect and potentially doubling key abilities.
• Mobius M. Mobius protects against cost manipulation by opponents.
• Devil Dino serves as the win condition, leveraging hand size for powerful buffs.

Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay

Maximize Iron Patriot's potential with these strategies:

1. Strategic Placement: Play Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early to ensure the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure the lane, but risk overspending.
2. Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage your hand size. Play card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: When using duplication effects like Moon Girl, prioritize playing her after utilizing Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reductions.

Countering Iron Patriot

Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation or clogging the board. Iron Patriot players need energy and hand/board space. Cards that interfere with these aspects are effective counters.

Effective counters include U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King. Junk archetype cards like Green Goblin and Hobgoblin can also disrupt the strategy. Valkyrie can remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?

Iron Patriot is a valuable addition but won't revolutionize the meta. Competitive players will find it useful. However, it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. Free-to-play players can focus on Victoria Hand, which enables similar strategies without Iron Patriot.