Marvel Snap: The Best Iron Patriot Deck

Mastering Marvel Snap's Iron Patriot: Deck Strategies, Counters, and Value

Marvel Snap's Dark Avengers season introduces Iron Patriot, a premium Season Pass card. This 2-Cost, 3-Power card adds a high-Cost card to your hand, potentially with a significant cost reduction. This guide explores optimal deck builds, effective gameplay strategies, counters, and whether Iron Patriot is worth the investment.

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

Iron Patriot excels in card-generation decks, synergizing particularly well with Devil Dino and Victoria Hand. A strong deck incorporating this synergy includes:

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

Synergies:

• Iron Patriot: Provides a discounted high-Cost card, fueling the core strategy.
• Card Generation: Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's ability.
• Cost Reduction: Quinjet further discounts generated cards.
• Duplication: Frigga duplicates a card, maximizing Victoria Hand's effect and potentially doubling key abilities.
• Cost Protection: Mobius M. Mobius prevents cost manipulation by opponents.
• Win Condition: Devil Dino leverages the generated cards for powerful buffs.

How to Play Iron Patriot Effectively

1. Strategic Placement: Play Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early to maximize the discount. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure the lane, but risk over-commitment.
2. Hand Management: Carefully manage your hand size, especially if Devil Dino is your win condition. Only play card generators when you have room in your hand (avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand).
3. Maximize Duplication: When using duplication effects (like Moon Girl), play her after utilizing Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reduction to maximize value.

How to Counter Iron Patriot

Counter Iron Patriot by disrupting energy and hand space:

• Cost Manipulation: US Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King interfere with card costs.
• Hand Clogging: Green Goblin and Hobgoblin (Junk archetype) disrupt the opponent's strategy.
• Buff Removal: Valkyrie can remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot Worth It?

Iron Patriot is a strong addition, valuable for competitive players. However, it doesn't fundamentally change the meta. F2P players can safely skip purchasing the premium pass and focus on Victoria Hand, as she enables similar strategies without relying on Iron Patriot.