Unveiling the Dominance: Iron Patriot's Conquest in Marvel Snap

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

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 upon reveal, potentially with a cost reduction. This aligns perfectly with card-generation strategies, similar to past Devil Dino decks. Here's a top-tier deck leveraging Iron Patriot's potential in the current meta.

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 core trio is supported by Sentinel, Quinjet, Valentina, Mirage, Frigga, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, Agent Coulson, and Kate Bishop.

Card Cost Power Iron Patriot23 Devil Dino53 Victoria Hand23 Mobius M. Mobius33 Sentinel23 Quinjet12 Moon Girl45 Valentina23 Agent Coulson34 Mirage22 Kate Bishop23 Frigga34

Frigga can be replaced 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, enhancing Victoria's effect and potentially doubling key abilities.
• Mobius M. Mobius prevents cost manipulation by opponents.
• Devil Dino serves as the win condition, utilizing 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 resources.
2. Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage hand size. Only play card generators when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: When using duplication effects like Moon Girl, play her after utilizing Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reductions.

Countering Iron Patriot Strategies

Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation and hand/board space. Iron Patriot players need energy and space to function. Cards interfering 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 also disrupt the strategy. Valkyrie can remove critical buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?

Iron Patriot isn't meta-defining like Arishem, but a strong addition. Competitive players will find it valuable. However, it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. F2P players can focus on Victoria Hand, enabling similar strategies without Iron Patriot's reliance.