Iron Patriot Shines in Unstoppable Marvel Snap Deck

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

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. His ability makes him ideal for card-generation decks, similar to past Devil Dino strategies. Here's a top-tier deck to maximize his potential.

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 synergizes well with 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

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

Iron Patriot Deck Synergies

• Iron Patriot provides a discounted high-cost card, driving the deck's strategy.
• Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's ability.
• Quinjet further reduces the cost of generated cards.
• Frigga duplicates a card, enhancing Victoria's effect and potentially doubling key abilities like Iron Patriot's.
• 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 secure the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can also secure his lane, but risk over-commitment.
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. Duplicate Optimization: When using duplication effects like Moon Girl, play her after utilizing Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reduction to maximize value.

Countering Iron Patriot Strategies

Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting their energy and hand management:

• Cost Manipulation & Clogging: Cards that interfere with energy and board space are effective. US Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King are good options.
• Junk Archetype: Green Goblin and Hobgoblin disrupt opponent strategies.
• Valkyrie: A clever counter to Victoria Hand decks, removing crucial buffs.

Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Addition?

Iron Patriot is a strong addition, but not meta-defining like Arishem. Competitive players will find him valuable. However, he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass for F2P players; Victoria Hand offers similar card-generation synergy without Iron Patriot's reliance.