Marvel Snap: The Best Iron Patriot Deck

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

Marvel Snap's Dark Avengers season introduces Iron Patriot, a powerful two-cost, three-power card that adds a high-cost card to your hand, potentially with a significant cost reduction. This guide explores optimal deck builds, effective gameplay strategies, and effective counters for this Season Pass card.

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

This deck synergizes Iron Patriot with Devil Dino and Victoria Hand, creating a potent card-generation engine. The core consists of:

Frigga can be substituted with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.

Synergies:

• Iron Patriot provides discounted high-cost cards, fueling the strategy.
• Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's ability.
• Quinjet further discounts generated cards.
• Frigga duplicates cards, amplifying Victoria's effect and potentially doubling Iron Patriot's impact.
• Mobius protects against cost manipulation.
• Devil Dino serves as the win condition, leveraging hand size 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 chance of winning the location and triggering the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure the lane, but risk over-commitment.
2. Hand Management: Carefully manage your hand size, especially with Devil Dino as your win condition. Only play card generators when you have space for the additional cards. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Maximize Duplication: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reductions to maximize value.

How to Counter Iron Patriot

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

• Cost Manipulation: Cards like US Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King interfere with card costs.
• Hand Clogging: The junk archetype (Green Goblin, Hobgoblin) disrupts 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 to competitive decks, but it won't revolutionize the meta. While valuable for competitive players, it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass for free-to-play players. Victoria Hand offers similar card-generation potential without relying on Iron Patriot.