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 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 building, effective gameplay, counter strategies, and ultimately, whether Iron Patriot is worth the investment.

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

This deck synergizes Iron Patriot with the classic Devil Dino and Victoria Hand archetype. The core consists of:

• Iron Patriot (2/3): The centerpiece, adding and discounting high-cost cards.
• Devil Dino (5/3): The win condition, leveraging hand size for powerful buffs.
• Victoria Hand (2/3): Triggers on card generation, crucial for maximizing the deck's potential.

Supporting cards enhance this synergy:

Synergies:

• Iron Patriot fuels the strategy by adding discounted high-cost cards.
• Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand.
• Quinjet further discounts generated cards.
• Frigga duplicates a card, maximizing Victoria's effect. Cosmo provides a counter to opponent's cost manipulation.
• Mobius protects against cost manipulation from opponents.
• Devil Dino is the win condition, utilizing the generated cards for massive power boosts.

How to Play Iron Patriot Effectively

1. Strategic Placement: Play Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early. Winning this location on the next turn activates the cost reduction. Consider combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine for lane control, but avoid over-committing.
2. Hand Management: Carefully manage your hand size, especially if Devil Dino is your win condition. Play card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Duplicate Maximization: Utilize duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reduction for maximum value.

How to Counter Iron Patriot

Two main counter strategies exist: cost manipulation and hand clogging. Iron Patriot decks need energy and hand space. Cards disrupting these aspects are effective counters.

Strong counters include: US Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, Shadow King, and even Green Goblin/Hobgoblin (junk archetype). Valkyrie can also remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot Worth It?

Iron Patriot is a powerful addition, particularly for competitive players. However, he doesn't redefine the meta. While valuable, he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass solely for him. F2P players can focus on Victoria Hand, achieving similar card-generation strategies without relying on Iron Patriot.