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- The Best Deck for Iron Patriot
- How to Play Iron Patriot Effectively
- How to Counter Iron Patriot
- Is Iron Patriot Worth It?
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 cost reduction. Iron Patriot's ability makes him a key component of card-generation decks, similar to Devil Dino's previous meta dominance. Here's a top-tier deck maximizing his potential in the current metagame.
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.
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Frigga can be substituted with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.
Iron Patriot Deck Synergies
- Iron Patriot provides discounted high-cost cards, 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 protects against cost manipulation by opponents.
- Devil Dino serves as the win condition, leveraging hand size for powerful buffs.
How to Play Iron Patriot Effectively
Maximize Iron Patriot's potential with these strategies:
- Strategic Placement: Play Iron Patriot in a location your opponent is unlikely to contest early to ensure the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure his lane, but risk overspending resources.
- Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage your hand size. Only play card generators when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
- Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: When using duplication effects like Moon Girl, play her 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 resource management (energy and hand/board space). Effective counters include cost manipulation and board clogging.
Cards like U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King are strong options. The junk archetype (Green Goblin, Hobgoblin) can also disrupt their strategy. Valkyrie can remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.
Is Iron Patriot Worth It?
Iron Patriot is a valuable addition to competitive decks, but won't revolutionize the meta like Arishem. While strong, he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. Free-to-play players can focus on Victoria Hand, enabling the same archetype without Iron Patriot's reliance.
