Iron Patriot Deck Dominates Marvel Snap

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 builds, effective gameplay strategies, and counters to this powerful addition.

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

Iron Patriot excels in card-generation decks, synergizing perfectly with Devil Dino and Victoria Hand. The core strategy revolves around generating high-cost cards and playing them at a discount. Here's a strong decklist:

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

Deck Synergies:

• Iron Patriot: Provides discounted high-cost cards, fueling the core strategy.
• Card Generation: Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's effect.
• Cost Reduction: Quinjet further discounts generated cards.
• Duplication: Frigga duplicates cards, amplifying effects like Iron Patriot's discount.
• Cost Protection: Mobius M. Mobius prevents opponent cost manipulation.
• Win Condition: Devil Dino leverages the generated hand 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 discount. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure the lane, but risk over-commitment.
2. Hand Management: Carefully manage your hand size to accommodate generated cards. Avoid playing generators like Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Maximize Duplication: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from cost reduction to maximize value.

How to Counter Iron Patriot

Two main counter-strategies exist: cost manipulation and hand clogging. Iron Patriot decks rely on energy and hand space. Cards that disrupt these are effective counters.

Strong counters include: US Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, Shadow King, and even junk archetype cards like Green Goblin and Hobgoblin. Valkyrie can also be effective against Victoria Hand-heavy decks.

Is Iron Patriot Worth It?

Iron Patriot is a strong addition, but not meta-defining like Arishem. Competitive players will find value in incorporating him, but he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass solely for him. F2P players can focus on Victoria Hand, enabling similar strategies without relying on Iron Patriot.