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- The Best Deck for Iron Patriot
- Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay
- Countering Iron Patriot Strategies
- Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?
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 upon reveal, potentially with a cost reduction. His ability makes him ideal for card-generation decks, similar to past Devil Dino strategies. Below is a top-tier deck leveraging Iron Patriot's strengths in the current meta.
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.
Frigga can be substituted with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.
Iron Patriot Deck Synergies
- Iron Patriot adds discounted high-cost cards, powering the deck's strategy.
- Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's ability.
- Quinjet further reduces card costs, improving playability.
- Frigga duplicates cards, 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:
- Strategic Placement: Play Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early to secure the win condition for the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can also secure the lane, but risk over-commitment.
- Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage your hand size. Only play card generators when your hand has space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
- Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reduction to maximize value.
Countering Iron Patriot Strategies
Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation and clogging the board. Iron Patriot players need energy and hand/board space. Cards interfering with these aspects are effective counters.
Effective counters include U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King. The junk archetype (Green Goblin, Hobgoblin) also disrupts the opponent's strategy. Valkyrie can remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.
Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?
Iron Patriot is a strong addition but won't revolutionize the meta like Arishem. Competitive players will find him valuable, but he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. F2P players can focus on Victoria Hand, which enables similar strategies without Iron Patriot's reliance.
