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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. This aligns perfectly with card-generation strategies, similar to past meta-defining decks. Below is an optimal deck build to maximize Iron Patriot's effectiveness 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 is supported by 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.
Synergies within the Iron Patriot Deck
- 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 cards, 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, utilizing hand size for powerful buffs.
Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay
Maximize Iron Patriot's potential with these strategies:
- Strategic Placement: Deploy Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early to ensure the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure the 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 utilizing Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reduction for maximum efficiency.
Countering Iron Patriot Strategies
Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation and hand/board space. Iron Patriot players need energy and space to function effectively.
Effective counters include U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King. The junk archetype (Green Goblin, Hobgoblin) also disrupts their 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 it valuable, but it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. F2P players can focus on Victoria Hand instead; she enables the same archetype without relying on Iron Patriot.
