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- The Best Deck for Iron Patriot
- Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay
- Countering Iron Patriot
- Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?
Marvel SNAP's Dark Avengers season introduces Iron Patriot, a premium Season Pass card. This two-cost, three-power card adds a high-cost card to your hand upon reveal, potentially with a cost reduction. This aligns perfectly with card-generation strategies, reminiscent of Devil Dino's dominance. This guide details an optimal deck to leverage 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 synergy is amplified by including 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 provides a discounted high-cost card, fueling the strategy.
- Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's effect.
- 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, 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 secure the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can also secure his lane, but risk overspending.
- Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage your hand size. Use card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
- Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: Utilize duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reductions for maximum impact.
Countering Iron Patriot
Two primary counter-strategies exist: cost manipulation and board clogging. Iron Patriot decks require energy and hand/board space. Interfering with these aspects is key.
Effective counters include U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King. Junk archetype cards like Green Goblin and Hobgoblin also disrupt the strategy. Valkyrie can remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.
Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?
Iron Patriot isn't meta-defining like Arishem, but a valuable addition for competitive players. However, it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass. F2P players should prioritize Victoria Hand, enabling similar strategies without Iron Patriot's reliance.
