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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, reminiscent of Devil Dino's dominance. Here's 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 effectively with Sentinel, Quinjet, Valentina, Mirage, Frigga, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, Agent Coulson, and Kate Bishop.
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Consider replacing Frigga 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.
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. The cost reduction only activates if you win the location the following turn. 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. Play card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
- Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from Iron Patriot's discount to maximize value.
Countering Iron Patriot Strategies
Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation or clogging the board. Iron Patriot players need energy and space (hand and board) to function. Cards interfering with these aspects are effective counters.
Strong counters include US 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 can focus on Victoria Hand instead, achieving similar card-generation strategies without relying on Iron Patriot.
