Iron Patriot Emerges as Champion in Marvel Snap!

Marvel SNAP: Mastering the Iron Patriot Deck

Marvel SNAP's Dark Avengers season introduces Iron Patriot, a powerful two-cost, three-power card that adds a high-cost card to your hand, potentially with a significant cost reduction. This guide explores optimal strategies for using Iron Patriot, countering him, and assessing his overall value.

The Best Iron Patriot Deck

This deck synergizes Iron Patriot with Devil Dino and Victoria Hand, creating a potent card generation engine. Key cards include:

Synergies:

• Iron Patriot provides discounted high-cost cards, fueling the strategy.
• Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand's ability.
• Quinjet further discounts generated cards.
• Frigga duplicates cards, maximizing Victoria Hand's effect and potentially doubling key abilities.
• Mobius M. Mobius protects against cost manipulation.
• Devil Dino serves as the win condition, leveraging hand size for powerful buffs.

Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay

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, playing card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Duplicate Maximization: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from cost reductions to maximize value.

Countering Iron Patriot

Two main counter-strategies exist: cost manipulation and board clogging. Iron Patriot decks rely on energy and hand/board space. Cards disrupting these aspects are highly effective.

Effective counters include: U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, Shadow King, and even the junk archetype (Green Goblin, Hobgoblin). Valkyrie can also remove crucial buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot Worth It?

Iron Patriot is a strong addition to competitive decks, but won't revolutionize the meta. While valuable, he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass for F2P players. Victoria Hand offers similar card generation potential without relying on Iron Patriot.