Iron Patriot Dominates: Unlocking Success in Marvel Snap

Marvel Snap: Mastering Iron Patriot – Deck Guide and Counters

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, potentially with a significant cost reduction. This guide explores optimal deck builds, effective gameplay strategies, and counters to this powerful addition.

The Optimal Iron Patriot Deck

This deck leverages Iron Patriot's synergy with the classic card-generation archetype, similar to Devil Dino strategies. The core consists of Iron Patriot, Devil Dino, and Victoria Hand, supported by: Sentinel, Quinjet, Valentina, Mirage, Frigga, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, Agent Coulson, and Kate Bishop.

Deck Synergies:

• Iron Patriot: Provides a discounted high-cost card, fueling the strategy.
• Card Generation: Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, and Kate Bishop generate cards, triggering Victoria Hand.
• Cost Reduction: Quinjet further reduces generated card costs.
• Duplication & Value: Frigga duplicates cards, maximizing Victoria Hand's effect and potentially doubling key abilities. Mobius protects against cost manipulation.
• Win Condition: Devil Dino utilizes the generated hand for powerful buffs.

Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay

1. 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 next turn. Consider combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine for lane control, but avoid over-commitment.
2. Hand Management: Carefully manage your hand size, especially with Devil Dino as the win condition. Play card generators only when you have space. Avoid Agent Coulson with a full hand.
3. Maximizing Duplicates: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from cost reductions (Iron Patriot or Quinjet) to maximize value.

Countering Iron Patriot

Two main counter-strategies exist: Cost Manipulation and Clogging. Iron Patriot decks rely on energy and hand/board space. Interfering with these aspects disrupts their strategy.

Effective counters include: U.S. Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, Shadow King, and even the junk archetype (Green Goblin, Hobgoblin). Valkyrie can also be a strong counter by removing Victoria Hand's buffs.

Is Iron Patriot Worth It?

While not meta-defining like Arishem, Iron Patriot is a valuable addition for competitive players. However, it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass for F2P players. Victoria Hand offers similar card-generation potential without relying on Iron Patriot.