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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. His ability makes him a key component of card-generation decks, similar to Devil Dino's previous meta dominance. This guide details an optimal deck build to leverage Iron Patriot's strengths.

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.

Card Cost Power Iron Patriot 2 3 Devil Dino 5 3 Victoria Hand 2 3 Mobius M. Mobius 3 3 Sentinel 2 3 Quinjet 1 2 Moon Girl 4 5 Valentina 2 3 Agent Coulson 3 4 Mirage 2 2 Kate Bishop 2 3 Frigga 3 4

Frigga can be substituted with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.

Iron Patriot Deck Synergies

• Iron Patriot provides a discounted high-cost card, 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, utilizing hand size for powerful buffs.

Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay

Maximize Iron Patriot's potential with these strategies:

1. Strategic Placement: Play 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 his lane, but risk over-commitment.
2. 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.
3. Prioritize Discounted Duplicates: When using duplication effects like Moon Girl, utilize her after Iron Patriot's discount or other cost reductions for maximum impact.

Countering Iron Patriot Strategies

Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting their energy and hand management:

• Cost Manipulation & Clogging: Cards like US Agent, Cosmo, Iceman, Wave, Sandman, and Shadow King interfere with energy and board space.
• Junk Archetype: Green Goblin and Hobgoblin disrupt opponent strategies.
• Valkyrie: A counter to Victoria Hand, removing crucial buffs.

Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Card?

Iron Patriot is a strong addition, but not meta-defining like Arishem. Competitive players will find him valuable, but he doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass for F2P players. Victoria Hand offers similar card-generation potential without relying on Iron Patriot.