Mega-Marvel Deck: Iron Patriot Dominates Snap

Mastering Marvel Snap's Iron Patriot: Deck Guide, Strategies, and Counters

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 deck builds, effective gameplay strategies, and counters to this formidable card.

The Best Deck for Iron Patriot

This deck leverages Iron Patriot's synergy with the 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.

(Frigga can be replaced with Cosmo to mitigate opponent counter-strategies.)

Deck Synergies:

• Iron Patriot: Adds a discounted high-cost card, fueling the strategy.
• Card Generators (Valentina, Sentinel, Mirage, Agent Coulson, Moon Girl, Kate Bishop): Trigger Victoria Hand's ability.
• Quinjet: Further discounts generated cards.
• Frigga: Duplicates a card, maximizing Victoria Hand's effect and potentially doubling key abilities.
• Mobius M. Mobius: Protects against cost manipulation.
• Devil Dino: The win condition, leveraging hand size for powerful buffs.

How to Play Iron Patriot Effectively

1. Strategic Placement: Play Iron Patriot in a lane your opponent is unlikely to contest early. Winning this location on the next turn activates the cost reduction. Combos like Ebony Maw + War Machine can secure the lane, but risk over-commitment.
2. Hand Management: Carefully manage your hand size, especially with Devil Dino as your win condition. Only play card generators when you have space.
3. Maximize Duplicates: Use duplication effects like Moon Girl after benefiting from cost reduction to maximize value.

How to Counter Iron Patriot

Two main counter-strategies exist: cost manipulation and hand 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 junk archetype cards like Green Goblin and Hobgoblin. Valkyrie can also be a cheeky response, removing critical buffs from Victoria Hand.

Is Iron Patriot Worth It?

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