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• The Best Deck for Iron Patriot
• Effective Iron Patriot Gameplay
• Countering Iron Patriot Strategies
• Is Iron Patriot a Valuable Acquisition?

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, echoing the success of Devil Dino decks. Below is an optimal deck build to leverage 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 synergy is amplified by including Sentinel, Quinjet, Valentina, Mirage, Frigga, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, Agent Coulson, and Kate Bishop.

Frigga can be substituted 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, activating 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 the lane, but risk over-commitment.
2. Hand Management: If Devil Dino is your win condition, carefully manage 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 reduction to maximize value.

Countering Iron Patriot Strategies

Counter Iron Patriot decks by disrupting cost manipulation and hand/board space. Iron Patriot players need energy and space to function. Cards that interfere with these aspects are effective counters.

Effective counter cards include U.S. 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 Worth It?

Iron Patriot is a valuable addition, though not meta-defining like Arishem. Competitive players will find it useful. However, it doesn't justify purchasing the premium pass for F2P players. Victoria Hand offers similar card-generation capabilities without requiring Iron Patriot.