Top Iron Patriot Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

It’s time for the Dark Avengers to assemble with the first season pass for Marvel Snap in 2025. Leading the charge is Iron Patriot, and this guide delves deep into whether or not you should pick him up. Here are the best Iron Patriot decks in Marvel Snap.

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• How Iron Patriot Works in Marvel Snap
• Best Day One Iron Patriot Decks in Marvel Snap
• Is Iron Patriot Worth Buying the Season Pass For?

How Iron Patriot Works in Marvel Snap

Iron Patriot is a 2-cost, 3-power card with an ability that reads: “On Reveal: Add a random 4, 5, or 6-Cost card to your hand. If you’re winning here after the next turn, give it -4 Cost.”

This is one of the bigger text boxes Marvel Snap has seen, but Iron Patriot’s effect is straightforward. If you have room in your hand, Iron Patriot will give you a random 4, 5, or 6-cost card. If you have more power in the lane where Iron Patriot is placed the turn after you play him, the generated card will have -4 cost. This means a 4-cost card becomes 0 power, a 5-cost card becomes 1 power, and a 6-cost card becomes 2 power.

As you can imagine, certain pulls like Doctor Doom can lead to you winning the game; however, you’ll need to commit to Iron Patriot’s lane to do so. Cards like Juggernaut, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and Rocket Raccoon and Groot directly synergize with and counter Iron Patriot.

Best Day One Iron Patriot Decks in Marvel Snap

Like Hawkeye Kate Bishop before him, Iron Patriot is a versatile 2-cost card that can fit into multiple decks but excels in certain ones. I predict we’ll see him in Wiccan-style lists and nostalgic Devil Dinosaur hand-generation lists. Let’s explore the former first:

• Kitty Pryde
• Zabu
• Hydra Bob
• Psylocke
• Iron Patriot
• US Agent
• Rocket Raccoon and Groot
• Copycat
• Galacta
• Daughter of Galactus
• Wiccan
• Legion
• Alioth

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If you don’t have Hydra Bob, US Agent, or Rocket Raccoon and Groot, replace them with high-power cards of similar cost to maintain your curve for Wiccan. Wiccan and Alioth, the other Series 5 cards, are essential.

This deck is surprisingly strong, especially against the prevalent Doom 2099 meta. The goal is to get Wiccan off to have plenty of energy to play in the final turns, followed by playing Galacta to buff Kitty Pryde. US Agent can often win lanes single-handedly, but be cautious about placing your four-cost and above cards in his lane.

To maximize Iron Patriot’s effect, play Hydra Bob or Rocket Raccoon and Groot into the same lane. Copycat, with her respectable 5 power, is a great alternative. Consider placing Iron Patriot in the far right unrevealed lane to avoid your opponent countering with a card there.

If all goes well, you’ll have 7 energy on turn 5 and 8 energy on turn 6, allowing you to play multiple cards, including Alioth, while disrupting your opponent’s strategies with US Agent and Rocket Raccoon and Groot.

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The second deck brings back the classic Devil Dinosaur. While Iron Patriot can’t bring back Devil Dinosaur himself, pairing him with the Spotlight Cache card, Victoria Hand, shows promise. Here’s the list:

• Maria Hill
• Quinjet
• Hydra Bob
• Hawkeye Kate Bishop
• Iron Patriot
• Sentinel
• Victoria Hand
• Mystique
• Agent Coulson
• Shang-Chi
• Wiccan
• Devil Dinosaur

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The two Series 5 cards aside from Iron Patriot and Victoria Hand in this deck are Hydra Bob, Hawkeye Kate Bishop, and Wiccan. You can swap out Hydra Bob for a decent 1-cost alternative like Nebula, but Kate Bishop and Wiccan are crucial for this list.

If you’ve played Marvel Snap before, you know that Devil Dinosaur on turn 5 into Mystique and Agent Coulson was a strong final turn. However, sometimes your hand isn’t big enough to make Devil Dinosaur worth it. In such cases, you can use Wiccan to play all the random cards generated on the final turn and copy Victoria Hand with Mystique.

Moreover, Sentinel makes a strong return. Victoria Hand will turn subsequent Sentinels into 2-cost, 5-power cards (or 7 power with Mystique). With Quinjet on the board, you'll have 1-cost, 7-power cards, not to mention the card generated by Iron Patriot and Agent Coulson.

Is Iron Patriot Worth Buying the Season Pass For?

As a solid card in general (and less niche than something like the nerfed Surtur), Iron Patriot is good but not exceptional. You might regret skipping him a little, but it’s not the end of the world as there are many other 2-cost alternatives. However, if you enjoy hand-generation style decks, you should definitely consider spending $9.99 USD to get him along with the other benefits the Marvel Snap season pass offers.

And those are the best Iron Patriot decks in Marvel Snap.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.