Ironheart is an S-Tier Marvel Snap card with the ability to give three random friendly cards +2 Power On Reveal. However, as a 0-Power card, she necessitates a strategic play, one that might confuse many beginners.
In this comprehensive Marvel Snap guide, players will discover valuable insights into this strategy and gain a blueprint for constructing an optimal Ironheart deck.
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The Best Deck for Ironheart
An ideal deck for Ironheart is an Odin-Wong lineup with the goal of retriggering her buff at least twice. To create this setup, players will need to pair Ironheart, Odin, and Wong with Onslaught, Mystique, Zabu, Magik, Sunspot, Jubilee, Howard the Deck, Iron Lad, and Jessica Jones.
|
Card |
Cost |
Power |
|---|---|---|
|
Ironheart |
3 |
0 |
|
Odin |
6 |
8 |
|
Wong |
4 |
2 |
|
Onslaught |
6 |
7 |
|
Iron Lad |
4 |
6 |
|
Jessica Jones |
4 |
4 |
|
Jubilee |
4 |
1 |
|
Mystique |
3 |
0 |
|
Sunspot |
1 |
0 |
|
Howard the Duck |
1 |
2 |
|
Zabu |
2 |
2 |
|
Magik |
3 |
2 |
Here’s a breakdown of the deck’s synergy:
- Ironheart: Buffs three random friendly cards with +2 Power.
- Odin: Activates On Reveal abilities in his location.
- Wong: On Reveal abilities always happen twice in his lane.
- Onslaught: Ongoing effects happen twice in his lane.
- Mystique: Copies the previous card’s text if it has an Ongoing effect.
- Iron Lad: Copies the text of the deck’s top card.
- Howard the Duck: Reveals the deck’s top card.
- Magik: Turns her location into Limbo. (Gives the game an extra round.)
- Sunspot: Earns +1 Power for each unspent Energy.
- Zabu: Reduces the Cost of 4-Cost cards by one.
- Jessica Jones: Gets +4 Power if players skip her lane the next round.
- Jubilee: Draws the decks’ top card to the board.
How to Play Ironheart
To maximize Ironheart’s potential as a powerhouse card, players should focus on retriggering her On Reveal effect. One effective strategy is to play Ironheart at Wong’s location, ensuring at least one additional buff. However, the most desirable scenario involves having Onslaught, Wong, and Odin target Ironheart, resulting in a minimum of four rounds with free boosters.
The following are possible combos for this Ironheart deck:
- Mystique, Wong, Ironheart, and Iron Lad. With this combination, Mystique copies Wong’s text, and Iron Lad copies Ironheart’s, resulting in four rounds or 3-Power buffs for three other cards.
- Wong, Ironheart, Onslaught. Played in this order, Onslaught would recreate Wong’s effect, which would quadruple Ironheart’s effect.
- Howard the Duck, Zabu, Iron Lad, Ironheart. In this combo, Zabu’s ability reduces the cost of Iron Lad, enabling players to play her as early as round three. Meanwhile, Howard the Duck’s ability to reveal the top card of the deck comes into play, assisting Iron Lad in copying Ironheart’s text.
- Zabu, Jubilee, Ironheart into Odin. With this combo, Jubilee can bring out Odin in the third or fourth round, preparing the deck for multiple Ironheart buffs—especially when Wong and Onslaught are drawn.
How to Counter Ironheart
Ironheart has an On Reveal effect, which can be countered with Cosmo. However, cards like Enchantress, Shan-Chi, and Shadow King are also excellent counterplays, as they disrupt the overall strategy of most Ironheart lineups. Also, since Ironheart is a 3-Cost, 0-Power card, Man-Thing can hit it with -2 Power, which could potentially slow the enemy down.
Marvel SNAP
- Released
- August 22, 2023
