Iron Man: What's My (Re)purpose? (Con of Heroes 2026)

This is a pretty run-of-the-mill Iron Man tech Repurpose deck, built around loading Tony up with tech upgrades and then cashing them in for big stat boosts. The trick is that Iron Man wants to keep his tech in play to increase his hand size, but Repurpose wants us to discard those same upgrades for a massive boost and a ready. The deck uses plenty of disposable tech to make that trade-off work, while giving us ways to ready Iron Man and keep attacking after we’ve pumped up his stats.

Building the Suit

Iron Man needs at least six tech upgrades in play to reach his maximum hand size of seven, so getting the suit built is the first priority. Fortunately, this deck has plenty of tech to get us there.

Energy Shield is a particularly nice addition. It costs zero, so it helps us build out the suit without eating into our resources. Forcefield Generator and Energy Barrier are the other important pieces of the puzzle. They provide protection while we're setting up, but they also give us disposable tech that we can sacrifice to Repurpose once we're ready to start swinging.

That disposable tech is especially useful because a fully built Iron Man doesn't really want to spend much time in alter ego. Once the suit is online, we'd rather stay in hero mode and make use of our upgraded stats. The defensive upgrades help keep us alive while we do exactly that.

Repurpose Is the Star

Repurpose is the main event. By discarding a tech upgrade, we get a substantial boost to one of our stats and ready Iron Man, letting us turn an upgrade into a big turn of action. The important detail is that we choose which stat to boost. ATK is the obvious choice when we want to hit the villain hard, but don't overlook THW when the board needs some threat removal.

The deck has several ways to take advantage of that boosted stat. Leading Blow lets us deal a little extra damage and potentially ready again, while Ever Vigilant gives us another way to ready Iron Man after we've invested in his stats. Between those cards and Repurpose itself, we can get a lot of mileage out of a single turn.

And don't forget that Repurpose doesn't have to mean boosting ATK every time. A big THW boost can be just as valuable if it clears a troublesome scheme or gets the board back under control.

Keeping the Suit Running

The rest of the tech package helps us build up and gives us more options when it's time to start sacrificing upgrades. Powered Gauntlets, Rocket Boots, Mark V Armor, and the other core Iron Man upgrades all contribute to the suit, while Energy Barrier and Forcefield Generator can serve double duty as protection and Repurpose fuel.

Repulsor Blast and Supersonic Punch provide additional damage without needing to rely entirely on basic attacks. Pepper Potts, Stark Tower, and Helicarrier help with resources and consistency, making it easier to pay for the upgrades and events we need.

The allies provide some extra utility, too. Spider-Byte is especially appealing as a free ally, while Nick Fury and War Machine offer useful support when we need another body on the board.

The Rest of the Deck

Ingenuity helps support the resource engine, and Establish Perimeter and Render Medical Aid give us player side schemes to work with. The deck's overall plan is fairly straightforward: build Iron Man's suit, use the cheap and disposable tech to get to that seven-card hand, then turn spare upgrades into big stat boosts and extra actions.

The main tension is deciding when to cash in your tech. Sacrifice too much too early and you risk losing the hand-size advantage that makes Iron Man so strong; hold on to everything forever and you're not making full use of Repurpose. Forcefield Generator and Energy Barrier help solve that problem by giving you upgrades that are useful to have in play but expendable when the time comes.

What's My (Re)purpose? is all about turning Iron Man's tech into momentum. Build the suit, stay in hero mode, and then start trading upgrades for big turns of attacking and thwarting. It's a familiar Iron Man strategy, but the extra disposable tech gives you more flexibility to protect yourself while setting up—and more options when you're ready to cash in.