10 Times Iron Man Outsmarted Everyone
5. Beating Magneto
Fighting a man who can bend metal to his will while in a suit made entirely of metal would be genuine suicide for pretty much anyone - anyone, that is, except Iron Man himself.
Because in the Avengers vs. X-Men 2012 series, Tony goes up against Magneto, and manages against all the logical odds to win the fight. Admittedly, Iron Man is perhaps overprepared for this exact scenario - with Carbon Nanotubes in his suit to protect against Magneto's abilities, and a casual two million magnets on his person to throw at Magneto to mess with his powers by surrounding him with shrapnel - but this preparation allows him to one-up Magneto all the same.
With Erik being undeniably one of the universe's strongest mutants, it's undeniably impressive that someone without powers of any kind is able to defeat him through sheer preparation - well, and being able to find and purchase over a million magnets, just in case.