Laser Swords does not need the high-risk Live Dangerously in order to function well. If you simply have multiple 'Pool aspect allies in play, then Laser Swords buffs enough to justify its 3 cost. The longer those allies remain in play the more damage you can do with Hero attacks - which is especially helpful against tougher villains or playing expert cards. Of course the trade-off is acceleration, boost and extra encounter cards...but you control how long and when those allies will be in play. Symbiote Suit is another viable option here.

Cable can setup a combo which gives you three (potentially infinite) rounds in a row of Shadowcat nullifying Live Dangerously's icons, meaning +4-ATK from Laser Swords and +2 hand size from Live Dangerously

Here is the setup:

• Children of the Atom to make Cable an x-men, fulfill Shadowcat's req.
• Med Lab already containing Shadowcat.
• At least 1x Command Team with 2 counters avaiable.
• Laser Swords in play too. (by Lock and Load)
• Live Dangerously in hand to start the sequence.

Here is the sequence:

1. first free turn Live Dangerously enters play, as Shadowcat is played from Med Lab exhausted.
2. second free turn we exhaust Shadowcat thrice (2x counters from Command Team) to send her to the Med Lab and pay for her again.
3. third (and following) turn(s) as long as we can repeat step two, the rounds are infinite. +2 Hand size for everyone and +4-Atk forever. This is broken, especially in multiplayer (as long as you have enough tempo for the setup).

BONUS Utopia triggers every turn with Shadowcat, readying Cable for free.