Marvel Snap's Marvel Rivals season is winding down, but a freebie from October's We Are Venom season remains: Lasher, obtainable via the returning High Voltage game mode. Is this symbiote worth the effort? Let's find out.

Lasher's Mechanics in Marvel Snap

Lasher is a 2-cost, 2-power card with the ability: "Activate: Afflict an enemy card here with negative Power equal to this card’s Power."

Essentially, Lasher inflicts -2 power on an opponent's card unless boosted. Given Marvel Snap's numerous buff options, Lasher offers more potential than free cards like Agony and King Etri.

For example, Namora can boost Lasher to 7 power, or even 12 (with Wong or Odin), effectively creating a -14 or -24 power swing. He synergizes particularly well with the season pass card, Galacta.

Remember, as an "Activate" card, playing Lasher by turn 5 maximizes its effect.

Optimal Lasher Decks in Marvel Snap

While Lasher's meta position is still developing, he fits well into buff-heavy decks like Silver Surfer. This deck usually lacks 2-cost slots, but Lasher's late-game activation provides significant power shifts. Here's an example decklist:

Nova, Forge, Lasher, Okoye, Brood, Silver Surfer, Killmonger, Nakia, Red Guardian, Sebastian Shaw, Copycat, Galacta: Daughter of Galactus (Copy this list from Untapped)

This deck features expensive Series 5 cards (Red Guardian, Sebastian Shaw, Copycat, and Galacta). However, except for Galacta, these can be substituted with other strong 3-cost cards like Juggernaut or Polaris.

Lasher serves as a third target for Forge, ideally saved for Brood or Sebastian Shaw. After playing Galacta on turn 4, buff options often run dry, making Lasher a valuable addition. A 5-power Lasher (boosted by Galacta) inflicting -5 power is essentially a 10-power card, requiring no additional energy on the final turn.

This Silver Surfer deck is adaptable; consider omitting cards like Absorbing Man, Gwenpool, and Sera.

Lasher's best fit currently seems to be in the meta-dominant decks with significant hand and board buffs. While he might find a niche in affliction decks without buffs, experimentation with Namora as the primary buff card shows promise.

Another deck example (from Untapped):

Agony, Zabu, Lasher, Psylocke, Hulk Buster, Jeff!, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Spider, Galacta: Daughter of Galactus, Gwenpool, Symbiote Spider-Man, Namora (Copy this list from Untapped)

This expensive deck relies heavily on Series 5 cards (Scarlet Spider, Galacta, Gwenpool, Symbiote Spider-Man, and Namora). Jeff! can be replaced with Nightcrawler.

This deck aims to use Galacta, Gwenpool, and Namora to buff Lasher and Scarlet Spider, then activate their abilities for board-wide power distribution. Zabu and Psylocke help deploy 4-cost cards early, with Symbiote Spider-Man reactivating Namora. Jeff! and Hulk Buster offer backup.

Is Lasher Worth the High Voltage Grind?

In Marvel Snap's increasingly expensive landscape, Lasher is worthwhile if you have the time to grind High Voltage. High Voltage offers numerous rewards before unlocking Lasher, so invest the time to complete the 8-hour challenge missions. While not guaranteed to become a meta staple, like Agony, he'll likely see play in several meta-relevant decks.