Nightcrawler

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Release Date

July 7th, 2016^[1]

Origin

Marvel Comics
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)

Victory Animation

Nightcrawler teleports away, leaving his cutlass to fall to the ground.

Abilities

Signature Ability

Neyaphem Heritage

Availability

No

Yes

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Nightcrawler is a Mutant Champion. Being a Mutant Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Skill Champions, but is weak to Tech Champions.

Bio[]

Raised from childhood in an Eastern European circus, Half-Demon Mutant Kurt Wagner has always existed on the outside. Gifted with the power to teleport at will, but marred with his father's demonic appearance, Kurt eventually found a place for himself amongst Xavier's. Despite his intimidating outward appearance, Nightcrawler remains positive and optimistic, always using his powers for the betterment of both mankind and mutantkind.

Stats[]

Max Rating	Max Health	Max Attack
555	2264	174
-	-	-
1471	6015	463
-	-	-
3678	15082	1159
-	-	-
7407	30240	2324
-	-	-
12640	51599	3965
-	-	-

Abilities[]

Passive

By Dodging back and holding Block for 2 seconds, Nightcrawler can shift his tactics and switch his Combat Mode.

When Attacked

While in Neyaphem Mode, Nightcrawler focuses on teleportation and dexterity, granting him a 22% chance to Evade incoming attacks. The chance to Evade attacks is increased by 15% against attacks that would deal Physical Damage.

Passive

While in Swashbuckling Mode, Nightcrawler focuses on aggression and quick attack bursts. This grants him periodic Precision Buffs, increasing Critical Rating by X for 4 seconds.

Tier	Critical Rating
	566.67
	616.67
	666.67
	700
	750

Passive

While Dodging back, Nightcrawler cannot be struck by attacks. Additionally, whenever he successfully Evades an attack this way, he gains +X Critical Damage Rating until his next Critical Hit.

Tier	Critical Damage Rating
	147.83
	160.87
	173.91
	182.61
	195.65

Critical Hits

Nightcrawler's cutlass has a 70% chance to inflict an Instant Bleed, dealing X Direct Damage. The chance to inflict an Instant Bleed increases by up to 10% based on how low the opponent's Armor is.

Tier	Bleed Damage
	92.22
	245.39
	614.27
	1231.72
	2101.45

Signature Ability[]

Neyaphem Heritage - Passive

Nightcrawler's unique heritage, coupled with his X-Men training allows him to switch combat mode 0.3 seconds faster. Additionally, anytime he strikes an Instant Bleed, he gains X increased Attack for 7 seconds.

Tier	Attack Rating
	26.1 - 60.9
	69.45 - 162.06
	173.85 - 405.68
	420.43 - 928.6
	717.31 - 1584.3

Special Attacks[]

Special 1 - Displacement Strikes
Slash! Bamf! Kick!

Using this attack increases Nightcrawler's chance to Evade by 33% for 10 seconds if in Neyaphem Mode.
Using this attack increases Nightcrawler's Critical Damage Rating by X for 10 seconds if in Swashbuckling Mode.

Tier	Critical Damage Rating
	164.04
	178.51
	192.98
	202.63
	217.11

Special 2 - Unglaublich Acrobatics
Let's see what the amazing Nightcrawler learned during his time in the circus.

This attack reduces enemy Block Proficiency by X while in Neyaphem Mode.

Tier	Block Proficiency
	1335.71
	1453.57
	1571.43
	1650
	1767.86

The chance to score an Instant Bleed with this attack is increased by 33% while in Swashbuckling Mode.

Special 3 - Bamf! Bamf! Bamf!
He's coming in from every direction. Lieber Gott!

This attack grants Nightcrawler a +27% chance to inflict an Instant Bleed for the rest of the fight.

Synergy Bonuses[]

Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
Friends - Level 3		All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Enemies - Level 3		All Champions: +155 Critical Rating.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Rivals - Level 3		All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.
Incoming Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
Mutant Agenda - Level 3		Mutant Champions: Mutant landed strikes during Special Attacks gain +12% Attack rating.
Stength of Martyrs		Synergy Champions: +10% Health Rating. Daredevil (Hell's Kitchen): Heavy Attack Cruelty Buffs gains +60% duration and Potency but costs 5 additional Combo Meter. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Friends - Level 3		All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Old Teammates		Havok: Each time Havok deals Energy Damage to the Opponent he has a 10% Chance to gain 1 Plasma Charge. Nightcrawler: Begin the fight in Swashbuckling Mode, and while in this mode his chance to Instant Bleed is increased by a flat 30%. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Friends - Level 3		All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Gateway		All Mutants and X-Men except Professor X: Gain 6% of a bar of Power every 10 second(s) for each Cerebro Charge. Max 24%. Nightcrawler: +30% Bleed Potency. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Family - Level 3		All Champions: +6% Health.
Live and Die by the Sword		Ronin: Blocking Attacks has a 50% chance to inflict a Bleed Debuff causing 25% of Attack Rating as direct damage over 5 seconds. Nightcrawler: When switching Combat Modes, gain +350 Critical Damage Rating for 10 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Mutant Pursuit		Sentinel: Reduce target's Attack with Specials by 25% when facing a target of the Mutant class. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Onomatopotent		Spider-Man (Classic): THWIP Webbing falls off 50% slower. Nightcrawler: BAMF +40% flat Evade Ability Accuracy. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
It Ain't Easy - Level 3		All Champions: +400 Block Penetration.

Strengths and Weaknesses[]

Strengths[]

Daredevil (Classic), Punisher, Black Panther, Crossbones
- In addition to a class advantage, Nightcrawler will have an easier time Evading these Champions’ attacks as they primarily deal Physical Damage.
Superior Iron Man, Rhino, Agent Venom
- Nightcrawler’s Deep Wound ability can bypass the Armor, Physical Resist and Tenacity of these Champions to deal extra bursts of damage throughout the fight.

Weaknesses[]

Vision, Vision (Age of Ultron), Ultron
- In addition to a class advantage, these Champions are immune to Bleed and Deep Wound, denying Nightcrawler much of his damage output.

Recommended Masteries[]

Precision
- As Nightcrawler's Deep Wound, and by extension his Signature Ability, rely on striking with consistent Critical Hits, grabbing this Mastery can increase his damage output by a large amount.
Cruelty
- While in his Swashbuckling Mode, Nightcrawler gets a fairly large boost to his Critical Hit Chance. Increasing his Critical Damage can allow this Mode to grant even larger damage boosts.
Mutagenesis / Block Proficiency
- Outside of his ability to Evade incoming damage, either through his passive Neyaphem Mode or through his Bamf skill, Nightcrawler has poor defenses. Grabbing these Masteries can increase his survivability for the rare occasions when he gets struck.