Nightcrawler

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 X-Men. 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
-	-	-
-	-	-
5344	15082	1159
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Abilities

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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 X% chance to Evade incoming attacks. The chance to Evade attacks is increased by 15% against attacks that would deal Physical Damage.

Tier	% Chance/Evade
	22
	14
	-

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	CR Increase
	566.67
	25
	-

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

Tier	CDR Increase
	147.83
	31
	-

Critical Hits: Nightcrawler's cutlass has a X% chance to strike a Deep Wound, dealing X% of his Attack as Bleed damage instantly. The chance to score a Deep Wound increases by up to 10% based on how low the opponent's Armor is.

Tier	% Chance/Deep Wound	Damage
	70	56.71
	61	37
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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 a Deep Wound, he gains X% increased Attack for 7 seconds.

Tier (Level)	% Attack Increase
(8)	-
(20)	-
(20)	-

Special Attacks

Displacement Strikes
- Slash! Bamf! Kick!
  - Using this attack increases Nightcrawler's chance to Evade by X% 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	% Chance/Evade
	33
	26
	-

Tier	Crit Damage Rating
	164.0

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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.
  - The chance to score a Deep Wound with this attack is increased by X% while in Swashbuckling Mode.

Tier	BP Reduction
	1335.71

	-

Tier	% Chance/Deep Wound
	33

	-

Bamf! Bamf! Bamf!
- He's coming in from every direction. Lieber Gott!
  - This attack disorients the opponent, granting Nightcrawler a permanent X% increased chance to score a Deep Wound.

Tier	% Chance/Deep Wound
	27
	19
	-

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

In addition to a class advantage, Nightcrawler will have an easier time Evading the attacks of Daredevil (Classic), Punisher, Black Panther, and Crossbones, as they primarily deal Physical Damage.^[1]
Nightcrawler's Deep Wound ability can bypass the Armor, Physical Resistance, and Tenacity of Superior Iron Man, Rhino, and Agent Venom, respectively, to deal extra bursts of damage throughout the fight.^[1]

Weaknesses

In addition to a class disadvantage, Vision, Vision (Age of Ultron), and Ultron are immune to Bleed and Deep Wound, denying Nightcrawler much of his damage output.^[1]

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.^[1]
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.^[1]
Mutagenesis and 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.^[1]