Night Crawler Rework Idea
CybourgRoku
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Nightcrawler is one of my favorite champs in MCoC, I enjoy his look, his animations, and even his swing swong sounds. my 4*r5 NC is the only reason I was able to beat the Collector as early as I did all of those years ago, so this guy will always have special place for me in my roster. which is why I have decided to take a shot at him for my next idea post.
In my opinion, NC is already a strong champ or has a lot of strong potential, the main issue I have with him, is his stance dancing feels really clunky for a character who is all about being able to move.
(These numbers are loosely based around a 5*r5 or 6*r2.)
Awakened Ability: Neyaphem Heritage: Nightcrawler's Swashbuckling, and Neyaphem Stances have 50% increased duration, and have 10 - 50% increased potency. Additionally anytime Nightcrawler activates his instant bleed, he gains a Fury buff for 7 seconds granting +800 - 1650 additional attack rating (Max 2). Fury buffs gained above the maximum stack pause all personal Fury effects on Nightcrawler for 2.5 seconds.
Teleporter: While dashing back Nightcrawler cannot be struck by attacks, any attack dodged this way or that he evades grants an indefinite Cruelty Buff granting +450 Critical damage rating (Max 5), each time Nightcrawler lands a critical hit, one of these Cruelties are removed.
Nightcrawler has a 20% chance to Evade all incoming attacks.
Lethal Precision: Nightcrawler's attacks have +950 Block Penetration, and his critical hits have a 70% to cause an instant bleed dealing 1545 direct damage, this chance is increased by 10% if the opponent does not have an Armor Up effect.
Intercepting attacks have +1030 Critical hit rating and the chance to apply an instant bleed is increased to 100%.
Anytime Nightcrawler breaks an opponent's block he gains an indefinite Pierce buff granting +680 Block Penetration (Max 3). Pierce buffs gained above the maximum stack last for 9 seconds.
Swashbuckling: While this is active: Nightcrawler's attacks can critically strike through the opponent's block, gain +1200 critical damage rating, and Cruelties gained from dodging attacks do not get consumed by critical hits.
Anytime Nightcrawler activates a Special attack he activates Swashbuckling for 10 seconds.
Neyaphem: While this is active: Nightcrawler's chance to Evade is increased by a flat 25%, with an additional flat 10% increase while Nightcrawler is in close proximity to his opponent, and all of his Special attacks are Unblockable.
Anytime an opponent launches a Special attack, Nightcrawler activates Neyaphem for 16 seconds.
(Both stances can be active at the same time.)
Specials:
Sp1: Displacement Strikes: The first hit of this special is a guaranteed critical hit. Cruelty effects active when this attack is launched have +100% potency for the duration of this attack.
Sp2: Unglaublich Acrobatics: This attack has increased attack rating equal to Nightcrawler's Block Penetration.
Sp3: Bamf! Bamf! Bamf!: This attack grants: For the rest of the fight Nightcrawler has a +25% chance to inflict an instant bleed on critical hits, and instant bleeds can critically strike dealing additional damage based on his critical damage rating.
Synergies
New
The Amazing!: Other Members: Spider-Man (Classic)
Nightcrawler: Neyaphem stance lasts an additional 6 seconds.
Spider-man: Evading or Dodging an attack grants a non-stacking Precision buff for 5 seconds granting +1030 critical hit rating.
Reworked (For reworked Synergies I will only be writing down the effects for character I would like to have changed for that Synergy.)
Live and Die by the Sword: Ronin Synergy: Other members: Guillotine, Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler: Nightcrawler gains +480 Critical damage rating, and Block Penetration for each active Stance.
Old Teammates: Havok Synergy: Other members: Nightcrawler, Wolverine
Nightcrawler: While swashbuckling is active, instant Bleeds have a 35% chance to trigger on non-critical hits. At the start of the fight Nightcrawler activates Swashbuckling for 18 seconds.
So that's what I have so far, if I come up with anything else I'll post it in the comments. Please let me know what you thought, and if you have any ideas.
As always if you read this far, thank you for your time and I hope you have a great day!
If you thought this was good or want to leave a disagree on more posts that I've done, I have made many others like this one, and you should check them out!
In my opinion, NC is already a strong champ or has a lot of strong potential, the main issue I have with him, is his stance dancing feels really clunky for a character who is all about being able to move.
(These numbers are loosely based around a 5*r5 or 6*r2.)
Awakened Ability: Neyaphem Heritage: Nightcrawler's Swashbuckling, and Neyaphem Stances have 50% increased duration, and have 10 - 50% increased potency. Additionally anytime Nightcrawler activates his instant bleed, he gains a Fury buff for 7 seconds granting +800 - 1650 additional attack rating (Max 2). Fury buffs gained above the maximum stack pause all personal Fury effects on Nightcrawler for 2.5 seconds.
Teleporter: While dashing back Nightcrawler cannot be struck by attacks, any attack dodged this way or that he evades grants an indefinite Cruelty Buff granting +450 Critical damage rating (Max 5), each time Nightcrawler lands a critical hit, one of these Cruelties are removed.
Nightcrawler has a 20% chance to Evade all incoming attacks.
Lethal Precision: Nightcrawler's attacks have +950 Block Penetration, and his critical hits have a 70% to cause an instant bleed dealing 1545 direct damage, this chance is increased by 10% if the opponent does not have an Armor Up effect.
Intercepting attacks have +1030 Critical hit rating and the chance to apply an instant bleed is increased to 100%.
Anytime Nightcrawler breaks an opponent's block he gains an indefinite Pierce buff granting +680 Block Penetration (Max 3). Pierce buffs gained above the maximum stack last for 9 seconds.
Swashbuckling: While this is active: Nightcrawler's attacks can critically strike through the opponent's block, gain +1200 critical damage rating, and Cruelties gained from dodging attacks do not get consumed by critical hits.
Anytime Nightcrawler activates a Special attack he activates Swashbuckling for 10 seconds.
Neyaphem: While this is active: Nightcrawler's chance to Evade is increased by a flat 25%, with an additional flat 10% increase while Nightcrawler is in close proximity to his opponent, and all of his Special attacks are Unblockable.
Anytime an opponent launches a Special attack, Nightcrawler activates Neyaphem for 16 seconds.
(Both stances can be active at the same time.)
Specials:
Sp1: Displacement Strikes: The first hit of this special is a guaranteed critical hit. Cruelty effects active when this attack is launched have +100% potency for the duration of this attack.
Sp2: Unglaublich Acrobatics: This attack has increased attack rating equal to Nightcrawler's Block Penetration.
Sp3: Bamf! Bamf! Bamf!: This attack grants: For the rest of the fight Nightcrawler has a +25% chance to inflict an instant bleed on critical hits, and instant bleeds can critically strike dealing additional damage based on his critical damage rating.
Synergies
New
The Amazing!: Other Members: Spider-Man (Classic)
Nightcrawler: Neyaphem stance lasts an additional 6 seconds.
Spider-man: Evading or Dodging an attack grants a non-stacking Precision buff for 5 seconds granting +1030 critical hit rating.
Reworked (For reworked Synergies I will only be writing down the effects for character I would like to have changed for that Synergy.)
Live and Die by the Sword: Ronin Synergy: Other members: Guillotine, Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler: Nightcrawler gains +480 Critical damage rating, and Block Penetration for each active Stance.
Old Teammates: Havok Synergy: Other members: Nightcrawler, Wolverine
Nightcrawler: While swashbuckling is active, instant Bleeds have a 35% chance to trigger on non-critical hits. At the start of the fight Nightcrawler activates Swashbuckling for 18 seconds.
So that's what I have so far, if I come up with anything else I'll post it in the comments. Please let me know what you thought, and if you have any ideas.
As always if you read this far, thank you for your time and I hope you have a great day!
If you thought this was good or want to leave a disagree on more posts that I've done, I have made many others like this one, and you should check them out!
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Add to:Lethal Precision: Instant Bleeds have a 20% chance to trigger on non-critical hits.
Adjust:Synergy: Old Teammates: While Swashbuckling is active, non-critical hits have a +20% chance to activate the instant bleed, and Nightcrawler starts the fight with Swashbuckling active for 18 seconds.
Awakened Ability: Neyaphem Heritage: Nightcrawler's Swashbuckling, and Neyaphem Stances have 25 - 50% increased duration, his Instant Bleeds have 10 - 45% increased potency, and anytime Nightcrawler would trigger an Instant Bleed he gains a Fury buff for 7 seconds granting +800 - 1650 additional attack rating (Max 2). Fury buffs gained above the maximum stack pause all personal Fury effects on Nightcrawler for 2.5 seconds.
Teleporter: While dashing back Nightcrawler cannot be struck by attacks, any attack dodged this way or that he evades grants an indefinite Cruelty Buff granting +530 Critical damage rating (Max 5), each time Nightcrawler lands a critical hit, one of these Cruelties are removed.
Nightcrawler has a 20% chance to Evade all incoming attacks.
Lethal Precision: Nightcrawler's attacks have +950 Block Penetration, and a 20% chance to trigger an instant bleed, dealing 1545 direct damage. Critical hits have a flat +50% chance to trigger an instant bleed, this chance is increased by an additional flat +10% chance if the opponent does not have an Armor Up effect.
Intercepting attacks have +1130 Critical hit rating and the chance to trigger an instant bleed on critical hit is increased to 100%.
Anytime Nightcrawler breaks an opponent's block he gains an indefinite Pierce buff granting +950 Block Penetration (Max 3). Pierce buffs gained above the maximum stack last for 9 seconds.
Prehensile Tail: With the use of his extreme agility and highly capable tail Nightcrawler's basic attacks have a 50% chance of striking twice, the second attack has -33% attack rating but can critically strike and can trigger the Instant Bleed.
Critical hits from this do not consume Cruelty stacks gained from Teleporter.
Swashbuckling: While this is active: Nightcrawler's attacks can critically strike through the opponent's block, gain +1200 critical damage rating, and Cruelties gained from dodging attacks do not get consumed by critical hits.
Anytime Nightcrawler activates a Special attack he activates Swashbuckling for 13 seconds.
Neyaphem: While this is active: Nightcrawler's chance to Evade is increased by a flat +30% chance, with an additional flat +20% chance while Nightcrawler is in close proximity to his opponent, and all of his Special attacks are Unblockable.
Anytime an opponent launches a Special attack, Nightcrawler activates Neyaphem for 18 seconds.
(Both stances can be active at the same time.)
Specials:
Sp1: Displacement Strikes: The first hit of this special is a guaranteed critical hit. Cruelty effects active when this attack is launched have +100% potency for the duration of this attack.
Sp2: Unglaublich Acrobatics: This attack has increased attack rating equal to Nightcrawler's Block Penetration.
Sp3: Bamf! Bamf! Bamf!: This attack grants: For the rest of the fight Nightcrawler has a flat +20% chance to inflict an instant bleed on all hits, and instant bleeds can critically strike dealing additional damage based on his critical damage rating.
Synergies
New
The Amazing!: Other Members: Spider-Man (Classic)
Nightcrawler: Neyaphem stance lasts an additional 6 seconds.
Spider-man: Evading or Dodging an attack grants a non-stacking Precision buff for 5 seconds granting +1030 critical hit rating.
Reworked (For reworked Synergies I will only be writing down the effects for character I would like to have changed for that Synergy.)
Live and Die by the Sword: Ronin Synergy: Other members: Guillotine, Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler: Nightcrawler gains +530 Critical damage rating, and Block Penetration for each active Stance.
Havok Synergy: Old Teammates: Other Members: Nightcrawler, Wolverine: While Swashbuckling is active, non-critical hits have a +20% chance to trigger the instant bleed, and Nightcrawler starts the fight with Swashbuckling active for 18 seconds.
I feel like he would be pretty easy to buff tbh, make the dex mechanic reliable/more gimmicky, and give him something consistent like purify immunity or something.