How the heck do you get Nightcrawler to change to Swashbuckler?

Dirty_Dozz

I mean, I know HOW. But I mean like....how?

Ever since his rework, as soon as he dodges back and blocks, even if you immediately attack his block, the timer goes away and he stops "trying" to change forms. Even the usual trick of whiffing an attack when he dodges back (which normally makes the AI block for extra long), it doesn't work the way it supposed to.

So, aside from Slow, how are you supposed to stop him from evading if you can't properly change his forms?

Ourobøros

Using champs that counter evade without slow?

Yeah before the buff it was already hard enough, now it's quite impossible, the AI blocks and almost immediately opens and blocks again just to make sure that timing doesn't trigger and switch modes

Chuck_Finley

I have found getting combo’d in the face pretty reliable. 50% chance he ends with a light attack and he flips to swashbuckling

Rayven5220

Well you see, sometimes I get lucky and it happens. Most times though, not so much. 😭

PT_99

It's impossible because AI these days instead of going back and holding block, it do

"Go back, block no block block no block block no block" like it's on crack,

All of this nonsense 5 time in 1 second.
Get your AI in control Kebem

Fryday

Chuck_Finley said:

I have found getting combo’d in the face pretty reliable. 50% chance he ends with a light attack and he flips to swashbuckling

I can vouch for this. It is the most assured way to get him to switch mode. Face block, yeah it is a thing now 🤣🤣🤣

JLordVileJ

You don't

Java_Junkie

parry MM?

Ortoun

Prowler is probably the best option if you have him, mediums can't be evaded and 1 sp1 is all it takes to not have to worry about any of his attacks being evaded.

Buttehrs

Pray to the rng gods?

SirGamesBond

Tappity tap, swippity swipe.
Works 100%

Herbal_Taxman

PT_99 said:

It's impossible because AI these days instead of going back and holding block, it do

"Go back, block no block block no block block no block" like it's on crack,

All of this nonsense 5 time in 1 second.
Get your AI in control Kebem

Ah yes, the infamous “strobe block”