Marvel Rivals Strategist · Season 11
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Nightcrawler is a Strategist hero in Marvel Rivals with 275 health and a 4/5 difficulty rating. Nightcrawler joined the game in Season 11 on November 13, 2026. In Season 11 ranked, Nightcrawler has a 45.7% win rate (C tier, #48 of 55) and is picked by 68.5% of teams. Nightcrawler's team-ups are Protective Siblings (with Rogue) and Demon Disciple (with Magik). The ultimate is Phasing Finale.
His main fire: a burst of 3 grenades every 0.9 seconds. Each one hits enemies for 10 and heals allies for 10 on impact, and the blast area adds 15 damage or 30 healing, so lob them where both teams are mixed.
His ultimate moves allies within 20 m to a spot up to 30 m away with 20% damage, 50 healing per second for 10 seconds and up to 400 bonus health. Cast again to slash enemies in the smoke for 60 and pull them in.
Teleports him to an ally up to 20 m away and heals them for 50, then 25 per second for 4 seconds, with 20% more healing received. He gets the heal over time too, and it has 2 charges on a 12-second recharge.
Leaves a smoke mark, then dashes 10 m with a spinning slash for 45 damage. The smoke blast heals allies for 50 and launches enemies; recast within 4 seconds to continue, and the third cast warps him back to the mark. 15-second cooldown.
Invites an ally up to 20 m away; once they accept, he warps to them and brings them back to where he stood. Both get 50 healing, 25 per second and 20% speed for 4 seconds, which makes it a rescue for a trapped teammate.
A 7 m flurry with two cutlasses and the Hopesword: 9 hits per second at 11 damage each, with 1.5x critical hits. It burns 20 of its 60 resource per second and refills at 10, so use it in short bursts to fight off divers.
His passive: he can stick to walls and crawl along them. Use it to reach unusual angles and stay out of sight between teleports.
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Nightcrawler has 2 team-up loadouts. Pick one before the match: it always works, and its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team.
Partner: Rogue
Gives Nightcrawler a Chronovium move from Rogue: he blinks out, a pulse from that spot hurts enemies and heals allies, and he comes back down with a three-sword slam that slows. With Rogue on the team the energy returns after the slam, healing again and launching enemies toward him.
Ranked win rate with Rogue: 55.4% (+9.7 vs Nightcrawler's 45.7% overall, 12,558 matches)
Partner: Magik
Each time Nightcrawler warps, a patch of Limbo magic appears where he goes, hurting foes and healing teammates; Smoke Shift can trigger it three times per use. With Magik on the team the warps give bonus health too, so it suits players who teleport often.
Ranked win rate with Magik: 57.7% (+12.0 vs Nightcrawler's 45.7% overall, 9,616 matches)
Nightcrawler's big heals sit on 12 to 15-second cooldowns, so push the moment he spends Tandem Teleport or Smoke Shift. Long-range heroes such as Hawkeye and Black Widow do well against him, because his grenades and swords work at short range and his 275 health drops fast once he warps into a fight. When Phasing Finale lands, step out of the smoke before he casts it again, or he pulls you into his team.
| Tier (Season 11 ranked) | C |
|---|---|
| Win rate | 45.68% (#48 of 55 heroes) |
| Pick rate | 68.5% of teams (#1 of 55) |
| Ban rate | 8.6% of teams (#12 most banned) |
| Ranked matches | 83,310 |
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Nightcrawler was released in Season 11 on November 13, 2026 and is playable now.
Nightcrawler is a Strategist in Marvel Rivals with a difficulty rating of 4 out of 5.
In Season 11 ranked, Nightcrawler has a 45.7% win rate (C tier, #48 of 55) across 83,310 matches. Nightcrawler is picked by 68.5% of teams (#1 of 55) and banned by 8.6% (#12).
Nightcrawler struggles against Deadpool, Gambit and Hela. Nightcrawler's big heals sit on 12 to 15-second cooldowns, so push the moment he spends Tandem Teleport or Smoke Shift. Long-range heroes such as Hawkeye and Black Widow do well against him, because his grenades and swords work at short range and his 275 health drops fast once he warps into a fight. When Phasing Finale lands, step out of the smoke before he casts it again, or he pulls you into his team.
Nightcrawler has 275 health in Season 11.
Nightcrawler's ultimate is Phasing Finale. His ultimate moves allies within 20 m to a spot up to 30 m away with 20% damage, 50 healing per second for 10 seconds and up to 400 bonus health. Cast again to slash enemies in the smoke for 60 and pull them in.
Nightcrawler is voiced by Matthew Mercer.
Nightcrawler has 2 team-up loadouts: Protective Siblings (with Rogue) and Demon Disciple (with Magik). Pick one before the match; its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team. In ranked, Nightcrawler wins 55.4% with Rogue on the team and 57.7% with Magik on the team, against 45.7% overall.
In Season 11 on November 13, 2026: 16 changes. Every change is listed in the patch history on this page.
