Agreed.

I have really had fun using the UXM Common:


He feels very comic accurate.

He can teleport anywhere on the map, as long as he can see it.

He is a tough acrobat to hit with a strong defense.

He can 'port in and out and attack - and it is balanced by a limited range. It would be great if it was his movement value or at least 6 range, but a 4 is okay.

P-Strike allows him to hurt any opposing figure which takes into account his nastier power uses.

As he exerts himself, he tires.

Sure, everyone can point to that issue where he was his broken, fan-boy, crazy, poorly written version (history, boo!), but this version is a Nightcrawler that happened in the 80's as well as most of his animated appearances.

086 WS047 Nightcrawler
154 WXM045 Phoenix
090 WXM069 Meggan
110 WXM068 Captain Britain
056 WXM003 Shadowcat
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496 Classic Excalibur

-Nightcrawler is obviously great at the snatch-n-grab and can pull enemies in closer for others to slap around.

-Phoenix is pretty overly-costed by standards now but she's still got pretty good range and a heavy range and her Outwit can be a mess to deal with now that traited powers can be subject to Outwit.

-Meggan's powers completely bank on that Shape Change, which if it's not in the dice then her points won't matter. Sadly there's not a lot of options (other than her REV from Sinister, though the Experienced one is pretty sweet). If someone does get through her Shape Change, at least they will most likely take some Mystics.

-Captain Britain is the powerhouse of this team. His points are still pretty good for what he brings to the table. Having Nightcrawler grab guys and bring them back to Captain Britain to to bash is pretty sweet, especially since he gets +1 to his stats when closer to his own starting area. And with Nightcrawler parks next to him with the punching bag, next turn a successful Leadership roll and pull a token from Nightcrawler and give him Willpower. That could cause a dangerous cycle with the teleporting wonder and his strongman.

-Shadowcat is a neat little taxi where transporter isn't a thing anymore. It gives her generic HSS at least. This team doesn't need a whole lot of carrying honestly so she might as well get something from it. She could just pop in and out trying to dig some people down. She'd great for tie-up too between front dial Super Senses and late dial Shape Change.

Hi!

This is Ben who designed the "Ben-Crawler"

Thanks for writing up this thoughtful and insightful article. I have been dutifully collecting Heroclix, and always love to see new versions of the fuzzy elf!

I've been incommunicado because I have been super-busy judging, playing & play-testing in all of major Wizkids' games (Clix, DM, ST:AW). You can follow or chat with me on facebook.

Keep on clixin'!

Good luck, have fun,
-Ben

Transporter is still a thing, right? I mean, we won't see it in future any time soon like Sharpshooter or Morlocks TA but it's usable.

thanks everyone who enjoyed the article. I love how this many years later the community is still pretty much love or hate on this figure.

And this is pretty much where I landed on Kurt now. When I first discovered him I had to have him. After a few times it just felt too dirty to me for casual and he was already out of modern by then. Now I feel that his cost isn’t AS bad considering what point cost on everything is today. He can still be the king of nuisances but I feel like he’s a bit more manageable.

HAHAHA sounds like he got what he asked for!

Oooooh, I never faced that but I’ve faced Professor and I can just imagine

Thanks for all the compliments!
I couldn’t agree with the bolded part more. That was the main reason I NEEDED this piece.

You think DOFP is the best? Hmmm... I’ll hafta put him to the test. Honestly I’ve never played with him, only against him, but he’s in the collection. I should rectify that situation.

I think this is my 2nd favorite Nightcrawler. He’s a great piece for the points and doesn’t leave me feeling guilty after playing him .
Nice. That could’ve been a fun build, but I did want to get some of the newer figures in. I don’t own a Meggan or Captain Britain (not that I probably couldn’t have borrowed one) but I do still have WatX Phoenix. I had considered her but she’s kinduva a lot of points and I haven’t had great experiences with her.

You’re right, but I think he was more referring to it being a thing that WK won’t be doing anymore.

Hey hey, the champ himself!
You’re welcome for the article and THANK YOU for the ultimate Nightcrawler piece! Glad to hear you’re still in the scene and I’m curious to know what you’re playing now. Friend Request sent