So if those characters from Wolverine set, are given Invulnerable power, can they actually use it with those abilities.

I know you can't double up on reducers, but Bishops defense power wording dosen't say reduces he said "instead takes" is that still a reducer?

Shadow King and big bertha says "ignores" so they only ever takes 1 damage? can I reduce that with toughness or Invulnerable?

So can you ignore and reduce? specifically interested in Bishops power.

From the Player's Guide, pg 2

On page 10, the fifth sentence under "Dealing Damage" reads: "If a character could use multiple game effects that would reduce or ignore damage dealt, only one of its game effect can activate, to be decided by the character’s controlling player."

You can only use one, your choice.

EDIT: I'll have to get back to you on the Bishop power. I need to see if there are any mentions of this with the old WoS Deadpool.

ENERGY ABSORPTION: When Bishop would take damage from an opponent's ranged combat attack, roll a d6 instead: if the result is 1-3, he takes 1 damage. If it is 4-5, he heals 1 damage, if it is 6, he heals 2 damage.

OK. I'm thinking this is how it works with "take damage".

Successful hit.
Determine Damage Value
Deal Damage to the Click, including effects that modify Damage Dealt.
Apply Reducers/Ignorers to Damage Dealt.
The click Takes Damage, turning the dial.

Bishop should determine how much Damage is Dealt to him, apply a Reducer/Ignorer, then roll for his Absorption if it was a Ranged Attack.

Bear in mind, I only read the Rulebook and Player's Guide on this, so I may have missed something relevant, but that looks like a logical sequence of events.

^^This. reduce the damage to figure out how much he would take. his defense alters what he takes

Yea that's what I was thinking.

Just making sure I read that right

If Bishop is hit with a ranged attack, he rolls for energy absorption. If he rolls a 1-3 he now will take 1 damage before reducers. therefore, he can never take damage from ranged attacks if he gets Toughness, or Invulnerable, from some other source. Well... I think maybe precision strike would counter that.

That is not correct.

Toughness reduces damage dealt. Bishop's power references damage taken, which is what happens after reducers. So if he is not taking any damage because his reducers got rid of it, his own power will not activate at all.

Damage value -> damage dealt -> damage taken

Quoted for truth. If you could stack it with Toughness the power would instead say "is dealt 1 damage."

Just to clarify, this falls under the 'can't use more than one effect' part. So no, they can either use their power OR a reducer.