Outwit reads:

My question is: Is a trait a special power that can be shut down using Outwit? Does rally can be shut down with outwit?Does the same goes with improved targeting and improved movement?

Outwit can’t target traits of any kind.
It can shutdown any power or powers as long as they don’t have protected outwit or safeguard outwit.
If a special power has more then one power then it shuts down all of them.

Outwit doesn't work on Power Cosmic or Cosmic Energy.

None of the things you listed are standard or special powers. Note that traits and Rally may grant standard powers. You could choose a power a traits grant, but they still would be able to use others parts of the trait.

Example: a character has a trait that says “Super Senses. This character takes no damage from close attacks.” You could Outwit Super Senses since it is a standard power listed on the PAC, but they still would be able to use the other part of the trait.

As a follow-up and to add further clarification:

Comprehensive rules 19.2 -

Trait abilities (also called traits) are indicated by a star symbol on the figure’s base. They typically grant standard powers and other effects that a character always has access to. They are explained on the character card next to a trait star. They are “always on”, but usually only apply to specific situations.


So the traits do grant standard powers which can then be outwitted.

Any standard power that had a minimum range of 6 is being changed to a minimum range of 4:

Also includes Telekinesis and Smoke Cloud, which have other changes so they’re not mentioned in the quote above.

https://wizkids.com/heroclix/2023/01...and-abilities/

Link to new PAC:

https://wizkids.com/posters/reposito...OR%20PRINT.pdf

whats really confusing me about the current wording for outwit is that it seems to be stating that you can outwit any power on the characters card regardless of whether its currently showing on the dial or not?

You choose a standard power (any standard power, even if it is not printed on the character's card) or a special power that is printed on the character's card.
Neither has to be showing on the dial.

It has been some since.. 2017 I think. Ever, since they replaced, countered with "can't use".

Ok, well my mind is fully blown.
huh, thanks!

Another Outwit issue came up in the last game I played:
Can you outwit a standard power that a special power grants without outwitting the special power itself?
It seems like you don’t have to outwit the entire special power.
And if you do outwit a special power that grants a standard power that standard power is outwitted if it shows up on the dial on its own later?

Yes, you don’t have to choose to Outwit a special power. You may Outwit a standard power and that character then can’t use that standard power regardless of source.
If you do Outwit the whole thing, the special power itself is outwitted, not the standard power it grants so if it appears later as a standard power or is able to be used through, say, a team ability it’s still in use.
At least, that’s what I gathered back when I asked about prime Donna Troy when the 2020 rules dropped.

Hm, so maybe That recent Green Lantern John Stewart with 2 sources of Willpower isn’t a complete waste!

Let me use this thread to also make a question about outwit: If you have 3 characters on the board with outwit, can all 3 of them use outwit against a single opponent outwitting up to 3 powers from him?

Free action rule says: CAN’T activate the same effect more than once per turn

Is it PER character or that specific effect granted by a free action for example outwit, sidestep, etc. can only be used once per turn by your team?

PER character.
A charter can use a FREE action to activate the same effect more then once a turn.