I took the gif from this (https://youtu.be/bQnLnbuCbjY?si=miFVxTNN3lnV1VdM)

I’ve been thinking about what Nightcrawler could be like if he ends up as a dive melee Strategist, and I really like the idea of making him a melee main healer.

Basically, I want him to be strongest when he’s actually diving with his team. He has a weaker ranged option for when he can’t reach someone, but his main healing would come from the Hopesword and i’d like to add his BAMFS (his little clones/creatures) .

These numbers are obviously just rough ideas so it wouldn’t be like a balanced concept.

Weapon Stances

He would have two stances: Hopesword and Three Swords.

His Left Click and Right Click change depending on the stance, while the rest of his abilities stay the same.

For the weapon swap animation , I’d have his little BAMFs (his small creatures) quickly appear around him. They take the weapon he’s currently holding and give him the other one, then disappear. The whole thing would be really quick.

Passive — Double Jump

Pretty much what you’d expect. Nightcrawler can double jump, with the second jump allowing him to change direction.

Hopesword — Left Click

His main healing attack.

50 HP per hit
0.5 attacks/sec
\~4m range

It can’t damage enemies.

When he heals an ally, nearby allies also get 30 HP healing, with around a 3m splash radius.

He also gets 15% of the healing he provides as self-healing.

And if he’s holding the Hopesword and stays out of combat for 3 seconds, he starts regenerating 30 HP/sec.

Hopesword — Right Click: Purification

I don’t think the cleanse should have a normal cooldown.

Instead, he has a Purification meter that charges whenever he heals an ally.

Both the Hopesword and ranged BAMF healing contribute to it, but his self-healing doesn’t.

Once it’s full, he can use Right Click to cleanse an ally. Using it empties the meter and he has to build it again.

So the better you’re healing, the more often you’re able to cleanse.

Three Swords — Left Click

When he switches to his three physical swords, his Left Click becomes his melee attack.

35 damage
0.5 attacks/sec
\~4m range

Two swords are in his hands and the third is controlled by his tail.

Three Swords — Right Click: Tail Sweep

He uses the sword held by his tail to make a wide sweep around himself.

45 damage
\~4.5m radius
Small knockback
6s cooldown

It’s an extra attack with some AoE that can give him a little space when enemies get close.

F — Ranged: BAMF Healing/Damage

Nightcrawler sends one of his little BAMFs toward a target.

Enemy: 20 damage
Ally: 25 HP healing
\~25m range
8s cooldown
2 charges

Healing with it also charges his Purification meter.

I want this to be pretty weak compared to the Hopesword. It’s basically there for when he can’t get into melee range, not something he should be using as his main healing method.

E — Ally Teleport

Teleport directly to a targeted ally within 30m.

6s cooldown

Completing the teleport heals Nightcrawler for 40 HP.

Pretty straightforward. It’s mainly for quickly joining an ally or repositioning.

Shift — Directional Self-Teleport

He teleports in whatever direction he’s currently moving.

Forward = forward, left = left, diagonal = diagonal, etc.

It also works in the air.

8m teleport distance
6s cooldown
30 HP self-healing

Together with the double jump, this would give him a lot of mobility.

Q — Hopesword Sanctuary

For his ult, Nightcrawler uses the power of the Hopesword to create a big bubble-like Sanctuary at a location he chooses and its providing healing and cleansing .

It’s stationary and doesn’t move with him.

\~10m radius
\~10m height
150 HP/sec healing

The bubble also sends out a Purification Wave every second, cleansing applicable negative effects from allies inside.

So instead of giving permanent cleanse immunity, the cleanse happens in pulses, so you could still get hit by a negative effect between waves, but the next wave would cleanse it.

Also when the ult starts, his little BAMFs attach themselves to his allies. Each ally gets a one-time teleport back to the Sanctuary.

The important part is that the ally chooses whether to use it. They’re never forced to teleport, so ally A could dive really deep away from his ult, get low, and decide to teleport back to the Sanctuary. Meanwhile ally B could decide not to use his and keep diving.

Once the BAMF is used, or the ult ends, it disappears.

In conclusion

I mainly want him to feel like a support who actually dives with his team.

His Hopesword is where most of his healing comes from, his three swords are the way to deal decent damage, the BAMF attack gives him something to do at range without turning him into a ranged support, and his teleports let him constantly move between allies, finally he ult gives the team a stationary of healing and cleansing place to regroup around, while the BAMFs give everyone an optional way back to it.

Yeah I discovered that by reading his kit in Marvel Rivals site and as you see in the second photo his “DEADPOOL IN YOUR AREA - STRATEGIST UPGRADED” ability (which i call “upgraded E”) provides 20% damage boost which literally what Gambit ult does as it shows in the third photo , so i got shocked and tested and it was true, his upgraded E is a mini Gambit ult, which completely changed my playstyle with him and i’ve been winning a lot lately, i was (and i believe most Stratpool mains do) using this ability for healing or self healing, i wasn’t really care about the damage boost because i thought it’s weak because of the visual effects , now i use this ability offensivly but not alone, whenever i see my teammates fighting and doing damage i immediately jump to them and just press E and I’ve noticed they have really doing so much damage and win the fight mostly , of course it depends on your teammates because they have to do damage but still in my opinion it’s broken if they do.

So my advice for Stratpool main quit using his upgraded E as a healing ability he doesn’t need it because he already has so much healing outputs except maybe in some situations but mostly you need to use it offensivly with your teammates and make sure to upgrade it otherwise it won’t provide damage boost , accept that most players don’t know about the damage boost, so some will just stop shooting and start reloading and you will lose the ability in CD so you need to use it when you notice them engaging in the fight then you’ll notice how much value you are doing even tho your teammates won’t realize it.

Also my advice for none Stratpool mains who happen to be with him in the same team, try to take the advantage of this ability if he uses it next to you even tho most of them use it wrong as a i said ( i myself used it wrong for months) because they don’t know and i don’t blame them because it looks like just a healing ability but still try to take advantage of it by doing damge whenever he uses it.

Sorry for the long description but i believe this needs to be known by the community because it really helped me understand Stratpool and how to carry with him.

Yeah sounds crazy but that’s true, i main both of them and i actually use Stratpool upgraded E as if i use Gambit ult and i found myself winning a lot with this strategy instead of using it as self healing or heal allies.

I searched for their kits in MR site to make sure and it’s right, they both provide 20% damage boost !

Just quick tip for those of you who also enjoy Stratpool with Gambit like me.