Nightcrawler

Mutant champion · Marvel Contest of Champions

Dtier

How the top MCOC tier list creators rate Nightcrawler, with awakening and sig stone advice, immunities and prestige. Updated November 2026.

Is Nightcrawler good in MCOC?

The tier list creators rate Nightcrawler D tier with a score of 41/100: a weak pick at the top end of the game. That makes Nightcrawler #248 of 335 champions overall and #39 of 54 Mutant champions.

Score
41
Overall
#248 / 335
Mutant
#39 / 54
Creators
4 / 4

Nightcrawler rating by creator

On Nightcrawler the creators are a split decision: the creators are 40 or more points apart. See the most contested champions for where they differ most.

Should you awaken Nightcrawler?

Yes. Nightcrawler is flagged by 3 of 4 creators (Vega, MetalSonicDude and Seatin), and sits in the D tier of the awakening gem list. Compare with the awakening gem tier list.

Should you put sig stones into Nightcrawler?

Yes. Nightcrawler is flagged by 2 of 4 creators (Vega and MetalSonicDude), and sits in the D tier of the sig stone list. Compare with the sig stone tier list.

Creator notes

The tier lists mark Nightcrawler as: BGs Defense and High Skill.

What is Nightcrawler immune to?

Nightcrawler has no listed immunities.

Debuffs Nightcrawler inflicts

Nightcrawler can inflict Bleed and Incinerate.

BleedIncinerate

In-game tags

HeroX-MenSize: MDefensive: Utility

Nightcrawler prestige

Sig 0Sig 100Sig 200
7★ Rank 526,57036,31039,210
7★ Rank 422,41030,63033,080
7★ Rank 318,36025,09027,100

Every rank and sig level is on the prestige list.

Mutant champions ranked near Nightcrawler

  1. 35CableC50
  2. 36CColosuss AoAC50
  3. 37Magneto (House of X)C46
  4. 38StryfeC46
  5. 40RogueD40
  6. 41SabretoothD36
  7. 42ToadD36
  8. 43Wolverine (X-23)D36

Full Mutant tier list