Nightwing

Nightwing is an acrobatic character, and the Raptor and Acrobat skill trees lean into that archetype. The Pack Leader tree has skills that improve Nightwing’s Co-Op strength, allowing him to share bonuses with his allies.

• Raptor
• Acrobat
• Pack Leader
• Knighthood

The Raptor tree is all about Nightwing’s deadly strikes: it’s filled with boosts to his critical chance and damage, and upgrades to his Pounce Ability.

AP Cost	Icon	Ability	Requirement(s)	Description
n/a		Perfect Evade	None	Nightwing performs a perfectly-timed evade that generates Momentum and allows for a perfect attack follow-up.
1		Critical Expertise	Perfect Evade	Increases Nighwing’s Critical damage by 20%.
2		Assassin’s Mark	Perfect Evade	Marks an enemy, increasing Nightwing and his allies’ damage to the foe by 10%. Hold the prompt while aiming at an enemy.
1		Trampoline	Perfect Evade	Nightwing’s Pounce ability is automatically followed by a high jump on the enemy. This ability cannot be used if Nightwing is under a low ceiling.
2		Precise Strikes	Critical Expertise	Increases Nightwing’s chance of landing a critical hit by 10%.
2		Aerial Bounce	Trampoline	Nightwing bounces off an enemy following an aerial attack to propel himself back into the air. Can be used up to 3 times in succession.
3		Critical Distance	Aerial Bounce or Precise Strikes	Hitting an enemy with a Melee Attack from a large distance increases the Critical chance and Critical Damage by 15%.

The Acrobat Tree boosts Nightwing’s sustain (momentum and, later, health), as well as his mobility skills around the battlefield, rewarding him for evading attacks.

AP Cost	Icon	Ability	Requirement(s)	Description
1		Aerial Damage +	None	Increases Nightwing’s aerial attack damage by 20%.
1		Extra Momentum Bar	Aerial Damage +	Grants Nightwing an extra Momentum bar.
1		Momentum Gain +	Aerial Damage +	Increases Nightwing’s Momentum gain by 15%.
3		Evade Chain	Extra Momentum Bar or Momentum Gain +	Nightwing chain evades by performing a quick succession of back jumps.
2		Haly’s Favorite	Evade Chain	Completing an Evade Chain knocks down all nearby enemies.
2		Evade Chain Momentum	Evade Chain	Performing an evade chain during combat restores a portion of Nightwing’s Momentum.
2		Mind and Body	Haly’s Favorite or Evade Chain Momentum	Using Momentum Abilities restores a portion of Nightwing’s Health.

The Pack Leader tree is fantastic for co-op play. Not only do Nightwing and his allies benefit from higher damage and faster regeneration, but Nightwing himself becomes much harder to take down, and can even instantly revive an ally from a distance with enough points invested.

AP Cost	Icon	Ability	Requirement(s)	Description
1		Family Ties	None	Increases Nightwing’s defense and resistance by 10%. Working with allies also grants him additional bonuses: Batgirl – Melee Damage +15%. Red Hood – Ranged Damage +15%. Robin – Stealth Damage +15%.
1		Health Bolstered Defense	Family Ties	When Nightwing’s Health is at least 70% or more, he gets a +5% Defense bonus scaling up to 20% when at full health.
2		Momentum Regen	Health Bolstered Defense	Nightwing’s Momentum regenerates over time. Regeneration stops after filling 1 Momentum segment. Gaining any Momentum activates regeneration again. Working with allies increases regeneration speed.
2		Shared Skill	Health Bolstered Defense	Passive Skills increasing Damage, Critical Chance, Defense, Momentum Regeneration, and Ultimate Cooldown are shared with allies at 50% of their value.
2		Elemental Smart Darts	Momentum Regen or Shared Skill	Nightwing’s darts inflict Elemental Effect build up on enemies or heal allies over time.
2		Elemental Smart Darts +	Elemental Smart Darts	Nightwing’s darts also reduce enemies’ defense by 10% and increase damage inflicted by allies by 5% for 10 seconds.
2		Revive Darts	Elemental Smart Darts	Nightwing’s darts can be used to instantly revive an ally from afar. Maximum 1 use per night.

Nightwing’s Knighthood Tree boosts his Nest Ability, his darts, melee attack distance, and gives him an additional attack for the Melee combo. When this tree becomes available, so does the Flying Trapeze, a glider which regains speed when Nightwing bounces from walls.

AP Cost	Icon	Ability	Description
n/a		Flying Trapeze	Nightwing uses his Flying Trapeze to glide through the air. He can also rebound off of walls to gain altitude and speed.
1		Triple Darts	Nightwing shoots 3 darts at once instead of 1.
1		Strike Distance +	Nightwing’s Melee Attacks can strike enemies from farther away.
1		Guardian	Defeating an enemy reduces Nest Ability cooldown by 15%.
2		Combat Expertise	Increases the number of attacks in Nightwing’s Melee combo by 1. The last hit is a knockdown.
3		Nest Buffs +	Nest damage is increased by 150%, and the healing effect is increased by 100%.
3		Bigger Nest	Increases the size of Nightwing’s Nest.

Nightwing Momentum Abilities

Nightwing’s Momentum Abilities allow him to leap from foe to foe, and add area-of-effect elemental damage to his kit. The Shotgun Darts serve as a DPS increase, while the Ultimate Ability Nest is a powerful defensive tool for Nightwing and his allies.

Icon	Ability	Type	Keybinds/Controls	Momentum Cost	Description
	Pounce	None	+Hold +Hold Hold 4	1	Nightwing jumps at a far away enemy, inflicting damage and knocking them down.
	Elemental Shockwave	Piercing, Partial Area of Effect	+Tap +Tap Tap 1	1	Nightwing smashes the ground, creating an Elemental trail that damages enemies.
	Speed Boost	None	+Tap +Tap Tap 3	1	Nightwing gets a speed boost, allowing him to move and fight faster while gaining more Momentum the further he travels to hit enemies.
	Shotgun Darts	Guard Break	+Tap +Tap Tap 2	1	Nightwing shoots a dart from each hand. The darts deal higher damage on closer proximity to enemies.
	Dart Storm	Area of Effect	+Hold +Hold Tap 2	2	Nightwing shoots multiple darts, damaging enemies and lowering their Elemental Effect resistance.
	Whirlwind	Area of Effect, Damage Over Time	+Hold +Hold Hold 1	2	Nightwing spins and throws his escrima sticks, hitting all enemies within range.
	Bright Knight	Area of Effect, Piercing, Fear Inducing	+Hold +Hold Hold 3	2	Nightwing’s symbol glows, stunning nearby enemies and granting allies 1 Momentum segment.
	Nest	Fear Inducing, Ultimate	+Hold +Hold Hold 4	Cooldown 5:00	Nightwing creates a Nest around himself and any allies, granting a large defense bonus and healing over time. The Nest also inflicts damage over time to any enemies that step inside it. Duration: 20s