X-Men Legends 2 Best Team: Characters Worth Bringing
A strong party in X-Men Legends II mixes characters you enjoy with a team bonus that makes the group tougher. Here are the heroes players have picked and how to build around them.
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There's no single X-Men Legends 2 best team, so the right party is the four heroes you enjoy controlling most. Still, one player's lineup makes a useful starting point. On a GameFAQs board, one poster said Jean Grey, Bishop, Toad and Nightcrawler worked well at higher levels [1]. For a closer look, read X-Men Legends 2 Walkthrough for PC.
That team is a starting point, not a rule. It shows how one player built a party that held up later in the game, and you can copy its shape or swap in heroes you like better. This article looks at that sample team, the team bonus it connects to, and how to fill the last spots without giving up the bonus.
You'll also see a team bonus called New X-Men, which rewards a specific group of heroes. Knowing how it works helps you decide whether your roster is a good fit.
Which characters have players built teams around?
A forum poster on GameFAQs said their party of Jean Grey, Bishop, Toad and Nightcrawler played well at higher levels [1]. If you want a lineup that holds up later in the story, this is a useful place to start. The poster was describing their own run, so treat it as one tested example, not a rule.
The same poster named Gambit and Magneto as other favorite characters [1]. Favorites show what one player enjoyed, not necessarily what the game rewards most. Try swapping one of them into your party and see whether the way the team plays suits you.
Keep in mind that this is one player's opinion. Try a few heroes in your first missions, then keep the ones whose powers you enjoy controlling. You will spend hours with your party, so a character you like playing matters more than any forum pick.
A simple way to test a lineup
Run the same early fight twice. The first time, use Jean Grey, Bishop, Toad and Nightcrawler. The second time, swap in Gambit and Magneto for two of them.
Notice which heroes you reach for when a fight gets tough. Those are the ones to build your party around.
What does the New X-Men team bonus do for your party?
The New X-Men team bonus raises max HP by 15% for the characters in your party [2]. That is a real boost to survivability, because each hero you bring along gets a bigger health pool while the bonus applies. Think of it as extra padding for the whole group, not a perk for one character.
The bonus is tied to six characters: Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, Wolverine, Sunfire and Bishop [2]. If you want the bonus, build your party from that list. Heroes outside it do not add to the bonus, so bringing them is a trade-off you make on purpose.
Bishop and Nightcrawler are the two names you can count on. They show up on the bonus list [2] and on a forum player's sample team [1], which makes them a sensible core. Start there, then fill the other slots with listed heroes you enjoy playing.
Storm and Colossus are both on the list [2], and so are Wolverine and Sunfire. Pick the ones you'll enjoy controlling for hours, and you keep the bonus while playing them.
How do you fill the last spots without losing the bonus?
Start your last spots with the bonus members you like most, such as Nightcrawler and Bishop. The New X-Men bonus lists Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, Wolverine, Sunfire and Bishop as its members [2]. Keeping several of them in your party lets you build the rest of the team around the bonus. For more detail, see X-Men Legends 2 Tips for Beginners.
Next, add the characters you enjoy controlling. You will spend hours with this group, so a hero whose attacks feel good to use matters more than a small gain on paper. Pick the open slots from the people you actually want to play.
For example, say you want to swap Sunfire for a hero you like more. Make the change, then open the in-game team bonus screen to see whether the New X-Men bonus is still active. If it disappears, you can put Sunfire back or try another bonus member who fits your roster.
After every party change, open the in-game team bonus screen. It shows which bonus is active, so you always know whether your party still qualifies.
Where should you start with your party?
Your best starting point is a party you enjoy, built around Nightcrawler and Bishop. Those two give you a solid core, and the rest of the slots can go to heroes you like controlling, since you will play with them for hours. If your roster fits, aim for the New X-Men bonus too, because it rewards a party built around its members.
Next, start your next session with that core and play a few levels. If the party feels weak, swap out one character rather than the whole team, so you can see what changed. Give each new hero a few levels before you decide whether to keep them.