The Superhero Database Classification number, or SHDB Class, is a number that represents the overall 'power' of a character. All traits of a character are used for calculating the Classification.
What it DOESN'T mean
This doesn't mean that a higher class would always beat a lower class character. But the bigger the difference in Class is, the more obvious it is who'll win in a fight.
How is this calculated
( INT^1.3 + (STR*0.5 )^2 + (SPE*0.5)^2 + DUR^1.6 + (POW + (SPS*SPL))^2 + COM^1.8 ) ^ TIER
Super Power Score and Level
Every Super Power has a score (SPS) that is used to calculate the Class. Each Super Power also has 3 levels (SPL). The level is set when connecting that Super Power to a character. The level determines the final score, of the Super Power, being used in the calculation.
While on vacation Rogue, Gambit, and Wolverine get into a skiing accident and take refuge in a monastery. Here they meet Nightcrawler, a mutant that has been mistaken as a demon by the townsfolk. The 3 X-Men then help the monks get through to the locals while at the same time finding answers to some of their own questions.
This is the REAL Nightcrawler, not the teeny-bopping immature brat that he has been turned into in the 21st century version of the XMEN. Nightcrawler was originally a ex-circus performer, turned Christian monk when he joined the XMEN.
Also, this is how Wolverine was meant to be portrayed. Nowadays he's a aimless anti-hero, but when he was first created he had purpose. Yes he's an animal at times, but he knows the truth.