Players will gradually level up as they defeat foes and complete quests; the skills points earned from this can be put into three separate skill trees: Innovator, Defender, and Webslinger, which can better improve how the player deals with the situations they face. With so many skills to choose from, players may wonder which are to go to skills to earn.
Updated on November 27, 2022, by Ritwik Mitra:Marvel’sSpider-Man is arguably the best game ever made featuring the titular web crawler. Insomniac Games took everything they learned about movement and open-world design from their previous video games to craft a brilliant title that is supplemented with an engaging story featuring the iconic webhead. Spider-Man can unlock a suite of unique abilities over the course of the game. We’ve updated this list to include some more of Spider-Man’s best skills.
15 Charge Jump - Webslinger
Free-roaming in Marvel’s Spider-Man is a blast, especially with players being able to employ a suite of great abilities that are great fun to cycle through while roaming around the map. Unlocking more techniques to make swinging around New York City fun is also highly recommended.
One such technique is the Charge Jump, which does exactly what most people would expect. Holding R2 and X allows players to leap into the air and start swinging without a care in the world!
14 Quick Zip - Webslinger
This skill may not assist in combat or help Spider-Man defend the city, but as one of the first skills readily available to a player of the Webslinger tree, once they get it to the first level, Quick Zip can help players travel across Manhattan with ease.
Quick Travel will become a thing of the past as players can glide between the buildings swiftly and easily get to wherever they need to be. It can also help with maneuverability, as the second quick zip can allow a player to suddenly change the direction they are gliding without too much hassle.
13 Extended Perch Takedown - Innovator
Marvel’s Spider-Man players greatly value the use of stealth to get the upper hand in battle. Staying out of sight and taking down enemies from above is a quick way for players to deal with the foes they may face.
Extended Perch Takedown increases the range in which players can take down an enemy from above, making stealth missions even more of a viable option as Peter can reach enemies from farther away, no longer relying on a perch being nearby to an enemy to attack.
12 Epicenter - Defender
At the very top of the Defender tree is a skill that will please players of Spider-Man that enjoy jumping into combat first and worrying about stealth later. Epicenter allows a player the power to leap from the air into the middle of enemies with such force that it throws them all aside.
Due to being one of the last skills that can be unlocked, a player may be waiting a while before they can use this, but once it has finally been purchased, Peter will be unstoppable.
11 Air Yank - Webslinger
Air Yank is a useful skill that opens up the potential for further combat that can help a player gain more Focus. Focus is used to complete finishers on enemies, which instantly down them.
Once unlocking this skill at level 2 of the Webslinger tree, players can now throw enemies they are facing into the air in order to conduct air attacks. These can be incredibly useful for stunning an enemy from fighting back, as well as opening the door to other opportunities of combat.
10 Yank And Throw - Innovator
Ranged weapons can prove to be quite annoying to deal with, so it’s easy to see why abilities that let Spider-Man yank them out of enemy hands are useful. With Yank and Throw, this ability gains a more offensive use in battle.
Not only can players yank weapons, shields, and rockets, but they can also swing them around before chucking them. Suffice it to say, enemies will flop all over the place when the web crawler decides to even the playing field.
9 Air Marshal - Webslinger
Combining Air Marshal with Air Yank can increase a player’s potential during combat. Purchasing it at level two of the Webslinger tree for only a single skill point, it isn’t a skill that can be easily passed up.
Air Marshall doubles the damage to areal attacks while also increasing the amount of Focus earned by completing them. This means keeping foes stunned in the air can become a brilliant strategy for dealing with enemies, especially as it also allows Peter to avoid melee combat from other foes while attacking another in the air.
8 Long Strike - Webslinger
Web Strike is an ability Peter can do that allows him to cast a web at an enemy and pull himself towards them while attacking; this usually has a limited range until purchasing the Long Strike Skill, which increases its range and the damage it can do.
This ability can be purchased early into a playthrough, as it can be unlocked at the first level of the Webslinger tree. Long Strike becomes an incredibly useful feature when dealing with flying foes, such as the flying Sabre Agents, that can be quite difficult to reach otherwise.
7 Collateral Damage - Innovator
Spider-Man is able to throw heavy objects at his enemies to begin with, but unlocking the Collateral Damage perk at the first level of the Innovator tree for two skill points will allow him to throw all nearby objects in a flurry towards any enemy he can see.
Although this skill doesn’t seem as useful in single fights when surrounded by a group of enemies, this skill can help deal damage to a wide range of them in its flurry of throwing objects, knocking out, or throwing back even the biggest of brutes.
6 Throw - Defender
While punching away at enemies might be fun in its own way, players might want a faster way to deal with the weaker enemies in this game. This is where the Throw ability comes into play.
Throwing enemies is pretty useful when it comes to chucking them off of rooftops. It’s fun to see Spidey manhandle his enemies and shows just how strong the webhead really is.
5 Spin Cycle - Innovator
Chucking webbed enemies around the arena makes for a great time, and Spin Cycle enhances this enjoyment even more. Throwing enemies becomes both an offensive technique and a way for players to catch their breath as well.
Mashing Triangle while throwing enemies increases the time they’re swung around Spidey, eliminating any threat from surrounding enemies. It’s also quite entertaining as well to pull this move off, making Spin Cycle a great move that’s worth checking out for players who want more combat techniques to experiment around with.
4 Payback - Defender
Dodging attacks is critical for Peter to survive most combat encounters in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Without adequate dodging skills, it’s only a matter of time before players run out of Focus and get a game over.
Thankfully, certain abilities can turn dodging into both a defensive and offensive maneuver, such as Payback. This ability lets players take down ranged enemies instantly after perfectly dodging their projectiles.
3 Rocket Return - Innovator
When progressing in the story of Marvel’s Spider-Man, the difficulty of the foes will star to increase as they improve the weaponry they use, especially favoring rocket launchers. Early game, a player would be able to easily rip the weapon from their hands, though at a distance, this can become harder.
With Rocket Return, Peter is able to send the missiles back the way they came, dealing a great amount of damage to an enemy and the foes that surround them, making it great to use during large battles.
2 Chain Finisher - Defender
As mentioned, finishers have the capability to instantly down an enemy once enough Focus has been obtained. This, unfortunately, usually only strikes one enemy, and then the Focus bar must be refilled again.
With Chain Finisher, after the bar has been filled with Focus, a player can aim at one enemy to finish them and then automatically also finish another without needing to gain more. This can be incredibly beneficial in later battles when a player may get easily overrun by the foes they face and therefore need to deal with them quickly.
1 Perfect Dodge - Defender
By far, the best skill for players to purchase is one that they don’t even have to wait long to get, as it is the first perk available to them after completing from the Defender Skill Tree.
Perfect Dodge is a vital skill that will keep Spider-Man alive while facing his most feared enemies. Dodging at the right time will not only increase the player’s Focus bar so they can get closer to committing a finisher but also allows the player to counter-act the attacks of others with a Web shot.
Marvel’s Spider-Man is available on PS4, PS5, and PC.
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