Blade Ball: Ability Tier List

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In Blade Ball, abilities allow players to gain both defensive and offensive advantages when in battle. There are currently 63 abilities available in Blade Ball, with each hosting their own unique perks and benefits. You'll even be able to upgrade these abilities as you continue to progress through the game, which will help improve your chances of victories and allow you to dominate the battlefield!

Here's a tier list to help you decide which abilities are worth learning and which ones to avoid if you want to start winning more games!

  • S Tier
    • Dribble Dribble
    • Singularity Singularity
    • Infinity Infinity
    • Slashes of Fury Slashes of Fury
    • Quantum Arena Quantum Arena
  • A Tier
    • Necromancer Necromancer
    • Titan Titan
    • Dragon Spirit Dragon Spirit
    • Time Hole Time Hole
    • Tact Tact
    • Death Slash Death Slash
    • Fracture Fracture
    • Phantom Phantom
    • Guardian Angel Guardian Angel
  • B Tier
    • Rapture Rapture
    • Slash of Duality Slash of Duality
    • Serpent Shadow Clone Serpent Shadow Clone
    • Zeus' Storm Zeus' Storm
    • Bunny Leap Bunny Leap
    • Doppelganger Doppelganger
    • Pull Pull
    • Aerodynamic Slash Aerodynamic Slash
    • Hell Hook Hell Hook
    • Forcefield Forcefield
    • Flash Counter Flash Counter
  • C Tier
    • Pulse Pulse
    • Absolute Confidence Absolute Confidence
    • Blink Blink
    • Freeze Freeze
    • Reaper Reaper
    • Telekinesis Telekinesis
    • Virus Virus
    • Swap Swap
    • Bounty Bounty
    • Calming Deflection Calming Deflection
    • Raging Deflection Raging Deflection
    • Ninja Dash Ninja Dash
  • D Tier
    • Waypoint Waypoint
    • Chieftain's Totem Chieftain's Totem
    • Continuity Zero Continuity Zero
    • Event Horizon Event Horizon
    • Quasar Quasar
    • Thunder Dash Thunder Dash
    • Encrypted Clone Encrypted Clone
    • Golden Ball Golden Ball
    • Invisibility Invisibility
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
  • F Tier
    • Freeze Trap Freeze Trap
    • Martyrdom Martyrdom
    • Qi-Charge Qi-Charge
    • Scopophobia Scopophobia
    • Blade Trap Blade Trap
    • Force Force
    • Quad Jump Quad Jump
    • Dash Dash
    • Wind Cloak Wind Cloak
    • Gale's Edge Gale's Edge
    • Displace Displace
    • Luck Luck
    • Misfortune Misfortune
    • Super Jump Super Jump
    • Phase Bypass Phase Bypass
    • Platform Platform

S Tier - The Best

These abilities are generally seen as some of the best, especially when used by skilled players who can mitigate possible counters.

Ability Name

What It Does

Dribble

Confuse enemies by dribbling the ball.

Singularity

Pulls the ball towards you and shoots it at a fast speed.

Infinity

Stops the ball from hitting you and gives you a few seconds to shoot it.

Slashes of Fury

Stops the ball and lets you fire at different speeds.

Quantum Arena

Mass ability disable and temporary abilities for the user.

A Tier - Great

The abilities in this tier are also great, but are a little more situational or less aggressive than the ones at the very top.

Ability Name

What It Does

Necromancer

Can be used to spawn zombies that help you.

Titan

Grants various temporary buffs.

Dragon Spirit

Summons a dragon that helps you defend.

Time Hole

Creates an area that buffs you and debuffs nearby enemies.

Tact

Automatic curving on parry.

Death Slash

Gives you the opportunity to parry at a high speed.

Fracture

Splits the ball in two (targets different players).

Phantom

Teleport behind an enemy and slow them.

Guardian Angel

Free automatic block if you miss.

B Tier - Pretty Good

These abilities aren't bad, but they require a bit more skill to use and may not be the best skill for certain situations.

Ability Name

What It Does

Rapture

Curves and significantly speeds up the ball.

Slash of Duality

Lets you temporarily turn the ball invisible or have it fly at a fast speed.

Serpent Shadow Clone

Spawns clone/s that can parry the ball.

Zeus' Storm

Briefly slows everybody and disables their abilities.

Bunny Leap

Hop in the air and slam down, trapping enemies near your landing point.

Doppelganger

Turns you invisible and creates a clone of yourself.

Pull

Makes the ball target you.

Aerodynamic Slash

Shoots the ball in the air, then it flies down quickly.

Hell Hook

Pulls a player towards you.

Forcefield

Deflects the ball while active.

Flash Counter

Teleports to the last person who hit the ball, freezing them briefly.

C Tier - Mid

These abilities aren't necessarily bad, but they may sometimes actually work against the user if used incorrectly or if the player isn't skilled enough to outplay others with them.

Ability Name

What It Does

Pulse

Briefly disables abilities.

Absolute Confidence

Taunts the ball, making it target you every other hit.

Blink

Short-distance teleport.

Freeze

Temporarily freezes the ball.

Reaper

Buffs you each time you kill a player.

Telekinesis

Stops the ball and launches it quickly at another target.

Virus

Infects (slow and blind) other players.

Swap

Swap places with another player.

Bounty

Lets you pick somebody as your bounty, letting you score stronger parries towards them.

Calming Deflection

Slows down the ball on parry.

Raging Deflection

Speeds up the ball on parry.

Ninja Dash

Dash to the ball and instantly parry.

D Tier - Niche Picks

The abilities here generally aren't good, but they can shine in certain situations or in the hands of players who are very dedicated to making these work.

Ability Name

What It Does

Waypoint

Places a marker on the ground that you can teleport to.

Chieftain's Totem

Buffs parry strength and speed for allies within range, slows enemies nearby.

Continuity Zero

Lets you place a portal that the ball will teleport to.

Event Horizon

Pulls everybody towards it when cast.

Quasar

Summons a spirit that will briefly blind an enemy.

Thunder Dash

A quicker dash.

Encrypted Clone

Creates a clone that passes the ball to you.

Golden Ball

Your kills won't respawn the ball.

Invisibility

Become temporarily invisible/untargetable.

Shadow Step

Temporary and sporadic invisibility + speed boost.

F Tier - Bad

The abilities in this tier are typically just bad and will not do much, if anything, against competent players.

Ability Name

What It Does

Freeze Trap

Creates a trap that can freeze players.

Martyrdom

Creates an explosion when you die.

Qi-Charge

Lets you charge up for buffs.

Scopophobia

Can slow down nearby enemies.

Blade Trap

Creates a trap that can catch and shoot the ball.

Force

Creates shockwaves that knock nearby players back.

Quad Jump

Lets you jump 4 times.

Dash

A plain dash.

Wind Cloak

Temporary speed and jump boost.

Gale's Edge

Creates a moving wall that temporarily pushes the ball.

Displace

Swaps the ball's location with a random player.

Luck

Makes you less likely to get targeted by the ball.

Misfortune

Makes you more likely to get targeted by the ball.

Super Jump

Lets you jump high.

Phase Bypass

Temporarily makes you very fast, then teleports you back to where you used the ability.

Platform

Creates a pillar on your current location.