Finally, Gotham Knights is here. And for all the Bat-family fans out there, that’s as good a reason as any to celebrate. With four characters to play as—Robin, Batgirl, Red Hood, and Nightwing—this promises to be a big entry from the team that also developed Arkham: Origins. It also boasts new features, so today we’re going to break down how to unlock momentum abilities in Gotham Knights.

Gotham Knights Guide to Unlocking Momentum Abilities

No matter which character you choose for any given task, players will be able to unlock momentum abilities throughout Gotham Knights by progressing through the game, completing objectives, and earning XP.

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While there’s a bit of menu hopping involved, here’s how players can access these momentum abilities. Be sure to go from Batcomputer > Abilities > Skills > Momentum Abilities. These are unique to each character, so experiment with combat in ways that are beneficial to you.

How to Trigger Momentum Abilities

Naturally, these unique character abilities require momentum to work. Players can build momentum through ranged attacks, general combat, silent or ambush attacks, counters, and the like. Every single playable character possesses different abilities.

And once they’ve gained enough momentum, they’ll have to trigger them. That’s the easy part. The difficult part will be to find which moves works for your character the most. Here’s a quick breakdown on how to utilize them.

Build enough Momentum.
Once there, icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen will change.
Hold R1/RB + assigned button.
This combination will trigger the character’s momentum ability.

Once more, these abilities vary. Some can be utilized from range while others require a closer, more hand-to-hand approach. For what it’s worth, Red Hood has quite the ranged Momentum ability.

And that’s that—everything players need to know in order to unlock and utilize momentum abilities in Gotham Knights. Figuring out which ones work best for their particular character will be crucial, not to mention fun to experiment with along the way.

If you’re looking for more in-game information, keep it locked on Twinfinite by checking out this villains trailer and a closer look at Red Hood—as well as endless content at the links below. Oh, and if you have a question or two, don’t be afraid to give us a shout. We’ll be glad to help in any way we can.

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Shaun Ranft

Shaun Ranft is a Freelance Writer for Twinfinite, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, who has been with the site and writing about games in general since 2022. While he typically covers any major sports title, he also cannot get enough of Telltale's The Walking Dead, Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds, and the Horizon series, replaying each multiple times. When he's not writing professionally or playing videogames, there's a good chance he's either writing poetry, listening to Manchester Orchestra, discussing how sad Tottenham Hotspur makes him, ranting and raving about Frank Darabont or Mike Flanagan, and thinking about Seth Rollins' suits.