Spider-Man PS4

All Unlockable Skills List & Recommended Build

Find all unlockable skills available in the Spider-Man in this comprehensive list! All skills from Innovator, Defender, and Webslinger skill trees and their effects can be found here.

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Skills to Get Early in the Game

Skill Build Example

Here is a sample Skill build guide you can follow to get a well-balanced performance for your character as soon as possible. This build's focus is on improving your survivability and lethality in combat with the use of Focus and mobility.

Skill	Description & Skill Points
1. Perfect Dodge	Press ◯ just as your Spider Sense turns blue to counter enemies with a web shot to the face. Generates bonus Focus. Skill Point : 1 pt
2. Swing Kick	Hold □ while in the air to Swing Kick enemies and send them flying. Skill Point : 1 pt
3. Web Throw	Hold △ to grab and throw webbed and electrified enemies. They can be tossed into other enemies or walls. Skill Point : 1 pt
4. Dodge Window	Increases timing window for Perfect Dodge and Web Shot Counter, making it easier to accomplish. Skill Point : 1 pt
5. Air Marshal	Air attacks deal additional damage and generate more focus. Skill Point : 1 pt
6. Perfect Hit	Press ☐ just as an attack lands to generate bonus Focus. Skill Point : 1 pt
7. Combo Booster	Improves Focus gained at higher combo counts. Skill Point : 1 pt
8. Last Stand	Slows time just before you take a fatal hit, giving you one last chance to dodge. Can only be used once per combat encounter. Skill Point : 2 pts
9. Payback	Press △ after Perfect Dodging rifle and pistol enemies for an instant takedown. Skill Point : 3 pts
10. Chain Finisher	Immediately perform a second Finisher to basic enemies. Skill Point : 3 pts

Featured Skills

Web Throw

Be able to use web enemies to your advantage by throwing them to their friends. Throw will also let you chuck enemies off buildings to take them out quick.

Perfect Dodge

Payback enemies who try to attack you with the perfect dodge. Enemies hit with this will be immobilized for a few second, giving you enough an opening to take them out or time to deal with other enemies.

Payback

Armed enemies can be a pest during battle, especially when you're in the midst of a melee fight. Payback will allow you to instantly takedown armed enemies once you perform a perfect dodge!

Chain Finisher

Take out two enemies at once and look cool while doing it with Chain Finisher! It will only consume 1 focus bar, saving you focus for healing, and give you breathing space.

Last Stand

Save yourself from a fatal blow with the Last Stand. This skill will allow you to dodge a fatal hit and give yourself a chance to recover!

Swing Kick

In Spider-Man, air battle is both offensive and defensive as it keeps Spider-Man away from most ground based enemies. Use Swing Kick to prolong your air time while still dishing out damage.

All Innovator Skill Effect & Rating List

Basic Skill

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Web Throw	Hold △ to grab and throw webbed and electrified enemies. They can be tossed into other enemies or walls. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★・

Innovator Branch A

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Hazard Zone	Web throw knocks enemies down during the wind up, clearing the immediate area. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★・・
Spin Cycle	When throwing an enemy, rapidly press △ during the throw to continue spinning enemies. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★・・・
Wrecking Ball	Brute enemies can be grabbed and thrown when webbed, affecting enemies over a wide area Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★・・
Collateral Damage	Thrown objects damage all nearby enemies Skill Point : 2 pts	★★★★・

Innovator Branch B

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Extended Perch Takedown	Increase Perch Takedown range. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★・・・
Scare Tactics	Stealth Takedowns generate much more Focus. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★・・・
Surprise Attack	Upgrades Web Strike Takedown move so that nearby enemies are knocked back Skill Point : 2 pts	★★・・・

Innovator Branch C

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Pistol and Baton Yank	Hold △ to yank small arms like pistols and batons right out of enemies' hands. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★・・・
Rifle, Shield, and Launcher Yank	Hold (△ to yank heavy arms like rifles, launchers, and shields away from enemies. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★・・・
Yank and Throw	Hold △ to hurl yanked weapons back at enemies with concussive force. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★★・・
Surprise Attack	Press L1 + R2 to throw rockets back at enemies. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★・・・

All Defender Skill Effect & Rating List

Basic Skill

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Perfect Dodge	Press ◯ just as your Spider Sense turns blue to counter enemies with a web shot to the face. Generates bonus Focus. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★★

Defender Branch A

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Perfect Hit	Press ☐ just as an attack lands to generate bonus Focus. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★・・
Combo Booster	Improves Focus gained at higher combo counts. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★・
Vengeance	When below glad health, attacks generate focus faster. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★・・

Defender Branch B

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Dodge Window	Increases timing window for Perfect Dodge and Web Shot Counter, making it easier to accomplish. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★・
Last Stand	Slows time just before you take a fatal hit, giving you one last chance to dodge. Can only be used once per combat encounter. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★★★★
Payback	Press △ after Perfect Dodging rifle and pistol enemies for an instant takedown. Skill Point : 3 pts	★★★★・
Chain Finisher	Immediately perform a second Finisher to basic enemies. Skill Point : 3 pts	★★★★★

Defender Branch C

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Throw	Press ☐ then hold △ to grab and throw an enemy in any direction. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★・・・
Ground Strike	After leaping off an enemy or from air combat, press ☐ + X to smash the ground with force. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★★・・
Epicenter	Ground Strike has a larger blast that can knock enemies down when used from higher elevations. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★★・・

All Webslinger Skill Effect & Rating List

Basic Skill

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Swing Kick	Hold □ while in the air to Swing Kick enemies and send them flying. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★・

Webslinger Branch A

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Quick Zip	Web Zip a second time without losing altitude Skill Point : 1 pts	★・・・・
Point Launch Boost	Press X on contact with point to massively boost Point Launch distance. Skill Point : 1 pt	★・・・・
Long Strike	Increase damage and range of Web Strike Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★・

Webslinger Branch B

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Air Marshal	Air attacks deal additional damage and generate more focus. Skill Point : 1 pt	★★★★・
Air Yank	Hold △ while in the air to yank enemies upwards and enable air combat moves. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★★・・
Bunker Buster	Swing Kick will now knock over shield enemies. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★・・・
Blast Off	Air Launch attacks knock back nearby enemies. Has a short recharge time between uses. Skill Point : 2 pts	★★・・・

Webslinger Branch C

Skill	Description & Skill Points	Rating
Air Tricks	Hold △ + ◯ and press the Left Joystick in a direction to perform aerial tricks to earn extra Focus and XP. Skill Point : 1 pt	★・・・・
Quick Recovery	Press X during a roll after landing to launch back into the air. Skill Point : 1 pt	★・・・・
Charge jump	Press R2 + X while running or standing to build up chanrge then release X for a huge leap. Skill Point : 1 pt	★・・・・

What are Skills?

Skills Unlock New Moves

Skills unlock new combat and movement actions for Spider-Man making him more agile and deadly in and out of combat!

How to Unlock Skills

Skill points are needed to unlock skills. Certain skills take more skill points to unlock and some have require previous skills before they can accessed.

Skill Points are Gained by Leveling Up

Every time Spider-Man levels up, he gets a skill point that he can use or save up to get skills!

It is Possible to Unlock All Skills

Players can unlock all the skills in all 3 skill trees in one playthrough. You need 50 skill Points to unlock all the skills.