5 strongest Symbiote abilities in Spider-Man 2, ranked

The hype is on for Spider-Man 2 as it extends its availability to carry on two characters. Unlike its predecessors, you can now play and choose between Miles Morales and Peter Parker. Additionally, the game provides new suits and challenges for players to enjoy. What’s even better is that there’s a symbiote suit that you can try on.

The Klyntar, commonly known as the symbiotes, have long been associated with the Spider-Man stories under Marvel. The symbiotes are known to bond with their hosts, who might be dealing with some intense feelings. They can also talk to their hosts but are not inherently evil. When the symbiote is allowed to take its natural form, it can even prove its noble side, just like what happened in Venom.

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Ranking the best Symbiote abilities in Spider-Man 2

5) Symbiote Strike

Symbiote Strike in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Image via Insomniac Games)

You will often encounter hordes of enemies in Spider-Man 2 and need reliable AoE skills to win your battles. Symbiote Strike is an ability that allows you to turn into a ball of charging tentacles. With this skill, Peter Parker leaps into the air and then explodes, launching tentacles that cover different directions.

Once charged into an enemy by pressing the L1 and the triangle button, you can bet that this single blow would be enough to inflict significant AoE damage. The tentacles launch your enemies into the air, ensuring a quick execution.

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4) Symbiote Yank

Symbiote Yank ability (Image via Insomniac Games)

If you need another skill for crowd control, the Symbiote Yank is a great ability to pick up. Through this symbiote, Peter Parker's tentacle arms extend to grab and pull enemies toward him, making it a fantastic way to catch opponents off guard. The damage is inflicted when you slam them to the ground. It's also a reliable long-range ability when chasing enemies from afar.

The skill can be used by pressing L1 and X together and can be upgraded to grab more than four enemies in one go.

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3) Symbiote Punch

Symbiote Punch allows Peter Parker to unleash a solid punch (Image via Insomniac Games)

Symbiote Punch is one of Peter Parker and Miles Morales' most iconic abilities, creating a quick yet powerful attack. Whichever character you choose, you can deploy arm tentacles to unleash a powerful punch that incapacitates the enemy and pins them to walls or the ground.

It's worth noting that this ability primarily targets a single opponent and isn't as effective for crowd control. To utilize this skill, you must first unlock the Symbiote Blast: Might upgrade.

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2) Symbiote Blast

Spider-Man 2 features powerful Symbiote skills for combat (Image via Insomniac Games)

Obtaining the Symbiote Blast requires unlocking either the Symbiote Yank: Empowered or Extended abilities. The Symbiote Blast skill is a reflection of Peter Parker's emotional intensity, manifesting as spiky, omnidirectional attacks.

This ability inflicts damage on all nearby opponents, potentially pushing them back and pinning them to walls or floors, making it an excellent choice for crowd control.

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1) Symbiote Strike: Extended

Symbiote Strike Extended is the upgraded version of Symbiote Strike (Image via Insomniac Games)

Symbiote Strike: Extended serves as a valuable upgrade to the Symbiote Yank ability. Unlike the standard Yank with its limited range, the extended version significantly increases both the distance it covers and the number of enemies the character can grab.

Once you’re used to using the Yank, it’s best to lean on its best upgrade, as it can greatly help deal with crowds. This is the best AoE ability in the game and is definitely a must-have in your skill tree.

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This wraps up our list of the best Symbiote abilities in Spider-Man 2. The game is exclusively available on PS5.