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NBA 2K25 reduced the total number of Badges while also adding new ones and changing some old ones. So, we’ve listed all available Badges here.
Badges in the NBA 2K series provide players with unique abilities and benefits. These are applicable for a wide range of skills, attributes, and aspects of the game. NBA 2K25 features 40 Badges in total, and a new Badge level has been added to the game above Hall of Fame, called Legend.
You can make the most of your Badges in NBA 2K25 by utilizing Performance Multipliers, which are in-game boosts. You can obtain all three of these through quests. In the meantime, you can permanently raise a single badge by up to three levels using Badge Elevators. This increase, however, is limited to the badge’s maximum potential for your build.
In this article, we’ve listed all the Badges you’ll get in the latest basketball simulation game from 2K and also explained what they do.
List of Every Badge in NBA 2K25 and Their Use
In NBA 2K25, the 40 Badges are divided into two Tiers based on the height of your MyPLAYER. You can upgrade your MyPLAYER Badges by activating them during games. So, the Badges you use most often will be easier to progress. Besides, any progress you make on a Badge will stay that way even if you don’t use it.
With that in mind, here’s a complete list of all Badges in NBA 2K25, along with their description, as provided by 2K.
Outside Scoring Badges
| Badge | Description |
| Deadeye | Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest. |
| Limitless Range | Extends the range from which you can shoot three-pointers effectively from deep. |
| Mini Marksman | Elevates the likelihood of making shots over taller defenders. |
| Set Shot Specialist | Boosts chances of knocking down stand-still jump shots. |
| Shifty Shooter | Improves your ability to successfully make off-the-dribble, high-difficulty jump shots. |
Inside Scoring Badges
| Badge | Description |
| Aerial Wizard | Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or putback a finish off an offensive rebound. |
| Float Game | Improves your ability to make floaters. |
| Hook Specialist | Improves your ability to make post hooks. |
| Layup Mixmaster | Improves your ability to finish fancy or acrobatic layups successfully. |
| Paint Prodigy | Improves your ability to quickly and efficiently score while going to work in the paint. |
| Physical Finisher | Improves your ability to battle through contact and convert contact layups. |
| Post Fade Phenom | Improves your ability to make post fades and hop shots. |
| Post Powerhouse | Strengthens your ability to back down defenders and move them with dropsteps. |
| Post Up Poet | Raises the chances of faking or getting by the defender, as well as scoring, when performing moves in the post. |
| Posterizer | Increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender. |
| Rise Up | Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing your opponent when standing in the painted area. |
Playmaking Badges
| Badge | Description |
| Ankle Assassin | Increases the ability to break down the defender or cross them up. |
| Bail Out | Passing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal. Additionally, helps passing out of double teams. |
| Break Starter | After grabbing a defensive board, deep outlet passes made up the court are more accurate. Passes must be made quickly following the defensive rebound. |
| Dimer | When in the half-court, passes by Dimers to open shooters yield a shot percentage boost. |
| Handles for Days | You take less of an energy hit when performing consecutive dribble moves, allowing you to chain together combos quicker and for longer periods of time. |
| Lightning Launch | Speeds up launches when attacking from the perimeter. |
| Strong Handle | Reduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling. |
| Unpluckable | Defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts. |
| Versatile Visionary | Improves your ability to thread and fit tight passes, including alley-oops, quickly and on time. |
Defense Badges
| Badge | Description |
| Challenger | Improves the effectiveness of well-timed contests against perimeter shooters. |
| Glove | Increases your ability to successfully steal from ball-handlers, or strip layup attempts. |
| Interceptor | The frequency of successfully tipped or intercepted passes greatly increases. |
| High Flying Denier | Boosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a block attempt. |
| Immovable Enforcer | Improves a defensive player’s strength when defending ball handlers and finishers. |
| Off Ball Pest | Makes players more difficult to get past when playing off-ball, as they can grab and hold their matchup and don’t get their ankles broken as often. |
| On-Ball Menace | Hounds and bodies up while defending on the perimeter. |
| Paint Patroller | Increases your ability to block or contest shots at the rim. |
| Pick Dodger | Improves your ability to navigate through and around screens while on defense. |
| Post Lockdown | Strengthens a player’s ability to effectively defend moves in the post, with an increased chance at stripping the opponent. |
Rebounding Badges
| Badge | Description |
| Boxout Beast | Improves your ability to box out and fight for good rebounding position. |
| Rebound Chaser | Improves your ability to track down rebounds from farther distances than normal. |
All Around and General Offense Badges
| Badge | Description |
| Brick Wall | Increases the effectiveness of screens and drains energy from opponents on physical contact. |
| Slippery Off Ball | When attempting to get open off screens, you navigate through traffic more effectively. |
| Pogo Stick | Allows you to quickly go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jumpshot. |
Badges Removed from NBA 2K25
Although the latest iteration of NBA 2K has improved the Badge mechanics and even added a brand-new Badge level, a lot of existing Badges have been removed. The total number of Badges used to be 77 in the previous game, whereas the current game just has 40.
Here’s a list of Badges that have been removed from NBA 2K25:
- Agent 3
- Blinders
- Catch and Shoot
- Claymore
- Comeback Kid
- Corner Specialist
- Free Points
- Green Machine
- Guard Up
- Midrange Magician
- Open Looks
- Post Fade Phenom
- Space Creator
- Spot Finder
- Ankle Breaker
- Blow By
- Hyperdrive
- Killer Combos
- Needle Threader
- Physical Handles
- Post Playmaker
- Relay Passer
- Speed Booster
- Touch Passer
- Triple Strike
- Acrobat
- Backdown Punisher
- Big Driver
- Bulldozer
- Bunny
- Dream Shake
- Dropstepper
- Fast Twitch
- Fearless Finisher
- Giant Slayer
- Masher
- Post Spin Technician
- Precision Dunker
- Pro Touch
- Scooper
- Spin Cycle
- Two Step
- Whistle
- 94 Feet
- Anchor
- Ankle Braces
- Chase Down Artist
- Clamps
- Fast Feet
- Right Stick Ripper
- Work Horse
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