In Gotham Knights you’ll have two ways to progress your character, one of them will be your standard skill tree which gives you passives that increase the strength of your character, which is gained by leveling your character or completing specific missions. The other method of progression is “Momentum Abilities”. These are your special attacks that you’ll be using throughout the game, and for the most part be the predominant way of defeating enemies when used in combination with melee, and ranged attacks.

You can only use Momentum Abilities by spending Momentum which you can gain by attacking enemies with normal or ranged attacks. Momentum can be found at the bottom right of your screen, and you can hold up to four segments (Nightwing gets an extra one from his skill tree) of it, although you’ll start the game with only one. Some abilities cost more Momentum than others, so you have to pick and choose the right ability at the moment.

How to Unlock all of Nightwing’s Momentum Abilities¶

Momentum abilities unlock as you progress through the story, and will usually require you to complete a challenge of some kind to unlock them. Here is a list of all the Momentum abilities that Nightwing has, and how you can get them.

Icon	Ability	Description	Unlock
	Pounce	Nightwing jumps at a far away enemy, inflicting damage and knocking them down. Momentum Cost: 1	Default
	Elemental Shockwave	Nightwing smashes the ground, creating an Elemental trail that damages enemies. Momentum Cost: 1	Progress through Case File 1.4: Blackgate Blues
	Shotgun Darts	Nightwing shoots a dart from each hand. The darts deal higher damage on closer proximity to enemies. Momentum Cost: 1	Complete Guard Break Training
	Speed Boost	Nightwing gets a speed boost, allowing him to move and fight faster while gaining more Momentum the further he travels to hit enemies. Momentum Cost: 1	Complete two Nest activities (available as a crime after Case File 3.1: The Key)
	Dart Storm	Nightwing shoots multiple darts, damaging enemies and lowering their Elemental Effect resistance. Momentum Cost: 2	Defeat 15 Talons
	Whirlwind	Nightwing spins and throws his escrima sticks, hitting all enemies within range. Momentum Cost: 2	Defeat 5 League of Shadows Assassins
	Bright Knight	Nightwing’s symbol glows, stunning nearby enemies and granting allies 1 Momentum Segment. Momentum Cost: 2	Complete all of Dick’s side stories with the last one being at the graveyard in New Gotham.
	Nest (Ultimate)	Nightwing creates a Nest around himself and allies, granting a large defense bonus and healing over time. The Nest also inflicts damage over time to any enemies that step inside it. Momentum Cost: 2	Unlock Knighthood Tree

Best Nightwing Combos¶

This is a strong combo for Nightwing when fighting a group of enemies, and requires 4 Momentum. When you have 4 Momentum, get close to the group, and use Dart Storm to lower the Elemental resistance of the entire group of enemies, and follow it up with Whirlwind to apply the Elemental status you have equipped on your weapons. For single targets with Nightwing, use Pounce with its Aerial attack upgrades, and follow up with Shotgun Darts. Make sure you use Shotgun Darts as close to the enemy as you can.