How Many Ability Points to Fully Level Up in Control?

As you play Control you’ll unlock new abilities and gain ability points. As you complete missions, find hidden areas and more, you’ll be given ability points which you can use to level up and increase the power of your abilities.

As you level up, you might be wondering how many ability points you’ll need to fully level up Jesse. Thankfully, PowerUp! is here to help you. We’ve kept tabs on all the abilities as we’ve played to let you know how many points you’ll need to level up.

All up, there are 43 ability upgrades to unlock, which will cost you a total of 132 ability points. This sounds like a lot, but don’t worry, you get plenty from completing missions and every time you find a hidden area, you’ll get more points.

Ability Points Control

Here’s a more specific breakdown of the upgrades;

  • Health 1 – +10% Health
  • Health 2 – +20% Health
  • Health 3 – +20% Health
  • Health 4- +20% Health
  • Health 5 – +30% Health
  • Energy 1 – +10% Energy
  • Energy 2 – +20% Energy
  • Energy 3 – +20% Energy
  • Energy 4- +20% Energy
  • Energy 5 – +30% Energy
  • Melee 1 – +10% Melee Damage
  • Melee 2 – +30% Melee Damage
  • Melee 3 – +30% Melee Damage
  • Melee 4 – +30% Melee Damage
  • Melee 5 – +50% Melee Damage
  • Launch 1 – +25% Launch Damage
  • Launch 2 – +50% Launch Damage
    • Launch Explosives – Launch grenades and rockets back at the enemy
  • Launch 3 – +50% Launch Damage
    • Launch Enemies 1 – Launch Basic Enemies when their health is low
  • Launch 4 – +50% Launch Damage
    • Launch Enemies 2 – Launch Large Enemies with their health is low
  • Launch 5 – +75% Launch Damage
    • Launch Strength – Launch Large Objects
  • Shield 1 – +10% to Shield Strength
  • Shield 2 – +20% to Shield Strength
    • Shield Barrage – When Released, Shield propels debris at nearby enemies
  • Shield 3 – +20% to Shield Strength
  • Shield 4 – +20% to Shield Strength
  • Shield 5 – +30% to Shield Strength
  • Seize 1 – +%5 to Seize Duration
  • Seize 2 – +10% to Seize Duration
  • Seize 3 – +10% to Seize Duration
    • Seize Additional Enemy – Seize an additional enemy
  • Seize 4 – +10% to Seize Duration
  • Seize 5 – +15% to Seize Duration
    • Seize Strength – Seize large enemies when their health is low
  • Levitate 1 – +10% to Levitation Duration
  • Levitate 2 – +10% to Levitation Duration
    • Ground Slam – Press R3 while Levitating to slam into the ground and damage nearby enemies
  • Levitate 3 – +10% to Levitation Duration
  • Levitate 4 – +10% to Levitation Duration
  • Levitate 5 – +10% to Levitation Duration

There you have it. That’s every ability upgrade available in Control and what they’ll give you.

From my experience, you’ll want to increase Launch, Energy and Levitate to the max as soon as possible. Then you’ll be having an incredibly good time in combat.

Control is available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Leo Stevenson
Leo Stevensonhttps://powerup-gaming.com/
I've been playing games for the past 27 years and have been writing for almost as long. Combining two passions in the way I'm able is a true privilege. PowerUp! is a labour of love and one I am so excited to share.

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