In LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, you can learn new skills via the skill tree and upgrade your gadgets via Workbenches. While skills are shared among all playable characters, gadget upgrades are not.
As such, if you are not planning on exploring Gotham City thoroughly for Waynetech chips, you will want to use the ones you get naturally as you progress through the game wisely to unlock crucial upgrades that will make combat easier and generally more fun.
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Prioritize Batman Upgrades
During the course of the adventure, multiple characters will join Batman as he fights crime in Gotham City. While the main story missions dictate your companion, Batman will always be present. As such, you will want to spend Waynetech chips on Batman's upgrades first, as he will always be one of the two active characters.
Unlike the skill tree, which progressively unlocks as you complete story missions, upgrades are all available as soon as you unlock the Workbench, and new characters join you. As such, you can unlock any upgrade you want if you have enough Waynetech chips. This allows you to unlock crucial upgrades very quickly.
Focus Bat Swarm
Focus Bat Swarm is the final Batarang upgrade, and the one you should unlock first. This ability allows Batman to summon a swarm of bats to damage and distract nearby enemies by pressing the R1 / RB / R button while aiming. Although this ability uses Focus, it can be used to build Focus back very quickly.
To use this strategy effectively:
- Press R2 / RT / ZR with the Batarangs equipped to launch them at the nearest enemies.
- With repeated launches, enemies will be stunned, allowing Batman to launch into a flurry of attacks by pressing the attack button repeatedly. This builds a lot of Focus back, fueling your next Focus Bat Swarm.
Batarang Combo, Carbon Fiber Tips, Scatterang
Once you unlock Focus Bat Swarm, you should unlock Batarang Combo, Carbon Fiber Tips, and Scatterang to make the above strategy even more effective.
- Batarang Combo: Increases how many Batarangs you can throw one after another.
- Carbon Fiber Tips: Increases the stun capabilities of Batarangs, allowing you to stun enemies much faster.
- Scatterang: Allows Batman to throw multiple Batarangs at once.
With these upgrades, you will be able to take advantage of the Bat Swarm in a more effective way, stunning multiple enemies more quickly to unleash a flurry of attacks without having to pay attention to gunfire or keep an eye on potential attacks to counter.
This concludes our guide. For more help, visit our LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Complete Walkthrough & Guide.
Guide based on a completed playthrough on PC at Dark Knight difficulty. Screenshots captured from the same version.
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