Batwoman's powers and abilities
Abilities
Acrobatics
Kate learned Parkour as part of her Batwoman training, and would also have been required to learn similar skills as a cadet.
Archery
Kate is capable of wielding a crossbow with great accuracy.
Enhanced Senses
Kate's head wound was stitched shut with gold thread, giving her a limited ability to detect strong electromagnetic fields (a similar concept to fillings picking up radio waves).
Espionage
High Intelligent
Kate is highly intelligent, reaching the top of her high school class[2] and ranking between the 95th and 99th percentile of her class while attending West Point.
- Gadgetry
Kate is adept in the art of tinkering with things both mechanical and electronic.
- Investigation
During her Batwoman training, Kate received education from the FBI. She was also able to deduce Batman's identity based on a handful of clues.
- Medicine
Kate has been shown able to identify wounds and how old they are and describe them anatomically, administer stimulants, and perform minor surgery on herself.
- Multilingualism
Kate knows at least a bit of French, Portuguese, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Pashto.
- Tactical Analysis
While working with the DEO, Kate enacted an ambush against Batman that successfully resulted in his capture. She can identify certain martial arts forms by watching them (including finding flaws), and has studied the ancient Chinese text Thirty-Six Stratagems.
- Tracking
She was able to read footprints in snow at a crime scene well enough to know that only GCPD officers had been there.
Gymnastics
She is quite skilled in gymnastics (having trained in the sport since she was very young), and made it to Senior Elite level during high school, meaning she was qualified for international competition.
Indomitable Will
Kate has been able to fight off psychic attacks and various drug trips solely through force of will.
Interrogation
Batwoman does a lot of physical intimidation and violent interrogation work - though she wouldn't torture or deliberately maim people.
Master Martial Artist
Kate received basic hand-to-hand combat training at West Point, then further, more intensive training in various martial arts during her travels around the world. Batman describes the way she fights as "fluid," "efficient," and "precise", and she is capable of using both orthodox and southpaw stances. Even before becoming Batwoman, Kate was skilled enough in unarmed combat to remain effective in a fight after being out-of-practice for a couple years, and, one on occasion, while blackout drunk. Kate has trained in at least 14 different styles, including:
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Judo
- Eskrima
- Wrestling
- Boxing
- Karate
- Krav Maga
- Muay Thai
- Ninjitsu
- Stick Fighting
- Tae Kwon Do
- Wing Chun
Meditation
She used a word-association form of meditation to figure out how to thwart La Llorona.
Military Protocol
A one-time soldier raised by career soldiers, Kate is quite familiar with military policy, protocol and most aspects of life in the Army.
Peak Human Condition
As a result of her extremely rigorous training, Kate is now at the upper end of natural human abilities.
Stealth
Kate once infiltrated an airborne military airship without raising alarm, and managed to make it to the bridge and subdue at least three soldiers before she revealed herself. She has also successfully ambushed Batman.
Surveillance
The final mission of her training required her to figure out guard patrol routes and avoid security cameras.
Weaponry
In addition to more standard weapons, Kate also regularly makes use of improvised weapons like rocks, bottles, fire extinguishers, etc.
- Firearms
Kate has a much more lenient attitude toward guns than Bruce does, and has been trained in their use. She can even wield unfamiliar firearms with great accuracy.
- Swordsmanship
- Throwing
