Here's your guide to every Force power in Star Wars - including the abilities associated with the light side, the dark side, and even balance. When Obi-Wan Kenobi began to train Luke Skywalker, he gave his apprentice a simple definition of the Force. "The Force is what gives a Jedi his power," he explained. "It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together." He was oversimplifying, of course, and since then the Star Wars franchise has built upon the mythology of the Force.

Jedi and Sith have some basic powers in common, but draw on the Force in very different ways. A Jedi serves the light side, using their powers in accordance with the Force's will and never for attack. A Sith, in contrast, exerts their own will on the Force. Meanwhile, balance seems to be a third aspect of the Force, unlocking even more unique powers (as seen in Rey). This article explores all canon Star Wars Force powers.

43 Force Awareness

The most basic Force ability is "Force awareness." As a potential Jedi or Sith opens themselves up to the Force, they naturally become increasingly sensitive to it. This was first seen in Star Wars, when Obi-Wan Kenobi sensed the destruction of Alderaan while the Millennium Falcon was flying through hyperspace. More recently, in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Finn had an innate sense of Rey, with whom he had a strong bond. He was further able to instinctively sense a critical target during the Battle of Exegol; it all boiled down to "a feeling".

In the High Republic Era, centuries before the events of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Jedi appear to have been able to go one step further and intuit knowledge from the Force itself. Vernestra Rwoh, for example, was literally given instructions on how to modify her lightsaber into a lightwhip. "The entire design came to me in the middle of the night a few weeks ago," she explained when asked how she had made the modification.

42 Force Listening

Introduced in the Ahsoka Disney+ TV show, Jacen Syndulla appears to possess an instinctive Force power which - in Legends - was called Force Listening. As seen in Ahsoka episode 5, by relaxing in the Force, he is able to hear things that are apparently happening on other planes of existence. This is the first time Force Listening has been shown in canon; given there's some evidence children are naturally aligned to the balance aspect of the Force, it's possible it is lost or simply becomes harder as a person becomes drawn to either the light or dark sides of the Force.

41 Blocking Blaster Bolts

A would-be Jedi or Sith begins their training learning to block blaster bolts with a lightsaber. According to Secrets of the Jedi, this is because the technique helps develop a deep awareness of the Force. Timothy Zahn's novel Thrawn: Alliances explained the power works through a moment of so-called "double-vision," with a Force- seeing both present reality and future threat. This ability is only possible to someone who has developed a degree of Force sensitivity and who has learned to instinctively trust in the Force.

40 Pathfinding

Cavan Scott's Into The Rising Storm introduces a Force power called Pathfinding, allowing a pilot to navigate even the most chaotic environment. This is associated with a race called the Talortai, who evolved in a system plagued by meteor storms. As the novel explains, "All Talortai had an innate sense of direction, feeling the vibrations of the cosmos in their bones, but Dis's navigational skills were off the chart. Thanks to his talents, he could feel the location of every asteroid in the field. He didn't need maps or even a navidroid. All he needed was the Force."

39 Skywalking

Thrawn: Alliances builds upon this, introducing a power called - amusingly enough - "Skywalking." This is a logical extension of the double-vision a Jedi or Sith uses to block blaster bolts, applied to flying through the navigational hazards of the Unknown Regions. This area of space is deeply hazardous, described in Aftermath: Empire's End as "a labyrinth of solar storms, rogue magnetospheres, black holes, gravity wells, and things far stranger." The only safe way to travel through the Unknown Regions is with a Force-sensitive, who is able to use double-vision to instinctively react to navigational hazards.

There's some evidence this may be a balance power rather than a light or dark side one. According to Thrawn: Alliances, younglings tend to be particularly skilled at skywalking. Secrets of the Jedi suggests children are naturally attuned to balance, yet to align themselves with light or dark; presumably that alignment makes skywalking more difficult. Still, Darth Vader was powerful enough to master it regardless.

38 Wayfinding

Justina Ireland's A Test of Courage introduces Imri, a High Republic Padawan gifted with the power of Wayfinding. This allows a Jedi traveling through space to focus on one thing in the Force, and to guide their craft towards it on instinct. Trapped on an abandoned shuttle, Imri is able to successfully locate a distant moon rich in life so he and his friends can survive. It's reasonable to assume this power is connected to the Jedi and Sith Wayfinders, which were locked on to Force vergences such as the planet Exegol.

37 Hyperspace Tunneling

The Loth-wolves of Lothal possess a mysterious Force ability that has officially been called "hyperspace tunneling." The creatures can create a hyper-tunnel (similar to those used by purrgil), allowing them to traverse the surface of the planet at phenomenal speed. It's unclear whether Force-sensitives can learn this power.

36 Mysterious Hyperspace Powers

Hyperspace is the key to space travel across the galaxy in Star Wars, with starships exceeding light speed to jump to another dimensional plane in order to move at phenomenal speed. The precise nature of hyperspace has never been properly explained, and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The High Republic franchise has suggested it is far more mysterious than anyone had previously realized. In fact, some Jedi believed hyperspace to be an aspect of the Force itself, and as evidence they pointed to strange powers possessed by some Force s.

Justina Ireland's novel Out of the Shadows introduced a Force power called "hyperspace tripping," where a Jedi's mind becomes unmoored from their body during travel through hyperspace, and they receive visions of events elsewhere in the galaxy. Meanwhile, a group of pirates in the High Republic Era used hyperspace routes plotted by a Force-sensitive who had been able to chart what she called "Paths" through hyperspace, ways that would sometimes close after mere moments due to gravitational fluctuations. Out of the Shadows hinted at a close relationship between hyperspace tripping and knowledge of the Paths.

35 Mace Windu's Shatterpoint

Legends gave Jedi Master Mace Windu a unique ability referred to as "Shatterpoint," the power to sense the weak spot in an opponent or circumstance. This made him a shrewd and effective tactician, as well as a deadly lightsaber duelist. The power is arguably still canon for Windu because it is referenced in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and it has subsequently been mentioned in Chuck Wendig's "Aftermath" trilogy. It's possible this is actually a dark side power, because Mace trod close to the dark side, and Palpatine apparently possessed this ability too.

34 The "Touch of Death"

The Force power called "Morichro" is an unusual one, and many Jedi view it as legendary. A practitioner of Morichro is so in tune with the Force that they can sense the exact place to touch an opponent, slowing their heart-rate and breathing to the point where they seem to be dead. It's possible this power is related to Mace Windu's Shatterpoint.