Everyone would love to have a superpower, but, given the choice, most would likely opt for more conventional abilities such as super strength or super speed. The more daring might select an overpowered superhero ability like omniscience or immortality, but very few would opt for anything as weird as liquid transmutation or technomancy.

Yet, the broad pantheon of superhero lore more often than not features individuals with less-than-conventional powers. From the ability to speak with the dead, to the ability to control the weather, most heroes wield abilities that are only situationally useful.

These weird superpowers may not get as much praise, but history has shown their value. Whether they're capable of eliminating many day-to-day tasks... or just really awesome to show off to friends, they definitely beat not having any powers at all.

35 Infinite Money Would Solve A Lot Of Problems

As seen in: Batman

If there's one lesson to learn from comic books, it's that superheroes have infinite money. Lots of characters owe their ability to fight crime entirely to their absurd wealth, such as Batman, Iron Man, and Green Arrow. While the comics try to give some half-hearted explanation, stating that Bruce, Tony, and Ollie are owners of their own multi-billion dollar companies, it's still absurd how much money they must actually be spending and making.

In several continuities, it's stated that Batman is the one who paid for the Justice League Watchtower in space. The construction of a multi-story fully livable satellite must've cost trillions, as the real-life International Space Station, which is a fraction of the size of the Watchtower, cost 150 billion. The amount of money comic book billionaires toss around is seemingly unlimited, which would be an extremely useful power to have in real life.

34 Chi Manipulation Brings Out Iron Fist's Potential

As seen in: Immortal Iron Fist

In times of great duress, the fortification of the mind can bring immeasurable serenity. The power of chi gained recognition in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the introduction of Doctor Strange. It also gained some notoriety when Iron Fist appeared in a Netflix series, but what secrets lie in the life forces of these characters that allow them to manipulate the flow of metaphysical chi energy in their bodies?

Reaching into the inner self to harness the spiritual properties of the mind, body, and soul can allow one to not only tap into a plane beyond mere human existence, but it can also enhance bodily functions beyond normal capabilities. Self-healing, superhuman strength, and pain resistance are just some of the bodily changes that may occur. In addition, some s have been known to project their inner energy outwards in a lethal blow or create optical illusions and tricks of the mind by accessing the spiritual plane.

33 Omnilingualism

As seen in: Shazam

The world is a large and extremely diverse place with 7139 known languages in the world. It's unusual for someone to know more than two at a time. Most people are only monolingual and very rarely learn another one. This can be a major problem for things like traveling abroad, but the power of Omnilingualism instantly solves it. This power is used by characters like Thor, who refers to it as "All-speak" or characters like Shazam.

With this power, someone can instantly and perfectly understand and speak any language after hearing it a single time. There's no doubt that when it comes to practicality and simply living in the world, this is one of the most powerful abilities that anyone could have. With translators always being in high demand, being a master of every language would easily come in handy.

32 Density Control Helps Vision Defy Any Limits

As seen in: The Avengers

Density control isn't an often talked about ability, but significant characters have used it over the years to change the concentration of an object. Notable names include the likes of Vision, who can use his powers to manipulate mass and become intangible, phasing through objects and eliminating the need for entryways of any kind.

Changing the density of an object has obvious offensive and defensive properties. If someone picks a fight, a hero may choose to increase their weight to become a concrete force, or perhaps they can become so light that incoming attacks go straight through them. Then there's the ability to eliminate the burden of heavy objects, making something as large as a planet as easy to move as a pillow.

31 Crazy Jane is a Superhero Team Unto Herself

As seen in: Doom Patrol

Everyone wants superpowers, but sometimes it’s hard to pick just one. Heroes like Doom Patrol's Crazy Jane, however, have several dozen thanks an encounter with a gene bomb that gave each one of her alternate personas a metahuman ability. No matter what situation one could find themselves in, they’d have a power just waiting in the wings able to help them out.

Instant transportation? Super-speed? Berserker-like strength? Why settle for one measly power when Crazy Jane's vast gallery of special abilities could help survive and defeat any danger someone is likely to ever face?

30 Dimensional Storage is Ramona Flowers' Handiest Power

As seen in: Scott Pilgrim

Dimensional storage is a trope in both television and comic books that sees characters pull objects from a space where they wouldn’t typically fit. Such spaces are the result of spatial manipulation. This kind of magic offers an unlimited bag of tricks—quite literally—but, unlike Mary Poppins, heroes don't actually have to rummage through their purses to find the needed item. When called upon, the item will appear, removing the hassle of spending half an hour to find it.

These pocketed dimensions are not limited to any physical location and can be applied almost anywhere. Whether it’s a portable bag, a pants pocket, or a closet, a hero can hoard anything so long as it fits through the entry point. There’s no need to worry about the weight of the objects in storage, either, as it’s floating in an unlimited space, eliminating the strain that comes with carrying it. It’s a trick that redefines the concept of packing light.

29 Multiple Lives Are Much Better Than Immortality

As seen in: JSA

One of the most often sought-after powers is immortality. Almost everyone is scared of death and immortality ensures that someone will never leave behind their family or miss out on life. But the actual idea of immortality is pretty horrifying. There have been plenty of stories over the decades of immortal characters trying to find ways to die.

Wildcat's abilities offer the perfect medium here. Instead of being immortal and living forever, Wildcat has 9 lives, which allows him to resurrect 9 times after being killed. Once those lives are used up, he dies for good. This would grant people the freedom to live for as long as they want and to explore the world without having to worry about being the last thing in existence after the heat death of the universe. The ability to live forever while choosing when to stop is far more desirable than being trapped in life forever.

28 Probability Manipulation Ensures A Winning Streak

As seen in: Spider-Man

One of the best abilities to have in life would be probability manipulation. A lot of people feel like they don't get what they deserve in life simply because of bad luck, but with probability manipulation, that wouldn't be a problem. Using this ability, one could turn any situation in their favor, no matter how seemingly improbable. They'd be able to make every red light turn green the moment they reached it, or they'd be able to win every lottery they entered.

While seemingly a small power, the ability to control luck is actually absurdly strong. Black Cat, the main of this ability, has managed to defeat Spider-Man in the past by using it. This ability has the potential to be one of the most powerful things a person could have. It could either make someone find a hundred-dollar bill on the street or allow them to survive a catastrophic disaster completely unscathed.

27 Empath is a Master of Emotions

As seen in: New Mutants

Empaths may seem like they’re just really good mind readers, but there’s more to their powers than just honing in on someone's emotions. They have the ability to not only detect how someone is feeling, but also wield the power to replicate those feelings to know that person on a personal basis. It may not be the superpower known as telepathy, per se, but heroes with this ability can control how others are feeling, which would be a powerful tactic during interrogations.

On the flip side, there's apathy, or the power to switch off all emotions. Its s can put on a stone face unlike any other, capable of throwing off anyone who might interpret their actions as a sign to worry. Not only could a person with this ability become the ultimate poker player, but, once again, they would be utterly unbreakable during interrogation.

26 Flex Mentallo's Muscle Mystery Can Rewrite Reality

As seen in: Doom Patrol

Pretty much every superhero is blessed with muscles, but what if those bis and tris concealed a godlike power? For Flex Mentallo, that’s literally the case as this specimen was given the power to make changes to the world around him with every intentional flex of his muscles. From tiny, unnoticeable changes to huge adjustments, one could do some serious good to the world simply by flexing. Granted, this kind of power requires a commitment to developing a body, but the reward is undoubtedly worth it.