Abilities are a feature introduced in Battlefield Heroes. They boost player performance and are usually limited in duration, followed by a cooldown in which the ability remains inactive until the period is over. Abilities are class specific and may only be used once they are upgraded to level one.

Abilities can be upgraded with Hero Points on the abilities screen found in the main menu of the game, with level five being the maximum level for an ability. Upgrading improves the effectiveness, duration, and cool down period of an abilities. Players can also reset Ability upgrades which will refund hero points that can be used to upgrade other items. Each hero has one Hero Point by default, which is automatically placed in the basic class specific ability. They are awarded permanently through gaining experience. Each additional Hero Point is granted upon reaching levels of multiples of two. With the level cap at 30, a maximum of 16 Hero Points can be earned.