Charging Cap Breakers in NBA 2K25: A Complete Guide

Cap Breakers are powerful items you can leverage to enhance your builds in NBA 2K25. However, the game doesn’t clearly explain how to obtain or utilize them.

How to Unlock Cap Breakers in NBA 2K25

Unlocking the first five cap breakers by reaching Starter III in NBA 2K25 — Image Source: 2K Sports via Twinfinite

You’ll unlock your first five Cap Breakers after reaching Starter 3. Additionally, you’ll get another five when you hit Veteran 2 and five more at Legend 1, totaling 15 Cap Breakers. Each account is limited to one unlock, so you will need to distribute them across all your builds in NBA 2K25.

To maximize your games and reach Veteran 1 efficiently, consider a playtime distribution of 70% in rec games, 20% in park games, and 10% in events. This strategy is a feasible way to gather all Cap Breakers without investing excessive hours in NBA 2K25.

How Do Cap Breakers Work in NBA 2K25?

Unlocking the Brick Wall badge by using cap breakers on the Strength attribute in NBA 2K25. — Image Source: 2K Sports via Twinfinite

Cap Breakers provide boosts that allow you to increase an attribute beyond its standard cap. This enables you to unlock any Takeovers, Badges, or Animations restricted by that attribute. For instance, if you enhance your Strength attribute from 91 to 96 using Cap Breakers, you will unlock the Brick Wall badge along with any related animations.

Here are a few key points to understand about Cap Breakers in NBA 2K25:

First, you must max out an attribute at its natural cap before using a Cap Breaker.
You can raise an attribute by a maximum of five points above its cap (but you don’t have to allocate all five points at once).
Any increase to an attribute using a Cap Breaker is still impacted by your MyPLAYER’s height, wingspan, and weight.

Now that you understand how to obtain Cap Breakers and their functionality in NBA 2K25, you can significantly enhance your builds!