Dragon Ball Sparking Zero proved to be one of the most enjoyable releases of the year, but also one of the toughest. The enemy AI is no joke, as series antagonists like Great Ape Vegeta and Goku Black can give you a tough time if you don’t familiarize yourself with the various combos and gameplay mechanics. Thankfully, Sparking Zero features dozens of ability items to enhance your favorite characters in battle.

Sparking Zero's capsule ability items can be used to make a lower-tier character like Dodoria more useful, or to make someone like Ultra Instinct Goku even OPer than he already is. Like Sparking Zero's characters, even the lower-tier ability items provide useful benefits.

S-tier ability items are the best choices for the toughest battles. If you're having trouble winning tournaments or Custom Battles, equip some S-tier ability items to get yourself closer to victory.

Personally, I really like Rush Attack Boost 3 and Ki Blast Attack Boost 3, as they augment the core controls you rely on in Sparking Zero. Since vanish attacks are so crucial to combat, Vanishing Break and Vanishing Crash are also impossible to ignore; you’ll often find yourself stuck in vanish sequences with the CPU, and these capsules ensure you come out on top. Since ki and skill counts are so crucial to everything you do in combat, Rising Fighting Spirit and Secret Measures are some of the best capsules, as they respectively start you off with a full ki meter and an extra skill point at the start of the fight.