How to Unlock Custom Takeovers in NBA 2K26

Custom Takeovers are a new feature in NBA 2K26 that lets you create your own takeover once certain conditions are met. This means you’re able to assign different non-physical stats that you choose yourself, as well as a aspecial ability to a takeover you create yourself. To be able to do all this you’ll first have to level up your Takeover levels and it will take quite a while. There’s 44 takeovers in NBA2K26 to be unlocked and you start with just one. Once you unlock them all you’ll get 4 custom takeovers to create and use.

How to level up Takeovers in NBA 2K26?

There’s a new XP bar showing up at the end of every match that shows how much experience you earned towards leveling up your Takeovers. You get Takeover XP by playing games and filling up your takeover meter with successful defensive and offensive moves. Once you’ve managed to fill the XP par to 100% you’ll get a Takeover Unlock Token. These tokens are then used in the Takeover interface to unlock additional takeovers. You have one takeover unlocked at the beginning. There are 39 more for you to unlock with Takeover Tokens. And there are 4 more secret ones you’ll get by going to the gym.

How to unlock secret takeovers?

There are four takeovers that do not show up in the takeover interface and can’t be unlocked with takeover tokens. These are obtained by going to the Gatorade Training Facility in the north of the City map. I’m certain that I got them when I did my gym training in the first week it became available. I did four training exercises and got three stars or higher on each of them. This is called an Excellent Session. I’m uncertain whether doing an excellent session is a requirement for unlocking these takeovers. But, if you do your exercises in the gym and don’t get new takeovers then wait for next week and make sure you do an excellent session and see if this helps unlocks them. Also, try doing a couple of quests that will show up for the Gatorade Training and seeing if this unlocks them.

All Gatorade gym takeovers have the Hydration Hero takeover ability. Hydration Hero prevents adrenaline and stamina drain, letting you push the pace with and without the ball. Each of the gym takeovers boosts your physical attributes like Speed, Agility, Strength and Vertical and are only takeovers that do this.

How to unlock Custom Takeovers?

The proces of unlocking custom takeovers involves you playing any type of match to get takeover XP and level up your takeover system. With each level you get in takeover XP you will get 1 takeover token. Use these tokens in the Takeover screen. You come to the takeover screen by going to the menu of MyCareer and going to Progression->Takeover. Also unlock 4 secret takeovers from the Gatorade Gym. Once you’ve unlocked all 44 takeovers you will have to level up your Takeover XP a couple of more times. After that on the takeover screen you will see that your next unlock will be custom takeovers and not a takeover token. After that level up and unlock you’ll get four custom takeovers in the takeover interface to create. You can choose whichever stats you want to boost and even name the takeover yourself.

• Play NBA, Street, Rec, Park or any other games to earn XP and level up your Takeover system.
• Visit the Gatorade Gym and do an Excellent Exercise session to unlock four secret takeovers.
• With each level up of the Takeover XP system you will get a takeover token. Use these to unlock 44 takeovers.
• After you’ve unlocked all takeovers with tokens you will have to level up your takeover XP two more times to unlock custom takeovers.

What are the best stats for you Custom Takeover in NBA 2K26?

I recommend you boost the stats you’re lacking in the most and are sure you’ll need. I play a center and I like to increase his 3P shooting, mid-range shots and close range shots to make sure I’ll be more effective with scoring. If you choose a stat in your custom takeover that is already close to 99, the takeover might hit this limit too soon and you will just not get any significant benefit from it. Stats hard cap is at 99 and you can’t push beyond. So, choose the attribute boosts that you’re certain you’ll use during a game and that are in the 80-90 range to give them that extra umph.