{"id":97411,"date":"2026-10-09T22:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T02:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/?p=97411"},"modified":"2026-09-26T19:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T23:24:27","slug":"control-ground-slam-unlock-97411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/overcentral.com\/en\/control-ground-slam-unlock-97411\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Resonant Ground Slam Unlock Guide and Why It’s Vital"},"content":{"rendered":"

You will face a choice after defeating a resonant boss in the West Incursion Zone: Ground Slam or Push. Most guides tell you to grab Push for knocking enemies off buildings. That advice is wrong for players who want to maximize loot and upgrades early.<\/p>\n

Ground Slam unlocks hidden doors, grants access to power upgrades, and delivers AoE damage that shreds mobs in tight spaces. Here is exactly how to unlock it \u2014 and why your first playthrough should pick it.<\/p>\n

How to Unlock Ground Slam in Control Resonant<\/h2>\n

Ground Slam comes from the Dancer resonant boss located in the West Incursion Zone. You can reach this zone after completing the prologue and speaking with Zoe at the watchtower.<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Travel to the West Incursion Zone, west of Central. Enemies here are level 3\u20134 if you haven’t killed a resonant yet, or level 4\u20135 after one cycle. Come prepared with at least matching build power \u2014 check your level in the Loadout menu under Stats and Effects.<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong> Navigate to the parking garage marked on your map. Climb to the top using jumps and dashes. You will find a large hole in the center of the garage roof. Drop through it.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong> At the bottom, you trigger the Incursion Fault side quest. This leads to a fight against the Dancer \u2014 a resonant entity that uses rapid melee combos and spawns smaller Hiss enemies. Focus on building falter (yellow stagger bar) with your secondary weapon, then execute for Dominance buff. Use the environment to avoid its lunges.<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong> After defeating the Dancer, you enter the Gap (hold Down on D-pad). The kinetic ability choice appears on the stone slab. Select Ground Slam. You can test it in the arena before leaving \u2014 if you change your mind, use the Exchange function to refund and try Push. Once you leave the Gap, the choice locks.<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/strong> Equip Ground Slam in your loadout. It costs power to use but has no additional resource requirement beyond that.<\/p>\n

Why Ground Slam Beats Push for Your First Playthrough<\/h2>\n

The strongest counterargument: Push lets you yeet enemies off ledges for instant kills, which is efficient in an open world with many buildings. That is true. Push costs less power and can remove threats immediately.<\/p>\n

Here is why that argument collapses: Ground Slam opens doors and chests that Push cannot. There are dozens of horizontal hatches across Manhattan that only yield to Ground Slam or a charged Crush hammer. If you did not pick Crush as your secondary form, these areas remain locked until you respec or unlock Crush later. Ground Slam also triggers AoE damage that staggers every enemy within a generous radius \u2014 perfect for breaking swarms that gang up on you in narrow corridors.<\/p>\n

Push loses its edge the moment an enemy has armor or a shield. You cannot knock armored enemies off ledges in one hit. Ground Slam’s blunt damage works against armor, giving it combat utility Push lacks. And when you are fighting indoors \u2014 which is frequent in the park and underground zones \u2014 there are no ledges to abuse. Ground Slam keeps working.<\/p>\n

Where Ground Slam Saves You Time<\/h2>\n

Specific locations prove its value:<\/p>\n