What changed in 2K27 badges
We compare the Hall of Fame rating each badge needs in 2K27 with earlier games. A red number means the badge got harder to unlock (the rating went up); a green number means it got easier. Only the attribute that moved the most is shown for each badge.
Heads up:2K27 lists four tiers, and its Hall of Fame bar sits close to what 2K26 called Legend (for 11 of the 34 badges in both games the numbers are identical). A lot of the "harder" changes below are that top tier moving up, not a single badge being nerfed on its own.
2K26 to 2K27
34 badges exist in both games; 4 are unchanged.
Harder to get
- Strong HandleStrength84 to 95 (+11)
- Post Fade PhenomPost Control84 to 93 (+9)
- Physical FinisherStrength83 to 90 (+7)
- Pogo StickVertical83 to 90 (+7)
- Pick DodgerAgility85 to 91 (+6)
- Aerial WizardDriving Dunk89 to 94 (+5)
- PosterizerVertical85 to 90 (+5)
- Float GameClose Shot92 to 96 (+4)
Easier to get
- Post LockdownStrength92 to 88 (-4)
2K24 to 2K27
23 badges exist in both games; 5 are unchanged.
Harder to get
- Post Fade PhenomPost Control85 to 93 (+8)
- Float GameDriving Layup88 to 95 (+7)
- Pogo StickVertical83 to 90 (+7)
- PosterizerVertical85 to 90 (+5)
- Break StarterPass Accuracy92 to 97 (+5)
- Hook SpecialistPost Control86 to 90 (+4)
- ChallengerPerimeter Defense94 to 98 (+4)
- InterceptorSteal95 to 97 (+2)
Easier to get
- Immovable EnforcerStrength95 to 92 (-3)
- Post LockdownInterior Defense96 to 93 (-3)
- Aerial WizardDriving Dunk95 to 94 (-1)
- DimerPass Accuracy96 to 95 (-1)
- UnpluckableBall Handle98 to 97 (-1)
- Off-Ball PestPerimeter Defense90 to 89 (-1)
- Pick DodgerPerimeter Defense98 to 97 (-1)
2K23 to 2K27
18 badges exist in both games; 5 are unchanged.
Harder to get
- Off-Ball PestPerimeter Defense65 to 89 (+24)
- Break StarterPass Accuracy86 to 97 (+11)
- DimerPass Accuracy85 to 95 (+10)
- Ankle BracesPerimeter Defense86 to 95 (+9)
- Bail OutPass Accuracy94 to 99 (+5)
- Brick WallStrength94 to 99 (+5)
- ChallengerPerimeter Defense95 to 98 (+3)
- Pick DodgerPerimeter Defense94 to 97 (+3)
Easier to get
- Handles for DaysBall Handle99 to 95 (-4)
- InterceptorSteal99 to 97 (-2)
Compiled from public sources (community guides and in-game checks) and can shift with patches. Earlier games used a different tier layout, so older comparisons are rough guides. See every 2K27 badge.