Heat Wave

Heat Wave's powers and abilities

Peak Human Condition

Stemming from his violent nature, Mick is in top physical condition, shown to be very muscular. Ernest Hemingway stated that he is a fine specimen of male vitality. Mick's strength allowed him casually crush Time Master Declan's skull with a single stomp of his boot. Mick was also able to take multiple shots from Eobard Thawne without losing consciousness. During their second encounter, Mick easily broke Julius Caesar's nose with a single punch. Mick also has a high metabolism, as he once ate four consecutive meals as lunch during Zari Tomaz's observation of Ramadan.

Master Combatant/Brawler

Despite his unstable and hot-headed demeanor, Mick is a very capable close-range fighter. When seemingly taken captive by a mafia boss, he and Snart quickly broke free and killed all of the mafia boss and most of his men with ease. Mick even proved to be at least on par with Sara Lance. After his training in the Vanishing Point and "conversion" to Chronos, Mick's fighting abilities appear to have improved significantly, as he is able to take out multiple members of the League of Assassins, an entire squad of ninjas in Feudal Japan, and defeat a younger Vandal Savage in unarmed combat, albeit it can be implied that he only did so after Savage was weakened upon being exposed to the meteor. Mick was also able to overpower Julius Caesar and easily knocked out the Roman emperor in their second encounter.

Expert Marksman/Firearms

Mick is able to hit multiple enemies at a time with his signature Heat Gun. He can also handle regular firearms such as revolvers with great skill, as seen in the Old West and American Revolution.

Skilled Knife-Wielder

Mick is skilled in throwing knives.

Keen Intellect/Skilled Tactician

During Sara's absence on the mission to help a young Nora Darhk, Mick was intelligent enough to organize the remaining Legends for the duration of the mission to battle Mallus in order to avoid being bothered while watching a game of football. Ray Palmer even commented that Mick showed "management potential." Mick has also been shown to be skilled in laying out several lethal and nonlethal booby traps to protect his secret novel from the prying eyes of his teammates. Such traps include a literal bear trap, an electrocution device, and an ink bomb. After being trained by the Time Masters, Mick obtained a greater clarity and understanding of the manipulation of time. Like Rip, Mick now has full understanding of the time-space continuum, able to immediately comprehend how any changes in time will effect the rest of the timestream. Nevertheless, he often downplays his notion of time travel.

Skilled Engineer

Like Snart, Mick has shown himself to be adept at mechanical engineering and repairs, as he regularly repairs his Heat Gun and has memorized the entirety of its design and functionality, being more than capable of repairing the secondary internal fuel chamber without assistance.

Expert Driver/Pilot

As a former thief, Mick is capable of driving vehicles to evade the police. He also knows how to pilot the Waverider.

Expert Deceiver

During the Time Masters' second brainwashing attempt, Mick feigned being successfully broken and fully consumed by his Chronos persona long enough to give him a prime opportunity to turn on his captors.

Writing

Mick has a hidden talent as a skilled author under the pseudonym "Rebecca Silver." He's written his own novels, Uncaged Desire and Heatwaves: An Erotic Space Odyssey, with the latter shown to be good, according to fellow Legend Zari Tomaz and Ava Sharpe. Barry Allen stated his book Uncaged Desire is "surprisingly well-written."

Indomitable Will/High Pain Tolerance

While at times seen as deranged or barbaric, Mick is shown to have a remarkable fortitude, unyielding to seemingly any form of torture, at times even seeming to revel in it. Mick was said to have survived severe burns from a heist with Snart that went wrong. Even the Time Masters admitting their brainwashing of Mick into Chronos the first time was only a partial success. The intensity of his mind was shown even able to overwhelm the mind-control network the Legion of Doom was using, freeing all of its victims. Mick has also grown accustomed to time jumps often not feeling any of the side effects (although, as Rip has demonstrated, the larger the time jump, the more likely it is for side-effects to occur, even for experienced time travelers).