All Badges in Practical Basketball

Badges are the My Player perks that push a Practical Basketball build toward a job: rim pressure, shooting, creation, or stopping the other team. Community catalogs for Stress Test 3 list about 31 badges across finishing, shooting, playmaking, and defense/rebounding. This hub is the searchable index — pair it with Takeovers & Badges for spending order, Badge Thresholds for attribute gates, and All Takeovers for meter synergy.

ST3 can rename or retune badges between pushes. Treat observed tiers below as community signals, not developer guarantees. If the live creator disagrees, trust the game.

How to use this catalog

1. Pick your role from Archetypes Hub or ST3 Meta Builds.
2. Fund the attributes that unlock your primary badges in Build Helper.
3. Spend badge points on animations you actually trigger in gym.
4. Only then chase shiny Hall of Fame labels that sit unused on the board.

Center build and animation picks that show badge priorities

Finishing badges (7)

Badge	What it helps	Notes
Aerial Assault	Floater success in the paint	Guards/wings who finish without dunks
Alley-Oop Finisher	Lob and self-lob finishes	Gold often cited for lob roles
Gymnast	Spin, euro, hop, cradle gathers	Crafty layup creators
High Flyer	Driving dunk trigger distance	HOF staple on slashers
Paint King	Space creation on hop/post near rim	Interior scorers
Relentless Finisher	Contact layups/dunks stay viable	Bodies at the rim
Traffic Finisher	Contested close finishes	HOF on athletic forwards

Slashers should read How to Dunk and How to Alley-Oop before maxing every finishing badge. Diesel centers care more about Paint King / Relentless than Gymnast.

Shooting badges (7)

Badge	What it helps	Notes
Corner Spot Up	Corner catch-and-shoot	Off-ball spacers
Deep Post Fade	Mid-post fades	Bigs/PFs with post game
Formless Shooter	Off-dribble difficult jumpers	Gold common on creators
Limitless Shooter	Deep standing threes	HOF on gunners
Mid-Range Maestro	Pull-up middies	Diamond mentions on ISO PGs
Quick Draw	Faster catch-and-shoot	HOF for Kick-out wings
Tunnel Vision	Late contest jumpers	HOF for contested greens

Pair with How to Green and Best Jumpshots. A Limitless badge on a 60 three still bricks.

Playmaking badges (7)

Badge	What it helps	Notes
Dimer	Teammate shot boost after your pass	HOF/Gold on floor generals
Glove	Strip resistance on the rock	HOF for high-usage guards
Post Hook	Close hooks from the block	Silver interior counters
Quick Handles	Faster dribble chaining	Gold on creators
Quick Pass	Faster pass release/velocity	HOF/Gold for kick-outs
Spacemaker	Stepback / side-step separation	Gold for ISO PGs
Tireless Handles	Less stamina drain on combos	HOF/Silver on dribble gods

See How to Pass, How to Dribble, and Playmaker Builds.

Defense and rebounding badges (10)

Badge	What it helps	Notes
Intimidator	Stronger nearby contests	Diamond/HOF on locks
Locks	Stay in front on the perimeter	HOF on-ball identity
Lurker	Chase-down blocks	Gold+ for recovering bigs
Navigator	Fight through screens	Guards on the ball
Post Lockdown	Hold post position	Paint defenders
Rebound Chaser	Track misses faster	Diamond/Bronze bands cited
Rim Saver	Wider block range at rim	Gold/Diamond on anchors
Thief	Steal creation	Guards with steal investment
Tough Ankles	Survive ankle-breakers	Perimeter defense
Trampoline	Repeated contest jumps	Diamond interior utility

Community attribute notes sometimes tie Gold Rim Saver to roughly 80 interior / 85 block, Bronze Rebound Chaser near 59 rebound, and consistent Thief around 84 steal. Re-verify after each ST3 push on Badge Thresholds.

Role shopping lists (start here)

ISO PG / Offensive Specialist — Spacemaker, Formless, Mid-Range Maestro, Quick Handles, Glove, Locks/Thief. Template: ISO PG Builds.

Walking Bucket wing — High Flyer, Traffic Finisher, Relentless, Tunnel Vision or Formless, Locks. See Demigod Builds.

Diesel 7’2 — Paint King, Relentless, Rim Saver, Rebound Chaser, Intimidator, Post Hook. See Center Builds.

Knockdown spacer — Quick Draw, Limitless, Tunnel Vision, Corner Spot Up, light Locks. See Shooting Guard Builds.

Floor general — Dimer, Quick Pass, Glove, Thief, Tireless Handles. See Playmaker Builds.

Takeovers that amplify badges

Badges create the animation window; takeovers amplify streaks. Diesel loves finishing + rim defense boards. Highlight Reel loves High Flyer / Traffic packages. Smooth Operator loves Spacemaker + Formless. Knockdown loves Quick Draw + Limitless. Full map: All Takeovers.

The embedded center-build video mid-article is a reminder that animations + badges + takeover travel together — copying only one layer leaves the build feeling dead.

Common badge mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Buying every HOF name	Fund your job category first
Shooting badges without attributes	Cap three/mid before badge spend
Finishing badges on a 25 dunk guard	Shift points to Gymnast/floaters or respec
Ignoring defense on “offense only” builds	One lock tool prevents becoming the hunted matchup
Never rechecking after a patch	ST3 exists to move gates

Related pages

• Takeovers & Badges — philosophy and order
• All Takeovers — nine takeovers
• Badge Thresholds — attribute snapshots
• How to Create a Build — creator workflow
• Anomalies — physical modifiers
• Fair Play — no scripted badge grinding

Badges reward honesty. If you green catch-and-shoots, buy shooting tools. If you seal and dunk, buy finishing. If you watch montages and buy everything, you will own a backpack of bricks when ST3 park gets sweaty.