Bastila fights with a double bladed yellow/red lightsabre, usually however she is a skilled Melee fighter using swords and staff whenever her lightsabre is not a t hand. She is also a trained one one fighter and has learnt martial arts this can be seen in her lethal kicks and swipes against the Black Vulkars and Gadon. Bastila is not skilled in blaster weaponry but has been known to use them as a back up. She is also display her aerobactics skills while in Battle with flips and somersaults appearing in her foray.

Despite her youth, Bastila was skilled in the rare art of Battle Meditation—through sheer force of will she could influence the course of a battle. Through this power, one side was given courage and strength while the other was sapped of their will.

Bastila Shan had a very strong Force Sense and could sense disturbances in the Force such as Darth Malak's presence and the destruction of the Jedi Enclave, although this might have been merely telepathy or an extension of her Force bond with Revan. She could also Force Stun most opponents easily. She was also capable of using the Jedi Mind Trick temporarily on Hutts, such as Motta.

During her short time as a Sith Apprentice, she was capable of using Force powers such as Force Horror, Force Wave and Force Stasis. From her point of view, she was more powerful than all but a few Jedi Masters.