Lorne can read people's auras, and their futures, while they are singing. He uses this power to set them on their path in life. Lorne can also read their thoughts and emotions when he does this. He has excellent hearing, and can hear outside the normal human range. Lorne seems to be immune to the intoxicating effects of normal alcohol, but is affected by certain magical brews. He can also generate tones painful to human hearing, and at the right frequency to cause light bulbs to shatter and spark. Unique to his clan is the ability to survive the complete removal of his limbs and even beheading, unless his body is mutilated after the fact. Less noteworthy is his absolute love for the Sea breeze cocktail.

In the episode "Life of the Party," Lorne's lack of sleep causes his subconscious to use his powers differently. Instead of "reading destinies," he "creates destinies," granting him a sort of mind control/suggestion power. He inadvertently transforms Spike into a super-positive person, makes Wesley and Fred behave drunk, Gunn urinate all over the Wolfram & Hart building (he had told Gunn to "stake out his territory," and Gunn responded by marking his territory in a manner similar to animals), and influences Angel to have sex with Eve. His subconscious, unable to cope with the conflicts Lorne usually handled in his sleep, then manifests as an astral projection which possessed super-strength, resembling a Hulked-out version of Lorne. These powers were lost when Lorne's ability to sleep returns to him.