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How to Unlock and Play Boss Challenge in Stellar Blade

Defeat story bosses to unlock their battle data for Stellar Blade’s Boss Challenge. Hard requires seeing the ending; rewards include the Neurolink and Royal Guard Suits.
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Defeat a boss in Stellar Blade’s main story to unlock its battle data for Boss Challenge. You do not need to finish the campaign to access the base mode; seeing the ending is required only for Hard difficulty.

How to unlock Boss Challenge

  1. Defeat a boss in the main story. Boss Challenge progression uses battle data from bosses you have already defeated. Each story boss you beat makes its battle data available for a challenge fight.
  2. Challenge a boss with available battle data. The official mode announcement does not require completing the campaign before playing the base Boss Challenge.
  3. See the ending to unlock Hard difficulty. The ending requirement applies to Hard fights, not to access to the base mode.

PlayStation’s May 23, 2024 announcement describes the progression rule as requiring battle data from bosses previously defeated.

Choose your difficulty and loadout

Before a fight, you can use Eve’s own gear or select one of the available presets. The official announcement describes a minimum preset as a deliberately constrained setup and a maximum preset as one with all skills and stats boosted. It does not publish exact preset statistics or describe every preset variant.

Normal is available without the ending requirement. Hard becomes available after you have seen the ending, making it a post-ending option for players who want a tougher rematch.

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  • Adaptive triggers: Unleash devastating yet graceful acrobatic moves, and interact with the technological remnants of an abandoned Earth using the DualSense wireless controller’s adaptive triggers.
  • Haptic feedback: Feel the thrill of combat as your blade slashes its way to victory, with sensations enriched by the DualSense wireless controller’s responsive vibrations.
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Review your fight results

After each challenge, the game automatically analyzes the battle. The displayed metrics include fight time, perfect parries and dodges, and consumable use. Use them to review how a run went or compare results with friends.

Boss Challenge rewards

Neurolink Suit

Defeat all 19 bosses from the base game in Boss Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher to earn Eve’s Neurolink Suit. The 19-boss count refers to the original base-game roster in the 2024 announcement.

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Royal Guard Suit

Mann was later added as a Boss Challenge opponent. Overcoming his trial rewards Eve’s Royal Guard Suit, according to PlayStation’s May 15, 2025 announcement. This is a separate reward from the Neurolink Suit, which requires clearing all 19 original bosses on Normal or higher.

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Platform and roster context

The original Boss Challenge announcement covered PS5 availability with the May 24, 2024 update. PlayStation later announced the PC release for June 11, 2025 and said the additional PC content was also made available on PS5 through a patch. That later announcement confirms Mann’s trial, but the cited announcements do not establish a complete current post-update roster total or give exact menu navigation and controls.

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  • A thrilling slice of razor-sharp action - Engage in blisteringly fast combat as you slash a path through the remnants of Earth, facing epic boss encounters that will challenge both brain and brawn in equal measure. Unleash graceful yet brutal attacking combos and unlock new moves as you progress, with customisable skills based on your play style. Upgrade Eve’s weapons to boost your chances as each boss battle becomes progressively more demanding
  • An incredible visual experience - Become immersed in a highly detailed post-apocalyptic world that blends beauty and horror to spectacular effect. Explore breath-taking science fiction-inspired environments as the characters and creations of renowned Korean artist and Shift Up studio director Kim Hyung Tae are brought to life, via the graphical power of PlayStation5
  • A deep, unforgettable adventure - Discover an enthralling narrative filled with mature themes, mystery and revelation. Embrace the relentless pace, with no time to pause between moments where critical, story-changing decisions are made. Eve's belief in her mission is absolute. But as she destroys her enemies with ruthless power while at the same time forming close-knit bonds with the few friends that have got her back, she'll ultimately be asked questions about what it truly means to be human

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