Stellar Blade has a lot of incredibly flashy and challenging boss fights throughout its runtime. Here is every boss you’ll encounter.
Throughout Stellar Blade, players will be faced with a number of deadly boss fights that will test everything they have learned. You’ll need to use all of your skills and reflexes to take these monstrosities down. Fortunately, knowing what you’re coming up against and just how many you have left to beat can help deal with the stress of fighting them.
How Many Bosses Are There in Stellar Blade?
There are 19 boss fights that players will come up against while playing through Stellar Blade. Some of these are repeated bosses, such as Quiel, who you fight twice. Each one varies in playstyle, and players must make good use of their Beta skills, parry, and dodge to overcome them. Below, we have listed every boss in Stellar Blade.
All Bosses in Stellar Blade
Brute
- Mission: 7th Ariborn Squad
- Location: End of the beach
You will fight the Brute at the end of the prologue mission, 7th Airborne Squad. This is a very easy fight, as Tachy is helping you. It also doesn’t matter whether you win or lose this fight. The Brute will use its two giant club hands to slam the ground near you, so be wary of those. Make good use of your parry whenever it strikes, and target its back, as it’ll be distracted by Tachy for most of the fight.
Abaddon
- Mission: Scavenger Adam
- Location: Parking Lot Roof, Edios 7
Abaddon is the first major Natyiba boss that players will encounter in the game. You’ll have unlocked the Blink ability before this fight, so make sure to use it whenever a blue circle appears as it attacks. Additionally, you’ll want to look out for its dual swords, which will deal a lot of damage if they strike you. Use your parry to get its stagger bar down, and then deal the ultimate blow when it’s vulnerable.
Corrupter
- Mission: Scavenger Adam
- Location: Edios 7
The Corrupter is a fairly easy boss to beat, although you’ll need to have perfected your dodge in order to take it down. It shoots a number of acid-based projectiles that deal a significant amount of damage if you don’t dodge out of the way. Fortunately, you can combine your perfect dodge with your dash attack (by holding down Triangle) to close the gap. The only other notable attack to be aware of is its blue attack, which you’ll need to use Blink to avoid.
Gigas
- Mission: Scavenger Adam
- Location: Crater, Edios 7
Gigas is the final boss of Edios 7, and you’ll need to defeat it to save Lily and get to Xion. It has two phases, the first of which will see it punch you in quick succession, all of which can be parried, and throw boulders that need to be dodged. It’ll often jump backward and lunge at you with an unblockable attack. Make sure to dodge these. Its second stage is a lot more powerful as its attacks cause AoE explosions that deal a lot of damage.
Royal Guard Quiel
- Mission: Altess Levoire
- Location: Outside of the Altess Levoire, Wasteland
Royal Guard Quiel is a fairly straightforward fight. She has a limited moveset, the most powerful of which involves her doing a sequence of consecutive attacks. The best way to deal with her is to perfect parry each of these attacks and then leap in with your upgraded Beta Skill to remove her final stagger bar. However, if you fail to completely deplete her stagger bar in one go, she’ll jump back and restore it to full.
Maelstrom (Altess Levoire)
- Mission: Altess Levoire
- Location: Altess Levoire Chamber
Maelstrom in the Altess Levoire dungeon can only be defeated with a gun. Shoot the glowing dots around it, which will then leave it vulnerable. At this point, unload everything you have into it. You can kill it by doing this twice if you’re quick enough. If you need more ammo, it’ll occasionally throw the red bodybag enemies at you, which drop ammo when killed. It also has a laser beam attack that can be dodged quite easily.
Stalker
- Mission: Alpha Signal
- Location: Matrix 11
The Stalker is a relatively fast-moving boss that will charge at you and throw projectiles. It has a number of yellow and red attacks that either need to be perfect parried or dodged. After you get its health down to 60%, it’ll enter its second stage, where it gains additional red attacks. You’ll need to be quick on your feet, dashing in and unloading your Beta Skills before getting out of there.
Juggernaut
- Mission: Alpha Signal
- Location: Matrix 11
The Juggernaut is the second boss in Matrix 11 and is fairly easy to defeat. It uses a giant hammer, which you can mostly parry or dodge. It also has a pink attack, which you’ll need to use Repulse to block. The Juggernaut will occasionally hit the ground with its hammer, sending three explosive lines at you that you’ll need to dodge. Additionally, after losing a bit of health, it’ll set its hammer on fire. When it hits the ground, it’ll spawn pools of fire that will damage you if you go near. Use your gun or grenades to damage it when there is fire around it.
Tachy
- Mission: Alpha Signal
- Location: Matrix 11
Tachy is the final boss of the Matrix 11 area and a pretty tough fight. She has three different phases, with the first seeing her use a thrust attack, as well as several yellow attacks, with one ending in a blue attack. Use Blink to avoid it. Her second phase comes after she loses a little bit of health. She’ll raise a wing and become a lot more agile. She shoots three projectiles out of her sword, which you’ll need to dodge to avoid. She also has a red attack that sees her charge at you, do a spin attack, and then charge again. After reaching 50% health, she’ll enter her final phase, where she has both wings open. She’ll often fly about, shooting projectiles at you or dashing down for a powerful attack. Shoot her when she’s flying around. For the most part, she just uses the same moves, which you will need to parry, dodge, or use Blink for.
Royal Guard Quiel (Second Fight)
- Mission: Abyss Levoire
- Location: Outside of the Abyss Levoire, Great Desert
This is an identical fight to the first time you faced Royal Guard Queil. You’ll need to perfect parry her attacks to reduce her stagger bar and then go in for the final hit to make her vulnerable. She’s incredibly fast but doesn’t have that much health. If you’re struggling to beat her, you can grind SP in the Great Desert area and then come back.
Maelstrom (Abyss Levoire)
- Mission: Abyss Levoire
- Location: Abyss Levoire Chamber
This boss fight is identical to the Altess Levoire Maelstrom fight. You’ll need to kill it with your gun, shooting the glowing dots to make it vulnerable. Make sure to unload explosive rounds, if you’ve unlocked them when it’s weakened. Alternatively, you can just shoot it quickly with your slug rounds. It has the exact same moves as the previous Maelstrom, so there’s nothing unexpected to look out for.
Belial
- Mission: Eye of the Hurricane
- Location: Space Complex
The first time you fight Belial is fairly straightforward. It’ll use its sword arms to swipe at you, which you’ll need to parry or dodge. You’ll need to be on the offensive, chipping away at its stagger bar and parrying the majority of its attacks. You just need to get its health down to 20%, as when this happens, a cutscene triggers that sees it run away.
Belial (Second Fight)
- Mission: Eye of the Hurricane
- Location: Space Complex
The second Belial fight takes place a little after the first encounter. This time, you’ll need to kill it three times. However, its health is massively reduced, meaning that taking it out isn’t that hard. You can wipe out one of its health bars with explosive rounds. However, when you’ve reduced its health to 0, you’ll need to back away as it sends out a shockwave before restoring its health. You’ll need to defeat it a second time before EVE realizes how to kill it. Then, defeat it one last time before it is well and truly dead.
Karakuri
- Mission: Eye of the Hurricane
- Location: Vermillion Garden
The Karakuri boss is easily the most terrifying, especially with its lightning-quick claw attacks. This is a mostly melee-focused boss that has several red and yellow attacks you’ll need to avoid. It will attack in quick succession, which you’ll need to parry or dodge in order to reduce its stagger bar. Occasionally, it will shoot out a laser beam that will sweep the battlefield. Jump over it to avoid it. The Karakuri will also send out small drones that you’ll need to destroy before they begin to chip away at your health.
Democrawler
- Mission: Eye of the Hurricane
- Location: Central Core
The Democrawler has two phases, although only one of them is actually a boss fight. During the first phase, you’ll fight it like every other boss, parrying its yellow attacks and dodging its red ones. It will occasionally jump back before emitting a giant shockwave. Keep back whenever this happens to avoid getting hit. Every so often, it will drop projectiles from above that you’ll need to dodge to avoid. When it gets to 50%, it will get a halo above its head, after which it will shoot a lot of projectiles at you. Spam the dodge button to avoid these. Once it’s beaten, it’ll go into its second phase, which just requires you to shoot its eye with the railgun three times.
Unidentified Naytiba
- Mission: Burning Xion
- Location: Presence Chamber, Xion
The Unidentified Naytiba is the first boss with an insta-kill attack. However, before it unleashes that, it moves incredibly fast, with several combos that you’ll need to perfect parry in order to survive. It’s an unrelenting boss and one of the hardest in the game. Every so often, it’ll jump back and fire projectiles at you, which you’ll need to dodge. When it reaches 50% health, it’ll fly in the air and summon yellow orbs around it. Shoot them before it can unleash its insta-kill attack. Otherwise, you will die. Once it’s been interrupted, dash towards it and press Triangle to deal a deadly blow.
Raven
- Mission: Last Fragment
- Location: Outside the Nest, Wasteland
Much like the Unidentified Naytiba, and for good reason, Raven is an incredibly fast boss. She has two phases, the first of which sees her deliver a series of lightning-fast combos. Parry these and then use your Beta Skills to reduce her stagger bar further. When she reaches 60% health, she’ll enter her second phase. During this, she’ll shoot projectiles out of her sword and teleport toward you to deal lots of damage. She also counters any Beta Skills, so there’s no point using them. Save your Tachy mode for this part of the fight, as it’ll come in handy.
Adam, Elder Naytiba
- Mission: Selection of Species
- Location: The Nest
When you first fight Adam, you’ll fight his human form. This is a very easy fight that shouldn’t take too long, as Adam barely fights back. However, when he turns into the Elder Naytiba, things get much harder. You’ll need to use your parry multiple times to block his consecutive attacks and then take out the glowing lights surrounding him with your gun when he begins to charge up his insta-kill attack. Make sure you’re stocked up on slugs in order to do this.
Providence
- Mission: Selection of Species
- Location: The Nest
The Providence boss fight is the easiest of the final two. This has three stages, with the first requiring you to be as aggressive as possible. Rush in, use your parry to block its attacks, and your beta skills to whittle down its stagger bar. Once its arms start glowing, back up, as it’ll use an AoE attack that deals serious damage. Additionally, you’ll also need to shoot its wings when it flies in the air in order to stop its insta-kill attack. Finally, once you’ve gotten its health down to its last third, there will be a brief cutscene before EVE unlocks a series of new abilities. You can spam these as much as you want, and they stagger Providence, preventing it from fighting back. Use these to finish it off.
Are There Optional Boss Fights in Stellar Blade?
Yes, there are a handful of optional boss fights that you can do as part of side quests and requests. However, these are all repeats of previous bosses. There are no unique optional boss fights. In particular, the following bosses are repeated during optional boss fights:
- Brute
- Abaddon
- Corrupter
- Gigas
- Stalker
That’s everything you need to know about the boss fights in Stellar Blade. For more guides just like this one, be sure to check out our guide hub.