Maxed upgrades and the 96 skills: what material each trophy needs and what can wait for New Game +

Six upgrade trophies between the 40.6% of the Blood Edge and the 22.5% of all skills, plus the 12 New Game + skills (14.4%). All of them can be finished on the second run, and for some it is the better choice.

Completing them unlocksPerfect Exospine trophyPerfect ExospineSilver27.00%

And it counts towards Perfect Blood Edge, Perfect Rechargeable Tumbler, Perfect Physical Enhancement, Perfect Beta Energy Enhancement, Thorough Technician, Infinite Blade, required for the platinum.

The EveryTrophy team2 min readPublished on 05/10/2026Updated on 05/10/2026Covers 7 of the 45 trophies

The five maxed upgrades

Five trophies ask you to max something out, and none is missable: all of them can be finished in New Game +, which keeps your upgrades. The material breaks down like this: Weapon Cores come from bosses, the HP and Beta cores are hidden around the maps, and the Tumbler’s is carried by relic bots that flee.

The special case is the Exospines: there are 12 and the trophy asks for 10 maxed, each over three tiers. New Game + adds stronger Mk2 versions, so holding materials back for then is no problem. And the sword one has a catch: two Damaged Weapon Cores trade for one in D1G-g2r’s shop, but once he runs out there are no more trades on that playthrough.

The curious figure: HP and Beta Energy are tied at 28.0%. Whoever hunts one kind of core finds the other.

TrophyUpgradesWhere the material comes fromPlayers
Perfect Blood Edge15Bosses and trading Damaged Cores with D1G-g2r40.6%
Perfect Rechargeable Tumbler5Relic bots that flee33.9%
Perfect Physical Enhancement6Body Cores, three to five per upgrade28.0%
Perfect Beta Energy Enhancement6Beta Cores, three to five per upgrade28.0%
Perfect Exospine10 of 12, three tiers eachNano Elements and gold27.0%

The 96 skills and the 12 New Game + ones

Thorough Technician (22.5%) asks for the 96 skills of the normal game. Points come from killing enemies, quests and collectibles, so whoever does everything on the first run usually reaches the end with all of them. Training Gear increases the points you earn, and Kaya sells one in her shop.

If you are short, there is a good farming spot by the Space Center Camp, Belial’s area: go into the next room, through the big door on the left, clear it and rest at the Camp so everything respawns. Do it before the final area, where there are no normal enemies left.

Infinite Blade (14.4%) asks for the 12 skills New Game + adds, at the end of the Beta and Burst trees, at 6 points each. It does not count towards the platinum. Those two trees cannot be reset, but the other three can, with the reset item sold at Camps, which gives back a good share of the points.

The trophies involved

Each one links to its section inside the full Stellar Blade trophy guide.

Perfect ExospineSilver27.00%
Enhanced 10 Exospines to their max.
Original name: Perfect Exospine
Perfect Blood EdgeBronze40.60%
Enhanced Blood Edge to its max.
Original name: Perfect Blood Edge
Perfect Rechargeable TumblerBronze33.90%
Enhanced the Rechargeable Tumbler to its max.
Original name: Perfect Rechargeable Tumbler
Perfect Physical EnhancementBronze28.00%
Enhanced HP to its max.
Original name: Perfect Physical Enhancement
Perfect Beta Energy EnhancementBronze28.00%
Enhanced Beta Energy to its max.
Original name: Perfect Beta Energy Enhancement
Thorough TechnicianBronze22.50%
Learned all skills.
Original name: Thorough Technician
Infinite BladeBronze14.40%
Learned all skills in New Game +.
Original name: Infinite Blade

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