Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a tightly designed action game with plenty of replayability thanks to secret missions, collectibles during levels, and challenges to complete. Each main and secret mission in the game has multiple challenges to complete, which contribute to the final rank awarded at the end.
Here is every challenge in the main and secret missions of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound for your reference.
Every Challenge in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
| Mission | Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 | Specified Enemy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-1 | Use the ceiling to avoid spikes. | Kill enemies of the specified type (6) | Finish level without dying. |  |
| 1-1 | Perfect dogo run (no damage) | Beat dummy ambush in one try. | Win the duel. | – |
| 1-2 | Kill with Hypercharged attacks (5) | Kill with lunge attacks (5) | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (5) | – |
| 1-3 | Find the secret room. | Deflect enemy projectiles (10) | Avoid falling into pits. | – |
| 2-1 | Destroy traps of the specified type (3) | Chain Guillotine Boosts without landing (10) | Defeat the boss without being hit. | – |
| 2-2 | Destroy traps of the specified type (1) | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (10) | Avoid falling into pits. | – |
| 3-1 | Gain Hypercharge with Spider Weapons. | Chain kills with Hypercharged attacks (10) | Clear the level without getting hit. | – |
| 3-2 | Destroy Cyclop’s eye. | Kill the enemy while on the zipline. | Kill boss with a Ragebound Art. | – |
| 3-3 | Kill enemies of the specified type (10) | Kill with Spider Weapons (10) | Avoid falling into pits. |  |
| 3-4 | Kill enemies of the specified type (30) | Kill multiple enemies with one lunge attack (3) | Kill boss with a Hypercharged attack. |  |
| 3-5 | Kill enemies of the specified type (20) | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (10) | Defeat the boss without being hit. |  |
| 4-1 | Avoid being hit by gas leaks. | Deflect enemy projectiles (25) | Destroy boss turrets with Guillotine Boosts (3) | – |
| 4-2 | Kill enemies (25) | Deflect enemy projectiles (5) | Avoid damage from | – |
| 4-3 | Kill enemies of the specified type (8) | Kill enemies while airborne (20) | Kill boss in less than (01:00) |  |
| 4-4 | Kill enemies (150) | Kill enemies of the specified type (30) | Defeat the boss in one try. |  |
| 4-5 | Kill with Guillotine Boost Attacks (15) | Clear the bullet train section without being hit. | Avoid falling into pits. | – |
| 4-6 | Kill enemies while airborne (20) | Avoid falling into pits. | Kill boss in less than (04:00) | – |
Additionally, there are eight secret ops as well, each with its own specific challenges.
| Secret Op | Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 | Specified Enemy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-1 | Kill enemies (75) | Kill with Hypercharged attacks (5) | Finish the level without dying. | – |
| S-2 | Kill enemies of the specified type (30) | Kill multiple enemies with a single Hypercharged attack (2) | Finish the level without dying. |  |
| S-3 | Kill enemies of the specified type (10) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. |  |
| S-4 | Kill with Ragebound Arts (5) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. | – |
| S-5 | Kill enemies (70) | Kill with spider weapons (7) | Finish the level without dying. | |
| S-6 | Kill enemies of the specified type (5) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. |  |
| S-7 | Kill enemies (70) | Take no damage in Kumori’s section. | Finish the level without dying. | – |
| S-8 | Gain Hypercharge from enemies (15) | Avoid damage from: | Finish the level without dying. |  |
What Does Completing Challenges Do in Ninja Gaiden Ragebound?
Completing challenges contributes to your rank at the end of each stage. So, if you completed all three challenges during the level, you will be rewarded with appropriate points in the total for that. You can see a breakdown of this on the rank screen.
As you can see, the orange (or yellow?) part of the rank is from the completed challenges. You need higher ranks to get the Ultimate Ninja and Legendary Ninja achievements, which require S and S++ ranks. There is no achievement for completing all the challenges, however.
I’ll be updating this guide with the remaining challenges as I play, but these should help you get going.
Published: Jul 31, 2025 01:00 pm