Stellar Blade: Body Core Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

In Stellar Blade, every permanent HP increase comes from Body Cores — the last remnants of fallen 7th Airborne Squad soldiers, recovered from their glowing bodies scattered across post-apocalyptic Earth.

Collecting enough to max out EVE's health earns the Perfect Physical Enhancement trophy and raises her maximum to 59 health cubes — the highest she can reach in a single playthrough.

There are 20 Body Cores in total: 19 found in the open world and 1 awarded by completing Roxanne's Side Mission in Xion City.

Only 18 are needed for the trophy and maximum HP — the remaining 2 are surplus. All 20 are marked across the region maps on MapMaster's Stellar Blade interactive game maps.

How Body Cores Work

Every 3 Body Cores collected, EVE's maximum HP increases permanently by one increment — 6 increases total at 18 cores to reach the HP cap. Body Cores activate instantly on pickup — no Supply Camp visit is required.

The increase applies the moment the third of a set is collected.

All Body Core locations reset in New Game+, so missing a core in the first playthrough does not permanently block the trophy — the same bodies respawn on the NG+ run.

The Roxanne Side Mission Core

One Body Core comes exclusively from completing "An Offer You Can't Refuse" — a Side Mission from Roxanne, the information trader in Xion City.

To unlock it: access the Great Desert, raise Roxanne's affinity by purchasing items from her shop, then accept and complete the mission to destroy the Grand Turret.

Return to Roxanne for the Body Core reward. This is the only Body Core in the game not found on a fallen Angel's body.

Six Regions, Two Critical Warnings

Body Cores are spread across six regions: Eidos 7 (5 cores), Wasteland (4 cores), Matrix 11 (4 cores), Great Desert (3 cores), Spire 4 (4 cores), and Xion City (1 core, Roxanne quest).

Two specific warnings apply:

The first point of no return is after completing Abyss Levoire. Progressing past it locks access to Xion City and other earlier areas. Complete Roxanne's side mission and collect all Eidos 7 and Wasteland Body Cores before this point.

Matrix 11 and Spire 4 are one-time story areas. Their combined 8 cores cannot be revisited after completion without starting NG+. One Matrix 11 core sits on a platform only reachable by pushing the nearby floating wooden board — an easily overlooked environmental puzzle. Scan frequently with the drone in both areas to ensure no glowing corpse is missed before advancing.

Use the Drone Scanner

In open regions like the Wasteland and Great Desert, fallen Angel bodies blend into the environment.

The drone's scan function highlights them from a distance with a white glow — activate it regularly when exploring unfamiliar areas rather than relying on visual detection alone.

Body Cores sit alongside Beta Cores and Weapon Cores as the three permanent upgrade types in Stellar Blade — each has its own trophy for full collection.