Trial of Thorns

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Trial of Thorns
棘刺试炼
Game(s)	Persona 5: The Phantom X
Release	Debut: China August 29, 2024 South Korea September 6, 2024 Taiwan September 6, 2024 Japan October 10, 2025 WWWorldwide October 10, 2025 Southeast Asia October 18, 2025
Runtime	Rerun: WWWorldwide April 2, 2026 - April 16, 2026

The Trial of Thorns is a recurring event in Persona 5: The Phantom X.

Gameplay

During the Trial of Thorns, Wonder must challenge a powerful Shadow in order to earn rewards. The Shadows he must face depend on the iteration of the Trial of Thorns. The first Trial of Thorns event, held during version 2.1.3 in the Chinese release and version 2.2.0 in the global release, featured Asura and Trumpeter. This version of the event was reran for version 3.5.1 in the Chinese release and version 3.5 in the global release with slightly adjusted rewards. In version 4.8.1 of the Chinese release, a new Trial of Thorns event featuring Nian Shou was held; this incarnation of the event has not yet been released for the global version.

Battles

AsuraTrumpeter

During the Asura battle, Wonder must face the Four Heavenly Kings, all of which are immune to insta-kill effects, spiritual/Control ailments, and being downed. Each will also have a special attribute:

• Jikokuten can use Blade of Sanctuary to grant a shield to ally Shadows
• Zouchouten can use Growth of All Things to permanently increase the damage of ally Shadows
• Koumokuten can use Eye of Heaven to Lock On to a member of Wonder's party, increase their damage taken, and have ally Shadows focus attacks on that party member
• Bishamonten can use Parasol of Chaos to change all elemental affinities to Resist for the ally Shadow with the lowest HP

When two Shadows have been defeated, the remaining two will sacrifice themselves to summon Asura, who will have the special attributes of the sacrificed Shadows. Asura will always have two special attributes, and if there are not enough Shadows on the field to fulfill this condition it will gain one of the other attributes at random. It will activate all of its skills every turn.

JikokutenZouchoutenKoumokutenBishamontenAsura

	Name Level HP Jikokuten 80 67125
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Lunge Deal Physical damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Vajra Blast Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. Blade of Sanctuary Grant shield to all allies for 2 turns.

	Name Level HP Zouchouten 80 67125
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Zionga Deal Electric damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Shock for 2 turns. Swift Strike Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack (3 to 4 hits). Growth of All Things Permanently increase party's damage.

	Name Level HP Koumokuten 80 67125
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Lunge Deal Physical damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Vicious Strike Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. Eye of Heaven Lock On to 1 foe and increase the target's damage taken. Next turn, all allies attack the target.

	Name Level HP Bishamonten 80 67125
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Freidyne Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Deal a Technical and increase damage by 20% for foes with an elemental ailment. Parasol of Chaos Change all attributes to Resist for the ally with the lowest HP for 2 turns.

	Name Level HP Asura 80 122685
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Freidyne Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Deal a Technical and increase damage by 20% for foes with an elemental ailment. Gigantomachia Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack.

During the battle against Trumpeter, Trumpeter itself cannot initially be targeted by Wonder and his party; instead, the Shadow will summon four additional Shadows - White Rider, Red Rider, Black Rider, and Pale Rider - which have a Soul Link, distributing damage between all four Shadows when attacked. Every three turns and on their respective first turn of the battle, each of the Four Horsemen will use their unique skill sounding a horn:

• White Rider uses Horn of Pestilence, decreasing the max HP of the target
• Red Rider uses Horn of War, granting it a buff that allows it to counter when attacked
• Black Rider uses Horn of Famine, increasing the SP cost of skills used by the target
• Pale Rider uses Horn of Death, reducing the healing effect of skills used by Wonder's party and increasing the damage of ally Shadows

When any horn skill is used, Trumpeter will gain a stack of Power of Ruin. After a preparation turn, it will use Horn of Ruin, dealing damage to all Phantom Thieves and consuming all stacks of Power of Ruin, with additional effects based on the number of Power of Ruin stacks:

• 1: Attack power of Horn of Ruin increases by 25%
• 2: Damage increases by 15%
• 3: All Shadows will heal 10% of their max HP
• 4: Horn of Ruin is guaranteed to be a critical hit

After all of the Rider Shadows are defeated, Trumpeter will enter the Dire state, using 50% of its HP to revive the Shadows. After these Shadows are defeated a second time, Trumpeter can then be targeted. While in the Dire state, Horn of Ruin will not consume Power of Ruin stacks but continue to receive additional effects. Each stack will now also increase the damage of all Shadows.

TrumpeterRed RiderWhite RiderBlack RiderPale Rider

	Name Level HP Trumpeter 80 16209
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Marakunda Decrease all foes' Defense by x% for 3 turns. Horn of Ruin Spend Power of Ruin to blow the Horn of Ruin, dealing Almighty damage to all foes (based on the Attack of all Four Horsemen). Grant effects based on number of Power of Ruin stacks spent. 1 stack: Increase Attack by 25%. 2 stacks: Increase damage by 15%. 3 stacks: Restore HP of all Four Horsemen by 10%. 4 stacks: Make Horn of Ruin a guaranteed critical hit. When in its Dire state, Power of Ruin is not spent. Brain Buster Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Brainwash for 2 turns.

	Name Level HP Red Rider 80 53461
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Mapsio Deal Psy damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. Deal a Technical and increase damage by 40% for foes with a spiritual ailment. Rising Slash Deal Physical damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Horn of War Gain Horn of War for 1 turn, and counter all attacks while active.

	Name Level HP White Rider 80 53461
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Maeiga Deal Curse damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. Chance to inflict 1 Curse stack on foes. One-shot Kill Increase this skill's critical rate by 20%, and deal Gun damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Horn of Pestilence Inflict Pestilence on 1 random foe. Pestilence: Decrease max HP by 10% for 3 turns.

	Name Level HP Black Rider 80 53461
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Eigaon Deal Curse damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Inflict 1 to 2 Curse stacks on the foe. Flash Bomb Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Dizzy for 2 turns. Horn of Famine Inflict Famine on 1 random foe. Famine: Increase SP cost of skills by 10% for 3 turns.

	Name Level HP Pale Rider 80 53461
Location Trial of Thorns
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Eigaon Deal Curse damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Inflict 1 to 2 Curse stacks on the foe. Deathbound Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack (1 to 2 hits). Horn of Death Decrease healing from skills by 15%. Cannot be removed. Increase all allies' damage by 10% for 2 turns.

Battle Effects

Each challenge stage features a selection of modifiers that alter the conditions of the battle, which also increase the Abnormality Level of that battle. Each modifier carries an Abnormality rating associated with its tier: 1 for Stable, 2 for Distressed, and 3 for Berserk. Certain modifiers are toggled on permanently during the main challenge stages; these are not affected by the difficulty level of the battle nor do they change the attack patterns or skills of the event stages. In the Custom Difficulty mode, players are able to toggle each modifier on and off - however, they must be unlocked by clearing the main challenge stages. Additionally, higher abnormality ratings only possible in Custom Difficulty are required in order to complete certain event goals.

The following effect names are unofficial and provided for convenience of organization.

AsuraTrumpeter

Effect	Stable	Distressed	Berserk
Jikokuten: Blade of Sanctuary	The shield from Jikokuten's Blade of Sanctuary is increased by 25%, and Jikokuten's max HP is increased by 20%.	The shield from Jikokuten's Blade of Sanctuary is increased by 55%, and Jikokuten's max HP is increased by 55%.	The shield from Jikokuten's Blade of Sanctuary is increased by 100%, and Jikokuten's max HP is increased by 120%.
Jikokuten: Blade of Sanctuary Buff	Targets with a shield from Jikokuten's Blade of Sanctuary gain 10% increased Attack. Jikokuten's Attack is increased by 10%.	Targets with a shield from Jikokuten's Blade of Sanctuary gain 25% increased Attack. Jikokuten's Attack is increased by 25%.	Targets with a shield from Jikokuten's Blade of Sanctuary gain 60% increased Attack. Jikokuten's Attack is increased by 45%.
Zouchouten: Growth of All Things	The damage increase from Zouchouten's Growth of All Things is increased by 25%. Zouchouten's Attack is increased by 10%.	The damage increase from Zouchouten's Growth of All Things is increased by 55%. Zouchouten's Attack is increased by 25%.	The damage increase from Zouchouten's Growth of All Things is increased by 100%. Zouchouten's Attack is increased by 45%.
Zouchouten: Growth of All Things Buff	Zouchouten's Growth of All Things also decreases damage taken by 5%. Zouchouten's max HP is increased by 20%.	Zouchouten's Growth of All Things also decreases damage taken by 12.5%. Zouchouten's max HP is increased by 55%.	Zouchouten's Growth of All Things also decreases damage taken by 20%. Zouchouten's max HP is increased by 120%.
Koumokuten: Eye of Heaven	Targets marked by Koumokuten's Eye of Heaven take 10% increased damage. Koumokuten's Attack is increased by 10%.	Targets marked by Koumokuten's Eye of Heaven take 25% increased damage. Koumokuten's Attack is increased by 25%.	Targets marked by Koumokuten's Eye of Heaven take 50% increased damage. Koumokuten's Attack is increased by 45%.
Koumokuten: Eye of Heaven Marked Targets			The number of targets marked by Koumokuten's Eye of Heaven changes to 2. Koumokuten's max HP is increased by 120%.
Bishamonten: Parasol of Chaos		Bishamonten's Parasol of Chaos changes foes' affinities to Null. Bishamonten's Attack is increased by 25%.	Bishamonten's Parasol of Chaos changes foes' affinities to Drain. Bishamonten's Attack is increased by 45%.
Bishamonten: Parasol of Chaos Targets			Bishamonten's Parasol of Chaos will target the 2 Shadows with the lowest HP. Bishamonten's max HP increases by 120%.
Enemy Attack	All foes' Attack is increased by 10%.	All foes' Attack is increased by 25%.	All foes' Attack is increased by 50%.
Enemy Max HP	All foes' max HP is increased by 25%.	All foes' max HP is increased by 55%.	All foes' max HP is increased by 120%.
Party Attack	Party's Attack is decreased by 10%.	Party's Attack is decreased by 25%.	Party's Attack is decreased by 55%.
Party Defense	Party's Defense is decreased by 15%.	Party's Defense is decreased by 30%.	Party's Defense is decreased by 60%.
Party Max HP	Party's max HP is decreased by 10%.	Party's max HP is decreased by 20%.	Party's max HP is decreased by 40%.
Party Healing Effect	Party's healing effect is decreased by 20%.	Party's healing effect is decreased by 45%.	Party's healing effect is decreased by 100%.
Party Shield Effect	Party's shield effect is decreased by 10%.	Party's shield effect is decreased by 25%.	Party's shield effect is decreased by 40%.
Elucidator Cooldown Time	Elucidator's cooldown time is increased by 2 actions.	Elucidator's cooldown time is increased by 6 actions.
Role Restriction: Strategist		Strategist Thieves and Personas cannot be assigned.
Role Restriction: Saboteur		Saboteur Thieves and Personas cannot be assigned.
Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage	Allies' Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind damage is decreased by 40%.	Allies' Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind damage is decreased by 80%.
Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage	Allies' Psychokinesis, Nuclear, Bless and Curse damage is decreased by 40%.	Allies' Psychokinesis, Nuclear, Bless and Curse damage is decreased by 80%.
Highlight Gauge Fill Speed	The Highlight gauge fills 35% slower.	The Highlight gauge fills 60% slower.
Turn Limit	Defeated if allies are KO'd or exceed 80 turns.	Defeated if allies are KO'd or exceed 60 turns.	Defeated if allies are KO'd or exceed 40 turns.

Effect	Stable	Distressed	Berserk
White Rider: Horn of Pestilence Targets	The target of Horn of Pestilence changes to 2 random foes. White Rider's max HP is increased by 20%.	The target of Horn of Pestilence changes to 3 random foes. White Rider's max HP is increased by 55%.	Horn of Pestilence now targets all Phantom Thieves, and White Rider's max HP increases by 120%.
White Rider: Horn of Pestilence	Horn of Pestilence's max HP down effects are increased by 15%. White Rider's Attack is increased by 10%.	Horn of Pestilence's max HP down effects are increased by 20%. White Rider's Attack is increased by 25%.	Horn of Pestilence's max HP down effects are increased by 30%. White Rider's Attack is increased by 45%.
Black Rider: Horn of Famine	Horn of Famine increases foes' SP costs by 20% more. Black Rider's Attack is increased by 10%.	Horn of Famine increases foes' SP costs by 30% more. Black Rider's Attack is increased by 25%.	Horn of Famine increases foes' SP costs by 50% more. Black Rider's Attack is increased by 45%.
Black Rider: Horn of Famine Targets	The target of Horn of Famine changes to 2 random foes. Black Rider's max HP is increased by 20%.	The target of Horn of Famine changes to 3 random foes. Black Rider's max HP is increased by 55%.	Horn of Famine now targets all Phantom Thieves, and Black Rider's max HP increases by 120%.
Pale Rider: Horn of Death	Horn of Death decreases skill healing by 30% more. Pale Rider's Attack is increased by 10%.	Horn of Death decreases skill healing by 50% more. Pale Rider's Attack is increased by 25%.	Horn of Death decreases skill healing by 80% more. Pale Rider's Attack is increased by 45%.
Pale Rider: Horn of Death Buffs	Horn of Death's damage up effect is increased by 15%. Pale Rider's max HP is increased by 20%.	Horn of Death's damage up effect is increased by 25%. Pale Rider's max HP is increased by 55%.	Horn of Death's damage up effect is increased by 40%. Pale Rider's max HP is increased by 120%.
Red Rider: Horn of War		While Horn of War is active, counterattack damage is increased by 50%. Red Rider's Attack is increased by 25%.	While Horn of War is active, all allies will counter when taking an attack. Red Rider's counterattack damage is increased by 50% and its Attack is increased by 45%.
Red Rider: Horn of War Duration			Horn of War's duration is increased by 1 turn. Red Rider's max HP is increased by 120%.
Enemy Attack	All foes' Attack is increased by 10%.	All foes' Attack is increased by 25%.	All foes' Attack is increased by 50%.
Enemy Max HP	All foes' max HP is increased by 25%.	All foes' max HP is increased by 55%.	All foes' max HP is increased by 120%.
Party Attack	Party's Attack is decreased by 10%.	Party's Attack is decreased by 25%.	Party's Attack is decreased by 55%.
Party Defense	Party's Defense is decreased by 15%.	Party's Defense is decreased by 30%.	Party's Defense is decreased by 60%.
Party Max HP	Party's max HP is decreased by 10%.	Party's max HP is decreased by 20%.	Party's max HP is decreased by 40%.
Party Healing Effect	Party's healing effect is decreased by 20%.	Party's healing effect is decreased by 45%.	Party's healing effect is decreased by 100%.
Party Shield Effect	Party's shield effect is decreased by 10%.	Party's shield effect is decreased by 25%.	Party's shield effect is decreased by 40%.
Elucidator Cooldown Time	Elucidator's cooldown time is increased by 2 actions.	Elucidator's cooldown time is increased by 6 actions.
Role Restriction: Strategist		Strategist Thieves and Personas cannot be assigned.
Role Restriction: Saboteur		Saboteur Thieves and Personas cannot be assigned.
Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage	Allies' Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind damage is decreased by 40%.	Allies' Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind damage is decreased by 80%.
Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage	Allies' Psychokinesis, Nuclear, Bless and Curse damage is decreased by 40%.	Allies' Psychokinesis, Nuclear, Bless and Curse damage is decreased by 80%.
Highlight Gauge Fill Speed	The Highlight gauge fills 35% slower.	The Highlight gauge fills 60% slower.
Turn Limit	Defeated if allies are KO'd or exceed 80 turns.	Defeated if allies are KO'd or exceed 60 turns.	Defeated if allies are KO'd or exceed 40 turns.

Effects per stage

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Challenge	Effects
1	Jikokuten: Blade of Sanctuary (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Defense (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
2	Jikokuten: Blade of Sanctuary Buff (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Defense (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable)
3	Zouchouten: Growth of All Things Buff (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
4	Koumokuten: Eye of Heaven (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable)
5	Jikokuten: Blade of Sanctuary (Stable) Zouchouten: Growth of All Things (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Party Shield Effect (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
6	Zouchouten: Growth of All Things Buff (Stable) Koumokuten: Eye of Heaven (Stable) Bishamonten: Parasol of Chaos Targets (Berserk) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable)
7	Jikokuten: Blade of Sanctuary Buff (Stable) Zouchouten: Growth of All Things Buff (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Party Max HP (Stable) Elucidator Cooldown Time (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
8	Koumokuten: Eye of Heaven (Stable) Bishamonten: Parasol of Chaos (Distressed) Enemy Attack (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Party Max HP (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable) Highlight Gauge Fill Speed (Stable)

Challenge	Effects
1	Pale Rider: Horn of Death (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Defense (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable)
2	White Rider: Horn of Pestilence (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack(Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) >Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
3	Black Rider: Horn of Famine Targets (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Defense (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable)
4	Red Rider: Horn of War (Distressed) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Max HP (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
5	White Rider: Horn of Pestilence Targets (Stable) Black Rider: Horn of Famine (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Elucidator Cooldown Time (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable)
6	White Rider: Horn of Pestilence Targets (Stable) Pale Rider: Horn of Death Buffs (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable) Highlight Gauge Fill Speed (Stable)
7	White Rider: Horn of Pestilence (Stable) Pale Rider: Horn of Death Buffs (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Party Max HP (Stable) Party Healing Effect (Distressed) Role Restriction: Saboteur (Distressed) Party Psy, Nuke, Bless and Curse Damage (Stable)
8	White Rider: Horn of Pestilence (Stable) Pale Rider: Horn of Death (Stable) Enemy Attack (Stable) Enemy Max HP (Stable) Party Attack (Stable) Party Max HP (Stable) Role Restriction: Strategist (Distressed) Party Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind Damage (Stable) Highlight Gauge Fill Speed (Stable)

Event Goals

Rewards below are based upon the rerun from version 3.5Global.

AsuraTrumpeter

Fixed DifficultyCustom Difficulty

Challenge	Reward
Clear Challenge 1 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 1 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 2 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 2 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 3 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 3 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 4 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 4 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 5 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 5 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 6 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 6 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 7 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 7 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 8 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 8 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000

Challenge	Reward
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 10+ on Normal or higher	Sword of Thorns: Rookie  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 10+ on Hard or higher	x1  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 15+ on Nightmare	Sword of Thorns: Veteran  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 25+ on Nightmare	Sword of Thorns: Elite  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 40+ on Nightmare	Sword of Thorns: Legend

Fixed DifficultyCustom Difficulty

Challenge	Reward
Clear Challenge 1 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 1 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 2 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 2 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 3 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 3 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 4 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 4 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 5 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 5 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 6 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 6 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 7 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 7 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 8 on Normal or higher	x65  x8  x15,000
Clear Challenge 8 on Hard or higher	x50  x8  x15,000

Challenge	Reward
Clear both bosses at Abnormality Lv. 10+	Crown of Crimson Thorns
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 10+ on Normal or higher	Shield of Thorns: Rookie  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 10+ on Hard or higher	x1  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 15+ on Nightmare	Shield of Thorns: Veteran  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 25+ on Nightmare	Shield of Thorns: Elite  x100  x1
Clear at Abnormality Lv. 40+ on Nightmare	Shield of Thorns: Legend

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Trial of Thorns
Simplified Chinese	棘刺试炼

Gallery

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  Artwork of Shedim used for the event
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  Artwork of Seth used for the event
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  Artwork of Asura used for the event
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  Artwork of Trumpeter used for the event