As you make your way through the narrative in Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment, you will be able to unlock a lot of optional missions, called Challenges. You will be able to access these quests after completing certain stages of the story, and they ramp up in difficulty the further along the narrative you are.
These Challenges are a great source of resources in this Zelda title, so you will want to make the most of them as soon as they are unlocked. Below is everything you will want to know about the optional missions in Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment.
How do Challenges work in Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment
As mentioned, Challenges are optional missions that Zelda and her companions will be able to try out after you have unlocked them. These missions are made available after certain Battles or Story Missions, and are a great source of material farming and leveling your characters.
These Challenges range in difficulty, which is why we have provided a level recommendation for each of them.
Apart from farming resources and XP, these challenges are tied to certain character unlocks as well. These are usually obtained through Scouring Challenges, where you will discover more about the said character’s lore and backstory.
All Challenges, rewards, and level recommendations in Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment
Here is a list of all the Challenges that you will be able to unlock in Age of Imprisonment, along with the rewards that they offer and their level recommendations:
1) Early Game Challenges (Recommended levels: 1-10)
| Challenge | Rewards | Enemies |
|---|---|---|
| Aberrant Constructs | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Chillfin Trout Zonaite Steel (Two-Handed) |  Huge Chuchu Captain Construct II Soldier Construct II Chuchu Evermean (Depths) |
| In the Name of Research | Materials: Apple Deep FireflyFirst-Clear Rewards:  Wildberry Zonaite Steel (Spear) | Captain Construct II Soldier Construct II Flux Construct I |
| Subterranean Panic | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Swift Carrot Rupees Zonaite Steel (Spear)Enemies: | Chuchu Frox Stone Talus Little Frox Stone Pebblit |
| A Time for Review | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Zonaite Steel (One-Handed) Muddle Bud |  Typhan Quino (Enemy) Hylian Soldier |
| Reflecting on Gerudo Discipline | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Rushroom Zonaite Steel (One-Handed) | Huge Chuchu Chuchu Stone Talus Stone Pebblit Evermean |
| Shadows in the Depths | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Raw Bird Thigh Rupees Zonaite Steel (Spear) | Huge Chuchu Chuchu Evermean (Depths) Little Frox |
2) Mid Game Challenges (Recommended levels: 11-20)
| Challenge | Rewards | Enemies |
|---|---|---|
| Rescuing the Hylian Soldiers | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Silent Shroom Stambulb Hearty Lizard Rupees |  Moblin Bokoblin Boss Bokoblin Lizalfos |
| Shielding the Hylian Soldiers | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Silent Princess Staminoka Bass Zonaite Steel (Spear) |  Blue Bokoblin Moblin Bokoblin |
| Looking to the Future | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Endura Shroom Silent Princess Zonaite Steel (Spear) | Bokoblin Boss Bokoblin Hinox |
| Concern for the Citizens | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Electric Darner Rupees Zonaite Steel (One-Handed) | Huge Chuchu Moblin Bokoblin Keese Aerocuda |
| For Hyrule | Character Unlocked: QuinoMaterials:  Courser Bee Honey RupeesFirst-Clear Rewards: Courser Bee Honey Zonaite Steel (Two-Handed) |  Blue Boss Bokoblin Blue Moblin Blue Lizalfos Blue Bokoblin Shade |
3) Late Game Challenges (Recommended levels: 21-30)
| Challenge | Rewards | Enemies |
|---|---|---|
| A Queen’s Pride | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Splash Fruit Luminous Stone Rupees Bright-Eyed Crab Zonaite Steel (Spear) | Bokoblin Aerocuda Boss Bokoblin (Sludged) Moblin (Sludged) Bokoblin (Sludged) |
| Battle for Hyrule Field | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Hearty Radish Hylian Rice Zonaite Steel (Spear) | Shade Bokoblin Keese Stone Talus Stone Pebblit |
| Defending Hyrule Field | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards: Rupees Hearty Bass Bright-Eyed Crab Zonaite Steel (Spear)Zonaite Steel (Pristine) | Moblin Bokoblin Boss Bokoblin Lizalfos |
| Defending Tabantha | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards: Rupees Big Hearty Truffle Hearty SalmonZonaite Steel (Bow) Zonaite Steel (Pristine) | Blue Bokoblin Ice Boss Bokoblin Ice-Breath Lizalfos Ice Moblin |
| Defending the Hyrule Field Outposts | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Razorshroom Rupees Brightcap Zonaite Steel (Spear)Zonaite Steel (Pristine) | Bokoblin Keese Boss Bokoblin Lizalfos |
| Islands in the Sky | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards: Silent Shroom Chikaloo Tree Nut Zonaite Steel (One-Handed) | Captain Construct II Soldier Construct II Flux Construct I |
| Pacifying Tabantha | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Raw Meat Chikaloo Tree Nut | Blue Bokoblin Ice Hinox Ice Boss Bokoblin Ice Keese Snow Octorok |
| Purging the Hyrule Field Monsters | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Hydromelon Muddle Bud Rupees Hightail Lizard | Blue Lizalfos Bokoblin Blue-Maned Lynel Ice Aerocuda |
| Reclaiming His Homeland | Materials: Cool Safflina Armored CarpFirst-Clear Rewards:  Endura Carrot Hylian Pine Cone Chillfin Trout Rupees・Zonaite Steel (Bow)Enemies: | Bokoblin Ice Hinox Snow Octorok Ice-Breath Lizalfos Ice Chuchu |
| Rescuing the Rito Soldiers | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards:  Mighty Thistle Oil Jar・Zonaite Steel (Bow) | Blue Bokoblin Ice Boss Bokoblin Snow Octorok Ice-Breath Lizalfos Ice Moblin |
| Rescuing the Zora Soldiers | Materials: None First-Clear Rewards: Hearty Bass Sapphire | Boss Bokoblin (Sludged) Moblin (Sludged) Bokoblin (Sludged) Water Octorok |
