By Sickr on November 25, 2025

Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment recently launched for the Nintendo Switch 2 and its undoubtedly keeping many of you busy. You are set to become even more busy when the next update arrives which is Version 1.0.2 as it's a feature-packed content update which many other games would be envious of. Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment Version 1.0.2 will launch on 27th November and here's what to expect.

Patch Notes

Adding new challenges

After clearing the main story, multiple "Battle Challenges" and "Hyrule Challenges" will be added. New "Dangerous Species" such as Bokoblins and Sludgelikes will appear. "Scra Attacks" such as "Boko Slash," which can be activated using materials obtained from "Dangerous Bokoblins," are significantly more powerful than previous materials.

New weapons added:

The new weapons include the "Greatsword of Light," a special greatsword blessed with the power of light by Rauru, and the "Spear of the Upper Guard," a spear issued to the elite under the direct command of the King of Hyrule. These new weapons can be equipped by the mysterious golem and warriors of various races. You can obtain it by clearing the battles added in this update.

New exclusive Sync Strike:

Zelda and Karamo will each have their own Sync Strike. Karamo will throw a boomerang, which Zelda will use the power of time to return and launch a follow-up attack. If you press [X] at the right time, you'll successfully catch the boomerang, making the attack even more powerful. You can learn it by completing the Hyrule Challenges added in this update.

Fighting alongside Block Golem:

You can now perform a Synchro Strike with the Block Golem, a powerful spinning attack that will knock down weak enemies and reduce the weak point gauge of stronger enemies. In addition to the battles added in this update, it can also be activated in existing battles featuring Block Golems.

In addition to the above, the following new battles will be added:

"A serious battle with Raul"
"Battle to get a lot of Pou"
"Unrivaled battles where you can aim for over 2000 KOs"

Functionality improvements

The following functional improvements have been made:

Action: The Mysterious Golem's special actions can now be saved for each weapon type. Added a warning sound before the effects of the unique skills "Limit Break" and "Infinite Battery" end.
Battle: You can now select characters and weapons in the "Training Room" When selecting "Special Food" and "Spare Battery", a preview of the recovery amount is now displayed. Deployment preparation screen. From the "Allies" screen when preparing for deployment, you can now press the [Y] button to jump to the "Tweet Challenge."
Hyrule Map: Added tutorials displayed on the Hyrule map to the list. Visualizing the division of areas on the ground on the Hyrule map. When hovering over a Liberation Battle, a preview of the area that can be reclaimed is now displayed.
Hyrule Challenge: Changed the text color of the Hyrule Challenge list so that clearable items are yellow. Adjusted the display of Hyrule Challenge completion status

Bug fixes

Fixed several issues, including:

The unique skill "Golem Launch" is not affected by some special effects or enhancements.
The Tweet Challenge "Defeat XX enemies with Zonaugia" does not count even if the conditions are met with a strong attack or aerial combat with Zonaugia.
Degugarma's attack activates the secret ability "Auto-guard with a certain probability to electrocute/freeze/burn the enemy" and even if you auto-guard, the enemy will not be in the expected attribute state.
When you select "Switch Character" from the pause menu, the enhanced state may be canceled. When selecting "Retry" after performing a specific operation, the background music may no longer play.
Unable to progress in Ososowaku
When a communication disconnection occurs during Share Communication, attacks will no longer hit certain enemies.
During split-screen 2P play, if you select "Retry" after performing a specific operation, you may be returned to the "Hyrule Map."
In split-screen 2P play, the camera rotation is reversed when Matsuba and Synch Strike are activated.
Some screen display issues