How to Unlock Supreme Leader Kylo Ren in Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes

To unlock Supreme Leader Kylo Ren (SLKR) in Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes, you must gear 12 prerequisite characters to designated Relic tiers, promote the Finalizer capital ship to 5 stars, farm Dark Side Galactic Legend tickets from regular campaign nodes, and clear Tiers 1 through 3 of his Journey Guide event. Completing these three tiers 15 times yields the full 330 shards needed to recruit him at 7 stars.

Roster Prerequisites and Modding Priorities

The Journey Guide locks the event until every prerequisite reaches its exact threshold. You cannot enter under-geared.

Unit / Ship	Required Minimum Level	Event Role
Kylo Ren (Unmasked)	Relic 7	Primary frontline tank and squad leader (Tiers 1–2)
Kylo Ren	Relic 7	Solo duelist (Tier 3)
Emperor Palpatine	Relic 7	Prerequisite only
General Hux	Relic 5	Cooldown resets, bonus turns, and anti-turn-meter support
Sith Trooper	Relic 5	Out-of-turn assist attacker and primary burst damage
First Order Officer	Relic 5	Turn meter distribution and debuff cleanse
First Order Stormtrooper	Relic 5	Defensive protection buffer
First Order Executioner	Relic 5	Health-scaling burst attacker
Captain Phasma	Relic 5	Advantage distributor
First Order TIE Pilot	Relic 3	Debuff utility attacker
First Order Special Forces TIE Pilot	Relic 3	Stun control and assist utility
Veteran Smuggler Han Solo	Relic 3	Prerequisite only
Finalizer	5 Stars	Fleet mastery prerequisite

Before spending tickets, equip your fastest and highest-offense Speed and Health mod sets onto Kylo Ren (Unmasked), Sith Trooper, and original Kylo Ren. Failed battles forfeit your entry currency without refunding tickets or awarding shards.

Dark Side Ticket Farming and Tier Costs

Event attempts consume Dark Side Galactic Legend tickets earned by spending standard Dark Side campaign energy. Farm normal 10-energy Dark Side nodes or Dark Side Hard nodes to generate currency efficiently.

Unlocking SLKR requires 420 total tickets across 15 flawless victories:

Tier 1 (15 tickets per attempt): Requires 8 completions (120 tickets total) to earn 80 shards (10 shards per win).
Tier 2 (30 tickets per attempt): Requires 4 completions (120 tickets total) to earn 100 shards (25 shards per win).
Tier 3 (60 tickets per attempt): Requires 3 completions (180 tickets total) to earn 150 shards (50 shards per win).

Tier 1 Strategy: Kylo Ren (Unmasked) Squad

Tier 1 pits your team against Rey (Jedi Training), Finn, Resistance Trooper, Amilyn Holdo, and Poe Dameron.

Squad Selection: Run Kylo Ren (Unmasked) as leader with Sith Trooper, General Hux, First Order Officer, and Kylo Ren.
Opening Move: Use First Order Officer to cleanse and pass 100% turn meter to General Hux.
Turn Meter Reset: Use Hux’s tactical ability to grant a bonus turn to Sith Trooper, or reset Kylo Ren (Unmasked) so he can immediately stun Rey (Jedi Training) or Poe Dameron.
Target Priority: Focus down Finn first to remove his cleansing ability and damage scaling. Target Resistance Trooper next to neutralize high-damage burst hits against your tank.
Finishing the Wave: Maintain the Advantage buff across your team so Sith Trooper continuously assists out of turn to eliminate Holdo and Rey.

Tier 2 Strategy: Neutralizing Resistance Support

Tier 2 features an opposing lineup anchored by Amilyn Holdo, Poe Dameron, and Veteran Smuggler Chewbacca. Target priority is critical to prevent Holdo from shielding her allies.

Squad Selection: Deploy Kylo Ren (Unmasked) or General Hux as leader, supported by Sith Trooper and your strongest First Order units.
Control Holdo: Open with Kylo Ren (Unmasked)’s Frenzied Strike directly on Amilyn Holdo to stun her before she can grant Foresight and Taunt to her squad.
Eliminate Poe: Direct attacks onto Poe Dameron next to prevent buff dispels.
Clean Up: Allow Sith Trooper’s assist attacks to trigger from ally critical hits, shredding Chewbacca and remaining Resistance units while Hux suppresses enemy bonus turn meter.

Tier 3 Strategy: Solo Duel vs. Rey

Tier 3 removes your squad and places original Kylo Ren in a one-on-one duel against Rey. The battle uses a unique three-button mechanic bar consisting of Strike, Feint, and Parry. Do not use auto-combat.

Watch Rey’s stance cues closely at the beginning of each turn:

When Rey enters an aggressive, attacking stance: Select Parry. This deflects her incoming damage, reduces Kylo's cooldowns, and grants bonus retaliatory damage.
When Rey assumes a guarded, defensive stance: Select Feint. This shatters her defense and allows your follow-up attacks to land cleanly.
When Rey is vulnerable: Select Strike to deal heavy direct damage.

Maintain this rhythm across all three runs to secure the final 150 shards without losing 60 tickets to a failed attempt.

Post-Unlock Next Steps

Supreme Leader Kylo Ren unlocks at 7 stars and Gear 1. To make him battle-ready for competitive modes, immediately take the following actions:

Gear him directly to Gear 13 and upgrade his Relic tier as high as possible.
Apply Zeta materials to his key abilities, prioritizing his leadership ability ("Supreme Leader") and his unique ("Press the Advantage").
Return to the Journey Guide to farm his Ultimate ability. While Tiers 4 and 5 offer only cosmetic portraits and titles, Tier 6 costs 70 Dark Side tickets per attempt and must be cleared 10 times to collect the 10 Ultimate Ability Materials required to unlock his Ultimate.