Devil May Cry 5 - Improving your Stylish Rank

Tips for Raising Stylish Rank

Use a variety of Techniques

Rather than continuing to use the same weapon and techniques to destroy enemies, use different weapons and attacks styles to improve your stylish rank.

Maintain your Combo Meter

Maintaining your combo is essential to getting a high stylish rank. Always be looking for your next opponent as to keep your combo going.

Pay Attention to the Enemy’s Strength

Upgrading your weapons will help you deal with enemies. However, take note of when you’re one-shotting the opposition as it might cause you to have difficulty in increasing your Stylish Rank.

Provoke Enemies

Before starting a battle, do your best to provoke enemies. Doing so will keep them close, making it easier to further increase your Stylish Rank points.

It is possible to provoke enemies in the air. By provoking between attacks, it is possible to prevent your rank from dropping.

You can also use Provoke to prolong your Stylish Rank meter when it is about to disappear. This gives you additional time to look for more opponents to defeat.

Maintain Accumulated Exceed Condition

Using Nero’s Exceed attacks with Red Queen make it easier to raise your stylish rank. The successfully landing the attack will give your rank a big boost.

Avoid Getting Hit

If aiming for a high rank, you must avoid damage at all costs. Nero’s Break Away move can be used to give some separation from enemies. Nero has a moment of invincibility during this time, which the player can use to switch to another Devil Breaker.