
Getting Nen fast in Beyond Nen comes down to one thing: passing the Hunter Exam, then finishing Rohan’s short meditation quest. The exam opens at the start of every hour from the lobby menu and tests you across four stages β a stamina race, a trap-filled Trick Tower, a PvP round on Zevil Island, and a final 1v1 duel. I’ve run the full loop myself, and with the right prep you can go from fresh spawn to awakened Nen user in a single session. Below, I break down every exam stage, the fastest post-exam route, and the Nen types worth your Spins in November 2026.
| Quick Facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Minimum level | 10 (I recommend 15+) |
| Exam schedule | Opens at the start of every hour |
| Exam stages | 4 β Race, Trick Tower, Zevil Island, Final 1v1 |
| Level cap | 50 until licensed (100 max overall) |
| Nen unlock quest | Rohan, Nen Cave on Wayfarer Island |
| Meditation Mat | Buy from the Port Town merchant |
There are three ways to get Nen in Beyond Nen, and they are not equal. The Hunter Exam is the intended route and the one I recommend to everyone. You can also unlock all seven of your aura nodes through pure progression β a safe but painfully slow grind β or receive Nen directly from another player, which is a gamble: it succeeds only about 3% of the time, and failure can leave your aura corrupted.
| Method | Speed | Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Exam | 1β2 hours | PvP stages; failing means waiting for the next hourly run |
| Seven aura nodes | Days of grinding | Safe, but far slower than the exam |
| Nen from another player | Instant | ~3% success; corrupted aura risk |
You need Level 10 minimum to join the Hunter Exam, but don’t queue at exactly 10 β Stages 3 and 4 are PvP, and undergeared rookies get farmed. I run it around level 15β20 with a solid weapon and a few skills unlocked. Your level stays capped at 50 until you earn your Hunter License (100 is the overall max).
Before you queue: redeem the active codes RELEASE! and THANKYOU! for 10 Spins each from the customization menu (codes button, bottom-right of the screen). Spins reroll your race and lineage, and you’ll want spares for your Nen ability later. Farm a weapon worth swinging β I pick weapons the same way I ranked my Anime Zero weapons tier list: damage first, safety second. Finally, pick a low-ping server and invite a friend; voice comms make Stage 3 dramatically easier.
You don’t need to win β just finish the obstacle course before the timer dies. Falling boulders telegraph in red and have a hit delay, so keep moving and don’t panic. The skateboard makes this section trivially easy, but it isn’t pay-to-win: slide-jumping preserves momentum and can actually beat board users. My favorite trick: turn on auto-run in Settings β it currently doesn’t drain stamina, while holding Shift does. The devs will patch that eventually, so enjoy it while it lasts.
The tower is a fixed labyrinth, so the exit route never changes β learn it once and reuse it every attempt. Bait the crushing side-wall traps by stepping on the highlighted pressure plate, stepping back out, then walking through once the trap resets. Wall-jump sideways to skip whole trap sections, and hop over the floor triggers for ceiling drops. The stage ends with a humanoid NPC mini-boss: block, parry, dodge, and punish with M1 uppercut combos. Dodge backwards when he winds up his fire tornado, and zone him with your M1s instead of greedily comboing. Finding the purple box signals you’re near the exit.
This is the real exam. You spawn with your own badge and need one more β grip a player to take theirs, then survive until the timer ends with two badges. Golden rules: never grip a badge-less player (you gain nothing, and they instantly recover to attack you again), and after you down someone for their badge, run β don’t linger. Isolate loners for clean 1v1s, check your flanks between trades so you don’t get ganked, and save evasives for combos you can’t otherwise escape. If you get gripped, you instantly recover with 50% HP for a comeback. With a friend or two, coordinate ganks and defend the badges together β co-op turns this stage into a breeze.
A straightforward duel against one random player β no ganks, just mechanics. Apply the same rules from Zevil Island: M1 uppercuts into skills, play for cooldowns, and keep distance while yours recover. Lose and you redo the entire exam next hour, so take it seriously. If the friend you queued with gets matched against you, agree to trade wins across attempts.
Your Hunter License unlocks the Nen questline, not Nen itself. Here’s my fastest route:
That’s the full awakening β most players finish this in under 15 minutes after the exam.
Queue a few minutes before the hour so you’re never stuck waiting on a fresh lobby. Run the exam with a friend on voice comms and trade wins if you meet in the final. On Zevil Island, play defensively once you hold two badges β the objective is survival, not kills. After awakening, meditate on your mat between quests; the minigame quietly stacks Nen EXP while you plan your build. Want sharper PvP mechanics for Stages 3 and 4? My Jujutsu Shenanigans Toji guide breaks down the same M1-combo and cooldown-spacing fundamentals this exam tests.
Your Nen type and ability are a random roll from Rohan, so spend those code Spins wisely. Enhancer is the friendliest type for beginners β Jajanken (Mythical) sits in A-tier and hits like a truck. Chasing the meta? The S-tier abilities right now are Aura Corruption (Specialist), Godspeed (Transmuter), and Crazy Slots (Conjurer), with Rising Sun and Paper Manipulation as dependable A-tier picks. Races and lineages stack on top: Celestial and Cyborg lead the races, while Zoldyck, Kurta, and Netero dominate lineages. My advice: settle for a usable roll early, then bank remaining Spins for one targeted upgrade β endless rerolling costs more progress than it adds. Hunting more freebies? My Volleyball Journey codes guide tracks another rising Roblox title.
Yes β unlock all seven aura nodes through progression, or have another player share Nen with you. The nodes method takes days, and player sharing succeeds only about 3% of the time with a corrupted aura risk. The exam remains the fastest safe route.
Level 10 is the minimum, but I recommend 15β20 with upgraded weapons and skills. The PvP stages punish fresh characters, and failing means waiting for the next hourly exam window.
Enhancer for beginners (simple, raw power), while Specialist and Transmuter hold the top meta abilities β Aura Corruption and Godspeed. Your type rolls randomly at Rohan, so build around what you get.
Two things stall most players: no Meditation Mat (buy one from the Port Town merchant before meeting Rohan) and wrong quest tracking β press P and enable only the Active Quest tracker to find the Nen Cave on Wayfarer Island.