Nature Materials, Published online: 04 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41563-026-02510-zSpin torques generated via the spin-Hall effect in CoFeB/W/MgO are found to stabilize magnetization in a high-energy anti-parallel state relative to an applied magnetic field. This observation serves as a platform for studying far-from-equilibrium spin dynamics and holds promise for realizing unconventional computing paradigms.