Easy Mode (2024)

Description

Easy mode, formerly Normal and Beginner's mode, is one of the four main Survival modes. Easy mode has 25 waves. It is not named after its final boss, the Grave Digger.

Cash is only gained if an enemy is killed, or in some cases, damaged by a specific amount of health. Additionally, the amount gained is a set amount of cash, which is not always equal to the enemy's health. In solo, you receive 100% of the cash when an enemy is killed, or it is damaged enough. With each additional player, this decreases by 25%, which means that in a quad, you only get 25% of the cash. This amount is distributed between players based on how much damage they dealt. However, if a player has not dealt any damage, they will receive 12.5% of the enemy's full cash upon its death or when it was damaged enough, regardless of player count. If it is a decimal, it gets rounded up or down depending on the decimal value. If it is at least 0.5, it gets rounded up. If it is less than 0.5, it gets rounded down. For example, the Hidden Boss gives $600 when killed in solo, $450 in duo, $300 in trio and $150 in quad between the players that damaged it. Players that did not damage it receive $75.

Rewards

For former rewards, see this mode's Rewards page.

The game calculates how many Coins and EXP you receive based on how many waves you survived and if you won a match. During periods of 100% more EXP (Friday – Sunday), any EXP earned is multiplied by 2x through the XP Boost modifier. The VIP gamepass also multiplies any EXP earned by 1.25x through the VIP Boost modifier. These two boosts are additive. Some maps like Mason Arch can also increase all rewards by a specific amount. Regular EXP boosts are multiplicative with other modifiers.

Any rewards that end in a decimal point is rounded down, no matter the first figure of the leading decimal.

Currently, rewards are calculated as:

Coins Reward	EXP Reward
200 ÷ (1 + [(25 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^1.3) + 50 (Triumph Only)	Waves Completed × 2 EXP

Triumphing Easy mode can give out an additional reward, which can be a crate, consumable or ticket. They are meant to be guaranteed, though due to a bug this does not always happen. Additionally, items are sometimes not given out. These items are:

• Common (50%)
  • Grenade (1-2)
  • Flash Bang (1-2)
  • Molotov (1-2)
• Uncommon (30%)
  • Time Scale Ticket
  • Revive Ticket
• Rare (20%)
  • Low Grade Consumable Crate
  • Spin Ticket
  • Barricade
  • Supply Drop
  • AirStrike

Badges

There is a badge that you can obtain when playing this mode, which may have additional rewards alongside the badge. The badge is:

Defeat Grave Digger ✔ OBTAINABLE
	Get ready to have your grave dug! Rewards: 75 EXP

Seasons

During some Seasons, the Normal mode could give currency rewards that you used to progress through a season. Rewards for all the seasons were calculated as:

Season	Rewards
End of Summer Season	120 × (Waves/30)^1.75
Season of Love	25[1] × (Waves/30)^1.75
Solar Eclipse Season	15 × (Waves/30)^1.75
Frost Invasion Season	15[2] × (Waves/30)^1.75

Enemies

Wave Structure

In Easy mode, the formula for calculating the wave bonus on each wave is:

($45 - ((Players - 1) * 5)) + Waves Completed × ($135 - ((Players - 1) * 15))

The wave clear bonus appears when every enemy from that wave was killed. It is 35% of the wave bonus in solo, while for duo, trio and quad it is 20%.

Before the 24th of February 2024, it was calculated as:

($180 + ($100 × Waves Completed)) ÷ Players

Before the Overhaul Update, it was calculated as:

($50 - 5 × (Players - 1)) × Waves Completed

The waves in Easy mode follow these timings:

Bolded names indicate an enemy type's debut.

For former wave structures of Normal mode, visit the Waves page.

Wave Structure

Wave	Commander Dialogue		Enemy Type & Amount
1		Zombies have been spotted along the path!	4x Normal
		Place down your units close to the path and defend!
2		Speedy enemies are approaching!	2x Speedy, 6x Normal
		They may be fast, but they're weaker.
		Quick bursts of damage on these enemies and we'll do just fine!
3	-		10x Normal, 6x Speedy
4		Tankier zombies are starting to seep in!	3x Slow, 10x Normal, 5x Speedy
		They may be slow, but they are harder to bring down! Stay vigilant!.
5	-		8x Slow, 15x Normal, 10x Speedy
6	-		10x Slow, 20x Normal, 8x Speedy
7		The zombie onslaught is bringing in a boss zombie!	8x Slow, 1x Normal Boss (Boss)
		Prepare and upgrade your units and HOLD YOUR GROUND!
8	-		10x Normal, 10x Slow, 1x Normal Boss, 5x Speedy
9		I just spotted some Hidden zombies coming in!	10x Normal, 8x Hidden, 5x Speedy
		Upgrade your units to detect these tricky enemies!
10	-		5x Slow, 2x Normal Boss, 20x Speedy
11		Here come mystery zombies!	8x Breaker2, 10x Hidden
		They'll turn into a different zombie when killed! I wonder what's inside them?
12	-		12x Slow, 10x Breaker2, 10x Speedy
13		Looks like the zombie horde is "summoning" a Necromancer.	4x Hidden, 5x Breaker2, 4x Slow, 1x Normal Boss, 4x Speedy, 1x Necromancer
		Don't let them get the chance to raise even more zombies!
14		You survived? Good.	10x Armored, 8x Breaker2, 15x Speedy
		They're bringing out tankier menaces!
15	-		3x Breaker2, 4x Hidden, 3x Breaker2, 8x Slow, 3x Armored, 4x Normal Boss, 1x Necromancer
16		Loud thuds in the distance? I don't like what I'm hearing..	4x Breaker2, 4x Hidden, 6x Slow, 1x Slow Boss (Boss)
		It sounds like something huge is coming! Prepare!
17		A fast boss that's ALSO hidden?	10x Normal, 10x Armored, 6x Breaker2, 1x Hidden Boss
		You gotta be kidding me!
		Please tell me you've got units to detect it by now..
18	-		2x Slow, 12x Armored, 2x Necromancer, 4x Breaker2
19		Very quick zombies are closing in fast!	7x Bolt, 15x Armored
		Get a unit to slow these guys down or we may have a problem.
20		I thought we were going to die for a second there!	10x Breaker2, 5x Bolt, 1x Hidden Boss, 1x Slow Boss, 1x Necromancer
		Well, the battle isn't over yet! Get ready for another hoard!
21	-		4x Slow, 7x Armored, 4x Hidden, 5x Normal Boss, 1x Hidden Boss, 5x Bolt, 5x Breaker2, 1x Slow Boss, 2x Necromancer
22	-		1x Slow Boss, 1x Hidden Boss, 10x Bolt, 8x Armored, 2x Necromancer
23	-		3x Hidden Boss, 10x Breaker2, 6x Bolt, 2x Breaker4
24	-		1x Slow Boss, 5x Normal Boss, 14x Bolt, 3x Breaker4, 1x Necromancer, 1x Hidden Boss
25		The grave digger has arrived to dig our graves!	8x Armored, 6x Breaker2, 1x Grave Digger, 1x Breaker4, 2x Hidden Boss
		This is a fight for life or death! Give it your best!
Lose Dialogue
		One icon and dialogue is randomly chosen upon defeat: •We're toast! •OOF! •Mission Failed, we'll get em' next time. •Not enough numbers! •Mistakes are just part of the journey.. •We're overrun chief! •We'll get them next time! •Don't give up! •We need back up sergeant! •We just had our grave dug.. •We have to fall back soldier! •Oops! Try again! •The enemies got to the base! •Strategy is key!

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