Difficulty

When selecting a Mission in Helldivers 2 using the Galactic War console, a difficulty is selected between level 1 Trivial and level 9 Helldive.

Effects

• The number of Medals, Requisition Slips, and Experience you earn from a mission all depends on the difficulty you select.
  • Higher difficulty missions have increasing percentage multipliers for Requisition Slips and Experience, from +25% for Easy to +250% for Helldive.
• Enemy forces are enhanced to increasingly lethal degrees.
  • The number of enemies and the type of enemy both depend on the difficulty level set.
• The number of Operation Modifiers present during the mission.
  • One modifier is added at difficulty 5 Hard.
  • A second modifier is added at difficulty 8 Impossible.
• The number of Optional Objectives increases at higher difficulties.
• The number of sub-objectives increase at higher difficulties.
• The number and type of Samples able to be found depends on the set difficulty.

Mission Difficulty Requirements

Each difficulty level also offers a different set of missions. For example, some missions offered to the player on Trivial are not offered on Extreme. As difficulty increases, the number of main objectives increases as well, requiring more work from the Helldiver (and their team) to complete before they can successfully extract.

Difficulty	Image	Missions per Operation	Medal Rewards Per Mission	Main Objectives	Optional Objectives	Changes From Previous	XP Multiplier
1 (Trivial)		1	1 | Total: 1	1	0	N/A	0%
2 (Easy)		1	2 | Total: 2	1	1	added Nests/Outposts	0%
3 (Medium)		2	2, 4 | Total: 6	1 - 2	2	an Optional Objective is revealed on the map Bile and Nursing Spewers spawn additional Mission per Operation	25%
4 (Challenging)		2	3, 5 | Total: 8	1 - 2	3	Rare Samples spawn Chargers spawn Hulks, Tanks spawn Enemies are at Minor Place of Interest Unmarked Damaged Hellbombs (except one Biome)	50%
5 (Hard)		3	4, 6, 8 | Total: 18	1 - 2	3	additional Mission per Operation Bile Titans spawn Factory Striders spawn additional Operation Modifier if planet is in Liberation state	75%
6 (Extreme)		3	5, 7, 9 | Total: 21	2 - 3	1+ (revealed)	Super Samples spawn	100%
7 (Suicide Mission)		3	6, 8, 10 | Total: 24	3	1+ (revealed)	Enemies occupy Minor Place of Interest (adds structures like Cannon Turrets)	150%
8 (Impossible)		3	7, 9, 11 | Total: 27	3 - 4	1+ (revealed)	additional Operation Modifier if planet is in Liberation state	200%
9 (Helldive)		3	8, 11, 14 | Total: 33	3 - 4	5	more bonus Medals per successive Mission in an Operation	250%

1 - Trivial

Image	Medal Rewards Per Mission	Components	Enemies	Possible Missions
	1 Medals	Standard	Enemy Patrols	Pump Fuel To ICBM Terminate Illegal Broadcast Raise the Flag of Super Earth Eliminate Brood Commanders Eliminate Devastators Sabotage Supply Bases

Image	Missions per Operation	Medal Rewards Per Mission	Components	Main Objectives	Optional Objectives	Enemies	Outposts	XP Multiplier	Possible Missions
	1	1 Medals	Standard	1	None	Enemy Patrols	None	0%	Pump Fuel To ICBM Terminate Illegal Broadcast Raise the Flag of Super Earth Eliminate Brood Commanders Eliminate Devastators Sabotage Supply Bases

2 - Easy

Total Missions In Operation: 1

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 2 Medals

Side Objectives: Yes (One)

Enemies: Enemy Patrols

Outposts: Light

Components: Standard

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Pump Fuel To ICBM
• Terminate Illegal Broadcast
• Upload Escape Pod Data

Terminid Control

• Purge Hatcheries
• Eliminate Brood Commanders
• Spread Democracy
• Conduct Geological Survey
• Activate E-710 Pumps

Automaton Control

• Eliminate Devastators
• Sabotage Supply Bases
• Destroy Transmission Network

3 - Medium

Total Missions In Operation: 2

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 2 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 4 Medals

Side Objectives: Yes (TODO, number of side objectives)

Enemies: Heavily Armored

Outposts: Medium

Components: Standard

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Upload Escape Pod Data
• Launch ICBM
• Conduct Geological Survey
• Retrieve Valuable Data
• Blitz Search And Destroy

Terminid Control

• Eliminate Chargers
• Eradicate Terminid Swarm
• Purge Hatcheries
• Activate E-710 Pumps
• Emergency Evacuation
• Eliminate Brood Commanders
• Spread Democracy

Automaton Control

• Sabotage Air Base
• Sabotage Supply Bases
• Destroy Transmission Network
• Eliminate Automaton Hulks

4 - Challenging

Total Missions In Operation: 2

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 3 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 5 Medals

Side Objectives: Yes (TODO, number of side objectives)

Enemies: Heavily Armored

Outposts: Heavy

Components: Standard, Rare

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Blitz Search And Destroy
• Emergency Evacuation
• Conduct Geological Survey
• Retrieve Valuable Data
• Launch ICBM

Terminid Control

• Eliminate Bile Titans
• Enable E-710 Extraction
• Purge Hatcheries
• Eradicate Terminid Swarm

Automaton Control

• Sabotage Supply Bases
• Sabotage Air Base

5 - Hard

Total Missions In Operation: 3

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 4 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 6 Medals
• Third Mission Completion Bonus: 8 Medals

Side Objectives: Tactical Objectives

Enemies: Heavily Armored, Massive

Outposts: Heavy

Components: Standard, Rare

Operation Modifiers: Enabled

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Blitz Search And Destroy
• Launch ICBM
• Emergency Evacuation
• Conduct Geological Survey
• Retrieve Valuable Data

Terminid Control

• Enable E-710 Extraction
• Purge Hatcheries
• Eradicate Terminid Swarm

Automaton Control

• Sabotage Supply Bases
• Eradicate Automaton Forces
• Sabotage Air Base

6 - Extreme

Total Missions In Operation: 3

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 5 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 7 Medals
• Third Mission Completion Bonus: 9 Medals

Side Objectives: Tactical Objectives Increased

Enemies: Heavily Armored, Massive

Outposts: Heavy

Components: Standard, Rare

Operation Modifiers: Enabled

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Blitz Search And Destroy
• Launch ICBM
• Emergency Evacuation
• Conduct Geological Survey
• Retrieve Valuable Data

Terminid Control

• Purge Hatcheries
• Eradicate Terminid Swarm
• Enable E-710 Extraction

Automaton Control

• Eradicate Automaton Forces
• Sabotage Air Base

7 - Suicide Mission

Total Missions In Operation: 3

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 6 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 8 Medals
• Third Mission Completion Bonus: 10 Medals

Side Objectives: Tactical Objectives Increased

Enemies: Massive, Heavily Armored

Outposts: Heavy

Components: Standard, Rare, Super Rare

Operation Modifiers: Enabled

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Blitz Search And Destroy
• Conduct Geological Survey
• Retrieve Valuable Data
• Launch ICBM
• Emergency Evacuation

Terminid Control

• Enable E-710 Extraction
• Eradicate Terminid Swarm
• Purge Hatcheries

Automaton Control

• Destroy Command Bunkers
• Eradicate Automaton Forces
• Sabotage Air Base

8 - Impossible

Total Missions In Operation: 3

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 7 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 10 Medals
• Third Mission Completion Bonus: 12 Medals

Side Objectives: Tactical Objectives Increased

Enemies: Massive, Heavily Armored, Increased Enemy Presence

Outposts: Heavy

Components: Standard, Rare, Super Rare

Operation Modifiers: Multiple Enabled

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Conduct Geological Survey
• Blitz Search And Destroy
• Emergency Evacuation
• Launch ICBM
• Retrieve Valuable Data

Terminid Control

• Purge Hatcheries
• Eradicate Terminid Swarm
• Enable E-710 Extraction

Automaton Control

• Sabotage Air Base
• Destroy Command Bunkers
• Eradicate Automaton Forces

9 - Helldive

Total Missions In Operation: 3

• First Mission Completion Bonus: 8 Medals
• Second Mission Completion Bonus: 11 Medals
• Third Mission Completion Bonus: 14 Medals

Side Objectives: Tactical Objectives Increased

Enemies: Massive, Heavily Armored, Increased Enemy Presence

Outposts: Heavy

Components: Standard, Rare, Super Rare

Operation Modifiers: Multiple Enabled

Possible Missions

General Missions

• Launch ICBM
• Blitz Search And Destroy
• Emergency Evacuation
• Retrieve Valuable Data
• Conduct Geological Survey

Terminid Control

• Eradicate Terminid Swarm
• Purge Hatcheries
• Enable E-710 Extraction

Automaton Control

• Eradicate Automaton Forces
• Destroy Command Bunkers
• Sabotage Air Base