Helldivers 2 is quite fast and often quite intense as you scour through the world to complete the objective. The difficulty and the number of objectives that players will have to face will depend on the difficulty scale of the mission. There are 9 difficulty levels in Helldivers 2 and players would want to know which one is the best for them.
Players will get to select their difficulty scale before they jump into the mission and the Terminal is the only way that they can change it. Although the default mission starts with the Trivial level, players will get to unlock numerous activities and enemies as they progress further in the game and unlock more levels.
All Difficulty Levels in Helldivers 2
While Trivial is the easiest difficulty level, the most intense gameplay will be in Helldive difficulty which players can look forward to. These are all the difficulty levels in Helldivers 2 that players will unlock as they progress further in the game:
- Trivial
- Easy
- Medium
- Challenging
- Hard
- Extreme
- Suicide Mission
- Impossible
- Helldive
Trivial Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – While you will only have to complete the Primary Objective, Enemy Patrols will be stationed to hinder your progress. Make sure you clear as many of these as possible.
- Rewards – Common Samples and 1 Medal available on completion.
Easy Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – Players will have to complete some Primary Objectives and Allied Tactical Objectives (optional Secondary Objectives) for this difficulty scale. However, Light Outposts are something that players will have to keep an eye out for.
- Rewards – Common Samples and 2 Medals available on completion.
Medium Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – Players will have to complete some Primary Objectives and Allied Tactical Objectives (optional Secondary Objectives) for the Medium difficulty levels in Helldivers 2. However, Light Outposts are something that players will have to keep an eye out for.
- Rewards – Common Samples and 4 Medals available on completion.
Challenging Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – This difficulty scale will host Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, and Enemy Tactical Objectives. While players are at it, they will have to face Heavy Outposts and Heavily Armored Enemies.
- Rewards – Common Samples, Rare Samples, and 5 Medals available upon completion.
Hard Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – This difficulty scale will host Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, and Enemy Tactical Objectives. Players will have to face Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts, and Heavily Armored Enemies.
- Rewards – Common Samples, Rare Samples, and 8 Medals available on completion.
Extreme Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – For the Extreme Difficulty Levels in Helldivers 2, players will face Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, and Enemy Tactical Objectives. Also, they will be up against Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts, and Heavily Armored Enemies.
- Rewards – Common Samples, Rare Samples, and 9 Medals available on completion.
Suicide Mission Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – In the Suicide Mission difficulty scale, players will face Primary Objectives and Secondary Objectives, with increased Allied Tactical Objectives, and Enemy Tactical Objectives. One of the features of this mission level is increased Enemy Patrols along with Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts, and Heavily Armored Enemies.
- Rewards – Common Samples, Rare Samples, Pink Super Uranium Samples, and 10 Medals available upon completion.
Impossible Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – Players will face Primary Objectives, and Secondary Objectives, with increased Allied Tactical Objectives, and Enemy Tactical Objectives. As the name suggests, this mission will be quite difficult and there will be an increased number of enemies overall, large enemy patrols, along with Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts, and Heavily Armored Enemies.
- Rewards – Common Samples, Rare Samples, Pink Super Uranium Samples, and 12 Medals available upon completion.
Helldive Difficulty Scale
- Objective and Enemies – In the Helldive difficulty levels in Helldivers 2, players will need to complete Primary Objectives, and Secondary Objectives, with increased Allied Tactical Objectives, and Enemy Tactical Objectives. Players will be up against an increased number of enemies overall, large enemy patrols, and massive enemies, along with Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts, and Heavily Armored Enemies.
- Rewards – Common Samples, Rare Samples, Pink Super Uranium Samples, and 14 Medals available upon completion.
That’s all you need from this guide on all difficulty levels in Helldivers 2. If you found this guide helpful, do check out our other Helldivers 2 guides in our dedicated section here at Gamer Tweak.
