Easy Mode

Easy Mode
Base Health	400 HP
Waves	24
Starting Cash	$775 $900 (Group Bonus)
Victory Rewards	250 & 1,949 XP
Music
Plague Doctor's theme Defend or be Slaughtered - Original Soundtrack of Tower Defense X - TDX OST

Description

Easy Mode is the easiest gamemode in Tower Defense X as it aims to introduce new players to the game by teaching them how to place towers, telling them what the controls are, informing them that all Enemies can be stealthed, what Stealth Detection is, and what they should expect in the other modes. Towers in this mode do not have HP and thus cannot die. This mode gives decent rewards for players aiming to purchase the beginner towers like Shotgunner, Operator, and Missile Trooper, but it is not recommended to grind this mode as other gamemodes tend to provide the player with a lot more Gold. The boss of this mode is the Plague Doctor. It can stomp, stunning nearby towers and can use its spray to debuff towers. It returns in Elite Mode as the Revived Plague Doctor.

Tips

• If you need tips for Easy Mode, check out the Beginner's Guide.
• Players that have purchased the Starter Pack or players that have Operator and/or Missile Trooper should opt to play on Intermediate Mode due to the lack of Gold and XP obtained from this mode.
  • However, playing Impossible Maps on Easy Mode can substantially boost the rewards gained from beating this mode.
    • This is not recommended as players need to be at least Rank 30 to access Impossible Maps, meaning they should already have sufficient towers for Elite Mode and possibly Expert Mode, which offer more Gold and XP.

Enemies

Zombie
Wave 1

Fast Zombie
Wave 3

Heavy Zombie
Wave 5

Armored Zombie
Wave 8

Chained
Wave 10

Armored Heavy Zombie
Wave 12

Mutated Zombie
Wave 16

Mutated Offspring
N/A

Hazmat Zombie
Wave 18

Abomination
Wave 20

Radioactive Zombie
Wave 22

Plague Doctor
Wave 24

Resurrected Slow Ranger
N/A

Resurrected Ranger
N/A

Resurrected Armored Ranger
N/A

Knight
N/A

Wave Structure

The waves follow these timings:

Wave	0	1-21	22-23	24
Timer	00:14	01:00	02:00	00:00

Notes:
⠀⠀●⠀Bolded names indicate an enemy's debut.
⠀⠀●⠀Shield boost percentages of enemies without base shield are based on their base health.

Wave	Layout	Advisor Dialogue
1	⠀⠀●⠀5× Zombie		"Welcome to Easy mode commander, prepare your towers. Ranger is a great starter tower; you can win Easy mode with Ranger if you know your stuff."
2	⠀⠀●⠀14× Zombie		"There are hotkeys in this game if you are on PC. 1-6 to select your towers without your mouse, Q to cancel placement."
3	⠀⠀●⠀8× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀8× Fast Zombie		"Fast zombies inbound! Same health as regular zombies, but they can run now."
4	⠀⠀●⠀8× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀14× Fast Zombie	N/A
5	⠀⠀●⠀12× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀14× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀4× Heavy Zombie		"Heavy zombies inbound! They're more tanky but slower."
6	⠀⠀●⠀15× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀15× Heavy Zombie	N/A
7	⠀⠀●⠀14× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀12× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀20× Heavy Zombie		"Consider pros and cons for each tower path. Ranger's top path enhances stealth detection and range, while the bottom path focuses on grenades and fire!"
8	⠀⠀●⠀16× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀15× Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀5× Armored Zombie		"Armored zombies are here, they're even more beefy! Don't let them outnumber you later."
9	⠀⠀●⠀26× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀16× Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀11× Armored Zombie		"Stealth zombies are coming up next wave, upgrade Ranger to More Equipment to detect Stealth enemies! It's the 3rd upgrade on the top path."
10	⠀⠀●⠀‎12× Fast Zombie (Stealth) ⠀⠀●⠀24× Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀8× Armored Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀3× Chained		"Stealth fast zombies are here! Get stealth detection if you have not already! Chained zombies are here as well, they're tanky but slow."
11	⠀⠀●⠀24× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀8× Chained		"Be sure to have some form of stealth detection, having none will surely be your end. Any zombie can be stealthed..."
12	⠀⠀●⠀18× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀25× Stealth Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀3× Chained ⠀⠀●⠀3× Armored Heavy Zombie		"Armored heavy zombies are here! They're the strongest we have seen yet."
13	⠀⠀●⠀25× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀21× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀9× Armored Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀3× Chained ⠀⠀●⠀5× Armored Heavy Zombie	N/A
14	⠀⠀●⠀15× Stealth Fast Zombie		"Not much of a threat this wave. Don't forget to upgrade the bottom path even if your top path is fully upgraded, it can help your tower deal a lot more damage!"
15	⠀⠀●⠀40× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀14× Armored Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀5× Chained ⠀⠀●⠀7× Armored Heavy Zombie		"Lots of contacts! Having Ranger with bottom path upgraded can help a lot! His explosive Grenade upgrade will help you take down crowds. Use his ability!"
16	⠀⠀●⠀5× Chained ⠀⠀●⠀4× Stealth Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀5× Mutated Zombie		"Mutated zombies inbound! These guys are fast, tanky, and have a friend on their back that'll pop right off when killed! Going even faster!"
17	⠀⠀●⠀6× Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀15× Stealth Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀7× Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀7× Mutated Zombie	N/A
18	⠀⠀●⠀7× Stealth Armored Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀6× Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀6× Hazmat Zombie		"Hazmat zombies inbound! These guys are tanky while having good speed. Start saving up money and fully upgrade Rangers on the top path!"
19	⠀⠀●⠀20× Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀15× Stealth Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀15× Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀15× Armored Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀4× Chained ⠀⠀●⠀8× Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀6× Mutated Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀4× Hazmat Zombie		"If you haven't already, get that M203 Incendiary by upgrading Ranger's bottom path all the way. It'll burn out these hordes of zombies quickly."
20	⠀⠀●⠀1× Abomination		"Abominations detected! They're fast, super tanky, and can even be stealthed. A set of M60s will chew these guys down. The Heavy Caliber upgrade in great numbers works too!"
21	⠀⠀●⠀4× Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀2× Stealth Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀5× Mutated Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀3× Stealth Hazmat Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀2× Abomination	N/A
22	⠀⠀●⠀30× Stealth Fast Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀5× Mutated Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀3× Hazmat Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀1× Abomination ⠀⠀●⠀4× Radioactive Zombie		"Stealth Abominations coming up next wave, be sure to fully upgrade the top path of Ranger! Don't forget to upgrade the bottom path too, it can help you a lot!"
23	⠀⠀●⠀40× Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀25× Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀6× Armored Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀12× Chained ⠀⠀●⠀5× Armored Heavy Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀16× Mutated Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀11× Hazmat Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀4× Abomination ⠀⠀●⠀2× Stealth Abomination		"Radar is reading the most contacts yet. The last wave is up next! Don't forget about Ranger's Grenade! It's available on the 4th upgrade of the bottom path!"
24	⠀⠀●⠀3× Stealth Abomination ⠀⠀●⠀4× Radioactive Zombie ⠀⠀●⠀1× Plague Doctor		"Plague doctor detected, be sure to spend your money wisely! Don't forget to sell some towers when they're out of the range of the boss. You can save a lot of money by doing this!"

Trivia

• Easy Mode is the first mode to ever be shown off in development leaks.
• On the games release, Easy Mode had 25 waves.
• This, Halloween I, Intermediate Mode and Elite Mode are the only modes able to be beaten with just Ranger.
  • Ranger is not recommended to use in order to solo these modes however, as for the latter mode, it is extremely difficult and only possible on long maps, and on the former two, they are challenging and require much more skill than needed for Easy Mode.

Badges

Defeat Plague Doctor! ✔ OBTAINABLE
	Back to the 1300s! Rewards: 275 & 350 XP

Update History

21 November 2023 Easy Mode is released alongside the game. 21 November 2023 Rewards Buffed: 120 > 160 22 November 2023 Rewards Buffed: 160 > 175 1 December 2023 Rewards Buffed: 175 > 200 9 January 2024 Rewards Buffed: 200 > 225 20 April 2024 Rewards Buffed: 225 > 250 Waves decreased from 25 to 24.

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