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Helldivers 2 features several difficulty levels. Let’s go through each of them and see how they differ from the others.
Arrowhead Game Studios’ co-op multiplayer title Helldivers 2 features 10 different difficult levels, ranging from Trivial and Easy to intense Helldive and Super Helldive. Unlike most other games, higher difficulties introduce entirely new enemy types, rather than simply increasing the number of existing ones. Additionally, more objectives are added as the difficulty rises.
Playing Helldivers 2 on Helldive difficulty feels like a completely different experience when compared to Trivial, Easy, and Medium. However, you will receive greater rewards such as more medals and super samples, as you push through higher difficulty ranks. Let’s explore the various difficulty levels in Helldivers 2 and how they vary from each other.
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All Helldivers 2 Difficulty Levels
The following table provides all Helldivers 2 difficulty levels and what each of them offers:
| Difficulty | Objectives | Enemies | Rewards |
| Trivial | Primary Objectives (Orange Map Icons) | Small Enemy Patrols | 1 Medal Per Successful Mission. Green Common Samples. |
| Easy | Primary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives (Optional Objectives With Blue Map Icons) | Small Enemy Patrols, Light Outposts | 2 Medals Per Successful Mission. Common Samples. |
| Medium | Primary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, Secondary Objectives (One Optional Tactical Objective Is Permanently Marked On Your Map With A Blue Icon) | Small Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts | 2 Medals For First Mission, 4 Medals For Second Mission. Common Samples. |
| Challenging | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, Enemy Tactical Objectives (Optional Objectives, Also Marked With Blue Icons) | Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts | 3 Medals For First Mission, 5 Medals For Second Mission. Green Common Samples And Orange Rare Samples. |
| Hard | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied And Enemy Tactical Objectives | Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Massive Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts | 4 Medals For First Mission, 6 Medals For Second Mission, 8 Medals For Third Mission. Common And Rare Samples. |
| Extreme | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, More Allied And Enemy Tactical Objectives | Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Massive Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts | 5 Medals For First Mission, 7 Medals For Second Mission, 9 Medals For Third Mission. Common And Rare Samples. |
| Suicide Mission | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Increased Allied And Enemy Tactical Objectives | Large Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Massive Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts | 6 Medals For First Mission, 8 Medals For Second Mission, 10 Medals For Third Mission. Common, Rare, And Pink Super Uranium Samples. |
| Impossible | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Increased Allied And Enemy Tactical Objectives | Increased Enemy Numbers Overall, Large Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Massive Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts | 7 Medals For First Mission, 10 Medals For Second Mission, 12 Medals For Third Mission. Common, Rare, And Super Samples. |
| Helldive | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Increased Allied And Enemy Tactical Objectives | Increased Enemy Numbers Overall, Large Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Massive Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts | 8 Medals For First Mission, 11 Medals For Second Mission, 14 Medals For Third Mission. Common, Rare, And Super Samples. |
| Super Helldive | Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Increased Allied And Enemy Tactical Objectives | Increased Enemy Numbers Overall, Large Enemy Patrols, Heavily Armored Enemies, Massive Enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts, Super Heavy Outposts | 9 Medals For First Mission, 12 Medals For Second Mission, 15 Medals For Third Mission. Common, Rare, And Super Samples. |
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How to Change Difficulty Level in Helldivers 2?
In Helldivers 2, every player starts with Trivial difficulty, the easiest level. Once you complete an entire operation on Trivial, you will unlock the next difficulty, Easy. As you progress and complete missions at each difficulty level, the subsequent difficulty levels become available. You can change the difficulty level at the Galactic War Screen. Selecting a specific difficulty level on a planet on the galaxy map will display the available operations and missions for that difficulty.
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