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Description

Easy Mode is the second 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.

Unlike most other gamemodes, 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+.

Strategies

• 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.
  • Though playing on Impossible maps can increase the amount of gold, doing so requires being Rank 30 or higher; and towers for more advanced modes would likely be unlocked by then.

Power-up Rewards

Upon completing Wave 24, players receive one power-up roll from the following weighted table:

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

Mega Knight

N/A

Knight

N/A

Resurrected Slow Ranger

N/A

Resurrected Ranger

N/A

Wave Structure

The waves follow these timings:

Notes:
⠀⠀●⠀Bolded names indicate an enemy's debut.
⠀⠀●⠀Shield boosts are based off of base health.

Wave	Layout	Advisor Dialogue
1	●⠀5× Zombie		"Welcome to Easy Mode, Commander. Prepare your defenses! Ranger is a great starter tower and can carry you through Easy Mode!"
2	●⠀14× Zombie		"On PC you got some hotkeys, numbers 1-6 select towers, Q cancels placement."
3	●⠀8× Fast Zombie ●⠀8× Zombie		"Fast Zombies inbound! Same health as normal Zombies, but much faster."
4	●⠀14× Fast Zombie ●⠀10× Zombie	N/A
5	●⠀4× Heavy Zombie ●⠀12× Zombie		"Heavy Zombies inbound! They're slower, tankier, and their shields don't reward cash when damaged."
6	●⠀15× Heavy Zombie ●⠀15× Zombie	N/A
7	●⠀20× Heavy Zombie ●⠀14× Zombie ●⠀12× Fast Zombie		"Choose your upgrades carefully. Ranger's top path improves stealth detection and range, while the bottom path focuses on ignoring resistances and dealing splash damage."
8	●⠀5× Armored Zombie ●⠀15× Heavy Zombie ●⠀16× Fast Zombie		"Armored Zombies detected! They resist bullet damage, Ranger's Level 3 bottom path ignores this resistance."
9	●⠀10× Armored Zombie ●⠀32× Heavy Zombie		"A powerful enemy arrives next wave. Save your cash for stronger upgrades!"
10	●⠀1× Chained ●⠀25× Heavy Zombie ●⠀8× Armored Zombie		"Chained Zombies inbound! Check enemy resistances by hovering over them. Ranger's bottom path counters these foes well."
11	●⠀2× Chained ●⠀24× Fast Zombie		"You can also use other types of towers to deal damage to zombies like Chained, such as Missile Trooper or Juggernaut's top path!"
12	●⠀3× Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀25× Heavy Zombie ●⠀3× Chained ●⠀18× Zombie		"Armored Heavy Zombies inbound! They're even more resistant to bullet damage."
13	●⠀24× Zombie ●⠀5× Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀9× Armored Zombie ●⠀2× Chained ●⠀21× Fast Zombie		"Stealth Zombies arrive next wave. Ranger's Stealth Sight upgrade can detect them."
14	●⠀15× Stealth Fast Zombie		"Stealth Zombies detected! Use Stealth Sight to reveal and eliminate them."
15	●⠀7× Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀14× Armored Zombie ●⠀3× Chained ●⠀45× Fast Zombie		"Large enemy groups inbound! Ranger's Grenade upgrade excels against crowds. Don't forget to use the grenade ability!"
16	●⠀5× Mutated Zombie ●⠀4× Stealth Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀5× Chained		"Mutated Zombies inbound! When defeated, their little parasite guy survives and moves even faster!"
17	●⠀3× Stealth Mutated Zombie ●⠀19× Armored Zombie ●⠀5× Stealth Armored Heavy Zombie		"Massive stealth wave incoming! Make sure your Rangers can detect stealth enemies, the top path upgrades are needed."
18	●⠀5× Hazmat Zombie ●⠀7× Armored Zombie ●⠀6× Chained		"Hazmat Zombies inbound! They explode on death, boosting nearby enemies with radiation. Their health also grants no cash on hits."
19	●⠀2× Hazmat Zombie ●⠀15× Heavy Zombie ●⠀8× Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀6× Mutated Zombie ●⠀11× Chained		"Upgrade Ranger's bottom path to M203 Incendiary, it's the last upgrade. It's excellent against large hordes."
20	●⠀1× Abomination		"Abominations detected! Fast, durable, and sometimes stealthed. A set of M60s from Rangers can chew them down."
21	●⠀2× Abomination ●⠀4× Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀5× Mutated Zombie ●⠀3× Hazmat Zombie ●⠀2× Stealth Armored Heavy Zombie	N/A
22	●⠀1× Abomination ●⠀5× Mutated Zombie ●⠀35× Stealth Fast Zombie ●⠀4× Radioactive Zombie ●⠀4× Hazmat Zombie		"Stealth Abominations arrive next wave. Max out Ranger's top path for detection, we need more M60s."
23	●⠀4× Abomination ●⠀40× Zombie ●⠀11× Hazmat Zombie ●⠀12× Chained ●⠀???× Armored Zombie ●⠀8× Mutated Zombie ●⠀12× Armored Heavy Zombie ●⠀2× Stealth Abomination		"Lots of enemies detected. Final wave is next! Don't forget Ranger's Grenade ability, it can deal big damage to swarms of zombies."
24	●⠀3× Stealth Abomination ●⠀5× Radioactive Zombie ●⠀1× Plague Doctor		"Plague Doctor detected! Keep deploying max Rangers and sell towers that can no longer reach the boss! Keep spending your cash!"

Trivia

• 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.
• Easy Mode is the only mode besides the Slime Event difficulties to lack enemies that deal damage.

Badges

Defeat Plague Doctor!

OBTAINABLE

Obtained by defeating Plague Doctor

Back to the 1300s!

Gallery

Gamemodes

Image before selecting the Easy gamemode.

Image when hovering over the Easy gamemode.

Victory/Defeat Screen

Victory render for the Easy gamemode, featuring an X-5 Cryo Blaster, an X-5 John and a 5-X Toxicnator.

Defeat render for the Easy gamemode, featuring a Resurrected Ranger, Plague Doctor and a Hazmat Zombie.

Update History

Notes