Difficulty

In Helldivers 2, divers may choose between 9 difficulty levels. All Helldivers begin at level 1, "Trivial", having to complete an operation on this difficulty to advance to the next difficulty level. Afterwards, a full operation must be completed at the next difficulty level before the next one is unlocked.
# Trivial
# Easy
# Medium
# Challenging
# Hard
# Extreme
# Suicide Mission
# Impossible
# Helldive
Basic info - Standard Mission
Difficulty level	Missions per Operation	Medals per Mission 	Objectives	Tactical Asset	Light Outposts	Medium Outposts	Heavy Outposts
Trivial 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Easy 	1 	2 	1 	1 	4 	0 	0
Medium 	2 	2 - 4 [6 Total]	1-2 	2 	? 	? 	0
Challenging 	2 	3 - 5 [8 Total]	1-2 	3 	3-4 	1-2 	1
Hard 	3 	4 - 6 - 8 [18 Total] 	2-3 	3 	3 	2 	2
Extreme 	3 	5 - 7 - 9 [21 Total] 	2-3 	4 	2 	3 	1-2
Suicide Mission 	3 	6 - 8 - 10 [24 Total] 	3 	4 	? 	? 	?
Impossible 	3 	7 - 10 - 12 [27 Total] 	3-4 	5 	2 	1-2 	2
Helldive 	3 	8 - 11 - 14 [33 Total] 	3-4 	5 	1 	2 	3
Major Differences Per Difficulty
Difficulty 	Addition(s) From Previous Difficulty	Missions Available
Trivial 	
*Primary Objective
*Enemy Patrols
*Medium-Armored Enemies	Shared Objectives:
*Terminate Illegal Broadcast
*Upload Escape Pod Data
*Pump Fuel to ICBM
*Eliminate
*Retrieve Essential Personnel (Defensive Campaign)
-Specific:'''
*Spread Democracy
*Deactivate Terminid Control System (Event)
-Specific:
*Sabotage Supply Bases
Easy 	
*+ 1 Tactical Objective [1 Total]
*Light Nests/Outposts	Shared Objectives:
*Terminate Illegal Broadcast
*Upload Escape Pod Data
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Eradicate (Defensive Campaign)
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Activate Terminid Control System (Event)
*Purge Hatcheries
*Activate E-710 Pumps
-Specific:
*Destroy Transmission Network
*Sabotage Supply Bases
*
Medium 	
*+ 1 Mission per Operation [2 Total]
*+ 1 Maximum Sub Objectives [1 Max]
*+ 1 Tactical Objective (Always revealed on map) [2 Total]
*Medium Nests/Outposts	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Upload Escape Pod Data
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy
*Eradicate
*Eliminate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Purge Hatcheries
*Emergency Evacuation
*Activate E-710 Pumps
-Specific:
*Sabotage Supply Bases
*Sabotage Air Base
*Destroy Transmission Network
Challenging 	
*+ 1 to maximum Tactical Objectives [3 Max]
*Rare Samples can be acquired
*Enemies now spawn at Points of Interest
*Large/Heavy enemies and Nests/Outposts can be found	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Emergency Evacuation
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy
*Eradicate
*Eliminate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Enable E-710 Extraction
*Purge Hatcheries
-Specific:
*Sabotage Supply Bases
*Sabotage Air Base
Hard 	
*+ 1 Mission per Operation [3 Total]
*+ 1 Maximum Sub Objectives [2 Max]
*+ 1 Operation Modifier added	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Emergency Evacuation
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy
*Eradicate
*Eliminate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Purge Hatcheries
*Enable E-710 Extraction
-Specific:
*Sabotage Supply Bases
*Sabotage Air Base
Extreme 	
*+ 1 to Maximum Tactical Objectives [4 Max]
*Increased overall enemy presence
*Super Samples can be acquired	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Emergency Evacuation
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy
*Eradicate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Purge Hatcheries
*Enable E-710 Extraction
-Specific:
*Sabotage Air Base
*Destroy Command Bunkers
*Eliminate
Suicide Mission	
*+ 1 to Maximum Tactical Objectives [5 Max]
*+ 1 Maximum Sub Objectives [3 Max]	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Emergency Evacuation
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy
*Eradicate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Purge Hatcheries
*Enable E-710 Extraction
-Specific:
*Sabotage Air Base
*Destroy Command Bunkers
Impossible 	
*Can now have multiple Operation Modifiers	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Emergency Evacuation
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy]]
*Eradicate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Purge Hatcheries
*Enable E-710 Extraction
-Specific:
*Sabotage Air Base
*Destroy Command Bunkers
Helldive 	
*Highest enemy presence
*Far more likely to spawn more difficult enemies more often	Shared Objectives:
*Launch ICBM
*Emergency Evacuation
*Conduct Geological Survey
*Retrieve Valuable Data
*Blitz: Search and Destroy]]
*Eradicate
-Specific:
*Spread Democracy
*Purge Hatcheries
*Enable E-710 Extraction
-Specific:
*Sabotage Air Base
*Destroy Command Bunkers
 Samples, Experience and Requisition Slips
Difficulty level	Common Samples	Rare Samples	Super Rare Samples	Experience and Requisition Slips bonus
Trivial 	12-16 	0 	0 	+0%
Easy 	15-17 	0 	0 	+0%
Medium 	18-22 	0 	0 	+25%
Challenging 	21-25 	12-15 	0 	+50%
Hard 	26-30 	18-20 	0 	+75%
Extreme 	31-35 	21-25 	2-3 	+100%
Suicide Mission 	36-40 	25-30 	3 	+150%
Impossible 	40 	31-35 	5 	+200%
Helldive 	40 	36-40 	6 	+250%
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