Normal Mode

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Normal Mode
Level Requirement	None
Waves	20
Rewards
Token Reward	157 (Easy) N/A (Normal) N/A (Hard)
Experience Reward	22 (Easy) N/A (Normal) N/A (Hard)

Description

Normal Mode, previously known as Easy Mode, is the one of the three main gamemodes. It themes around the Volt Union, a fantastical cult led by the eccentric Voltmaster, the only and final boss. It has a total of 20 waves.

Serving as a beginner's first gamemode, Normal Mode is fairly easy to help new players understand the game. Unlike other gamemodes, Normal Mode does not have any flying enemies. Most late-game enemies have electricity resistance or immunity, representing the Volt Union's theme.

When the Ranked-Up modifier is applied, the final boss is Saber Champion. Normal Mode significantly gets more difficult, especially in late-game with the huge health jump with Bolt X and Volt King, as well as Saber Champion possessing much higher health than Voltmaster.

Beating Normal Mode counts towards progression to unlocking Surveyor.

Enemies

• Standard
• Ranked-Up

Invader Wave 1	Charger Wave 2	Heavy Wave 4	Devotee Wave 5
Basilisk Wave 7	Reviver Wave 8	Demised Summoned	Eclipser Wave 9
Gargantuan Wave 11	Crystal Wave 12	Lava Wave 13	Mage Wave 15
Equinox Wave 16	Bolt Wave 18	Lightning King Wave 19	Volt Sentinel Wave 20
Voltmaster Wave 20

Swordsman Wave 1	Sprinter Wave 2	Armored Wave 4	Cuffed Wave 5
Chained Wave 7	Builder Wave 8	Creation Summoned	Static Wave 9
Gargantuan X Wave 11	Frost Wave 12	Cursed Fire Wave 13	Summoner Wave 15
Gem Summoned	Equinox Wave 16	Bolt X Wave 18	Volt King Wave 19
Volt Sentinel Wave 20	Saber Champion Wave 20

Strategy

In Standard

• Due to Normal Mode's fairly easy difficulty, beginner towers such as Gunslinger, Sharpshooter or even Slinger is sufficient.
  • Expensive late-game towers such as Lightbeamer and Electricizer is not recommended as it can be difficult to completely upgrade them.
  • Similarly, economy towers like Market and Businessman are not recommended due to the easy difficultly and low wave count.
• In early-game, spamming a couple of 0-2 Slingers or 0-0 Gunslinger is effective.
  • Rushing for 2-3 Sharpshooter is suggested as well, being able to hold most early-game waves on its own.
  • Freezer can help stall enemies, however it does not do any damage.
• 3-X/4-X Crossbower can help deal with crowd control for Demised spawned by Revivers and Crystals.
  • Path 2 Slinger and Demolitionists are good alternatives as well.
• Freezer can help stall threatening enemies such as Bolt, however some enemies are immune to it, and it does not deal much damage.
• Cheap and high-DPS towers such as 4-0 Sharpshooter, 2-4 Gunslinger and Vulcan should be sufficient late-game to defeat Bolts, Lightning Kings and Voltmaster himself.

In Ranked-Up

• From early game to mid game, the strategy would be similar but stronger as it is not different to the standard variant.
  • However, instead of using beginner towers such as Slinger, it is recommended to use stronger towers such as Sniper.
• Wave 18 is when a huge difficulty spike arises, due to Bolt X's debut and massive health jump.
  • The sudden jump in health in late-game with Bolt X, Volt King and Saber Champion can make Ranked-Up Normal extremely difficult, or even outright impossible if not prepared properly.
    • Freezer can freeze Bolt X, preventing it from advancing while allowing towers to attack.
    • Stun towers, particularly bottom path Electricizer and Mechanic, can slow down Volt King.
    • Cheap bait towers such as Slinger can bait Saber Champion into attacking them instead.
    • High DPS towers, such as Electricizer, Lightbeamer and Vulcan while supported by Bugler can defeat these enemies.
  • As such, it is recommended to play in multiplayer rather than solo.
    • One or two players can use Market to farm for cash early-game and later placing high DPS towers late-game to deal with said enemies, while other players defend or play supports.

Dialogues

• Current
• Version 3
• Version 2
• Version 1

Character	Wave	Dialogue
Captain	Wave 1, about Invader	"The assault has begun, so start placing down some units!"
Captain	Wave 2, about Charger	"Quicker enemies incoming! If they sneak past, try and place more towers."
Captain	Wave 4, about Heavy	"We may need more firepower for these incoming Heavies. Be warned."
Captain	Wave 7, about Basilisk	"Strange. I see a rock sculpture heading towards the battlefield." "Point is, it looks tough, so be ready for a strong enemy!
Captain	Wave 8, about Reviver	"Beware, they're starting to revive dead enemies!" "They're quite a pain if they sneak past, so deal with them quickly."
Captain	Wave 9, about Eclipser	"Incoming Eclipsers! Be careful - they put the speed of the Chargers to shame."
Captain	Wave 10, before Gargantuan comes	"Enemy intel update... They're sending out a super strong threat! The catch? He's very slow."
Captain	Wave 11, about Gargantuan	"Beware of the Gargantuan, his shield can absorb a lot of damage before breaking. Damaging shields don't give us cash.."
Captain	Wave 12, about Crystal	"Hey, tell this to any of those Freezer units if you've got any." "You're useless. Give up. These Crystals are immune to your guns."
Captain	Wave 15, about Mage	"Incoming Mages, their magic can speed up nearby enemies. Focus your fire on them!"
Captain	Wave 16, about Equinox	"Recall the Eclipsers? They're sending in an Equinox, which spawns these pests when they die."
Captain	Wave 18, about Bolt	"The builk of their assault is arriving, ramp up your defenses!" "Ne-ed a seco-nd here. I think somethings tampering with our ne-twork.." "H-el-o? D--o y-o--u c---op-y? H---"
Unknown	Wave 19	"You have just committed an act of spiritual treason. What do you have to say?" "Silence? That's how you conduct yourself? No matter. Your fate has already been decided."
Unknown	Wave 20	"To all humans, I shall punish you for your unruly crimes against the divine!"

Character	Wave	Dialogue
Captain	Wave 1, about Invader	"The assault has begun. We're up against Invader-class enemies, so you are most likely fine."
Captain	Wave 2, about Charger	"Upgrade or place some towers to deal with these next quicker enemies."
Captain	Wave 4, about Heavy	"More firepower is necessary - these units are especially strong against our more weaker towers."
Captain	Wave 5, about Devotee	"A combination of the Charger and the Heavy. These Devotees are our next foe."
Captain	Wave 7, about Basilisk	"How is... that moving?", "Whatever it is, it looks strong! Focus fire!"
Captain	Wave 8, about Reviver	"Entity-spawning units are here. Their usage of foreign technology is quite strange..."
Captain	Wave 9, about Eclipser	"These white and black donned units are especially quick. Be prepared for the threat."
Captain	Wave 10, before Gargantuan comes	"Strong enemies inbound next wave. Prepare your towers."
Captain	Wave 11, about Gargantuan	"Tough enemies mean tougher bullets. The Gargantuan is our next enemy."
Captain	Wave 12, about Crystal	"Hey, tell this to any of those Freezer units if you've got any.", "You're useless. Give up. These Crystals are immune to your guns."
Captain	Wave 13, about Lava	"Right. They're also immune to flames."
Captain	Wave 15, about Mage	"Are you aware of the Gargantuans? If I'm correct, there's another enemy that can energize it."
Captain	Wave 16, about Equinox	"This one can spawn in the fast guys. An eclipser carrier, if you will."
Captain	Wave 17, before Bolt comes	"You can ease up a bit. Things aren't as intense right now."
Captain	Wave 18, about Bolt	"This is important. Our biggest threat that can end this whole operation are these quick units, as known as the Bolts." "Electri- -ferenc- -sta- -dby."
Unknown	Wave 19	"You have just commited an act of spiritual treason. What do you have to say?" "Are you of the quiet type? No matter. Your fate has already been decided."
Unknown	Wave 20	"To all humans, I shall punish you for your unruly crimes against the divine!"

Character	Wave	Dialogue
Captain	Wave 1, about Invader	"Here come these Invaders! I don't expect much trouble coming from them."
Captain	Wave 2, about Charger	"The enemy is starting to send in quick units! Get some upgrades to fend them off."
Captain	Wave 5, about Heavy	"Scratch that thought, we need more firepower! Get extra support to take them down!"
Captain	Wave 7, about Devotee	"Strange... these guys are pretty secretive. Keep doing what you're doing, its working."
Captain	Wave 9, about Basilisk	"How is... that moving?", "Whatever it is, it looks strong! Focus fire!"
Captain	Wave 11, about Reviver	"Here's another big one. Looks like it can create some sort of entity, whatever that means."
Captain	Wave 14, about Eclipser	"Eclipsers are closing the distance fast! Come on, get some high-range towers!"
Captain	Wave 15, before Gargantuan comes	"Warning! Something's coming next wave, but I can only guess what it is!"
Captain	Wave 16, about Gargantuan	"Oh...", "That thing's big. Please break it's shield.."
Captain	Wave 17, about defeating Gargantuan.	"You killed that Gargantuan! Thought you wouldn't make it!"
Captain	Wave 18, about Crystal	"Hey, tell this to any of those Freezer units if you've got any.", "You're useless. Give up, these guys are immune to you."
Captain	Wave 20, about Lava	"And they're also immune to flames. Can't forget that."
Captain	Wave 22, about Mage	"Hey, you know that tanky enemy right?. If I'm correct, there's another enemy that can energize it! I don't care what you're doing, kill it first!"
Captain	Wave 24, about Equinox	"This one can spawn in the fast guys. An eclipser carrier, if you will."
Captain	Wave 18, about Bolt	"Sorry if I'm shocking you, but this is important!", "This ones really fast! It's even stronger than those Gargantuans units! Kill it!"
Captain	Wave 27	"Th-es, dan-g elec-tric, ene-mies.. Kee-ps cutti-ng m..e- out"
Unknown	Wave 29	"No more."
Unknown	Wave 30	"Your final stand has arrived. Surrender at once!"

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Trivia

• The icon for Normal Mode still uses Voltmaster's previous design, when he was called Lord Swordmaster.
  • This is also seen in the icon of the badge and contract for beating Voltmaster.
• Originally, Normal Mode had 30 waves, later reduced to 20 waves to make matches faster.
  • Due to this change, a late-game enemy called Awakened Devotee was removed from the wave structure and can only be seen in Randomizer.
  • While standard enemy health has been adjusted to reflect this change, Ranked-Up enemies did not, resulting in Bolt X, Volt King and Saber Champions' large health boost relative to standard enemies or enemies around it.

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