Challenge the Horde Game Mode Tips – Fortnite

Challenge the Horde will add an instant action wave base defense mode to Fortnite. Here is some information to help you prepare for the Horde Bash event.

The Basics:

• Fight waves of husks in escalating challenges
  • Each challenge has 10 waves with mutations
  • 100+ challenges starting at Power 5 and increasing to Power 100
  • All challenges are made for 4 players and allow each player to use a defender
• Build a reusable base
  • Built prior to starting the challenges
  • Resources for building are unlocked from the Horde Skill Tree
  • Horde Points are used to unlock more base building resources
• For each challenge you only have your base and your schematics
  • Each player brings a base to the defense
  • Each challenge has a strict set of crafting resources
  • Resources are tiered to the difficulty of the challenge

The Rewards:

• 29 consecutive quest rewards provide Scavenger Tickets and/or
  • Choice of a Rare Defender
  • Choice of Melee or Ranged Epic Scavenger Weapon Schematic
  • Legendary Scavenger Makeshift Launcher Transform Key
  • Legendary Scavenger Weapon Transform Key
  • Choice of Legendary Scavenger Hero
• You can play 6 challenges a day for Scavenger Tickets and Horde Points
  • Each reward has a 24 hour cool down before you can earn another
  • Higher difficulty earns more Scavenger Tickets
• Scavenger Llamas can be purchased from the Loot tab
  • Includes chances for all the unique Scavenger event items.
    • Four Scavenger Heroes
    • Nine Scavenger Weapons

Tips and tricks:

• To start you’ll need to unlock the first node in the Horde Skill Tree
• Base Building
  • Use the ‘Base Manager’ console to get your resources from the storage tab
  • The storage tab has a ‘Withdraw All’ button
  • Use defender pads, place them on your base!
• The fight
  • Have a mix of schematics that require different ingredients
  • Use a defender, you can have up to four active.
  • Use all your resources, you can’t take them with you
  • Be ready to lose and come up with a new strategy

We hope this helps your prep for the event.