How many waves does Survival have?
The game description: SURVIVAL: Squads of 4 or Solo. Revive allies through 60 waves.
and HARDCORE: Wave 21 turns the arena blood red, wave 41 goes Insane.
| Waves | Phase | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1–20 | Normal | The opening rounds. The release version unlocked Hardcore after round 20; since Oct 30 Classic and Hardcore are one endless mode. |
| 21–40 | Hardcore | “Wave 21 turns the arena blood red.” This is where Forge Embers, from deep Survival rounds, start to matter. |
| 41–60 | Insane | “Wave 41 goes Insane.” Update 3 added these final rounds, “with the final rounds reaching INSANE difficulty”. |
Official source Phase names are the game’s own words; the wave ranges follow from where each phase starts.
How Survival changed
- Oct 18 (release): “Survive rounds of enemies with up to 4 players.” “Clear round 20 to unlock Hardcore mode.”
- Oct 30: “Classic and Hardcore are now one endless mode! How far can you go?”
- Nov 7 (Update 3): “More Survival rounds, with the final rounds reaching INSANE difficulty.”
- Nov 14 (Update 4, announced): “New Survival rounds and challenges.”
Squads, solo and revives
Servers hold up to 12 players, and a Survival squad is up to 4. Downed squad mates can be revived, which is the main reason to play in a group. Solo players have no one to pick them up, but the store sells Rise Again revives: “Rise again where you fell, full health”, in four tiers from 29 to 790 Robux.
Which bosses appear in Survival?
- War Lion (Launch): Named in the game description. The release post calls them “the arena lions”.
- Undead Brute (Launch): Named in the game description.
- Cerberus (Launch): The three-headed hound; named in the description and the release post.
- Nemean Lion (Oct 30 update): One of “two new giant bosses” added on Oct 30.
- Cerberus of Tartarus (Oct 30 update): The second giant boss from the Oct 30 update.
What do deep Survival runs give?
Chests with gear from Common to Mythic, experience toward level 50 (the free Berserker unlock), and, in deep rounds, Forge Embers: “Collect them in deep Survival rounds to craft Legendary and Mythic gear!” The Oct 30 update also added coin purses and thieves to the arena.
Survival tips
- Train Strength between runs. The prison gym’s barbells are the game’s training loop; the store’s Strength multipliers only make it faster.
- Pick boons for the phase you are in. Early waves reward damage; by wave 21 survival and crowd control matter more.
- Revive first, attack second. A full squad clears faster than three players trying to cover the fourth.
- Save revives for the Insane waves. If you own Rise Again, it is worth most from wave 41 on, where a wipe costs the most progress.
Tips: our advice Based on the official mode description; we will add wave-by-wave notes after more in-game runs.