Endurance

Endurance
Mission Details
Objective	Defend your Storm Shield and Amplifiers over 30 waves of attacks.
Location	Stonewood Plankerton Canny Valley Twine Peaks
Power Level	19 (Stonewood) 46 (Plankerton) 70 (Canny Valley) 140 (Twine Peaks)
Duration	2h 24m 53s

“

Mo waves, Mo problems! How long will you be able to last in the new Storm Shield Endurance mode?

”

— v9.30 Patch Notes

Storm Shield Endurance or Endurance is an objective mission in Fortnite: Save the World that was introduced in Update v9.30. It can be unlocked in all four Base Game Locations after completing the 10th Storm Shield Defense in each.

Overview

Endurance is a 30-wave long defense mission that requires players to repeatedly defend the Storm Shield and its Amplifiers. If the Storm Shield or any Amplifier is destroyed at any point during the defense, the mission ends. Each wave becomes progressively harder, featuring a mix of different enemy types in increasing numbers. The preparation time between each wave decreases, but the wave lengths gradually increase, starting from 2 minutes 30 seconds on Wave 1, to 6 minutes per wave by the end. Certain waves have a pre-determined elemental spawn, while some others feature select Wargames Modifiers like Torn Apart, Space Rocks, Invasion, etc.

Terminology

• Flex refers to the last Amplifier in a Storm Shield that you have a choice for, when placing. The excess/remaining Amplifiers won't be placeable, hence won't get attacked.
  • Example: Stonewood has 3 choices when placing the last and east-most Amplifier. Whichever Amplifier you placed will be your Flex Amplifier.
• Certain waves during an Endurance Defense can be Random, meaning that any Amplifier or the Storm Shield itself may be attacked from any of the valid spawn directions.

Stonewood

Stonewood has 4 Amplifiers and has the easiest Endurance Defense out of all four. The defense begins with Power Level 17 Husks and rises to Power Level 33 by the final wave. The Power Level increases significantly if there are more players in the mission.

Stonewood Endurance Map

Wave	Duration	Amplifier	Wargames Modifier	Element	Miniboss?	Enemy PL
1	02:30	Storm Shield				17
2	02:45	West				18
3	03:00	South				19
4	03:00	South-West				20
5	03:00	Flex				20
6	03:00	Random				21
7	03:00	West				22
8	03:00	South				22
9	03:05	South-West	Denied			23
10	03:10	Random		1		24
11	03:15	Random				25
12	03:30	West				25
13	03:45	South				26
14	04:00	South-West		Nature		27
15	04:00	Flex	Safety Zone			27
16	04:00	Random				28
17	04:00	West				29
18	04:15	South				30
19	04:30	South-West				30
20	04:45	Flex	Tornado			31
21	05:00	Random				31
22	05:00	West				32
23	05:00	South		Fire		32
24	05:00	South-West				32
25	05:15	Flex	Hot Spots			32
26	05:30	Random				33
27	05:45	West				33
28	06:00	South				33
29	06:00	South-West				33
30	06:00	Flex	Mist Pods		2	33

Plankerton

Plankerton has 5 Amplifiers and has an Endurance Defense harder than Stonewood's, but easier than the rest. The defense begins with Power Level 41 Husks and rises to Power Level 62 by Wave 7. The Power Level increases significantly if there are more players in the mission.

Plankerton Endurance Map

Plankerton Endurance Map (Alt)

Wave	Duration	Amplifier	Alternate Amplifier	Wargames Modifier	Element	Miniboss?	Enemy PL
1	02:30	Storm Shield	Storm Shield				41
2	02:45	South	1st
3	03:00	North-East	2nd
4	03:00	North-West	3rd
5	03:00	South-West	4th	Invasion			57
6	03:00	Random	Random				60
7	03:00	Random	Random				62
8	03:00	South	1st			1
9	03:05	North-East	2nd
10	03:10	North-West	3rd	Denied
11	03:15	Random	Random
12	03:30	South-East	5th
13	03:45	Random	Random		Fire
14	04:00	South	1st
15	04:00	North-East	2nd
16	04:00	North-West	3rd	Tornado
17	04:00	Random	Random
18	04:15	South-East	5th			1
19	04:30	Random	Random
20	04:45	South	1st
21	05:00	North-East	2nd
22	05:00	North-West	3rd	Space Rocks
23	05:00	Random	Random		Fire
24	05:00	South-East	5th
25	05:15	Random	Random
26	05:30	South	1st		Water
27	05:45	North-East	2nd	Safety Zone
28	06:00	Random	Random			1
29	06:00	South-West	4th
30	06:00	South-East	5th			2

Canny Valley

Canny Valley has 4 Amplifiers and has the second hardest Endurance Defense. The defense begins with Power Level 69 Husks and rises to Power Level 112 by the final wave. The Power Level increases significantly if there are more players in the mission. Building for Canny Valley Endurance Defense might be tricky since the natural terrain and elevation around the entire zone creates for interesting spawns with harder tunnels to build, with blockades being more essential and critical.

Canny Valley Endurance Map

Canny Valley Endurance Map (Alt)

Wave	Duration	Amplifier	Alternate Amplifier	Wargames Modifier	Element	Miniboss?	Enemy PL
1	02:30	Storm Shield	Storm Shield				69
2	02:45	North-West	1st				72
3	03:00	North-East	2nd				75
4	03:00	East	3rd	Fire			78
5	03:00	Flex	4th	Safety Zone			81
6	03:00	Random	Random				83
7	03:00	North-West	1st				85
8	03:00	North-East	2nd			1	87
9	03:05	East	3rd	Hot Spots			88
10	03:10	Random	Random	Nature			90
11	03:15	Random	Random	Fire			92
12	03:30	North-West	1st				93
13	03:45	North-East	2nd				95
14	04:00	East	3rd	Water			96
15	04:00	Flex	4th	Tornado			98
16	04:00	Random	Random			1	99
17	04:00	North-West	1st				100
18	04:15	North-East	2nd			1	102
19	04:30	East	3rd				104
20	04:45	Flex	4th	Water			105
21	05:00	Random	Random	Denied			107
22	05:00	Random	Random				108
23	05:00	North-East	2nd	Fire			108
24	05:00	East	3rd				109
25	05:15	Flex	4th	Space Rocks			110
26	05:30	Random	Random	Water			110
27	05:45	North-West	1st				111
28	06:00	North-East	2nd			2	112
29	06:00	East	3rd		Mist Pods		112
30	06:00	Random	Random			3	112

Twine Peaks

Twine Peaks has 9 Amplifiers and has the hardest Endurance Defense. The defense begins with Power Level 127 Husks and rises to Power Level 410 by the final wave. The Power Level increases significantly if there are more players in the mission. Building for Twine Peaks Endurance Defense is significantly harder since there are more amplifiers with multiple directions to build for. Natural hazards such as Lava Bombs are also introduced which have to be accounted for, as they will severely destroy your tunnels. The Building Limit is much easier to reach, and can be tricky to work around.

Lobbers, Sploders, Smashers, Flingers and Mini-Bosses pose a greater threat to tunnels and are the most common cause for unsuccessful attempts.

Twine Peaks Endurance Map

Wave	Duration	Amplifier	Wargames Modifier	Element	Miniboss?
1	02:30	Storm Shield
2	02:45	Ridge
3	03:00	Ramp
4	03:00	Pit	Torn Apart	Fire
5	03:00	Random		1
6	03:00	Devil		Nature
7	03:00	Beach
8	03:00	Lava		Water
9	03:05	Hill	Denied
10	03:10	Random		Nature
11	03:15	Random
12	03:30	Ridge		Fire
13	03:45	Ramp			1
14	04:00	Pit		Nature
15	04:00	Valley	Mist Pods
16	04:00	Random		1
17	04:00	Beach
18	04:15	Lava			2
19	04:30	Hill
20	04:45	Bridge	Space Rocks
21	05:00	Random		Water
22	05:00	Ridge
23	05:00	Ramp		Fire
24	05:00	Pit		Fire
25	05:15	Valley	Invasion
26	05:30	Random		Water
27	05:45	Beach			1
28	06:00	Lava			2
29	06:00	Hill			3
30	06:00	Bridge	Space Rocks		4

Quests

Quest	Reward
Stonewood Endurance Defense	Banner Icon
Plankerton Endurance Defense	Banner Icon
Canny Valley Endurance Defense	Banner Icon
Twine Peaks Endurance Defense	Banner Icon

References

• Smasher Bridge
• UFO Spawn Tamperment
• Credit: Detailed Spreadsheet by Mike Werner