TheStar Wars Jediseries determines difficulty settings based on three factors: Parry Timing, Incoming Damage, and Enemy Aggression. And no matter which mode players choose, their characters’ inflicted damage and HP won’t change. EA’s latest installment in the franchise,Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, follows the same logic, too. It offers five combat difficulties that alter parry, damage, and aggression levels to create easy, medium, and hard gameplay.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Combat Difficulties and Differences
Star Wars Jedi: Survivorhas five difficulty settings:Story Mode, Jedi Padawan, Jedi Knight, Jedi Master, and Jedi Grand Master. Of these, Story Mode is the easiest, and Grand Master is the hardest. And the Padawan mode is the latest addition that balances melee-action gameplay for new players.
No combat challenge
Minimum combat challenge
Medium combat challenge
Extra combat challenge
Maximum combat challenge
Story Mode
In Story Mode, players focus on the campaign, not combat. Enemies in this difficulty are not hostile at all, and they rarely attack in groups. Plus, they strike slowly, giving players enough time to parry or dodge effectively.
Story Mode difficulty is thebest setting for no-hit runs.
Jedi Padawan
As the newest difficulty setting, Jedi Padawan is a balanced combat mode with minor melee-action challenges. It’s designed for players new toStar Wars Jedi’s battle mechanics and want forgiving combat. In the Padawan mode, enemies are slightly more aggressive and kill players faster than in Story Mode.
Jedi Knight
The Jedi Knight mode is the standard difficulty inJedi Survivor. It has a medium parry window, enemy damage, and aggression, making it the best choice for players who are familiar withmelee-action combats but don’t want Souls-like gameplay.
Jedi Master
Jedi Survivor’s hard mode, Master difficulty, increases enemies’ aggressive behaviors and encourages them to attack in groups. It also shortens the parry and dodge reaction time, making it likelier for players to get hit.
Jedi Grand Master
Grand Master difficulty is the hardest mode inStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. It has the least forgiving combat, which drains players’ HP in 5 hits or fewer. And it also maximizes enemies’ aggression, giving them more hostile attack strategies. Enemy troops in this mode often surround Cal Kestis and attack from multiple angles simultaneously.
All difficulties are available from the start, and players do not need to unlockthe New Game Plusto have them.
Incoming Damage Comparison in All Difficulties
Enemy damage makes the biggest difference inJedi Survivor’s combat modes. A quick comparison shows thatCal Kestis gets the lowest HPin the Jedi Grand Master mode and the highest in the Story Mode.
The following table shows how many non-heavy hits players can take in each difficulty setting:
5 hits
8 hits
10 hits
12 hits
80 hits
How to Change Difficulty
To change the difficulty settings mid-game, go to the Pause Menu, open Settings (the gear icon), and change “Difficulty” under the Gameplay tab. Luckily, modifying combat modes don’t affect the story’s progress, and players can alter them as often as they wish.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris available now for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
