More enemies is more materials; the damage bonus does the rest. Our tier list puts Loud in S tier: More enemies means more materials and more targets. The economy outruns the extra danger from wave 5 on.

The stat line

• +30% Damage
• +50% Enemies
• -3 Harvesting at the end of a wave

Unlock: Kill 5000 enemies. Winning a run unlocks Rip and Tear.

How the run plays

+30% Damage and +50% Enemies make waves dense and lucrative; the -3 Harvesting per wave is the price. Denser waves mean more drops, more XP and more chances for on-kill items. Armor comes a wave earlier than you think; the volume of hits is the danger.

Weapons

Loud fits the Explosive or Heavy classes best. Start with Cacti Club, Plank, Shredder and hold six weapons of one class for the set bonus; the weapons list shows everything in the Explosive class with per-tier damage.

What to buy, what to skip

Armor early, Damage, on-kill items, Max HP. Explosions love the crowd.

The shop favours More Enemies items for Loud, so expect to see these often: Gentle Alien, Mouse, Black Flag.

The mistake that ends runs

Buying Harvesting to offset the loss; the economy is the enemy count, not Harvesting.

Co-op partners

• Bull — Denser waves let explosions chain from corpse to corpse.
• Explorer — More enemies means more drops, and the economy character turns the extra materials into shops for the whole team.
• Lucky — More enemies means more drops, and the economy character turns the extra materials into shops for the whole team.

Open any pair in the team builder to see the full game plan.

Builds

• Chain Reaction (Danger 5)