From Scratch

What Is It?

A lite roguelike run. You enter completely naked, get a random starter kit, and snowball by looting enemies. Enemies get tougher each wave, but so does their loot. Adapt or die.

Entry

• Naked — no equipment, empty backpack and pet bag
• Carry a BossRush Ticket
• No Banner or Transponder (those trigger other modes)

Starting Gear (Random)

• Weapon (100%): Q1-3, ~30% chance per attachment slot
• Ammo (100%): Matching caliber, 120-180 rounds, magazine pre-loaded
• Armor (50%) / Helmet (50%): Q1-3
• Melee (40%) / Backpack (40%)
• Medical (100%): 3 healing items — that's all you get
• Totem (30%) / Mask (30%)

Wave Structure

• 1-2 — Weakest grunts, 0 Bosses. Free loot
• 3-5 — All grunts (no ghosts), 0 Bosses. Gear-up window
• 6-10 — Grunts + 1 Boss (heavy hitters excluded). First real fight
• 11-15 — 2 Bosses. Watch your positioning
• 16+ — Full enemy pool, full Boss pool, 2+ Bosses. Game on

3 enemies/wave by default (adjustable 1-10 in config).

TIP

Boss Filter also applies to this mode; disabled Bosses will not enter the From Scratch Boss pool.

Enemy Gear

Enemies carry random gear too — quality scales with wave and HP: Quality = 1 + (Wave/5) + (HP/500), max 6. Later grunts may drop better gear than what you started with. Boss enemies keep their original helmet and armor.

Scaling

• Enemy HP: +3% per wave (cumulative)
• Enemy gear quality increases with waves
• Late waves include all Bosses, including custom ones

Arena NPCs

• Awen (Courier): Always present, storage & retrieval
• Dingdang or Yuori (random): Reforge/shop or healing

Achievements

• From Scratch — Complete 10 waves (30K)
• Perfect Scratch — 5 waves no damage (350K)

Tips

• Random start = use whatever you get. Don't restart for a perfect roll
• First 5 waves have no Bosses — scavenge upgrades
• Medical supplies are precious: 3 items, that's it. Don't get hit

TIP

See the Infinite Hell & From Scratch strategy guide for detailed tips.