Mutant Storms

This article is about the special missions with modifiers that appear in Save the World. For the Save the World event, see Mutant Storms (event).

Mutant Storms are Missions that appear on the Mission select screen for a limited time. They are marked by a number of modifiers, offer increased Rewards, and often feature the appearance of Mini-Bosses. Visually, Mutant Storms differ from regular Missions by the purple cloud that surrounds the Mission type icon.

Modifiers

Negative Modifiers

Monster modifiers have a red background, and feature buffs to Monster strength and abilities, or debuffs to Player strength and abilities.

Icon	Modifier	Explanation
	Acid Pools	Enemies have a chance to leave a damaging pool on the ground when they die.
	Enraged	When enemies are near death, they become enraged, dealing more damage.
	Epic Mini-Boss	An Epic Mini-Boss may appear in this area.
	Exploding Deathburst	Basic husks explode when killed, damaging players and buildings in the area.
	Fire Storm	Changes all elemental enemies to fire.
	Frenzied Deathburst	When enemies die, they grant nearby enemies a brief movement and attack speed increase.
	Healing Deathburst	Enemies burst when killed, healing nearby enemies.
	Ice Storm	Changes all elemental enemies to water.
	Lightning Storm	Changes all elemental enemies to nature.
	Metal Corrosion	Basic husk melee attacks cause metal buildings to corrode, periodically damaging them for a time.
	Quickened	Enemies gain movement speed for a time after taking damage.
	Ricochet	Ranged Damage to enemies is bounced back to attacking Heroes. Only appears on Mini-Bosses.
	Shared Hero Damage	Whenever a player loses health, allies suffer damage equal to a percentage of that amount.
	Slowing Attacks	Whenever a player is struck by a melee attack, they move more slowly for a short time.
	Slowing Pools	Enemies have a chance to leave a slowing pool on the ground when they die.
	Smoke Screens	Enemies have a chance to create a smokescreen when they die, granting enemy damage resistance to ranged attacks.
	Tank	The affected enemy is much tougher and has innate damage resistance. Only appears on Mini-Bosses.
	Uncharted Enemies	Enemies don't show up on the minimap.
	Wall Weakening	Buildings become increasingly vulnerable to damage for a short time after they are attacked.

Positive Modifiers

Player modifiers have a blue background, and feature buffs to Player strength and abilities, or debuffs to Monster strength and abilities.

Icon	Modifier	Explanation
	Adept Abilities	Hero abilities do more damage.
	Adept Constructors	Constructors do more damage.
	Adept Ninjas	Ninjas do more damage.
	Adept Outlanders	Outlanders do more damage.
	Adept Soldiers	Soldiers do more damage.
	Building Constructors	Build, Upgrade, and Repair costs reduced for Constructors.
	Concussive Shieldbreak	When a player's shield is destroyed, nearby enemies take damage. Smaller enemies are likely to be knocked back.
	Focused Ninjas	Ninja ability cool downs and energy costs are reduced.
	Hardware Constructors	Constructors do more damage and crit more often with Hardware weapons.
	Headshot Soldiers	Soldiers do more damage with Assault Rifles when scoring head shots.
	Knockback Melee Attacks	Player melee attacks do increased knockback.
	Leaping Ninjas	Ninjas jump higher and can Mantis Leap more often.
	Melee Life Leech	Heroes heal by a percentage of the melee damage they deal.
	Powerful Assault Rifles	Assault Rifles do more damage
	Powerful Axes and Scythes	Axes and Scythes do more damage.
	Powerful Energy Attacks	Player energy attacks do more damage.
	Powerful Explosives	Explosive weapons do more damage.
	Powerful Pistols	Pistols do more damage.
	Powerful Shotguns	Shotguns do more damage.
	Powerful Sniper Rifles	Sniper Rifles do more damage.
	Powerful Swords and Spears	Spear and Sword weapons do more damage.
	Powerful Traps	Traps hit harder, fire more often, and last longer.
	Sword Ninjas	Ninjas do more damage and crit more often with swords.
	Upgraded Outlanders	Outlanders can carry more Fragments, and their abilities deal more damage.
	Well-Drilled Soldiers	Soldier ability cool downs and energy costs are reduced.