LEGO Fortnite: What is Expert Mode?

A LEGO Fortnite update has dropped new modes, so you can now take on a fresh challenge along with your regular Survival and Sandbox worlds. As the name suggests, Expert mode is not for faint-hearted LEGO Fortnite players.

Although you can adjust certain settings before creating a world, this is the first time difficulty modes have been added to the LEGO section of the game.

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Do you have what it takes to become a LEGO Fortnite Expert?

The stakes are heightened by the fact that losing all your hearts while playing on Expert mode will permanently eliminate you from that world. 

Playing on this setting bumps up the difficulty of the survival experience. Expect to encounter creatures infected by a “storm,” alongside other creatures who haven’t been infected. These Storm-Wild enemies deal more damage to your character, have greater health, and move faster than regular enemies. Those enemies that aren’t impacted by the storm will still be stronger in Expert than any other mode.

Here’s a full list of Storm-Wild enemies that appear in Expert mode:

• Storm-Wild Blaster
• Storm-Wild Bone Wolf
• Storm-Wild Brute
• Storm-Wild Frost Brute
• Storm-Wild Frost Roller
• Storm-Wild Frost Scorpion
• Storm-Wild Frost Wolf
• Storm-Wild Hermit Crab
• Storm-Wild Sand Brute
• Storm-Wild Sand Roller
• Storm-Wild Sand Scorpion
• Storm-Wild Sand Spider
• Storm-Wild Sand Wolf
• Storm-Wild Scorpion
• Storm-Wild Skeleton
• Storm-Wild Scoundrels
• Storm-Wild Spider
• Storm-Wild Stone Roller
• Storm-Wild Wild Wolf

A lot of risk does come with reward and in LEGO Fortnite, this is presented in the form of trophies that are tied exclusively to Expert mode. Each trophy and the requirements to earn them are detailed, below:

• Grasslands Trophy: Defeat a Storm-Wild Brute in the Grasslands, then interact with a Level 10 Grasslands Village.
• Dry Valley Trophy: Defeat a Storm-Wild Sand Brute, then interact with a Level 10 Dry Valley Village.
• Frostlands Trophy: Defeat a Storm-Wild Frost Brute, then interact with a Level 10 Frostlands Village.

Now you know all about the Expert mode, you’re better equipped to take on the challenge when it debuts on June 13, 2024.