The House TD 2 endless mode: Wave 125 Setup Guide

The House TD 2 endless mode is built around surviving increasingly difficult enemy waves rather than clearing a fixed story stage. The current Endless update presents two Garden activities: Endless Gardens and the Gauntlet. Both are designed for extended runs, but they reward different approaches.

Endless Gardens focuses on pushing as far as possible. Each wave adds to the Garden crate progress, which can be opened after returning from the run. The Gauntlet is more tactical because it presents curse or debuff cards as the run develops. You choose the conditions you can handle, then adapt your defense around them.

Video Highlights:

• The Endless update introduces Garden activities and new crate-based rewards.
• Hell Broker is tested as a new demon unit with burst area damage.
• Garden mushrooms provide slowing, damage, range, and income effects.
• A coordinated run reaches wave 125 before the defense collapses.

The two modes share the same core objective: preserve your defense long enough to reach valuable milestones. However, the decision-making is different. Endless Gardens is generally easier to understand for a first attempt, while Gauntlet rewards players who can evaluate risks during the run.

The Garden area is the starting point for both Endless activities. Speak with the Garden NPC and select either the never-ending Gardens route or the more demanding Gauntlet. Before starting, review your equipped units, faction bonuses, traits, and available customization items.

A successful run begins before the first enemy appears. The showcase run emphasizes demon, undead, and holy coverage, with Hell Broker tested as a demon-focused option. Your own roster may differ, so build around the strongest towers you can upgrade consistently rather than copying a single lineup exactly.

The first waves are the best time to establish your layout. Avoid spending every resource immediately on experimental units. Save enough flexibility to respond when the shop offers a useful mushroom or when a curse changes enemy behavior.

Garden items are one of the defining features of the Endless update. Mushrooms can influence the battlefield without functioning like ordinary towers. Their value comes from how they improve nearby units, delay enemies, or create additional income.

The most practical early utility item is the sticky cat mushroom, which slows enemies waiting in its area. This effect becomes increasingly useful when fast enemies or charging threats begin reaching the later sections of the route. Place slow effects where enemies will remain exposed to your damage for the longest period.

The boost mushroom improves nearby unit damage, while the taller range-focused mushroom increases the attack reach of nearby units. A golden mushroom provides income whenever it survives a wave, making it better in a protected rear position than near the front line.

The shop also offers choices that change the wave rather than directly strengthening your defense. Additional minions, bats, bees, gargoyles, crows, and other modifiers can increase pressure. The run footage suggests that harder selections are connected to stronger reward potential, but the exact reward value should be evaluated in context rather than assumed.

The major difficulty spike arrives when elite enemies and bosses begin carrying large health pools or defensive modifiers. In the showcased run, wave 100 includes a boss with roughly 28 million health, while later encounters introduce additional restrictions such as enemies taking greatly reduced damage from selected tower types.

This is where a balanced defense becomes more valuable than a single-faction build. Demon towers perform well when a demon damage bonus appears, but holy, undead, and paranormal restrictions can change which units remain efficient. Review every modifier before committing to a major upgrade.

High-damage area attacks are especially important against waves containing multiple enemies. At the same time, slow effects help prevent bosses and charging enemies from passing through the strongest attack zones too quickly. Keep at least one utility zone near the final approach instead of spending every support item near the entrance.

A useful layout pattern is to divide the map into three functional zones:

• Opening zone: Early damage and low-cost coverage.
• Control zone: Slow mushrooms, range support, and the main damage cluster.
• Final zone: Backup damage for enemies that survive the first two areas.

Do not remove a support item casually. The run demonstrates that Garden placement decisions can be permanent for that attempt. A mushroom that appears inefficient at wave 20 may become essential once enemies gain speed or health.

Endless rewards are tied to how far the run progresses and how many Garden crates are generated. Crates can contain currency, equipment-like items, materials, and opportunities connected to special units. The showcased run also mentions faction XP and regular XP after a failed attempt.

Do not treat one run’s reward total as a guaranteed payout. Results can depend on the selected mode, the run length, the activity’s reward rules, and the items obtained from opened crates. Instead, use wave milestones to measure progress and compare builds.

The Garden crate system also creates a reason to continue improving after a failed run. Even when the defense collapses, the collected progress may still provide currency, XP, faction progression, or items. Open crates after returning to the main area, then use the results to strengthen the next attempt.

The run also highlights rare reward targets such as the Watcher Urn, along with other special items connected to the Gardens. Because drop chances and contents may change, treat rare items as long-term goals rather than expected results from a single opening session.

There is no single loadout that fits every Garden route, curse combination, or roster. The most reliable approach is to build around complementary roles. Use one or two primary damage sources, support them with utility, and preserve a backup option for faction restrictions.

Hell Broker is presented as a demon unit with burst area damage and strong customization potential. Its performance depends on the player’s available traits, equipment, and surrounding support, so it should be considered a promising damage option rather than a universal requirement.

A demon-centered build can perform strongly when the run offers demon damage bonuses. However, it becomes fragile if the next modifier reduces demon effectiveness. Pairing it with holy or undead coverage gives the build more options when the Gauntlet changes the rules.

Use the following priorities during a long attempt:

1. Upgrade the main damage cluster until it handles ordinary waves comfortably.
2. Add control near the middle or end of the route.
3. Keep a faction alternative available before selecting severe curses.
4. Spend late resources on the towers that are actually dealing damage.
5. Review performance after each boss instead of assuming the same pattern will continue.