Gloomhaven Scenario Level Calculator: Find Your Perfect Difficulty
⚔️ Gloomhaven Scenario Level Calculator
Calculate recommended scenario difficulty, monster stats, trap damage & gold conversion for your party
⚡ Quick Party Presets
📋 Party Configuration
🧙 Character Levels
📊 Scenario Level Results
📊 Scenario Level Quick Reference
0–7
Scenario Level Range
÷2
Level Formula (Avg/2)
4
Max Party Size
95
Gloomhaven Scenarios
17
Jaws of the Lion Scenarios
138
Frosthaven Scenarios
+1
Hard Mode Adjustment
9
Max Character Level
📋 Scenario Level Stats Table
| Scenario Level | Monster HP Mod | Attack Mod | Trap Damage | Hazard Damage | Gold Conversion | XP Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Base | Base | 2 | 1 | 2g | +0 |
| 1 | +1 HP | +0 | 3 | 1 | 2g | +1 |
| 2 | +2 HP | +1 | 4 | 2 | 3g | +2 |
| 3 | +3 HP | +1 | 5 | 2 | 3g | +2 |
| 4 | +5 HP | +2 | 7 | 2 | 3g | +3 |
| 5 | +7 HP | +2 | 8 | 3 | 4g | +3 |
| 6 | +9 HP | +3 | 9 | 3 | 4g | +4 |
| 7 | +12 HP | +3 | 11 | 3 | 4g | +4 |
🧙 Character Level → Scenario Level Guide
| Avg Char Level | Normal Level | Easy Level | Hard Level | Very Hard Level | Recommended Party XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 0–45 XP |
| 2–3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 45–95 XP |
| 4–5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 95–150 XP |
| 6–7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 150–210 XP |
| 8–9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 210–275 XP |
| 10–11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 275–345 XP |
| 12–13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 345–420 XP |
| 14+ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 420+ XP |
💰 Gold & XP Conversion by Scenario Level
| Scenario Level | Gold / Coin Token | End XP Bonus | Recommended Players | Avg Session Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2g | +0 XP | Any | ~60 min |
| 1 | 2g | +1 XP | 1–4 | ~75 min |
| 2 | 3g | +2 XP | 2–4 | ~90 min |
| 3 | 3g | +2 XP | 2–4 | ~100 min |
| 4 | 3g | +3 XP | 3–4 | ~110 min |
| 5 | 4g | +3 XP | 3–4 | ~120 min |
| 6 | 4g | +4 XP | 4 | ~135 min |
| 7 | 4g | +4 XP | 4 | ~150 min |
💡 Calculation Tips
🧮 The Core Formula: Add up all character levels in your party, divide by the number of characters, then round up. Divide that result by 2 and round up again to get your base scenario level. Apply difficulty modifier last.
🎯 Solo Play Rule: When playing solo (1 character), you still control 2 characters. Use the average level of both characters. Gloomhaven officially supports solo scenarios with adjusted difficulty.
💰 Maximizing Gold: Higher scenario levels give more gold per coin token (up to 4g at level 5+). Running scenarios at Hard difficulty (+1 level) can significantly boost gold and XP rewards per session.
⚡ Boss Scaling: Boss monster stats scale differently than normal monsters. Boss HP is typically listed as a formula (e.g., 16x C where C = character count). Always check the specific scenario boss card for accurate HP values.
Scripts in the Gloomhaven series are basic levels of the game. Each of them has its own grade, that determines the force of monsters, the amount of damage from traps, the value of golden coins and the amount of experience that expert players receive. To enjoy the game best, it matters to choose this grade right.
The suggested Scenario grade matches the average level of all players in the group shared in two and later rounded upward. Like this, when players have different levels, one simply sums them, counts the average, shares in two and rounds upward. There are online calculators that help with that, to know what the Scenario grade should be according to the players.
How to Pick the Scenario Grade
Here it becomes a bit tricky. The roudning up commonly confuses many players. For instance, in a double party with players at levels two and three, the average is 2.5.
Sharing in two one gets 1.25, and rounding up it becomes two. Another example: if the average group level is six and a half, divided in two gives three and a quarter, rounded up to four. Then traps cause six of damage, every golden coin is worth four, and experience reaches twelve spots.
One can set the Scenario grade to any level between zero and seven. Players freely choose at what grade to play, without limiting to the suggested. That recommendation is only the default option.
Play on Hard adds one to the grade, and Very Hard adds two. Like this one reaches the upper levels six and seven. On Easy the monster grade drops buy one.
The monster difficulty depends on the Scenario grade. For instance, at grade two one uses the line for level two in the rulebook for traps, coins and experience. Starting at a lower grade is totally fine.
New players that already know strategy games maybe will want to start at one, while less experienced could choose zero. Testing the second Scenario at zero is good advice for newcomers.
When a Scenario fails, one simply retries it. Players do not die for good. They only exhaust themselves.
If all exhaust, the Scenario ends, and players can restart. Dropping the difficulty always stays an option during challenges. Another mode is to rush through rooms, hurt enemies along the way and leave them behind.
The hard setups really show upin the final game, when players already have strong cards, gear and upgrades.
