Gear up and pick the best loadout to fight for Super Earth in Helldivers 2!

Youshould notuse a mech as the only source for killing bugs or bots.

Itcomes with only 14 rockets and 1000 bullets, and there is no way to restock the ammo.

A player embracing arms in front of mech Exosuit in Helldivers 2

Thepatriot exosuitcomes with a 600-second (or ten-minute) cooldowntime.

Luckily, the Orbital Airburst Strike is a great crowd-control stratagem that can wipe approaching or unaware enemies quickly.

Itfires shrapnel in a few successionsthat willtake down small to medium-sized enemiesquickly.

three players swarimg Automatons in Helldivers 2

However, the stratagem does not damage armored foes.

Thebest case use of Orbital Airburst Strike is on unaware enemies in Heavy Bug Outposts.

you better approach the site silently and throw the stratagem at unaware targets.

A mech using rockets to kill bugs in Helldivers 2

After this offensive measure, any small enemies that could swarm you will no longer be a problem.

This is another excellent crowd-control offensive stratagem that lasts for a good amount of time.

Even thoughOrbital Laser packs heavy firepower, ithas a very high cooldownthat warrants strategic usage.

EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit purchase screen in Helldivers 2

We highly recommend you use this stratagem whenever you are overwhelmed by one or more than one armored enemy.

This means it’s possible for you to use this offensive stratagem eight times in a 40-minute mission.

The SG-8 Punisher is the best shotgun in the game.

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Itone-shots most bugs, even the annoying hunters.

Therate of fire is slow, butthat iscompensated by manual round reloading.

When you run out of ammo in certain situations, switching to the P-19 Redeemer is the best option.

Orbital Airburst Strike stratagem showcase in Helldivers 2

The SMG has a very high rate of fire and is deadly accurate at close-range targets.

With60 damage and 1,100 rate of fire, this smallpistol rips bug limbs and weak spotsvery easily.

Throwing aG-3 Smoke grenade does not cause explosion damage.

Orbital Laser buying menu screen in Helldivers 2

Instead, itcovers the area in thick smokeandbreaks the enemy’s line of sight.

This helps your teammates with fleeing a certain area where fighting the bugs of bots is a futile effort.

Best Armor: B-27 Fortified Commando

Havingany heavy armor will complement the best mech buildin the game.

SG-8 Punisher Shotgun showcase in Helldivers 2

That is becauseyou need to be aliveandtake more damage outside the mechfor a short time.

You also do not need to be fast on your feet.

Therefore, light and medium armor types are not ideal for this build.

P-19 Redeemer Secondary weapon showcase in Helldivers 2

TheB-27 Fortified Commandocan be bought from the Super Storeafterspending Super Credits.

This armor hasmore Armor Ratingthan the default heavy armor unlocked from the game’s start.

This effect can be countered by having the Stamina Enhancement booster.

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Theoverall stamina capacity and recovery will be increasedif you or any other teammate equips this during the loadout section.

Theranged attacks of the mech are deadly accurate.

The heavymachine gun fires very high RPM roundsand therockets instantly blow up targets.

B-27 Fortified Commando Armor showcase in Helldivers 2

This means you should always approach any scene from very far away.

Always analyze a certain zoneand thenplan your advance.

Losing the mech is never an option.

Stamina Enhancement Booster screen in the Booster tab of Helldivers 2-1

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