Helldivers 2packs chaos in a package and lets players unwrap it using high-power weapons and explosive Orbital and Eagle stratagems. Using these tools of destruction, divers rain down chaos on Automatons and Terminids that never seem to stop waging war against Super Earth.

With a massive selection of arsenal, there are many loadouts to create and run with while completing the main missions. You can create AoE, support, grenadier, and many other playstyles by choosing select stratagems. This guide lists the best loadouts you and your squad should use in the game to gain dominance for Super Earth.

one player resupplies another with a B-1 supply pack in helldivers 2

Democracy Protects

Stratagem Choices

B-1 Supply Pack, Eagle Strafing Run, Eagle Napalm Strike, Eagle 500Kg Bomb

Booster

Stamina Enhancement

Therun-and-gun loadout is for players who never want to stay in one placefor attacking or defending purposes. Thisplaystyle recommends circling the map, finding samples, and looting bunkers for Super Credits and Medals. The SG-225 Breaker, as a primary weapon, is more than capable of taking out small to medium-sized bugs as you run across some hot spots.

For moments when your run-and-gun loadout character gets swarmed, the G-16 Impact’s zero fuse time will clear the wave in the quick explosion. If not for this, you should call in the Eagle Starfing Run, and the Gatling gun from the sky will shred bugs and bots to pieces.

two players using AoE Autocannon weapon in Helldivers 2

Stamina Enhancementis the most desirable Booster for run-and-gun loadout. It increases the Stamina bar and recovery, which synergizes well with this loadout.

Fortified

AC-8 Autocannon, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, Orbital Laser, Eagle Cluster Bomb

Vitality Enhancement

This AoE loadout favors clearing areas from waves and controlling the crowd. This loadout’s playstyle requires wiping Terminids and Automatons that swarm the main mission areas. TheAC-8 Autocannon has excellent AoE explosive damage. It can take outBile Spewers in two shotsand kill a swarm of Brood Commanders and Hunters easily.

G-12 High Explosive is a great alternative to deal AoE damageto targets whenever the AC-8 Cannon runs out of ammo. If not for this, the JAR-5 Dominator would do great work on the crowd. TheEagle Cluster Bomb is a double-edged sword, but there is no better AoE stratagem in the game than this one.

Charging the Railgun to its peak using the first person view in Helldivers 2

Since AoE damage can hurt your character, theVitality Enhancement Booster and Fortified Armor Passiveare must-haves. Both complement the overall loadout and give your character a high chance of surviving explosions.

Thearmor penetrating loadout works best againstAutomaton faction enemiesrather than Terminids. Enemies in both factions wear armor, but the bots have fewer weaknesses due to heavy armor on the front. For this, theRS-422 Railgun is thebest weapon choicein the game to destroy enemy armor.

Player character crouching down with a Grenade Launcher and aiming it towards a Spore Spewer and Terminids in Helldivers 2.

Usingthe Railgun in Unsafe mode increases its base damage, and the penetrating beam could one-shot most Automatons easily. Hulks and Devastators are the most fearsome foes, buteven these mechanized foes crumble in just two to three shotsof Railgun. The Tank has the highest armor and only one tiny weakness, but that is never a problem with the armor penetrating loadout.

Orbital Railcannon Strikewill destroy most machines, including tanks, in one shot, and Orbital Laser is best at crowd control.

A player using Salute Emote with Autocannon gun in Helldivers 2

Thegrenadier loadout in the game works similarly to the AoE loadoutwe listed above. However, themain weapon of choice is the GL-21 Grenade Launcherinstead of the AC-8 Autocannon. The Grenade Launcher isbest at blowing small to large-sized bugseasily. Bile Spewers, Stalkers, and Brood Commanders alldie in seconds from the explosive damageof Grenade Launcher.

Thisloadout and the playstyle are for players who prioritize plugging bug holes, destroying egg nests, and quickly wiping off swarms of bugs. Besides the Grenade Launcher, the Eagle Cluster Bomb and Orbital Walking Barrage efficiently blow a place into smithereens.

Two players jointly reloading and firing a Recoilless Rifle against Terminids in Helldivers 2.

The Grenade Launcher quickly runs out of ammo. Therefore, a B-1 Supply Pack must be carried along with equipping an Engineering Kit Armor Passive. All these elements complement the overall grenadier loadout.

Increased Reinforcement Budget

Thesupport build loadoutincreases the overall survivability of the squadby using defensive and support stratagems. Thisplaystyle is never about launching an offensebut rather aboutholding the fort and defendingit until the last man.

The stratagems likeA/M-23 EMS Mortar Sentry, A/M-12 Mortar Sentry, and MD-I4 Incendiary Mines are best for creating choke points. These tools support the squad by launching the offense passively. The “Democracy Protects” is a must-have Armor Passive as it gives your character a 50 percent chance of not dying from lethal damage. Without your support loadout player, the squad can only go so far.

The Increased Reinforcement Budget gives your squad extra reinforcements per mission. This is the best support booster in the game, especially while playing on the Helldive difficulty. The extra lives keep you going during clutch moments.

Hellpod Space Optimization

Automatons and Terminids have heavy vehicle armor enemieslike the Tank andmighty Bile Titan. These two pose a heavy threat and must be eradicated immediately. Otherwise, you will waste the reinforcement budget asyour squad will be wiped out very easily by these two heavy armor foes.

This is where the heavy vehicle destroyer loadout comes into play.You need another squadmate touse team weaponssuch as aGR-8 Recoilless Rifle or Spear effectively. These two weaponscan potentially destroy the Tank and Bile Titan in seconds. Every team should have one player run with this loadout, especially on Suicide difficulty and above.

Besides the core weapon of this build,Orbital Railcannon Strike, Eagle 500Kg Bomb, and A/MLS-4X Rocket Sentryare the mostchaos-causing stratagemsin the game. Orbital Railcannon Strike always one-shots Tanks, andEagle 500 Kg Bomb has massive explosion damage but little radius, ideal for nuking an infested area.

The GR-8 Recoilless Rifle can two-shot a Charger and one-shot Bile Titan if you hit the RPG in its face. You can also use this weapon and Spear to destroy Automaton Fabricators, which is impossible with most game weapons.