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Helldivers 2sends Elite soldiers of Super Earth to wipe out two of the most dangerous factions called Terminids and Automatons. You have every weapon type and chaos-causing stratagem at your disposal to blow things up and kill every last enemy of Super Earth.
The mech is one ofthe best stratagemsavailable in the game, allowing you to use a walking tank as an exosuit. Tien Kwan is the Super Earth’s mech-making factory, and after its liberation, you’re able to make the best mech build in the game and destroy anything that stands in the way of spreading Democracy.
The Best Stratagems For A Mech Build
Thepurpose of the mech build is to provide superior firepower to the squadmates during heat.This is achieved by using the exosuit’s rockets in the left arm and a heavy machine gun in the right one.
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.
Exo-45 Patriot Exosuit
As soon as you land, you need to call the mech and use it to reach from point A to point B. You do not have to engage in every combat scenario, such as bug breaches or bot drops, but keep the ammo reserved for main mission objectives only.
If you exit the mech before enemies are in your proximity, none of the bugs or bots will attack the empty exosuit. This allows you to keep the mech in pristine condition, harm-free, and always stocked with ammo wherever firing is not necessary.
You need toreserve the ammo for the main missions only, such as destroying egg nests, blowing up Automaton air bases, and others. Outside of that,using primary weapons and other offensive stratagemsis the go-to way to deal with foes' insurmountable might.
Thepatriot exosuitcomes with a 600-second (or ten-minute) cooldowntime. That is why for the best mech build to work, you need to draw away the aggro from the suit quickly.
Eagle 500Kg Bomb
Whenever you are outside the mech for a short period, you need tomake your stratagems count in reducing enemy numbers. The mech build’s goal to provide heavy firepower to the team under fire remains the same, with or without the exosuit.
That is precisely why theEagle 500Kg Bomb stands outas the ultimate chaos-causing stratagem, capable ofvaporizing even mighty foes like Bile Titan and Tanks in one shot.
Orbital Airburst Strike
While theEagle 500Kg bomb has exceptionally high damage, thepoor blast radiusmakes it aless reliable optionfor clearing crowds. 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. However, the stratagem does not damage armored foes.
Thebest case use of Orbital Airburst Strike is on unaware enemies in Heavy Bug Outposts. You need to approach the site silently and throw the stratagem at unaware targets.
After this offensive measure, any small enemies that could swarm you will no longer be a problem.
Orbital Laser
Armored enemies like Chargers, Hulks, and Devastators will meltin seconds when youcall down the mighty Orbital Laser. 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. We highly recommend you use this stratagem whenever you are overwhelmed by one or more than one armored enemy.
After upgrading your ship with thebest ship modules, the Orbital Laser will take four and a half minutes to recharge. This means you can use this offensive stratagem eight times in a 40-minute mission.
Weapon Choices: Punisher And P-19 Redeemer
Outside the mech, you needthe best weaponsto survive longer so that you return to exosuit in one piece. The SG-8 Punisher is the best shotgun in the game. Itone-shots most bugs, even the annoying hunters.
Therate of fire is slow, butthat iscompensated by manual round reloading. That means you will always run with a full ammo capacity, ready to unload on all targets approaching you.
When you run out of ammo in certain situations, switching to the P-19 Redeemer is the best option. 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.
You can get this gun fairly early in the game bypurchasing from the first few pages of Helldiver Mobilize Warbond.
Grenade: G-3 Smoke
Sometimes a good defense proves to be the best offense while playing the game. This is why G-3 Smoke becomes absolutely necessary when everything you have is on cooldown and you need to lose a tail.
Throwing aG-3 Smoke grenade does not cause explosion damage. 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. 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.
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.
Booster Selection: Stamina Enhancement
Since you will bewearing the heavy armorfor the mech build,the stamina drains faster and recharges slower. This effect can be countered by having the Stamina Enhancement booster.
Theoverall stamina capacity and recovery will be increasedif you or any other teammate equips this during the loadout section.
Best Mech Build Playstyle
While using the mech build, you need to ensureyou are the last man in a squad that is approaching a marked position. Never lead a squad, as your exosuit will be the first thing that will draw the enemy’s attention, increasing the chances of getting it destroyed.
Theranged attacks of the mech are deadly accurate. The heavymachine gun fires very high RPM roundsand therockets instantly blow up targets. This means you should always approach any scene from very far away.
Always analyze a certain zoneand thenplan your advance. If you are being swarmed from multiple directions, it isbetter to flee the area and move on to the next marked positionon the map instead of risking the mech. Losing the mech is never an option.
