Helldivers 2 weapon tier list (February 2024)

We’re all aware of the importance of communication in any online shooter, especially in Helldivers 2. But you cannot go wrong when investing in firepower to increase those survivability chances and reduce the amount of Supply Drop calls to replenish your ammo.

Here is our Helldivers 2 weapon tier list, including primary, secondary, grenade, and support weapon rankings.

Helldivers 2: All weapons tier list

As you progress through Helldivers 2‘s difficulty levels, you may notice the drastic damage reduction in your default loadout. The Liberator and Peacemaker were decent entry weapons for me to take into Helldiver 2‘s trivial, easy, and medium Operations. But things got rather intense as I moved to challenging difficulty onwards, and the weapons I previously relied on were no longer viable in a fight against the larger armored enemies and outposts. As the difficulty rises, so too does the demand for perfection.

Regardless of whether you are a solo Helldiver or you enjoy working with a team, you’ll need to purchase new weapons using the Acquisitions menu in the Destroyer. Weapons can be bought using Warbond Medals in the free or premium battle passes.

Remember that a lot of weapons work better in first-person mode. Aiming not only reduces recoil but conserves ammunition to limit the amount of Supply Drops you call in mid-mission.

Helldivers 2: Firearm and explosives tier list

S tier

SG-225 Breaker

Pros

• Great range
• Easy to use with high mobility
• Incredibly fast firing rate with high-powered shots

Cons

• Can’t really fault it

G-12 High Explosive

Pros

• Perfect for destroying Automaton Fabricators (clear Outposts) and deals high damage to armored enemies

Cons

• Takes a while to explode, making it a difficult grenade to time your throws on if a horde of enemies are after you

A tier

R-63 Diligence

Pros

• Little recoil
• Fast firing rate

Cons

• Must be used in first-person mode to be effective against armored enemies
• Weak in the armor-piercing department

PLAS-1 Scorcher

Pros

• Highly accurate weapon with no recoil
• Great mobility
• Easy to use in third-person mode

Cons

• Small magazine capacity.
• Requires multiple mags to take down armored enemies

G-16 Impact

Pros

• High damage
• Incredibly fast fuse time for fast-action attacks
• Great at clearing a horde close to you

Cons

• Large radius of impact, putting yourself at risk of getting hit by the blast

B tier

R-63CS Diligence Counter Sniper

Pros

• Great precision and damage, letting you easily target headshots and weak spots

Cons

• Must be used in first-person mode to be effective
• Can’t play offensively
• Slower firing rate
• Not as effective at killing as other weapons

SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary

Pros

• Large ammo capacity with a high fire rate
• Kills low-tiered enemies and sets others on fire
• Best used against Terminid

Cons

• Limited range
• Hard to see if you’ve killed enemy due to visual clutter

SG-225SP Breaker Spray&Pray

Pros

• Smaller bullet spread, putting accuracy above others

Cons

• Tiny optic, best used in third-person mode
• Smaller range than the SG-225 Breaker

AR-23P Liberator Penetrator

Pros

• Easy recoil pattern to control
• Nice optic for increased accuracy

Cons

• Doesn’t deal high damage fast enough against armored enemies
• Behaves more like an SMG

SG-8 Punisher

Pros

• Decent range
• A great starting weapon in easy to medium Operations

Cons

• Bolt action, making it much slower than any other shotgun
• Slower fire rate, making accuracy the most important part of the Punisher. If you miss, you’ll be the one who’s punished

MP-98 Knight

Pros

• Great ammo capacity, with seven mags

Cons

• High recoil

P-4 Senator

Pros

• Great mobility
• Conserves ammo

Cons

• Requires high accuracy to take down a single enemy
• Could be more powerful

SG-8S Slugger

Pros

• Good range
• Decent fire rate

Cons

• Looks like they put an optic on the Lockwood 680…
• Doesn’t have good killing capabilities, leaving a lot of low-tiered enemies alive

C tier

Jar-5 Dominator

Pros

• Highly accurate

Cons

• Slow fire rate and mobility
• Small magazine capacity if you’re faced against hordes of enemies

AR-23 Liberator

Pros

• Highly accurate weapon
• Can kill armored enemies in a single magazine
• Good mobility

Cons

• Bullets are eaten up incredibly fast

SMG-37 Defender

Pros

• Fast mobility
• Easy to use recoil pattern
• Best used in third-person mode

Cons

• Slower reload than other weapons

G-10 Incendiary

Pros

• Deals ticking damage against low-tiered enemies
• Especially helpful against the Terminid

Cons

• More situational, specifically against the Terminid faction
• There are better incendiary weapons to use than this

LAS-5 Scythe

Pros

• Long beam duration
• Deals damage over time
• You don’t need to reload often as it heats up
• Good range

Cons

• Requires you to permanently track enemies
• Focuses on one enemy at a time rather than shooting at multiple enemies within quick succession
• Takes a long time to kill an armored enemy

AR-23E Liberator Explosive

Pros

• High accuracy shots that deal good damage against enemies
• Best used as a marksman rifle

Cons

• More of a situational weapon, best used against low-tiered Terminid enemies
• Stiff controls with reduced mobility
• Slow firing rate

G-6 Frag

Pros

• Helpful against clearing low-tiered enemies that are incredibly close to you

Cons

• Doesn’t do much against high-tiered enemies or Elimination mission targets

P-2 Peacemaker

Pros

• Can easily take out low-tiered enemies in few bullets

Cons

• Only deals decent damage to lower-tiered enemies
• Doesn’t have a large mag capacity
• Small amount of magazine, means you’ll be looking for ammo more than you should

D tier

G-3 Smoke

Pros

• Good for blinding far away, high-powered enemies such as turrets and cannons

Cons

• There are Stratagems that do a better job at this

P-19 Redeemer

Pros

• Great at clearing low-tiered enemies that get too close
• Great mobility

Cons

• Ridiculously high recoil pattern, making it more useful to aim down sights, but that defeats the purpose of this secondary weapon
• High fire rate eats a ton of ammo, making Supply Drops and looting minor points of interest a greater priority than they need to be

Helldivers 2: Support weapons tier list

Support weapons, better known as Stratagems, act as your primary access to firepower. While you’ll have your dedicated primary and secondary weapons you pick in the Hellpod, Stratagems will help you through a mission. You can also come across support weapons as random loot on the ground, letting you practice with them before you bite the bullet and spend your hard-earned Requisition (cash) on them at the Ship Management.

Some support weapons work far better when you are with a team, designating a player to wield the weapon, while another supports with ammunition. But these are divided into tiers based on their sheer firepower, easiness of use, and mobility.

We hope these recommendations prove worthy to you, Helldiver. Good luck out there.