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Helldivers 2 Beginner Recommended Weapons and Stratagem Guide
Introducing recommended weapons, stratagems, ship modules, and warbonds for Helldivers 2 beginners. We suggest items to unlock first and beginner loadouts.
1. 🚀 Beginner Must-Unlock: EAT (Expendable Anti-Tank)
- ✅ Can be unlocked at level 3 for 3,000 Requisition Slips from the Patriotic Administration Center
- ✅ Can take down all Bile Titans, Chargers, Hulks, and War Striders in one shot
- ✅ 70-second cooldown, provides 2 launchers
- ✅ Cause of early mission failures: Lack of dealing with heavily armored units → Can be solved with EAT
| EAT | Description |
|---|---|
| 레벨 제한 | 3 |
| 비용 | 3,000 리퀴지션 슬립 |
| 특징 | Powerful anti-tank weapon, short cooldown |
00:00 - 01:16
1. 🚀 Beginner Must-Unlock: EAT (Expendable Anti-Tank)
- ✅ Can be unlocked at level 3 for 3,000 Requisition Slips from the Patriotic Administration Center
- ✅ Can take down all Bile Titans, Chargers, Hulks, and War Striders in one shot
- ✅ 70-second cooldown, provides 2 launchers
- ✅ Cause of early mission failures: Lack of dealing with heavily armored units → Can be solved with EAT
| EAT | Description |
|---|---|
| 레벨 제한 | 3 |
| 비용 | 3,000 리퀴지션 슬립 |
| 특징 | Powerful anti-tank weapon, short cooldown |
01:17 - 02:06
2. 🐶 Reliable Support: Guard Dog
- ✅ Can be unlocked at level 10 for 7,500 Requisition Slips
- ✅ Backpack-mounted sentry drone
- ✅ Deals with scouts and provides additional firepower
- ✅ For beginner training: Helps with ammo management and prioritizing targets
- ✅ Efficiently eliminates enemies with headshot-focused attacks
| 가드 독 | Description |
|---|---|
| 레벨 제한 | 10 |
| 비용 | 7,500 리퀴지션 슬립 |
| 특징 | Automatic attack drone, scouting and fire support |
02:07 - 03:11
3. 💪 Powerful Fire Support: Recoilless Rifle
- ✅ Can be unlocked at level 5 for 6,000 Requisition Slips
- ✅ Enhanced version of EAT, provides 6 charged rounds
- ✅ Can take down all tank types with a single headshot
- ✅ Recommend a stable anti-tank weapon over flashy ones in the early game
| 무반동 소총 | Description |
|---|---|
| 레벨 제한 | 5 |
| 비용 | 6,000 리퀴지션 슬립 |
| 특징 | Powerful anti-tank firepower, 6 rounds provided |
03:12 - 04:46
4. 🔫 Recommended Primary Weapon: Liberator Penetrator
- ✅ Medium penetration assault rifle, effective against bugs, robots, and squids
- ✅ High rate of fire, good magazine capacity, fast reload speed
- ✅ Obtainable for 40 medals after unlocking page 6 of the free Warbond for 260 medals
- ✅ Prefers medium penetration even after 600 hours of play
- ✅ Early game: shoot the center with medium penetration, use light penetration to target weak points after gaining proficiency
| 리버레이터 페네트레이터 | Description |
|---|---|
| 관통력 | Medium |
| 획득 방법 | Free Warbond Page 6 (260 + 40 Medals) |
| 특징 | High rate of fire, good magazine capacity, fast reload |
04:47 - 05:32
5. 🛡️ Recommended Armor: Bone Snapper Medic Armor
- ✅ Unlockable for 12 medals on page 4 of the free Warbond
- ✅ Medium armor, can hold 6 stims, increases stim duration by 2 seconds
- ✅ Increases overall health pool and improves survivability
| 본 스내퍼 메딕 아머 | Description |
|---|---|
| 방어력 | Medium |
| 획득 방법 | Free Warbond Page 4 (12 Medals) |
| 특징 | Holds 6 stims, increases stim duration |
05:33 - 06:20
6. 💥 Recommended Ship Stratagems: Strafing Run & 120mm
- ✅ Strafing Run: Unlocked at level 1 for 1,500 Requisition Slips, eliminates small enemies and deals significant damage to tanks
- ✅ 120mm: Unlocked at level 5 for 4,000 Requisition Slips, suitable for eliminating medium-sized bases, short cooldown
- ✅ Useful on all fronts
| 스트라타젬 | Description |
|---|---|
| 스트레이핑 런 | Eliminates small enemies, damages tanks, Level 1, 1,500 Requisition Slips |
| 120mm | Eliminates medium-sized bases, short cooldown, Level 5, 4,000 Requisition Slips |
06:21 - 07:18
7. ⚙️ Ship Upgrade Priorities: Hangar & Patriotic Administration Center
- ✅ Hangar: Expanded Weapon Bay Upgrade (reduces cooldown, reduces reload time, additional Eagle stratagems)
- ✅ Patriotic Administration Center: Superior Packing Methodology (increases supplies) and reduces Support Weapon Stratagem cooldown
- ✅ Upgrade Engineering Bay or Robotics Workshop if you prefer sentry play
| 함선 모듈 | Description |
|---|---|
| 확장 무기 베이 | Eagle Stratagem cooldown reduction, reload time reduction, additional Eagle Stratagems |
| 우수한 포장 방법 | Increased supplies |
07:19 - 08:33
8. 💰 Warbond Recommendations: Democratic Detonation & Steeled Veterans
- ✅ Democratic Detonation: Best super credit efficiency
- ✅ Steeled Veterans: Coyote (best gun), Spear Gun (effective against bugs), Missile Silo (fun)
- ✅ Coyote: Medium penetration, incendiary rounds, low recoil, high capacity
- ✅ Spear Gun: Can continuously replenish ammo when used with a supply pack, eliminates bug holes, fabricators, and warpships
| 워본드 | Main Weapon |
|---|---|
| 민주주의 폭파 | (Good overall efficiency) |
| 더스트 데빌 | Coyote, Spear Gun, Missile Silo |
08:34 - 09:33
9. 🧰 Recommended Beginner Loadout & Gameplay Tips
- ✅ Stratagems: Strafing Run, EAT, Guard Dog, 120mm
- ✅ Armor: Medium Medic Armor
- ✅ Primary Weapon: Basic Liberator
- ✅ Grenade: Impact Grenade
- ✅ Supply Pack instead of Guard Dog if lacking survivability
- ✅ Play with teammates, interact with random players
- ✅ Unlock free Warbonds first, experiment with other weapons after obtaining the Liberator Penetrator
| 로드아웃 | Description |
|---|---|
| 스트라타젬 | Strafing Run, EAT, Guard Dog, 120mm |
| 방어구 | Medium Medic Armor |
| 주무기 | Basic Liberator |
| 수류탄 | Impact Grenade |