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Helldivers 2: Preferred Support Weapon Tier List
This video looks at all the support weapons in Helldivers 2 and ranks them based on personal preference for each weapon. Through various tiers (Super Finest, Battle Tested Beauties, Trusted Tools, C Tier, Super Earth Shame), it assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each weapon and its usefulness in specific situations.
1. 🎮 Helldivers 2 Support Weapon Tier List Introduction and Tier Explanation
- ✅ Helldivers 2 support weapons are categorized into tiers based on personal preference.
- ✅ The tiers are Super Finest (most preferred weapons), Battle Tested Beauties (good weapons), Trusted Tools (generally liked weapons), C Tier (average weapons), and Super Earth Shame (personally disliked weapons).
- ⚠️ This list is very subjective and may differ from the viewer's list.
00:00 - 00:39
1. 🎮 Helldivers 2 Support Weapon Tier List Introduction and Tier Explanation
- ✅ Helldivers 2 support weapons are categorized into tiers based on personal preference.
- ✅ The tiers are Super Finest (most preferred weapons), Battle Tested Beauties (good weapons), Trusted Tools (generally liked weapons), C Tier (average weapons), and Super Earth Shame (personally disliked weapons).
- ⚠️ This list is very subjective and may differ from the viewer's list.
00:40 - 01:25
2. 🔫 MG43: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The MG43 is a starting machine gun and belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ Overall very good, with decent damage and medium armor penetration.
- ✅ Has been further improved by receiving a reload speed buff.
- ✅ One of the most commonly found weapons on the planet.
- ✅ Powerful against almost all factions and enemies.
01:26 - 01:51
3. 🎯 Anti-Materiel Rifle: Super Finest Tier
- ✅ The recently buffed Anti-Materiel Rifle belongs to the Super Finest tier.
- ✅ Damage and DPS are very good, and sniping enemies is very satisfying.
- ✅ Hipfire is also fast and powerful.
- ✅ Very good against bots.
- ⚠️ Only useful against squids for dealing with stingrays and harvesters.
01:52 - 02:46
4. ⚙️ Stalwart Machine Gun: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Stalwart Machine Gun belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ Sometimes preferred over regular machine guns.
- ✅ Good to use with weapons that lack ammo or are difficult to use at close range, such as the crossbow, erupter, and scorcher.
- ✅ Very good at close and medium range, and decent at long range.
- ✅ Very good at clearing small enemies.
- ✅ Can be found on the map.
- ✅ Especially good at breaking through squid and bug swarms.
02:47 - 03:20
5. 💥 EAT: Super Finest Tier
- ✅ The EAT is one of my favorite explosives and belongs to the Super Finest tier.
- ✅ Cooldown is very fast at 70 seconds and can be reduced further.
- ✅ You can even use the strategy itself as a weapon and throw it at enemies.
- ✅ Can take out a Titan in one shot.
- ✅ Can be used frequently due to its very short cooldown.
03:21 - 04:04
6. 🚀 Recoilless Rifle: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Recoilless Rifle belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ Very good and satisfying to use.
- ✅ Often chosen when preferring efficient weapons.
- ✅ Often seen on higher difficulties.
- ✅ Can be obtained at level 5.
- ✅ Takes up a backpack slot, but it's not a big problem.
- ✅ Cannot be found on the map.
04:05 - 04:42
7. 🔥 Flamethrower: C Tier
- ✅ The Flamethrower belongs to the C Tier.
- ✅ Once very good at melting large bugs, but not anymore.
- ✅ Mainly used for crowd control.
- ✅ Can be found on the map, but not picked up often without wearing fire-resistant armor.
- ✅ Using a fire build with fire-resistant armor is quite satisfying.
- ✅ Fun against bugs and squids.
04:43 - 05:22
8. 💥 Autocannon: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Autocannon belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ Very good and liked.
- ✅ Reload speed is slow when you have to expend all the ammo and reload.
- ✅ Okay if you keep filling it with stripper clips.
- ✅ Damage is very good and fantastic to use.
- ✅ Makes a very satisfying sound when fired.
- ✅ I like the animation.
05:23 - 06:03
9. 💪 Heavy Machine Gun: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Heavy Machine Gun belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ I like it as much as other machine guns, but I use it for different purposes.
- ✅ The recoil is more severe, and long-range shooting is not as satisfying as with a regular machine gun or Stalwart.
- ✅ Excellent for quickly taking down Hulks and Chargers at close range.
- ✅ Reload speed is not as bad as it used to be.
- ✅ It was very awkward when it first came out, but now it's in a very good spot.
06:04 - 06:51
10. 🚀 Air Buster Missile: Trusted Tools Tier
- ✅ The Air Buster Missile belongs to the Trusted Tools tier.
- ✅ Very fun to use.
- ✅ Not always the best, and often blows up yourself and your teammates.
- ✅ Reload speed is a bit slow.
- ✅ Teammates can reload it faster for you.
- ✅ Very cool when blowing up large groups of enemies.
- ✅ Very good in squid missions.
- ✅ Can kill fleshy mobs very quickly.
06:52 - 07:28
11. 💣 Commando: Trusted Tools Tier
- ✅ The Commando is similar to the EAT, but I don't like it as much, so it belongs to the Trusted Tools tier.
- ✅ Basically two EATs combined into one weapon.
- ✅ Each shot does half the damage of an EAT, but you can fire 4 shots.
- ✅ Good to use with the EAT.
- ✅ Can also be used with other explosive weapons to become an anti-tank expert.
- ✅ Can also be used with the Recoilless Rifle or Quasar Cannon.
- ✅ A completely disposable loadout is quite fun in Helldivers.
07:29 - 08:15
12. ⚡ Railgun: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Railgun belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ Overall pretty good.
- ⚠️ Not the most satisfying against certain enemies.
- ⚠️ I don't like it much against squids.
- ✅ Very good against bots, and can take out medium bots and gunships in one shot.
08:16 - 09:01
13. 🚀 Spear: C Tier
- ✅ The Spear belongs to the C Tier.
- ✅ Sometimes very enjoyable, but sometimes very annoying.
- ✅ Sometimes it doesn't lock onto the desired target properly.
- ✅ Not as bad as it used to be.
- ✅ Not bad against bots.
- ✅ Sometimes I fire it at a Titan and it misses.
- ✅ Not much ammo.
09:02 - 09:52
14. 🐝 Wasp: Trusted Tools Tier
- ✅ The Wasp belongs to the Trusted Tools tier.
- ✅ The way it works is very cool.
- ✅ The airburst mode is cool, but not very effective.
- ✅ Regular aimed shots are better.
- ✅ Can only lock onto medium-sized or larger enemies.
- ✅ Has splash damage, so it's good for clearing crowds.
- ⚠️ Often hits walls in city biomes and trees on jungle planets.
- ✅ Very powerful against squids.
09:53 - 10:11
15. 💣 Grenade Launcher: Trusted Tools Tier
- ✅ The Grenade Launcher belongs to the Trusted Tools tier.
- ✅ Generally like it, but sometimes regret bringing it instead of another weapon.
- ✅ Not good against large enemies, mainly used for crowd control.
- ✅ Very good in bug missions, especially Blitz bug missions.
10:12 - 10:50
16. 🔥 Laser Cannon: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Laser Cannon belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ I like it very much.
- ✅ You can keep aiming at the enemy to kill them.
- ✅ Can kill most enemies pretty quickly.
10:51 - 11:21
17. ⚡ Arc Thrower: C Tier
- ✅ The Arc Thrower belongs to the C Tier.
- ✅ Not the most satisfying weapon.
- ✅ Can be quite good when missions get long.
- ✅ Good when you bring a weapon that lacks ammo.
- ✅ Can stun-lock and kill Chargers or Hulks.
11:22 - 11:59
18. 🚀 Quasar Cannon: Super Finest Tier
- ✅ The Quasar Cannon belongs to the Super Finest tier.
- ✅ Almost always good.
- ✅ It was better when it automatically charged due to a bug.
- ✅ Very powerful weapon.
- ✅ You can keep recharging it and keep using it.
- ✅ Good to use with other explosives like the EAT.
- ✅ Can take out a lot of things in one shot.
- ⚠️ I don't like it much against squids.
12:00 - 12:40
19. ☣️ Liberator Penetrator: Super Earth Shame Tier
- ✅ The Liberator Penetrator belongs to the Super Earth Shame tier.
- ✅ I think the Guard Dog's Breath is better.
- ✅ I use it for poison builds.
- ✅ Not as good as poison gas attacks, gas grenades, or the Guard Dog.
- ✅ It's like an awkward flamethrower.
12:41 - 13:36
20. Flag: C Tier
- ✅ The Flag belongs to the C Tier.
- ✅ The Flag is not good as a weapon.
- ✅ Has the same stats as the stun lance.
- ✅ Can stun enemies.
- ✅ Has medium armor penetration.
- ✅ The model is slightly longer, but the reach is the same.
- ✅ Sometimes blocks the screen.
- ✅ Melee attacks are very fun.
- ✅ You can wave the flag.
- ✅ You can plant it in the ground.
- ✅ I wish it had effects like morale boost.
- ✅ It's a weapon you take for fun.
- ✅ Good to use with cars.
13:37 - 14:08
21. ⚡ Desecrator: Trusted Tools Tier
- ✅ The Desecrator belongs to the Trusted Tools tier.
- ✅ Another pretty good grenade launcher.
- ✅ Very good for crowd control.
- ✅ The electricity is very satisfying.
- ✅ Can kill most things.
- ⚠️ Reload speed is slow.
14:09 - 14:54
22. 💥 EAT-17: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The EAT-17 belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ Much better after the buff.
- ✅ I didn't like it much when it first came out.
- ✅ Aiming was awkward.
- ✅ Much better after the damage was increased and the failure window was widened.
14:55 - 15:39
23. 🧪 Stun Grenade: Super Finest Tier
- ✅ The Stun Grenade belongs to the Super Finest tier.
- ✅ One of my favorite special weapons.
- ✅ Deals very high damage.
- ✅ Good for crowd control.
- ✅ Can block holes.
- ✅ Has a confusion effect.
- ✅ Can attack enemies underground.
- ✅ Staggers almost everything.
- ✅ Very good in bug missions and bot missions.
- ⚠️ Not very good in squid missions.
15:40 - 16:19
24. 🔥 Napalm Explosive Incendiary: Battle Tested Beauties Tier
- ✅ The Napalm Explosive Incendiary belongs to the Battle Tested Beauties tier.
- ✅ I like it very much.
- ✅ Slightly more awkward than the regular EAT.
- ✅ Much better for crowd control.
- ✅ Spreads fire everywhere.
- ✅ Shrapnel helps.
- ✅ Can take out a Dragon in one shot.
- ✅ Especially good against bugs and squids.
- ⚠️ A bit awkward against bots.
16:20 - 16:42
25. 🚀 Solo Silo: Super Finest Tier
- ✅ The Solo Silo belongs to the Super Finest tier.
- ✅ Very fun.
- ✅ Has been buffed so that enemies don't target it.
- ✅ Very satisfying to put it down, pick up a gun, go somewhere, and aim.
- ✅ Can take out buildings or factory Striders in one shot.
- ✅ Creates very cool moments.
16:43 - 17:17
26. 🔫 Double Barrel: C Tier
- ✅ The Double Barrel belongs to the C Tier.
- ✅ Not good, but pretty cool.
- ✅ The design is very good.
- ✅ Satisfying to take out small bugs in one shot.
- ✅ Not good.
- ✅ Not worth giving up a support weapon to use.
17:18 - 18:03
27. ⛏️ Shovel: Super Earth Shame Tier
- ✅ The Shovel belongs to the Super Earth Shame tier.
- ✅ It's fun that you can dig, but it's not good.
- ✅ You can role-play digging trenches.
- ✅ Not good as a melee weapon.
- ✅ Has almost the same attacks as the combat axe, but with lower damage.
- ✅ Has lower damage than the machete.
- ✅ Has lower damage than the knife.
18:04 - 18:42
28. Wrap-up and Audience Engagement
- ✅ Wrapping up the list of personal preferences for all support weapons in Helldivers 2.
- ✅ I think most of the weapons are very fun.
- ✅ Asks viewers to share their favorite weapons.
- ✅ Thanks for watching.
