Helldivers 2 Armor Passives: A Comprehensive Guide and Tier List
Helldivers 2 categorizes armor into light, medium, and heavy, impacting mobility and defense. However, the real power lies in the armor passives – potent perks significantly altering gameplay. This guide details all passives and provides a tier list to optimize your loadouts.
All Armor Passives and Their Effects
The game currently features 14 armor passives, each impacting your strategy and combat effectiveness. Remember, only body armor possesses passives; helmets and capes are standard.
| Armor Passive | Description |
|---|---|
| Acclimated | 50% resistance to acid, electrical, fire, and gas damage. |
| Advanced Filtration | 80% resistance to gas damage. |
| Democracy Protects | 50% chance to survive lethal attacks (e.g., headshots); prevents chest injuries (e.g., internal bleeding). |
| Electrical Conduit | 95% resistance to lightning arc damage. |
| Engineering Kit | +2 grenade capacity; 30% recoil reduction while crouching or prone. |
| Extra Padding | +50 armor rating. |
| Fortified | 50% resistance to explosive damage; 30% recoil reduction while crouching or prone. |
| Inflammable | 75% resistance to fire damage. |
| Med-Kit | +2 stim capacity; +2 seconds stim duration. |
| Peak Physique | 100% increased melee damage; improved weapon handling (reduced weapon movement drag). |
| Scout | 30% reduced enemy detection range; map markers generate radar scans. |
| Servo-Assisted | 30% increased throwing range; 50% additional limb health. |
| Siege-Ready | 30% increased primary weapon reload speed; 30% increased primary weapon ammo capacity. |
| Unflinching | 95% reduced recoil flinching. |
Armor Passive Tier List (Version 1.002.003)
This tier list assesses passives based on overall value, utility, and effectiveness across various missions and enemy types.
| Tier | Armor Passive | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| S | Engineering Kit | Extra grenades are invaluable for diverse tasks: closing bug holes, destroying fabricators, and utilizing powerful grenades. |
| Med-Kit | Significantly boosts survivability, especially when combined with the Experimental Infusion booster, effectively negating lethal damage. | |
| Siege-Ready | Substantially improves ammo management and reload times, crucial for sustained combat, especially with high-ammo weapons. | |
| A | Democracy Protects | Provides a strong defensive boost, particularly in early game, mitigating lethal damage. |
| Extra Padding | Offers consistent damage resistance. | |
| Fortified | Extremely effective against Automatons, enhancing survival against explosive attacks and improving weapon effectiveness against robotic foes. | |
| Servo-Assisted | Excellent against Terminids; increased throwing range allows for safer stratagem deployment and grenade use, while extra limb health aids survivability. | |
| B | Peak Physique | Situational; melee combat is generally avoided, though the reduced weapon drag is beneficial against agile enemies. |
| Inflammable | Useful for fire-based builds, especially in environments with fire hazards. | |
| Scout | The radar effect aids in enemy detection, but its utility is limited by its lack of additional information. | |
| C | Acclimated | Limited effectiveness as you rarely face all four elemental damage types simultaneously. |
| Advanced Filtration | Only valuable for gas-focused builds, and even then, the overall benefit is minimal. | |
| Electrical Conduit | Primarily useful against the Illuminate, but other options often prove superior. | |
| Unflinching | The reduction in recoil flinch and camera shake has minimal impact on combat effectiveness. |
This guide and tier list should help you optimize your Helldivers 2 experience. Remember to adapt your armor passive choices based on the specific mission and enemy types you encounter.
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