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Helldivers 2 - Best Weapons Tier List

This is a list of the best guns and weapons you can purchase in Helldivers 2. Check out our guide for a tier list of the best weapons, learn each weapon's stats, effects, and how much it costs to acquire it.

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Best Weapons Tier List

Weapon Tier List

Ranking Weapons
S Tier S Tier ・SG-225 Breaker
・Plas-1 Scorcher
・Jar-5 Dominator
A Tier A Tier ・AR-23 Liberator
・R-63 Diligence
・P-19 Redeemer
・SMG-37 Defender
・P-4 Senator
・SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary
・MP-98 Knight
B Tier B Tier ・SG-8 Punisher
・P-2 Peacemaker
・AR-23P Liberator Penetrator
・R-63CS Diligence Counter Sniper
・SG-8S Slugger
・SG-225SP Breaker Spray＆Pray
C Tier C Tier ・LAS-5 Scythe
・AR-23E Liberator Concussive

Weapons are judged based primarily on their damage output to ensure survival. However, a weapon's true worth is ultimately up to the hands that wield them.

Evaluation Reasoning
Damage Damage is the primary judging criteria. The better damage output a weapon can produce, the better it is.
Recoil Whether you play on controller or mouse & keyboard, recoil patterns will always be a thing to consider in shooter games. Having low recoil means better handling and better chances of landing a shot successively.
Effectiveness We also ought to consider the effectiveness of a weapon against an armored enemy. Guns that can prove effective against a wider variety of enemy types will be considered more.

01.000.100 Patch Notes

Patch Summary

01.000.100 Patch Notes
SG-8 Punisher
・Increased total ammo capacity from 40 to 60
・Increased damage per pellet from 40 to 45
・Increased stagger force
SG-225 Breaker
・Decreased shell count from 16 to 13
・Increased recoil from 30 to 55
SG-225SP Breaker Spray&Pray
・Increased Armor Penetration
・Increased Fire Rate from 300 to 330
・Increased pellet count from 12 to 16
・Decreased mag capacity from 32 to 26
AR-23E Liberator Concussive
・Name changed from Liberator Explosive to Liberator Concussive

All Patch Notes and Updates

How to Unlock New Weapons

Purchase through the Warbond

Warbond Progress.png

New weapons are available through the Warbond after spending a specific amount of medals to unlock the next page of the catalogue. This means that while you are not required to buy everything, you will still have to buy items you may not need or want to get newer weapons.

How to Unlock New Weapons

All Primary Weapons

Assault Rifles

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
AR-23 Liberator 55 45 15 640
AR-23P Liberator Penetrator 45 30 19 640
AR-23E Liberator Concussive 55 30 28 320

Marksman Rifles

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
R-63 Diligence 112 20 35 350
R-63CS Diligence Counter Sniper 128 15 53 350

Shotguns

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
SG-8 Punisher 405 16 120 80
SG-225 Breaker 330 13 55 300
SG-8S Slugger 280 16 120 80
SG-225SP Breaker Spray＆Pray 192 26 45 330
SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary 180 25 28 300
ARC-12 Blitzer 250 Unlimited 60 30
SG-8P Punisher Plasma 100 8 110 80

Submachine Guns

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
SMG-37 Defender 70 45 10 520
MP-98 Knight 50 50 20 1380

Energy-Based Guns

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
LAS-5 Scythe 300/sec 8 1 0.0s
Plas-1 Scorcher 100 15 20 250
LAS-16 Sickle 55 9 2 750

Explosive

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
Jar-5 Dominator 200 15 75 250

Best Primary Weapons

All Secondary Weapons

Pistols

Weapon Damage Capacity Recoil Fire Rate
P-2 Peacemaker 60 15 23 900
P-19 Redeemer 60 31 11 1100
P-4 Senator 150 6 43 200
LAS-7 Dagger 150 5 1 0

Best Secondary Weapons

All Grenades

Grenade Damage Pen. Outer Radius Fuse Time
G-12 High Explosive 400 4 7 3.5s
G-6 Frag 250 3 8 2.4s
G-16 Impact 400 4 7 0.0s
G-3 Smoke 0 0 5 2.4s
G-10 Incendiary 150 3 7 2.9s
G-23 Stun 0 6 10 1.8s

Best Grenades

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1 Anonymous5 days

I hope this tier list gets updated with all the recent weapons they added since March. Would be very nice to see which weapons are better now.

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