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Helldivers 2 - How to Emote

Hold the left D-pad on the PS5 controller or press B on the keyboard to emote in Helldivers 2. Read on to know how to emote, where to get emotes, and how to play rock, paper, scissors.

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How to Use Emotes

Hold the Left D-pad to Emote on PS5

Helldivers 2 - How to Emote Controller

To use your equipped emote using a controller, press and hold the left D-pad. This command should work on both PS5 and PC.

Press B On the Keyboard to Emote On PC

Helldivers 2 - How to Emote Keyboard

On PC, simply press the B button on the keyboard to use your equipped emote. You can rebind this to another key in options under Communication and Change Keybindings.

How to Change Emotes

Change Emotes by Using the Armory

Helldivers 2 - Change Emotes in Armory

To change emotes, go to your ship, access the Armory and go the Character tab and assign the emote you'd like to use during operations.

Where to Get More Emotes

Gain New Emotes Through Warbonds

Helldivers 2 - Rock Paper Scissors Emote Warbond
Emote Page Medal Cost
Explosive Handshake 3
Medal8
Hug 4
Medal20
High-Five 5
Medal20
Scout Handshake 7
Medal35
Rock Paper Scissors 8
Medal50

The Warbond is the game's battle pass feature where you can also buy new emotes using Medals. You'll need to go through the pages of the Helldivers Mobilize! Warbond by spending medals to unlock more emotes.

The final emote is Rock Paper Scissors which costs 50 medals and can be found on Page 8.

How to Get Medals

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