Helbrute Enemy Guide and How to Beat

The Helbrute is one of the enemies you face in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 and belongs to the Chaos faction. Check out this guide for more tactics and information on how to beat it!

Helbrute Enemy Information

Characteristics

The Helbrute is a hulking, armored Terminus threat enemy belonging to Chaos that you face as a boss in both the Campaign and higher-level Operations.

Attacks and Abilities

Helbrute Abilities
Charge Charges at you in a linear direction and pins you down if caught.	Chaos Cannon Charges up the cannon and slowly fires 3 shots in succession.

The Helbrute might be slow and cumbersome, but its attacks focus on AoE and knockbacks. If you are not careful, the Helbrute can easily stun-lock you.

Warp Chaos Hammer

This is the Helbrute's signature move. The Helbrute can pull this off either instantaneously or coming from a Charge.

The sign that the Helbrute is about to perform this is that its hammer begins glowing with purple energy. Even if you avoid the initial slam, watch out for the explosion that comes shortly after.

How to Beat Helbrute

Hit The Head

The head of the Helbrute, relative to the size of its body, is extremely small. However, it also serves as a weak spot, given how the rest of it is covered in thick armor.

It does not matter what ranged weapon you use, hitting the head deals more damage.

Dodge Is Your Friend

As opposed to parrying, given that the Helbrute's attacks have long animations and large hit zones, you are better off dodging then counter-attacking.

Time Your Use of Gun-Strike

There are certain moves that you can parry, leaving the Helbrute open to a Gun-Strike.

However, instead of immediately taking it, wait until the last minute - such as when the Helbrute is about to attack - to trigger your Gun-Strike. This disrupts the Helbrute's attack, staggering it, giving you a brief window to deal more damage.

Gun-Strike Guide

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Related Guides

List of All Enemies

All Enemy Guides

• All Terminus Level Enemies

List of All Enemies

Imurah	Lesser Sorcerer	Lictor
Hive Tyrant	Carnifex	Neurothrope
Rubric Marine	Chaos Cultist	Ravener
Zoanthrope	Tyranid Warrior	Hormagaunt
Gargoyles	Spore Mine	Termagant
Heldrake	Scarab Occult Terminator	Helbrute
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