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 provides a complete overview of all passives and a tier list to optimize your loadouts.
All Armor Passives and Their Effects
The following table details the 14 armor passives in Helldivers 2 (as of the 1.002.003 game version). Remember, only body armor grants these passives; helmets and capes offer no additional bonuses.
| 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 additional 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
This tier list assesses passives based on overall value, utility, and effectiveness across various missions and enemy types.
| Tier | Armor Passive | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| S | Engineering Kit | Significantly increases utility; more grenades for various tactical options (e.g., bug hole closure, fabricator destruction). |
| Med-Kit | Dramatically improves survivability, especially when combined with the Experimental Infusion booster. | |
| Siege-Ready | Boosts ammo capacity and reload speed, crucial for managing large enemy groups, particularly with high-consumption weapons. | |
| A | Democracy Protects | Provides strong early-game defense, mitigating lethal damage. |
| Extra Padding | Offers consistent damage resistance. | |
| Fortified | Excellent against Automatons, increasing survivability against explosive attacks. | |
| Servo-Assisted | Highly effective against Terminids; increased throwing range for safer stratagem deployment and grenade use. | |
| B | Peak Physique | Situational; melee combat is generally avoided. Weapon handling improvement is useful against mobile enemies. |
| Inflammable | Best suited for fire-based builds, particularly effective against Terminids and Illuminate in specific environments (fire tornadoes). | |
| Scout | Useful for revealing enemy positions, but limited in scope. | |
| C | Acclimated | Limited effectiveness due to rarely encountering all four damage types simultaneously. |
| Advanced Filtration | Only beneficial for gas-focused builds. | |
| Electrical Conduit | Primarily useful against Illuminate, but other options often prove superior. | |
| Unflinching | Minimal impact on combat effectiveness. |
This guide and tier list will help you tailor your Helldivers 2 experience to your preferred playstyle and maximize your chances of survival. Remember to adapt your armor passive choices based on the specific mission and enemy types you encounter.
