TOP 5 BEST WEAPONS IN HELLDIVERS 2

WHICH WEAPON IS YOUR FAVORITE IN HELLDIVERS 2?

I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE FUTURE WEAPONS THEY ADD TO THE GAME AND HOPEFULLY WE FINALLY GET A DEVASTATING AR!

[Jamarkus_Delvonte]

One thing we can all agree is that freedom requires firepower

[Vivicectr]

I do really hope they will buff other guns to shotguns level of power, not nerf the shotguns...

[WormInfected]

The revolver is so close to perfection but the lack of a speed loader reload for an empty cylinder kills it.
Also the Knight SMG on burst fire is never mentioned, I'm still looking for a primary that I like more.

[SirFfuzzy]

So, something about the incendiary breaker that people really don't give it credit for. It is the best-in-slot for taking on bots for one specific reason. Bots that are currently taking damage, can't shoot back. The incendiary shotgun applies burning, which causes damage for the duration. Burning bots are basically defenseless. It's a different story for bugs, its great for sweeping wide over a large area to set ankle biters ablaze, because they usually perish from the DoT, but larger bugs are a bit more resilient to its burning effect.

Everyone underestimates the flame-breaker, try it, it'll change your life when taking on the bots.

[Diogenes.of.Sinope]

worth noting for the defender smg that gives it a little extra edge over the assault rifle is its one-handed property. all weapons with this property, including all sidearms (so far), can be hipfired behind you while walking forward, letting you lay down suppressing fire against bots and flinching them if not outright clearing the trash behind. also dedicating both primary and secondary to one-handed lets you run the ballistic shield with consistent uptime. ballistic shield has a few advantages over the shield gen in that it is effectively immortal from the front if you crouch(it can be permanently destroyed by a direct hit from a rocket raider) and can be brought back up immediately after ragdolling, unlike the generator. edges out the breaker for me vs bots. people are sleeping on the potential of the revolver too.

[krelekari]

I've actually been loving the Jar-5 for both sides, its basically entirely a headshot weapon and its medium armor pen allows for immediate bloat dispatching and 1-3 tap headshots on various high armor bugs. doesnt pen the charger but obliterates their health pool if you chew an unarmored leg with 3-5 shots. I hated the various DMR's because the scopes are so cluttered and impossible to see at night but the Jar-5 is exactly the semi-auto head tapper I dreamed it would be. Dealing with shield bots has never been easier

[SlowMoePlays]

Plas-1 Scorcher is S-Tier against bots, you can kill Walkers from the front with two shots as it creates an energy AoE explosion on impact. Every other unit only needs a couple of shots as well, even Hulks only need a couple of shots in their back vents. The scope is clean, practically no recoil and absurd range. I know it's quite a grind till the last page on the free warbond but once you'll get there, get this one immediately.

[jaycee]

I do melee only because i love Democracy

[kogden]

I’d argue the incendiary breaker is just as good as the regular as the incendiary effect severely halts enemies charging at you. Also fire does extra damage against terminds so there’s that. I feel like most people forget that it’s not just about damage on higher difficulties, but also having the right utility tools.

[Syrus]

The incendiary shotgun is the absolute best add clearer in the game. No offense to your opinion on this, the normal breaker and smg are top tier. But if you run the rail gun you don't need to worry about bigger adds, the small ones need to be cleared and this fire shotgun is the top tier, it is S+ along with breaker and defender.

[jaywilt-_-]

Btw the SMG-37 Defender is amazing and on top of that you can use it with a ballistic shield which helps a lot with automatons

[epicsardines]

I love the incendiary shotgun. I have been using it since I unlocked it. I use it against the bugs mostly. It has a nice spread and since it is incendiary it catches fire to targets it hits which helps take out or hurt swathes of enemies. And for chargers it catches them on fire and hurts. Yes it doesn’t kill instantly, but for me I find myself constantly swarmed by the smaller bugs more than the bigger ones on helldive.

[AnthonyNiceGuy]

I'd argue that the punisher shotgun's single round reload is it's strength not weakness. When shooting guns with😮😮😢 mags you have to run away when your empty to safely reload. But the punisher can reload in between shots, allowing him to keep up the fight much longer.

[smuggersmith]

The only list I’ve seen so far that isn’t just plain wrong

[inkslingerdrew]

everyone hates on the DMRs but i fucking love them, unlocking the first one man it felt like it punched so hard, the second one requires a lil more finess but in a team can be suuuuper valuable having someone that can 1 tap at any distance say a commander trying to call in dropships. i normally run scout armor w/ dmr, personal shield, railgun, 500kg, clusters

[WindowsXP-SP]

The SG8 Slug shotgun can one-hit-kill some medium ememies while it takes at least two shots from SG225. It takes 7-8 SG8S shots to take down a Spore tree while it often takes a whole mag of SG225 to do the same. I suspect the enemies have some damage reduction rating aginest different ammos.

[sungyu]

Straight to the point, concise. TAHNK YOU!

note: I followed you cause you're the only person talking about this game that actually pronounced Automotons and Terminids properly haha

[Pedro.Chapps]

I love the breaker Incendiary, its my go to at the moment. those 25 rounds are so nice it makes mince meat of the bugs

[Sean-ltz]

I would argue the scythe is great weapon to use against the automatons. Long range, no recoil and 300 damage a second! That's basically a hyper accurate breaker shotgun at all ranges. It's super easy to melt away the smaller bots when you aim for their head. It also has unlimited ammo as long as you let the weapon cool down. It's only when the weapon overheats do you need to reload.

[Troy]

Finally, a list that makes sense. This is a good list.