8 SUPERB Stratagem Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner in Helldivers 2

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Helldivers 2 Gameplay is fuelled by a wide range of advanced weaponry. Stratagems being one of them! Here are 8 tips and tricks that are centred around the use of Eagles!

There are plenty of weapons in Helldivers 2 to get your teeth into. I think I've covered some of the Best Weapons in Helldivers 2 in this video but you may well know some things I've missed! What are, in your opinion, some of the best weapons in helldivers?

Sound off in the comments with any thoughts!

00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Cluster Strike
02:40 - General Eagle Tips
05:00 - Strafe Run
06:20 - Airstrike
08:06 - Napalm Strike
09:25 - Smoke Strike
10:50 - 110MM Rocket Pods
11:39 - 500KG Bomb

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[PhaseShifter]

What are your favourite Eagles in Helldivers 2 folks? Sound off the in the comments!

[tmoneytron]

if u accidentally kill a teammate its good form to throw their respawn next to their gear

[AngryBoozer]

My friends: “Damn it, you don’t have to stand on a hill and salute every time an airstrike comes in!”

[sirwheezy]

For those who don’t know, the auto cannon can one shot clear bug holes if your shoot into them. Great way to clear them if you’re out of nades

[nailinthefashion]

If you're being chased, throw your strat in front of you and you'll lure the enemies thru it just in time for it to be deployed on em. If it's a turret toss it so it has a clean angle on whatever is chasing you though haha taken myself out with a gatling a few times for democracy

[snakeswitharms]

Didn't notice that strikes and ordinance have an entry angle depending on where you are on the map. Was on a large hill with a vantage point from a small pile of rocks and tossed a 500kg bomb at a crusher sitting near the bottom of the hill. Bomb comes in at a harsh angle and slams into the end of the rock sticking out 3 feet in front of me, had a second to think "oops" before getting vaporized

[Wrckmn]

The Railgun is goated for how fast it lets you deal with the endless waves of Chargers on Hard and higher difficulties. Just use it to blast the carapace off, then unload with the LMG or any other weapon. It also works for Bile Titans - get under them and blast them in the stomach with the Railgun for really good damage. I think it only takes 5 or 6 shots on safe mode to kill.

Another tip with the railgun: it has an alternate fire mode that lets you overcharge it for more damage, but if you hold it too long, it WILL kill you AND destroy the railgun in the process. Regular shots(on "safe" mode) can be held indefinitely, but MUST be fired at some point. There is no way to uncharge the railgun, you have to fire a shot if it's charged up. Even switching weapons doesn't work. You'll fire the shot, then switch weapons. Highly recommend using it in FPV.

The Breaker Incendiary shotgun is straight up just the best weapon in the game as a primary. You have an insane amount of ammo with the drum mag, 6 reloads, and every hit puts burning DoTs on the enemy.

The LMG I think has the most DPS in the game when you put it to 1150 RPM, but it only pens light armor. Great to have someone use it in combo with another Railgun user, that pair can mow through a Charger very quickly. Shoot the front legs of the Charger to break it's armor. Once you see that part damaged, keep shooting it. Recoilless Rifle is a good alternative if you don't have the railgun unlocked yet. I wish the Autocannon pen'd heavy armor, but it bounces off Chargers and Bile Titans. The Autocannon SENTRY though, does pen heavy armor - which makes no sense, really.

500KG Bomb can be dropped directly on top of a Bile Titan, and you can stand right under it as it explodes. This will one-shot a Bile Titan, and you'll live, taking no damage, but it does blow you to the ground. It's a good way to keep it locked into place and be shooting it with a Railgun or shotgun in the belly.

Eagle Cluster Bomb is a strafing run that runs perpendicular to the direction you're facing when you throw it. Throw it slightly in front of what you're trying to hit, it has a wide hit radius, and a LONG side to side. Eagle Airstrike does the same thing(fires side to side depending on the direction you're throwing it from), and you can use this to take out multiple nests with a single throw.

The Laser Guard Dog is insane. Easily one of the best things to have on anyone. Its damage ignores armor. Takes care of all the little adds that come near you. You can have the Railgun and a LGD simultaneously. This is why you would take Railgun over Recoilless.


Mortar EMS sentry is very good at holding a position, it slows the advance of any bugs, and straight up disables all robots it hits for a period of time.

[tcuegonbear]

This might be a dumb thing to call out, but I didn't realize this and I figure there might be others who were confused about the same thing:

I assumed from the descriptions that the 'number of uses' thing meant that was a 'per misson' limit. It's not. It's just the number of times you can use the ability before the eagle itself has to return to rearm. It just goes on cooldown for like 2 min and when it comes back all the uses are replinished.

[derkreuzritter]

3:46 I've noticed that the cluster bomb sometimes doesn't have a kill counter, even when I watch it decimated a swarm of bugs

[taylorvaldivia]

Eagle is the ONLY strategem I use. Something about a space-a10 just feels right

[nicholasgulla]

With the strafing run you’re totally correct about the call in time. Most eagle strats come down in about 3-4 seconds. The big draw of the strafing run is that the call-in time is 2 seconds, allowing for an even faster response. The pattern is also less prone to friend fire, so that’s another reason to potentially bring a strafing run over cluster bombs

[lemonman]

My favorite part is telling teammates to stay back during a drop wether it's orbital or eagle and theres always one dude who runs straight at it despite being advised to pull back multiple times

[yarguswhetz]

The rocket pods are my favorite due to how forgiving they can be. Them locking on to the biggest target makes it easier to hit targets while running or scrambling. The smaller radius makes it less of an issue for killing yourself and others. Plus it destroys buildings. Both charges take down larger target's and its consistent at hitting both since it locks onto targets.

[youhavetoguessit]

Multi use and quick cool downs when you have the upgrades. Sooo fun.

[SL.ink]

Another thing to note with the eagle airstrike is it can take out multiple nests, if you get a good placement with them in line with the strike's angle.

[Pyrela]

The 500kg bomb also has a much smaller area of effect than you'd think, hence needing to have the bio titan near the center of the blast to kill it. Don't expect it to clear a really large area of enemies.

[thomashooper]

I was spending most of my points on weapons and sentries before I finally dipped my toe into the Eagle pool, and I should have started sooner. Airburst Strike is essentially an aerial shotgun. The Airburst + Cluster Bombs are tailor made for wiping entire swarms of bugs (as long as they're not heavily armored like Chargers).

[Sorain]

Bombing run is one of the first things I recommend players pick up. It's a relatively controllable call in with the ability to tear up anything in an area, on a reasonable cooldown and effectively dirt cheap. Plus it's good verses any problem you might have. I've seen the bombs actually hit a dropship and bring it down, seen them blow away cannon towers and rip apart charger armor en-mass. The second recommendation I usually give is the supply pack, which I think speaks volumes about how good bombing run is.

[HendorneEndohRoth]

My favourite eagle stratagem is definitely the cluster bombing run. I love having four charges before re-arm, and it's just so satisfying to see a wide area covered by explosions to clear hordes. The cluster bombs have helped me so much with dealing hordes during the extraction timer. I usually pair with airstrike as well so that I can attack bases and structures, although I might consider swapping out for the 110mm rockets.

[YungQueef]

1. Eagle CB is S Tier and I use it on every dive. You will never not have a good time, just realize it moves perpendicular to where you're facing, so NEVER DROP THESE WHEN YOU'RE ON FLANK OR YOUR BUDDIES WILL DIE
2. Eagle strafe as it's so easy to pop off and you get quite afew of them before resupply. Depending on the mission, it's either this or
3. Orbital Airburst. An effective area of denial and really helps in retreat. Just be a good teammate when managing this level of democracy
4. Eagle napalm. Literally 'nam. Nuff said. S+ Tier shitpusher
5. Orbital EMS is the best support strat for combing off other teamates' strats. Drop this to keep them in place while your buddy sings them a SEAF artillery lullaby.