Helldivers 2 Weapons Tier List [Detailed Comparison]

Spreading democracy ain’t easy, luckily, Helldivers 2 presents the players with a barrage of weapons that can make squashing giant bugs a lot more appealing and doable. These weapons can be bought with medals. Do keep in mind that in this Helldivers 2 Weapon Tier List, therefore, I will only be rating weapons, not Strategems or special weapons.

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Helldivers 2 Tier List And And Comparisons

Here, I have prepared a tier list for every single weapon currently available in Helldivers 2, their stats, and my opinion on which tier they belong.

Serial No	Name	Tier	Damage	Capacity/ Fire Limit	Recoil	Fire Rate/ Stun Time (seconds)	Weapon Trait	Weapon Type
1	SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary (Premium)	S	180	25	28	300	-Light Armor Penetrating. -Incendiary.	Shotgun
2	SG-225 Breaker	S	330	16	30	300	-Light Armor Penetrating.	Shotgun
3	P-19 Redeemer	S	60	31	11	1100	-Light Armor Penetrating. -One Handed	Pistol
4	R-63 Diligence	A	112	20	35	350	-Light Armor Penetrating.	Marksman Rifle
5	AR-23 Liberator	A	55	45	15	640	-Light Armor Penetrating.	Assault Rifle
6	AR-23E Liberator Explosive	A	55	30	29	320	-Light Armor Penetrating. -Explosive.	Assault Rifle
7	PLAS-1 Scorcher	A	100	15	20	250	-Light Armor Penetrating. -Explosive.	Energy Based.
8	SMG-37 Defender	A	70	45	10	520	-Light Armor Penetrating. -One Handed.	Submachine Gun
9	MP-98 Knight	A	50	50	20	1380	-Light Armor Penetrating. -One Handed.	Submachine Gun
10	JAR-5 Dominator	B	200	15	75	250	-Medium Armor Penetrating.	Explosive
11	AR-23P Liberator Penetrator	B	45	30	19	640	-Medium Armor Penetrating.	Assault Rifle
12	R-63 Diligence Counter Sniper	B	128	15	53	350	-Light Armor Penetrating.	Marksman Rifle
13	P-4 Senator	B	150	6	43	200	-Light Armor Penetrating. -One Handed. -Rounds Reload.	Pistol
14	SG-225SP Breaker Spray&Pray	B	144	32	45	300	-Light Armor Penetrating.	Shotgun
15	SG-8 Punisher	B	360	16	110	80	-Light Armor Penetrating. -Rounds Reload.	Shotgun
16	SG-8S Slugger	B	280	16	110	80	-Light Armor Penetrating. -Rounds Reload.	Shotgun
17	P-2 Peacemaker	B	60	15	23	900	-Light Armor Penetrating. -One Handed.	Pistol
18	LAS-5 Scythe	C	300	8	1	0 seconds	-Light Armor Penetrating. -Beam. -Heat.	Energy Based

Do keep in mind that it may also depend on your playstyle how well a weapon works for you and how effectively can you utilize it to bring out its full potential.

How Tier List Works

S Tier

The S Tier weapons are the best of the best in Helldivers 2. The SG-225 series of shotguns will have both bugs and robots dropping like flies and the P-19 Redeemer is a fantastic weapon to pair with these shotguns that you can use to hit your enemies from afar.

The bottom line is that each weapon of this tier is worthy enough to be considered the best weapon currently available in Helldivers 2.

A Tier

While not as meta as S-tier weapons, these weapons are just as worthy as the SG-225 series for aiding you in spreading democracy throughout the galaxy. This tier mostly consists of automatic rifles/ machine guns, which are normally the get-go of most casual gamers. 

Players can get a taste of these types of weapons very early as the AR-23 Liberator is the standard assault rifle that is unlocked by default at the start of Helldivers 2.

B Tier

The B tier consists of shotguns and assault rifles that fell short, otherwise, they could’ve landed themselves a good spot in the A tier or even S tier. But that doesn’t mean that these weapons are bad by any means. Just because they don’t match my playstyle doesn’t mean that they won’t match your playstyle as well.

In fact, one of my friends actually argued that the JAR-5 Dominator is an S-tier weapon. It just goes to show how any weapon can be an S-tier weapon for you if it matches your style.

C Tier

For now, the C tier only consists of one energy weapon. This is because no matter in which way I tried looking at the LAS-5 Scythe, it always fell short. Trading high damage for unlimited ammo may seem like a tempting offer but being forced to wait for the cool down after every shot just goes to show that using this weapon is not sustainable at all in higher difficulties.

And with that, my Helldivers 2 Weapon Tier List guide comes to an end. I hope my guide helped you in finding your next favorite weapon. Why not read the Helldivers 2 BEST Settings and All Seven Boosters guide as well, while you are at it? I’ve also written a Helldivers 2 review. But that is all for now.

Do let me know what you think about Helldivers 2 in the comment section below.