Helldivers 2: Armor Passive Tier List

Helldivers 2 Armor Passives: A Comprehensive Guide & Tier List

Helldivers 2 categorizes armor into light, medium, and heavy variants, each impacting mobility and defense. However, the real game-changer lies in the armor passives – powerful perks significantly altering gameplay. This guide provides a complete overview of all passives and a tier list to optimize your loadouts.

All Armor Passives in Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 currently boasts 14 armor passives (as of writing). Remember, these passives are tied to body armor only; helmets and capes offer no additional bonuses. Choosing the right passive is crucial for adapting to diverse mission challenges.

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 like 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.

Helldivers 2 Armor Passive Tier List (Version 1.002.003)

This tier list evaluates passives based on overall value, utility, and effectiveness across various missions and enemy types.

Tier	Armor Passive	Why?
S	Engineering Kit	Extra grenades are invaluable for diverse tasks: sealing bug holes, destroying fabricators/warp ships, using Thermites, and stun-locking enemies.
	Med-Kit	Significantly boosts survivability, especially when combined with the Experimental Infusion booster, essentially allowing you to cheat death.
	Siege-Ready	Exceptional for managing large enemy groups; increased ammo and reload speed are game-changing, particularly for ammo-intensive weapons.
A	Democracy Protects	Provides a strong defensive boost, especially early game, allowing survival against lethal attacks.
	Extra Padding	Reliable across the board for increased damage resistance.
	Fortified	Highly effective generally, but especially crucial against Automatons; enhances survival against their rockets and improves weapon effectiveness against bots.
	Servo-Assisted	Excellent against Terminids; increased throwing range allows safe stratagem deployment and grenade use, while extra limb health mitigates claw attack damage.
B	Peak Physique	Situational; melee combat is generally avoided, though the reduced weapon drag is useful against mobile enemies.
	Inflammable	Best for fire-based builds, particularly effective on planets with fire tornadoes, and against Terminids and Illuminate.
	Scout	Useful for revealing enemy positions, improving strategic approaches; however, it lacks highlighting of points of interest or side objectives, limiting its value.
C	Acclimated	Limited value; rarely will you encounter all four elemental damage types in a single mission.
	Advanced Filtration	Only beneficial for gas-focused builds, and even then, the overall impact is minimal.
	Electrical Conduit	Primarily useful against the Illuminate, but other options often prove superior.
	Unflinching	Minimal impact on combat effectiveness; recoil reduction is barely noticeable.

This guide and tier list should help you make informed decisions when choosing armor passives in Helldivers 2, leading to improved survival and mission success. Remember that the meta might shift with future updates.