The cooperative shooter Helldivers 2 offers you some weapons with which you can defend the Over-Earth. How to unlock all weapons in Helldivers 2 can be found here.
Your equipment in Helldivers 2 consists of a primary weapon, a secondary weapon, and a grenade. When you start the game, this is your setup:
- AR-23 Liberator Assault Rifle
- P2-Peacemaker Pistol
- G-12 High Explosive Grenade
With this, you can of course go far, but you will need new weapons to defend yourself against the many enemies.
How to unlock weapons in Helldivers 2
You unlock weapons in the so-called War Bonds. There are a free and a premium version. To unlock the different weapons, you need to spend a certain number of medals in various tiers.
You unlock new tiers when you spend enough medals in the previous tier. There is no time pressure, as the War Bonds have no expiration date. The free War Bond currently offers you 11 unlockable weapons and 3 grenades, and the Premium War Bond offers you an additional 4 unlockable weapons and 1 grenade.
You can also unlock the Premium War Bond with Super Credits, which you can also get from the free War Bond.
In the following section, we will list all the weapons and the required medals.
All Weapons in Helldivers 2
All unlockable weapons from the free War Bond
- G-6 Frag (Grenade) costs 2 medals
- SG-8 Punisher (Shotgun) costs 4 medals
- P-19 Redeemer (Submachine Gun) costs 5 medals
- R-63 Diligence (Sniper Rifle) costs 8 medals
- SMG-37 Defender (SMG) costs 15 medals
- SG-225 Breaker (Shotgun) costs 20 medals
- G-16 Impact (Grenade) costs 20 medals
- G-3 Smoke (Grenade) costs 25 medals
- LAS-15 Scythe (Energy Weapon) costs 30 medals
- AR-23P Liberator Penetrator (Assault Rifle) costs 40 medals
- R-63CS Diligence Counter Sniper (Sniper Rifle) costs 40 medals
- SG-8S Slugger (Shotgun) costs 60 medals
- SG-225SP Breaker Spray&Pray (Shotgun) costs 60 medals
- PLAS-1 Scorcher (Energy Weapon) costs 75 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Steel Veterans
- P-4 Senator (Revolver) costs 15 medals
- AR-23E Liberator Explosive (Assault Rifle) costs 20 medals
- G-10 Incendiary (Grenade) costs 25 medals
- SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary (Shotgun) costs 60 medals
- JAR-5 Dominator (Explosive Weapon) costs 80 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from On the Edge of a Knife
- LAS-16-Sickle (Energy Weapon) costs 20 medals
- SG-8P-Plasma-Punisher (Shotgun) costs 60 medals
- ARC-12-Blitzer (Shotgun) costs 80 medals
- LAS-7-Dagger (Pistol) costs 60 medals
- G-23-Stun (Grenade) costs 25 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Democratic Detonation
- G-123-Thermite (Grenade) costs 15 medals
- BR-14-Referee (Precision Rifle) costs 20 medals
- R-36-Burster (Explosive Weapon) costs 60 medals
- GP-31-Grenade Pistol (Pistol) costs 60 medals
- CB-9-Explosive Crossbow (Crossbow) costs 80 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Polar Patriots
- AR-61-Tenderizer (Assault Rifle) costs 20 medals
- SMG-72-Pummeler (Submachine Gun) costs 60 medals
- PLAS-101-Purifier (Energy Weapon) costs 80 medals
- G-13-Impact (Grenade) costs 25 medals
- P-113-Verdict (Pistol) costs 60 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Viper Commandos
- AR-23A-Liberator-Carbine (Assault Rifle) costs 20 medals
- SG-22-Bushwhacker (Shotgun) costs 50 medals
- K-2-Throwing Knife (Grenade) costs 60 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Flame of Freedom
- SG-451 Cookout (Shotgun) costs 20 medals
- FLAM-66-Torcher (Special) costs 40 medals
- P-72 Crisper (Special) costs 45 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Chemical Offensive
- G-4-Gas (Grenade) costs 30 medals
- P-11-Spray Gun (Special) costs 80 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Executor of Truth
- SG-20-Hitchhiker (Shotgun) costs 20 medals
- SMG-32-Demerit (Submachine Gun) costs 40 medals
- PLAS-15-Loyalist (Special) costs 45 medals
All unlockable premium weapons from Urban Legends
- CQC-19-Stun Lance (Melee Weapon) costs 30 medals
All weapons available exclusively in the Over Store
Currently, there are also weapons that can only be purchased in the Over Store. However, you are dependent on the current rotation, so you cannot always buy the weapons.
- CQC-30 Stun Baton (Melee Weapon) costs 200 Über-Credits
- StA-52-Assault Rifle (Assault Rifle) costs 615 Über-Credits
All weapons you can obtain in other ways
- MP-98 Knight SMG (Submachine Gun) is available only in the Super Citizen Edition of Helldivers 2, you can also upgrade in the regular version
- STA-11 SMG (Submachine Gun) is currently available for free as compensation for the Killzone collaboration
- PLAS-39-Accelerator Rifle (Sniper Rifle) is currently available for free as compensation for the Killzone collaboration
In the coming months, there will also be new War Bonds bringing new weapons into the game. However, the developers have assured that the War Bonds will not expire, thus preventing FOMO. For monetization, Helldivers 2 is praised by players: Helldivers 2 is a hit on Steam and that without Pay2Win – players praise the fair system
