Helldivers 1:Distractor Beacon

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Sends powerful shockwaves into the ground attracting patrols several hundred meters away. This piece of equipment is to be used as a diversion.

— Armory Description

Stratagem Code

Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this Stratagem up to three times per mission (five if upgraded):

Unlock Requirement

The Distractor Beacon is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a low level planet - difficulty 1 to 3).

Upgrades

Upgrade		Cost	Effect
	Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
	Mk2	1	An upgraded power source improves the active time.
	Mk3	2	Upgraded supply capabilities allow more uses per mission (number of uses increased from 3 to 5).

Detailed Statistics

For a detailed overview and comparison of the statlines for Helldivers, their equipment and all enemies, check the Detailed Statistics page.

Health		Constitution		Armor
Base	Decay	Base	Decay	Location	Min	Max
300	0	0	0	default	30	30

Distractor Beacon Detailed Analysis
Stratagem Info			Additional Notes
Planet Reward	Difficulty: 3	Bugs
Stratagem Category	Defensive
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded	Additional Notes
Cooldown	120 s
Number of Uses	3	5 *	* Requires Mk3 upgrade
Activation Time	3 s
Activation Info
Activation Type	Distractor		Beacon deploys from the Hellpod it drops with
Duration	30 s	60 s*	* Requires Mk2 upgrade
Starting Invulnerable Time	4 s		Immunity period; starts from Hellpod launch
Patrol Alert Radius	125 m		In addition, patrols are alerted to call-in at 80 m radius
Patrol Alert Frequency	0.5 s

Gameplay Tips

• When fully upgraded, the Distractor Beacon has a duration of exactly 60 seconds.

Gallery

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  Distractor Beacon about to smash the ground
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  Distractor Beacon smashed the ground
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  Distractor Beacon close model view
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  Distractor Beacon destroyed close model view

Notes

• The Distractor Beacon concept bears a striking resemblance to the "Thumper" devices used to attract native sandworms in Frank Herbert's science fiction series Dune.

• The Distractor Beacon Stratagem was rebalanced in Patch 1.04. It now has a smaller area in which it attracts enemy patrols.

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Stratagems

Supply Stratagems

Resupply – REP-80 – AD-289 Angel^♦ – AD-334 Guard Dog^♦ – LIFT-850 Jump Pack – Resupply Pack – SH-20 Shield Generator Pack – SH-32 Directional Kinetic Shield^♦

MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ – Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦

EXO-44 Walker Exosuit – EXO-48 Obsidian Exosuit^♦ – EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit^♦ – M5 APC – M5-32 HAV – TD-110 Bastion^♦ – MC-109 Hammer Motorcycle^♦

Defensive Stratagems

A/AC-6 Tesla Tower – A/GL-8 Launcher Turret – A/MG-11 Minigun Turret – A/RX-34 Railcannon Turret – Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines – Airdropped Stun Mines – Anti-Personnel Barrier^♦ – AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement^♦ – Distractor Beacon – Humblebee UAV drone^♦ – Thunderer Smoke Round

Offensive Stratagems

Airstrike – Close Air Support^♦ – Heavy Strafing Run – Incendiary Bombs – Missile Barrage^♦ – Orbital Laser Strike – Railcannon Strike – Shredder Missile Strike – Sledge Precision Artillery^♦ – Static Field Conductors – Strafing Run – Thunderer Barrage – Vindicator Dive Bomb

Special Stratagems

Emergency Beacon – ME-1 Sniffer Metal Detector – NUX-223 Hellbomb – Reinforce