Missions

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Missions

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An Operation is a collection of missions. Complete all missions to succeed with an operation and gain bonus rewards. Failing one mission will fail the rest of the operation.

— Super Earth Mission Control

In Helldivers 2, a Helldiver is deployed to Operations where they complete Missions and Optional Objectives issued by Super Earth.

Planetary Campaign Status

Only planets that are under a liberation campaign or an invasion campaign will be subject to Operation Modifiers, whereas planets under defense campaigns are completely absent of any Operation Modifiers.

Liberation Campaign

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Our enemies have forced conflict upon this region. There can be no peace until they are defeated.

— Planet Description under enemy control

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This city is under enemy control, it must be reclaimed in the name of Freedom.

— Region Description under enemy control

Defense Campaign

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The Terminid swarm has descended on this planet and threatens to infest it.
We must repel this vile incursion before it is too late!

— Planet Description under Terminid Attack

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An Automaton invasion fleet is attacking this planet.
We must repel the invading forces before it is too late!

— Planet Description under Automaton attack

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The Illuminate are attempting to steal this planet from our citizens. We must repel them before it is too late!

— Planet Description under Illuminate attack

High-Priority Campaign

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The Terminid Control System is complete. All across the planet, Termicide Dispersion Towers await activation. This planet won't be completely immunised from the Terminids until every single Tower is activated.

— Planet Description during the Activate TCS Event

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While most Terminids were killed by the Termicide, some survived and adapted. Now, they threaten to evolve further and take over the entire planet. Every Termicide Dispersion Tower on this planet must be shut down as soon as possible.

— Planet Description during the Deactivate TCS Event

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We must seize this opportunity to destroy the Terminid Supercolony. Helldivers across the planet will deploy with a limited supply of the exotic matter known as Dark Fluid, and insert it at critical points in the planet's crust.
Once critical mass is reached, the planet will collapse into a black hole, destroying the threat to Liberty once and for all.

— Planet Description during the Destroy Meridia Event

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The Gloom may hold the key to stopping the Illuminate from moving the Meridian Singularity. A scientific expedition is being conducted to this planet, at extreme cost and risk. The Helldivers must secure every scrap of useful data on the Gloom.

— Planet Description during a Gloom Research Expedition

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This planet is so thoroughly infested that it appears to be a single interconnected Terminid hive. Gloom spores originate from somewhere inside this planet.
It is difficult to predict what threats will be encountered on this planet. The Helldivers must delve into the enemy's caves to expunge their secrets. Reclaim the Hive World and free our citizens from the terror of the Gloom.

— Planet Description while Liberating a Hive World

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We have discovered extensive Automaton mining and processing operations on this previously uninhabited planet. This lava-covered world is rich in mineral resources, but constant eruptions and a noxious atmosphere makes it unsuitable for human habitation.
The Automatons are recklessly exploiting the natural riches of this planet, stealing them from our citizens and transforming them into tools of Socialist oppression. We must stop them, annex their industry, and seize their stolen goods.

— Planet description while liberating a Magma planet

Invasion Campaign

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The Illuminate are spreading across this planet, seizing our colonies and citizens. They must be expunged.

— Planet Description under Illuminate invasion

Recon Campaign

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Super Earth will not liberate Recon campaign planets, but they will remain available as long as the sector is active.

— Planet Description with an active Recon Campaign

Main Objectives

Also known as Primary Objectives. Mission Objectives can be completed at various difficulties.

The Mission Objectives that can be completed on any planet regardless of which enemy occupies the planet. Main Objective completions are rewarded with 500 Requisition Slips and 100 Experience. This is before any Difficulty multipliers are applied. Successful Extraction is not required to gain the reward at the end of the mission.

Icon	Mission	Difficulty
	Terminate Illegal Broadcast	Trivial and Easy only
	Pump Fuel To ICBM	Trivial and Easy only
	Upload Escape Pod Data	Trivial and Easy only
	Spread Democracy	Any
	Conduct Geological Survey	Easy +
	Launch ICBM	Medium +
	Retrieve Valuable Data	Medium +
	Blitz: Search and Destroy	Medium +
	Emergency Evacuation	Medium +
	Retrieve Essential Personnel (Defense Exclusive) (Currently Disabled)	Any
	Evacuate High-Value Assets (Defense Exclusive)	Hard +

Terminid Specific

Mission Objectives that can only be completed on planets that are occupied by Terminids.

Icon	Mission	Difficulty
	Eliminate Brood Commanders	Trivial and Easy only
	Eliminate Chargers	Medium only
	Eliminate Impaler	Hard only
	Eliminate Bile Titans	Challenging and Hard only
	Activate E-710 Pumps	Easy and Medium only
	Purge Hatcheries	Easy +
	Enable E-710 Extraction	Challenging +
	Nuke Nursery	Challenging +
	Activate Terminid Control System (Event)	Easy +
	Deactivate Terminid Control System (Event)	Any
	Deploy Dark Fluid (Event)	Any
	Eradicate Terminid Swarm	Easy + (Defense only), Medium +
	Restore Air Quality	Any
	Cleanse Infested District	Any
	Extract E-711	Any
	Conduct Mobile E-711 Extraction	Any
	Destroy Spore Lung	Any
	Restart Pumps	Any

Automaton Specific

Mission Objectives that can only be completed on planets occupied by Automatons.

Icon	Mission	Difficulty
	Destroy Transmission Network	Trivial to Medium only
	Eliminate Devastators	Trivial and Easy only
	Eliminate Automaton Hulks	Medium only
	Eliminate Automaton Factory Strider	Challenging to Extreme only
	Sabotage Supply Bases	Any
	Sabotage Air Base	Medium +
	Eradicate Automaton Forces	Easy + (Defense only), Medium +
	Destroy Command Bunkers	Hard +
	Neutralize Orbital Defenses	Hard +
	Rapid Acquisition	Medium +
	Seize Industrial Complex	Any
	Annex Untapped Mineral Sites	Any
	Confiscate Assets	Any
	Blitz: Destroy Bio-Processors	Hard +
	Sabotage Orgo-Plasma Synthesis	Any

Illuminate Specific

Mission Objectives that can only be completed on planets occupied by the Illuminate.

Icon	Mission	Difficulty
	Evacuate Colonists	Any
	Retrieve Recon Craft Intel	Any
	Free Colony	Any
	Blitz: Destroy Illuminate Warp Ships	Medium+
	Destroy Harvesters	Medium only
	Repel Invasion Fleet (Defense Exclusive)	Medium+
	Take Down Overship	Any

Story-Based Objectives

Mission Objectives only available during certain Major Orders.

Icon	Mission	Difficulty
	Activate Terminid Control System (Event)	Easy +
	Deactivate Terminid Control System (Event)	Any
	Deploy Dark Fluid (Event)	Any
	Extract Research Probe Data	Any
	Collect Meteorological Data	Any
	Collect Gloom-Infused Oil	Any
	Blitz: Secure Research Site	Any
	Collect Gloom Spore Readings	Any
	Chart Terminid Tunnels	Any

Optional Objectives

Optional Objectives, also referred to as Tactical Objectives are additional goals to complete within a mission. Spawning 1-5 depending on difficulty and faction, completing these Objectives potentially unlocks in-mission rewards, or removing negative in-mission planetary effects. Optional Objective completions are rewarded with 200 Requisition Slips and 50 Experience, with an exception for the "Destroy High-Value Target" objective, which will award the players with 222 Experience but no Requisition Slips. This is before any Difficulty multipliers are applied. Successful Extraction is not required to gain the reward at the end of the mission, with the sole exception of Retrieve Mutant Larva.

Aside for discovering and reactivating a Radar Station, there are some methods to discover the locations of Optional Objective, alongside one clear indicator telling if mission has a SEAF Artillery to begin with

• Attentive Helldivers can memorize the location of all hotzones shown during mission "Briefing" to narrow down location of undiscovered Optional Objectives since these hotzones are not highlighted on the mission minimap. Many of these objectives can be identified with the topographical drawing on the minimap.
  • During loadout selection, the SEAF Artillery is displayed as a standard issue stratagem if a SEAF Artillery site has been placed on the mission map. If this stratagem is missing, then the map does not have a SEAF Artillery site.

Symbol	Name	Difficulty	Faction	Effect	Goal	Completion Effect
	SEAF Artillery	Easy +	Super Earth Federation	No hostile effect.	Activate, load, and arm artillery cannon.	Grants Helldivers access to 5 shared uses of the SEAF Artillery stratagem. Shell type is determined by load order, with the first shell inserted being the first stratagem available.
	Radar Station	Easy +			Activate tower by raising and aligning dish.	Reveals all Minor Places of Interest and Optional Objectives on the Map.
	Mobile Radar	Easy + (Only found on Hive Worlds)			Activate radar by pressing a button to turn on the radar.	Reveals all Minor Places of Interest and Optional Objectives on the Map. Reveals the layout of a cave structure.
	SEAF SAM Site	Easy +			Activate SAM by interacting with the terminal.	Attempts to shoot down Dropships, Gunships, and Warp Ships.
	Upload Escape Pod Data	Medium +			Upload data via Upload Data Stratagem.	No additional effect.
	Launch ICBM				Complete the launch sequence
	Destroy Rogue Research Station	Easy +			Destroy Structure (see page for details).
	Terminate Illegal Broadcast	Medium +
	Spore Spewer	Easy +	Terminid Horde	Obscures vision with a dense fog.	Destroy Structure (see page for details).	Removes dense fog from affected area.
	Stalker Lair	Challenging +		Periodically releases Stalkers.		Stops spawning Enemies. Individual Stalker holes count toward the Blitz: Search And Destroy "Find and close any active Terminid holes" main objective.
	Shrieker Nest	Challenging +		While Helldivers are within 130m of the Structure; periodically spawns Shriekers.		Stops spawning Enemies. Individual Shrieker towers count toward the Blitz: Search And Destroy "Find and close any active Terminid holes" main objective.
	Retrieve Mutant Larva	Medium +		Periodically attracts Terminids to its location.	Extract while carrying the larva.	No additional effect.
	Exterminate Terminids			No hostile effect.	Eliminate Terminids.
	Destroy High-Value Target	Suicide Mission +		A Hive Lord will besiege the Helldivers.	Eliminate the Hive Lord.	The Hive Lord's impact on the mission will be neutralized.
	Detector Tower	Easy +	Automaton Legion	Scans for Helldivers, summoning bot drops if one is detected.	Destroy Structure (see page for details).	Removes hostile effect.
	Mortar Emplacement	Medium +		Attacks Helldivers within 150m - 20m of itself.
	Stratagem Jammer	Medium +		Disables the use of all Stratagems in a radius of 150m.
	Anti-Air Emplacement	Easy +		Disables the use of all Eagle Stratagems in a radius of 150m.
	Gunship Facility	Hard +		Periodically releases Gunships.		Stops spawning Enemies. Individual Gunship fabricators count toward the Blitz: Search And Destroy "Find and destroy any active Automaton fabricators" main objective.
	Intercept Convoy	Suicide Mission +		Periodically releases Automaton Legion forces.	Destory the convoy before it can reach its destination	Stops spawning Enemies.
	Enemy Bio-Processors	Medium +		No hostile effect.	Destroy Structure (see page for details).	No additional effect.
	Destroy Transmission Network	Medium +
	Destroy Fuel Reserves	Medium +
	Destroy Stockpiled Ammunition	Medium +
	Eliminate Automaton Hulk	Medium only		A Hulk Obliterator is present in the mission area	Eliminate the Hulk	Removes the Hulk Obliterator from the mission
	Purge Illuminate	Medium +	The Illuminate	No hostile effect.	Eliminate Overseers.	No additional effect.
	Cognitive Disruptor	Easy +		Obscures the names and changes the inputs of all Stratagems within 200 meters	Disable Structure by destroying nearby power sources.	Removes hostile effect.

Enemy Outposts

Enemy Outposts are structures that occur within a mission that are characterized by the presence of various spawn structures, which will continually spawn enemies until destroyed. They often contain a number of enemies guarding the spawn structures, and will also generally contain various supplies and samples. Destroying all spawn structures within the outpost qualifies as destroying the outpost, which will reward the player with additional Experience and Requisition Slips on mission completion.

Unlike optional objectives, completing the Radar Station optional objective will not reveal the locations of nests, but can often be identified by the red hostile area markings on the map when not under the effect of the Atmospheric Spores Operation Modifier.

Symbol	Name	Faction	Effect	Goal
	Terminid Nest	Terminid	Periodically spawns Scavengers, Warriors, Hive Guards, Bile Spitters, Pouncers, Hunters or Bile Titans.	Close all bug holes.
	Automaton Outpost	Automaton	Periodically spawns Troopers.	Destroy all Fabricators.
	Illuminate Encampment	Illuminate	Periodically spawns Voteless.	Destroy Illuminate Ships.

Mission Result

Missions count as successful if the main objective was complete; otherwise, they are treated as a failure which is possible if the Super Destroyer leaves low orbit before the main objective is completed. Not all five stars are available on every difficulty.

Mission Result

% required	Success Rating	Failure Rating
100%	Gallantry Beyond Measure	N/A
80%	Superior Valour	Costly Failure
60%	Honorable Duty	Honorable Duty
40%	Unremarkable Performance
20%	Disappointing Service
0%	N/A	Disgraceful Conduct

Major Orders

All Helldivers are given Major Orders to complete. Usually there is only one Major Order active at a time, sometimes with gaps in between orders. All individual Helldivers contribute to the completion of the Major Order.

Minor Orders / Strategic Opportunities

The Helldivers may also receive orders during Major Orders, it's completion rewarding surplus stratagem usage instead of the usual Medals.

Personal Orders

All Helldivers are given optional Personal Orders to complete. Personal Orders reset every 24 hours, and each Helldiver completes the Personal Order individually.