Armor Passives
Armor Passives are special bonuses or effects that are unique to specific armor sets in the game. These passives provide additional benefits to the Helldiver when wearing the corresponding armor, altering their gameplay experience. Some passives offer improved combat capabilities, such as increased resistance to certain types of damage or recoil reduction, while others provide utility enhancements, like increased inventory capacity or improved stealth proficiency.
Standard Issue
Standard Issue equipment provides ‘No additional bonuses.’ according to the Armory description. This equipment has no benefits or drawbacks. All helmets and capes in the game are Standard Issue.
Armor Passives
Armor Passives can impact survival and combat effectiveness. When selecting an Armor Passive, Helldivers may consider not only personal preferences and playstyle but also the mission objectives, enemy types, and team composition to maximize the benefits of the chosen passive. Armor Passives can influence the difficulty or strategies deployed, as each passive offers unique advantages that cater to different situations. By selecting passives that complement each other, a well-coordinated team can create a complimentary loadout that enhances their overall performance.
Democracy Protects
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Democracy Protects | 50% chance to not die when taking lethal damage. Prevents all damage from bleeding if chest hemorrhages. |
Democracy Protects grants a 50% chance for the Helldiver to survive fatal damage. This empowers the wearer to survive attacks that would otherwise be lethal, such as head shots from Cannon Turrets.
The passive also prevents internal bleeding if the chest is injured.
Electrical Conduit
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Electrical Conduit | Provides 95% resistance to arc damage. |
Electrical Conduit reduces damage taken from arc attacks by 95%, allowing the wearer to survive multiple strikes. This is useful for protecting against fellow Helldiver weaponry, as neither Terminids or Automatons deal arc damage.
Engineering Kit
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Engineering Kit | Further reduces recoil when crouching or prone by 30%. Increases initial inventory and holding capacity of grenades by +2. |
Engineering Kit increases the wearer's grenade capacity by two. So the Helldiver deploys with 5/6 instead of 3/4 grenades. And with Hellpod Space Optimization (booster), 6/6 grenades.
This passive (and Fortified) also reduces firearms' vertical recoil, but not the horizontal or the Helldiver's sway. Even while standing, the recoil is reduced as much as crouching without the passive; contrary to what the description states.[1]
Extra Padding
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Extra Padding | Provides a higher armor rating. |
Extra Padding adds 50 points to the Helldiver's armor rating. Improving defense without impacting speed or stamina regeneration. If the total body armor rating exceeds 100 points, the Helldiver takes less head damage.
Fortified
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Fortified | Further reduces recoil when crouching or prone by 30%. Provides 50% resistance to explosive damage. |
Fortified increases survivability against explosion damage, e.g, spit attacks from Bile or Nursing Spewers.
This passive (and Engineering Kit) also reduces firearms' vertical recoil, but not the horizontal or the Helldiver's sway. Even while standing, the recoil is reduced as much as crouching without the passive; contrary to what the description states.[1]
Med-Kit
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Med-Kit | Increases initial inventory and holding capacity of stims by +2. Increases stim effect duration by 2.0s. |
Med-Kit increases the wearer's stim capacity by two. So the Helldiver deploys with 4/6 instead of 2/4 stims. And with Hellpod Space Optimization (booster), 6/6 stims.
It also increases stim effect duration by two seconds, allowing the wearer to outlast damage-over-time attacks such as fire or Orbital Gas Strikes.
Peak Physique
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Peak Physique | Increases melee damage by 50%. Improves weapons handling with less drag on weapon movement. |
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Scout
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Scout | Markers placed on the map will generate radar scans every 2.0s. Reduces range at which enemies can detect the wearer by 30%. |
The Scout passive decreases the Helldiver's overall detection range from enemies. It can be used to clear objectives and gather loot with less enemy disruption.
Markers placed on the map will generate enemy radar scans every other second. This technique can be used to locate patrols and find or avoid enemies, but not to discover POIs.
Servo-Assisted
| Icon | Name | Armory Description |
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Servo-Assisted | Increases throwing range by 30%. Provides +50% limb health. |
Servo-Assisted increases the throwing range of stratagems and grenades by 30%.
It also improves limb health by 50%, the head and torso remain unaffected.
Change History
1.000.403
2024-06-25
Fixes
- Fixed Peak Physique armor passive not properly affecting weapon ergonomics.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 cashcrop_ (2024). I tested ALL ARMOR TYPES and PASSIVES in HELLDIVERS 2 so you don't have to if you don't want to (https://youtu.be/_xoBOfAgBmw&t=184). YouTube.