Helldivers 2: Armor Passive Tier List

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Helldivers 2: Armor Passive Tier List

Mar 04,25

Helldivers 2 Armor Passives: A Comprehensive Guide and Tier List

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

All Armor Passives and Their Effects

The game currently boasts 14 armor passives, each shaping your playstyle and effectiveness. Remember, only body armor grants these passives; helmets and capes offer no additional bonuses.

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 (like headshots); prevents chest injuries (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 revealing nearby enemies.
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.

Armor Passive Tier List (Version 1.002.003)

This tier list assesses 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; close bug holes, destroy fabricators, use thermites, stun-lock enemies.
	Med-Kit	Increased healing frequency significantly boosts survival, especially with Experimental Infusion.
	Siege-Ready	Improved ammo and reload speed excels against large enemy groups, particularly with high-ammo weapons.
A	Democracy Protects	Strong early-game defense, increasing survival against lethal damage.
	Extra Padding	Consistent armor boost for overall damage resistance.
	Fortified	Highly useful generally, exceptional against Automatons; survives rockets and enhances weapons like the Machine Gun against bots.
	Servo-Assisted	Effective against Terminids; increased throwing range allows safe stratagem deployment and avoids claw injuries.
B	Peak Physique	Less useful due to the risk of melee combat; reduced drag is helpful against mobile enemies, but other methods exist.
	Inflammable	Ideal for fire-based builds, particularly effective against Terminids and Illuminate on fire-heavy planets.
	Scout	Useful for revealing enemy positions, but could benefit from highlighting objectives.
C	Acclimated	Situational; rarely will you face all four elemental damage types in one mission.
	Advanced Filtration	Only valuable for gas-focused builds, with limited overall benefit.
	Electrical Conduit	Only relevant against Illuminate, with better alternatives available unless friendly fire is a major concern.
	Unflinching	Minimal impact on combat effectiveness.

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