How To Beat Every Terminid Enemy Type

In Helldivers 2, you play as an elite soldier defending the liberty of Tremendous Earth on this nice sci-fi shooter. Defending it from what you ask? Effectively, large alien bugs and baby-stealing robots, in fact! Terminids are the primary of two factions gamers will meet in Helldivers 2, and boy are they a doozy. From the standard Scavenger to the mighty Bile Titan, every has its personal conduct and weaknesses to concentrate on.

And, whereas these enemy sorts do an awesome job of holding the missions feeling recent, the sport would not presently have an in-game codex with which to study them. Because of this gamers are turning to guides like this one. Hold studying for recommendations on find out how to battle Terminids, the sorts of Terminids in Helldivers 2, methods for coping with every, and a picture of every enemy kind to assist gamers acknowledge it.

Up to date by Abigail Angell on April 5, 2024: As gamers uncover extra about every enemy kind, and new patches roll out, a few of the info on this listing turns into incomplete or outdated. To take care of a excessive diploma of accuracy for our readers, now we have up to date this text with all the brand new suggestions and tips for the Terminid Enemy sorts.

Normal Suggestions For Preventing Terminids

Terminids, just like the Zerg from Starcraft, are enemies that depend on numbers to succeed. Consequently, lots of the enemies of their faction will not be notably scary on their very own, however they thrive in an surroundings of chaos and confusion. Being overwhelmed means demise in opposition to Terminids, so clearing out smaller enemies earlier than they’ll construct up — and shutting off their spawn factors — are one of the best methods. Moreover, Hearth and Incendiary harm is rather more efficient in opposition to Terminids – the Flamethrower Assist Weapon or the Napalm Eagle Airstrike are nice on Terminid missions.

How To Shut Nests & Bug Breaches

You will encounter two principal spawn factors for Terminids: Nests and Bug Breaches.

• Nests are often discovered as facet targets throughout missions (they’ll typically be a principal goal as properly) — when you get near alert enemies close to nests, Terminids will proceed to spawn from Nests till they’re destroyed. Nests are sometimes present in clusters with different nests (3-5 often) that emit an orange glow with smoke pouring out of them.
• Bug Breaches sometimes seem throughout an encounter with an enemy patrol — you may see one of many Terminids emit a stream of orange smoke, after which a second later, you may obtain the ‘Bug Breach Detected’ warning on the prime of the display screen. Shortly after, a bigger column of orange smoke will billow up from the precise level of the Bug Breach.

To shut Terminid Nests, and thus forestall extra enemies from spawning, throw a grenade down the opening or drop an Orbital Strike Stratagem instantly on prime. If this has efficiently eliminated the Nest, the orange smoke it emits will disappear.

All Terminid Enemy Sorts

There are presently eight sorts of Terminid Enemies in Helldivers 2:

1. Scavengers
2. Warriors
3. Hunters
4. Stalkers
5. Bile Spewers
6. Bile Titans
7. Chargers
8. Brood Commanders

Every enemy is distinct in look and conduct, that means an skilled participant ought to have the ability to determine on their technique as quickly as they see the enemy. A trait that’s welcome in any good Tactical Shooter.

How To Beat Scavengers

Scavengers are the smallest of the Terminids, and the commonest. You’ll be able to anticipate them to make up the majority of patrols and breaches. There are two sorts of Scavengers – normal and Bile Scavengers. The Bile Scavengers are inexperienced, and shoot a ranged acid assault.

They’re straightforward to kill attributable to their small well being pool and lack of armor, and most weapons will achieve this rapidly. Nevertheless, permitting a big quantity to construct up is harmful, as their harm remains to be substantial and so they can overwhelm you.To keep away from this destiny, don’t ignore them in favor of bigger enemies, or make the most of Stratagems such because the Tesla Tower to maintain them from getting shut.

How To Beat Warriors

Warriors are the marginally more durable, bigger Terminids you may encounter in the course of the tutorial. These creatures have reasonable armor and extra HP than their Scavenger counterparts. Nevertheless, they don’t seem to be very quick, and so they lack a ranged assault. One of the simplest ways to take care of them is to headshot them earlier than you are ever in vary of their claws.

Warrior Variants

There are two variants of the Warrior Enemy Kind:

• The Hive Guard
• The Bile Warrior

The Hive Guard is a Warrior that’s crimson as an alternative of brown and is discovered primarily round Terminid Nest entrances. These enemies battle with totally different ways and will hunker down behind their heavy front-facing armor when taking direct hearth. To counter this, a crew of Helldivers can flank to the unprotected rear of the creature, you possibly can name down an Orbital Strike on them, or you should use a gun with Medium Armor Penetration to take them head-on.

The Bile Warrior, in distinction, solely seems as soon as you start enjoying on the problem stage Difficult and above. This enemy seems to be like a tiny model of the Bile Titan and has a glowing inexperienced sac of caustic bile on its underbelly. Whereas it doesn’t spit, it is going to explode when killed. This may simply kill a close-by Helldiver, so it’s suggested to kill these enemies at vary each time potential.

How To Beat Hunters

Hunters are agile enemies vulnerable to dodging incoming hearth. They leap round when threatened, often springing into the center of your squad for a swipe at you. This may make them annoying, but it surely’s nothing a very good AoE cannot repair. Whereas these creatures have sharp reflexes for avoiding direct hearth, they’re much less involved about assaults close to them — if an explosive projectile is aimed subsequent to them, not at them, they’re going to be simpler to take down. Examples of excellent weapons in opposition to Hunters embrace grenades, grenade launchers, or crimson explosive barrels discovered close to factors of curiosity on the map.

Hunter Variants

The Hunter may spawn because the Pouncer/Hopper variant, starting at problem stage Medium and above. This variant is smaller than the usual Hunter, and spawns in teams of as much as seven. Their ways look like surrounding and flanking Helldivers earlier than leaping in for coordinated assaults. This makes them harmful if you’re in an space with restricted escape routes. Staying collectively, watching your teammate’s backs, and remaining in open areas with clear sightlines is one of the best technique.

How To Beat Shriekers

Comparable in look to Hunters, Shriekers are a uncommon Terminid enemy kind solely discovered when a Shrieker’s Nest has spawned on the map. These enemies, named for his or her screaming, alert different close by enemies of the participant’s presence earlier than diving to assault with their claws. Missions with Shrieker Nests may have them as an elective goal, and shutting them is similar to a standard Terminid Nest. You’ll solely see Shriekers within the neighborhood of the nest, that means that there’s certainly one close by in case you see this enemy.

To kill Shriekers, Turrets, and long-range weapons are your finest buddies. The Gatling Gun or Machine Gun Sentries can take these enemies out with their auto-targeting skills. You can too shoot them down with the Antimaterial Rifle or a main gun with Medium Armor Penetration, though their quick erratic actions could make this tough.

How To Beat Stalkers

Stalkers are one of many first enemies within the Terminid faction to require cautious technique. These enemies are fragile, however they’re able to turning into invisible and really quick. If they’ll get in vary of utilizing their claws, the outcomes are devastating. Widespread Stalker ways embrace utilizing the distraction of teams of Scavengers to sneak up on gamers, or staying on the outskirts of the battle till a participant wanders away from the group.

In each instances, one of the best technique of coping with a Stalker is to maintain your eyes peeled and stick collectively. Stalkers can not stay invisible for lengthy, that means you may get an opportunity to shoot them earlier than they strike.

How To Beat Bile Spewers

Bile Spewers are gross, bloated creatures that spit acid at you and your squad. This acid is sufficient to rapidly kill you, and it should be dodged utilizing a well-timed dive or Leap Pack. As soon as the Bile Spewer has spewed its acid, there seems to be a brief cooldown throughout which you’ll be able to take it out. Ideally, utilizing a reasonably highly effective weapon (equivalent to an EAT, Spear, Railgun, or Recoilless Rifle) on the spewer’s glowing hindquarters must be used to preserve ammunition. It is a weak spot.

Bile Spewer Variants

The Nursing Bile Spewer is a extra evenly armored, orangish enemy that in any other case resembles the usual Bile Spewer. The Nursing Bile Spewer is commonest on Medium stage problem and is barely simpler to kill and dodge than its normal counterpart. All methods utilized in preventing normal Bile Spewers additionally apply to Nursing Bile Spewers.

How To Beat Bile Titans

Bile Titans are, because the identify suggests, large beasts intent on destruction. They’ve massive well being swimming pools, appreciable armor, and a caustic ranged assault that may simply end careless Helldivers. Consequently, gamers have centered on methods to take out these titanic threats.

The simple means is, in fact, to riddle them with bullets and Orbital Strikes till they flip into bug mist. Should you really feel notably courageous, you possibly can intention photographs into their open mouths simply earlier than they spit, as this can be a weak spot.

Killing Bile Titans With Hellpods

Arguably the extra enjoyable choice, nonetheless, is to name down a Hellpod of some variety on prime of them. Bile Titans are a very good candidate for this technique, as they’re very massive and gradual. Resupply Stratagems, Assist Weaponry Stratagems, and (most hilariously) a respawning participant can insta-kill a Bile Titan if aimed appropriately.

How To Beat Chargers

Chargers are closely armored Terminids that act equally to a raging bull. They are going to run at excessive speeds towards you from a distance, probably flattening you in the event that they join. With out Stratagems, your solely choice is to dive out of the way in which when the cost happens, and attempt to rating photographs on the uncovered rear of the creature in between. This makes Chargers one of the crucial feared enemies in Helldivers 2 — particularly when coping with a number of at a time.

Nevertheless, in case you would fairly skip the diving roulette, then you possibly can put money into a Leap Pack. This Stratagem is offered when you attain Degree 8 from the Hangar, and it permits you to vault up over Chargers, partitions, and different pesky obstacles on the drop of a hat. It does take up your backpack slot, however a single participant with the Stratagem outfitted can name it down a number of instances and hand out the Leap Packs to your complete squad.

How To Kill A Charger The Sensible Method

To additional trivialize this initially fearsome enemy, gamers have found three methods for rapidly killing a Charger.

1. You’ll be able to bait a Charger into operating at a Terminid Nest entrance, which can destroy the nest and the Charger.
2. A Railgun, EAT, or Recoiless Rifle shot can destroy a Charger’s armor, opening one other weak spot so that you can shoot (and even killing it outright).
3. A complete canister of the Flamethrower can take out a Charger, no matter which a part of the physique it’s geared toward.

The Charger Variant: the Behemoth

Chargers, along with being robust of their normal kind, have a nasty variant referred to as the Behemoth. Because the identify would suggest, these Terminids have even heavier armor than their normal counterparts. You’ll be able to distinguish them by the longer tusks on the Charger’s head.

Fortunately, these enemies solely spawn as a part of particular missions, such because the Emergency Evacuation Mission, or because the goal within the Elimination Goal Mission. To kill a Behemoth, you may must depend on highly effective stratagems such because the Orbital Laser, a 500 Kg Bomb, or 2–3 photographs from the Quasar Cannon.

How To Beat Brood Commanders

Brood Commanders use pheromones and claw gestures to direct different Terminids. You are more likely to meet them early on within the recreation, as they’re the goal in a number of Terminid Missions. When a Brood Commander is lively, you possibly can anticipate different enemies to behave extra intelligently and assault with elevated coordination. Consequently, whereas the Brood Commander is not instantly harmful, it’s a high-priority goal as a result of it makes different enemies extra harmful.

Brood Commanders are massive, reddish, and closely armored enemies that can’t be taken out together with your Major and Secondary Weapons simply. As an alternative, a Assist Weapon equivalent to a Machine Gun, Flamethrower, or Rocket Launcher is usually recommended.

Trying to customise your gameplay expertise a bit extra in Helldivers 2? Try our explainer detailing the totally different problem sorts within the recreation.