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Helldivers 2: Armor Passive Tier List

Author：Kristen Update：Feb 21,2025

Helldivers 2 Armor Passives: A Comprehensive Guide and Tier List

Helldivers 2 categorizes armor into light, medium, and heavy, impacting mobility and defense. However, the real game-changer lies in the armor passives – powerful perks significantly affecting gameplay. This guide provides a complete list of all passives and a tier list to optimize your strategic choices.

All Armor Passives and Their Effects:

The following table details each of the 14 armor passives available in Helldivers 2 (as of the 1.002.003 game version). 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 (like 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.

Helldivers 2 Armor Passive Tier List:

This tier list ranks 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 for various tasks: sealing bug holes, destroying fabricators/warp ships, and utilizing thermites or stun grenades.
	Med-Kit	Significantly boosts survival; synergizes exceptionally well with the Experimental Infusion booster, essentially granting near-death immunity.
	Siege-Ready	Substantially improves ammo management and reload times, making it ideal for handling large enemy groups, particularly with high-ammo weapons.
A	Democracy Protects	Provides a strong defense boost, especially early game, increasing survivability against lethal damage.
	Extra Padding	Offers consistent armor rating improvement, increasing overall damage resistance.
	Fortified	Exceptionally useful against Automatons, mitigating damage from rockets and enhancing weapon effectiveness against robotic enemies.
	Servo-Assisted	Highly effective against Terminids; the increased throwing range allows for safe stratagem deployment and grenade use, while also reducing injury from claw attacks.
B	Peak Physique	While useful for reduced weapon drag, melee combat is generally avoided; its effectiveness is limited compared to other options.
	Inflammable	Best suited for fire-based builds and missions with fire-related hazards; provides significant benefit against Terminids and Illuminate.
	Scout	Useful for revealing enemy positions, but its value is diminished by not highlighting points of interest or side objectives.
C	Acclimated	Limited usefulness due to the rarity of encountering all four elemental damage types (acid, electrical, fire, gas) in a single mission.
	Advanced Filtration	Only beneficial for gas-focused builds, and even then, the overall impact is relatively minor.
	Electrical Conduit	Primarily effective against Illuminate, but other options are generally superior, unless friendly fire is a major concern.
	Unflinching	The reduction in camera shake and recoil is minimal and doesn't significantly improve combat effectiveness.

This guide and tier list should help you make informed decisions when selecting armor passives in Helldivers 2, maximizing your survival and success in the face of alien threats. Remember that the optimal passive choice often depends on the specific mission and your chosen playstyle.

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