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Helldivers 2: Armor Passive Tier List

Author : Sebastian

Feb 12,2025

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 armor passives – powerful perks significantly impacting gameplay. This guide provides a complete list and tier list of all 14 armor passives (as of game version 1.002.003), helping you optimize your loadouts for any mission. Note that only body armor possesses passives; helmets and capes are standard.

Helldivers 2 Armor Passives

All Armor Passives and Their Effects:

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 (e.g., headshots); prevents chest injuries (e.g., 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 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.
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:

Helldivers 2 Armor Passive Tier List

Tier	Armor Passive	Rationale
S	Engineering Kit	Significantly increases utility; crucial for destroying objectives and controlling crowds.
	Med-Kit	Dramatically improves survivability, especially when combined with the Experimental Infusion booster.
	Siege-Ready	Boosts ammo capacity and reload speed, making it invaluable for sustained combat, especially with high-consumption weapons.
A	Democracy Protects	Excellent early-game survivability; provides a significant chance to negate lethal hits.
	Extra Padding	Provides a consistent boost to overall damage resistance.
	Fortified	Highly effective against Automatons, mitigating explosive damage and improving weapon effectiveness against them.
	Servo-Assisted	Ideal for ranged stratagem deployment and increased survivability against Terminid claw attacks.
B	Peak Physique	Situational; melee combat is generally avoided, but the weapon handling improvement offers some benefit.
	Inflammable	Effective against fire-weak enemies and in fire-heavy environments.
	Scout	Useful for revealing enemy positions, but lacks broader utility compared to other passives.
C	Acclimated	Limited value due to the specialized elemental damage types of each faction; rarely will you face all four elements simultaneously.
	Advanced Filtration	Only beneficial for gas-focused builds, and the overall impact is not substantial.
	Electrical Conduit	Primarily useful against the Illuminate, but other passives offer greater overall effectiveness.
	Unflinching	Minimal impact on combat effectiveness; the reduction in camera shake and recoil is barely noticeable.

This tier list and information should help you tailor your Helldivers 2 experience to your preferred playstyle and mission objectives. Remember to adapt your armor passive choices based on the specific challenges each mission presents.