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Completing missions in Helldivers 2 Hive Worlds requires carefully planned builds to maximize the effectiveness of every equipment and stratagem slot available.
Introduced with the Helldivers 2 ‘Into The Unjust’ major update, Hive Worlds are the greatest challenge facing the soldiers of humanity. These Terminid planets are the bugs’ spawning grounds and the potential sources of Gloom. Liberating them means facing oppressive horrors like the Hive Lord and Dragon Roach, along with Rupture (burrowing) variants of Terminids in cave systems.
This guide lists all the weapons, stratagems, and tricks Helldivers can use to survive Hive Worlds and eradicate the bugs in their home ground.
Best Hive World Build and Loadout for Helldivers 2
Recommended Weapons
| Type | Loadout 1 | Loadout 2 | Loadout 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Scorcher/Purifier | Exploding Crossbow/Eruptor | Torcher/Cookout |
| Secondary | Ultimatum/Grenade Pistol | Crisper/Senator | Ultimatum/Grenade Pistol |
| Throwable | Gas/Incendiary | Thermite | Gas/Incendiary |
Recommended Armor
| Armor Rating | Passive | Passive Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Medium | Extra Padding | • Higher Armor Rating |
| Medium | Med-Kit | • +2 Stims • Stim durations increase by 2 seconds |
| Light | Siege-Ready | • +30% reload speed • +20% ammo capacity |
Recommended Stratagems
| Support | Assault | Demolisher | Hive Lord Hunter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Pack | Hover/Warp Pack | Supply Pack | Eagle 500Kg Bomb |
| Stalwart/Machine Gun | Quasar Cannon | Grenade Launcher | Strafing Run |
| Emancipator Exosuit | Emancipator Exosuit | Emancipator Exosuit | Disposable Anti-Tank |
| Gatling Sentry | Napalm Barrage | Portable Hellbomb | Jump/Hover/Warp Pack |
Recommended Strategy
There are two main strategies to follow while taking on Hive World missions:
- Cave Diving
- Hive Lord Hunting
For players struggling to complete Hive World missions, the Cave Diving strategy is recommended while avoiding the Hive Lord completely. The boss has very high health and requires the entire team to equip an armor-piercing loadout, which can make completing other objectives much more difficult.
Cave Diving
Cave diving means moving within the cave systems of the Hive World to avoid alerting the Hive Lord in the open desert. This strategy works with the Support, Assault, and Demolisher loadouts given above.
There are very few open spaces within the cave systems, so you won’t be able to call in stratagems once inside. This makes Supply Packs, Quasar Cannons, and Exosuits extremely valuable.
Call in all your stratagems before heading into the cave system, including resupply, as you may not be able to do so later. Use AoE damage-dealing weapons and throwables to quickly take out bugs clustering within the tight tunnel spaces.
Keep moving toward the objective while in the caves, as fighting in one place will quickly drain your resources, and Bug Breaches will open frequently. Once at the objective, look for spaces where the cave ceiling opens up, and deploy resupply and any turrets.
Tips and Tricks for Helldivers 2 Hive World Build
- Your build should have at least one source of reliable AoE damage to take advantage of bugs clustering close together within the cave tunnels.
- Shoot at Rupture bugs while they are tunneling with an AoE weapon. Doing so will force them to surface or even kill them underground. This is where weapons like the Scorcher, Purifier, Exploding Crossbow, and Eruptor shine.
- Calling in stratagems too close to the cave entrance can cause them to drop onto the cave roof.
- At least one person on your team should have a Supply Pack to restock Stims, ammo, and grenades.
- If your team already has Supply Packs, take the Shield Generator Backpack to greatly improve survivability, especially with light armor.
- The Ultimatum secondary is excellent for cave diving, as it can one-shot Bile Titans, Chargers, and large groups of bugs. Keep it reloaded to ensure you have both grenades when you resupply.
- Rupture Warriors have a medium armor shell on their heads. If you’re using a weapon with light armor penetration, aim for their body or tails instead. Better yet, use a primary weapon with medium armor penetration.
- Avoid the Hive Lord unless you are doing a challenge run.
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