Top 10 Best Underrated Stratagems, Weapons, and Armor for Helldive Difficulty Meta Tips and Tricks

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[@HGChaosNL]

Servo Armour is so underrated in this game, I exclusively wear the light servo armour every time. My squad starts clearing the map clockwise? I run counter clockwise with my 380, orbital laser, eagle smoke, and autocannon.

[@M-L450]

nice

[@Wythyrl]

I think a fun upgrade for a tree thats labeled literally stratagems could be like bug incense attracts bugs to the gem for concentrated death, EMP stuns all bot within a radius to keep em near the stratagems,

[@Redguns4life]

The Spear is the single-most useful problem solver in the game. The caveat is that it has the temperament of a teenager and will only work when it feels like it.

[@turkeychicken69]

Lmao that is the perfect explanation of the spear

[@LeftJoystick]

I’d give that specific title to the Orbital Laser. Spear can be #2. lol

[@Derzull2468]

@tiestofalljays The orbital laser is pretty reliable to me.

[@BeardGrizzly]

Just teenagers? Think you mean most of America. huehuehue. (Laff, ees joke.)

[@lukemehalick370]

It's positioning. I promise. If it won't lock on, it isn't seeing enough of whatever you are trying to lock on to. It has preset images in its AI. When it sees one after you aim it locks on, if it doesn't it wont. The yellow triangle thing , when it attempts lock on but backs out, you have to simply give it a better view.

[@davidyostrum604]

Diving while throwing strategems can consistently add 10-15m to your throw. Use it to throw 75+ meters with the servo armor!

[@sincere35s93]

You should make videos showcasing this! 🫡

[@exoterminator-01]

my record was 83m on near level ground, hella fun

[@OmniTron1000]

I've been doing this for a while, though I was never sure just how effective it was or if it was just a placebo effect. Good to hear confirmation.

[@DeepFriedBiscuits]

I'm glad to see other people do this too! It's been tough with people just turning to look at me like I'm an idiot when I throw them

[@R0GU351GN4L]

Yeah I do this often.

[@lucienmoolman8017]

It is always meta this meta that. Have you ever meta girl before?

[@TheGuyfromValhalla]

For real

[@hatsjer]

I don't care about the meta. I care about 1: Having fun, and 2: You being effective solo and/or as a team with the loadout you chose.

[@ComfortEagle-]

Only got 4 stratagem slots and you can be damn sure a girl isn't in any of them. Lol

[@FirstnameLastname-le9hq]

Bugs: Squish Em! Bots: Scrap Em! Women: Are Scary!

[@bananaman2814]

What is girl

[@drogo319]

For bug breaches, ppl sleep on the gas strike and napalm airstrike also. Both can be set on a bug breach and kill almost everything that comes out for 15sec.

[@Glorybast84]

Haha yes that is so funny. When I have to scream or write in caps "don't go near the gas on the spawns" when I miss a little and I have the gas land right in front of the bug holes and people are just standing there there even if they see that red beam of death

[@MAWaterston]

I felt like I was the only one carrying napalm strike specifically for this! So good for deleting breaches and territory control during extraction.

[@Carter_02]

I love using gas and the gatling barrage for breaches. It's op ill have to try the napalm, tho never gave it a chance

[@denodagor]

After I learned how good the Jump pack is I've not touched anything that requires a backpack to load.

[@stryker0ae]

Don't tell the autocannon fanboys that literally attack anyone who likes to play a jump pack build.

[@r_b42]

Do you use it against automatons? I feel like it's a great stratagem for bugs but to me it feels less useful against bots.

[@denodagor]

@@r_b42 It's definitely better for bugs. I don't play automatons very often, but it has uses: - Jumping away from chainsaws; - Jumping over tanks to shoot their back; - Jumping over walls to get inside a base faster and/or in stealth; - Jumping to high ground to snipe (the higher angle helps a lot with cover from bullets and missiles if they are all coming from one direction)

[@r_b42]

@@denodagor Haha, explains why I don't use it as much. I usually keep my distance with bots and use the orbital railcannon stratagem against tanks. If I'm that close, I've completely messed up. :) Thanks for sharing!

[@Jaxx0099]

Big jet pack fan although it is quite saddening I can’t use half the stratagem weapons

[@Joozies]

Hey! 👋🏼 Thanks for the shoutout. I’ll be sure to hit some jump pack shots for you.

[@thiccfila]

Hellllll yeah brother, I be catching them shorts man. Thank you

[@davidweaver4436]

I love the HMG emplacement. I just desperately wish it got the increased ammo and turning speed upgrades from the sentries, even if it was only like half effective. As of now, literally the only upgrade it gets is call in speed... which isn't terribly helpful.

[@Aegxs]

I’m not sure even that upgrade works correctly as of now

[@sidekic1109]

@@Aegxs Even if it did, it wouldn't be particularly useful since the HMG Emplacement REALLY demands that you throw it down before an engagement because of all the other upgrades don't effect it (health and turning speed for the most part)

[@Aegxs]

@@sidekic1109 I mean it’d be a useful upgrade if paired with shield gen relay. It’s a pretty good ambush protection combo

[@lunarsilvercrest4080]

That upgrade works and make it so much for helpful when you need the turret now and not after everything got wiped out as you wait for the deployment.

[@sidekic1109]

@@Aegxs that's provided you can make it back to the turret, or never left it anyway

[@PhaseShifter]

I love precision strike, really useful considering its low cooldown!

[@thiccfila]

It really is!

[@misspelled3677]

Paired with the stun grenades its really good

[@thenorrisrogersshow9927]

2 precision strikes and 1 eagle air strike will down a factory strider at full HP.

[@Spigele]

It'll become 5x better once orbitals can track strategems stuck to an enemy

[@PhaseShifter]

@@thenorrisrogersshow9927 wombocombo!

[@florentdonnet7825]

The EMS strike is also very underrated. An almost 20 seconds long stun on a 75 seconds cooldown. It's good against flamethrower Hulks or large groups of devastators, but it's extra good on bug breaches.

[@kinderx16_38]

Yeah it completely removes the threat from bug breaches aside from titans. But if there is a titan the team can easily line up shots since the small bugs won’t be on them When fire damage gets fixed I’ll go back to using incendiary breaker since that + ems kills a whole breach aside from heavies with like 2 mags

[@sinteleon]

Maybe, but I'm already using emp turret, which does the same (shorter stun, but fires often enough to restun) AND also acts as a decoy.

[@Magnusfication]

I love to combine it with the orbital gas strike. It has the same cooldown and since the target cant move out of the gas cloud, it does its maximum damage over time.

[@furiuscatpl5541]

I think people dont use ems strike because its better to just kill the Bugs rather to stun them

[@RAWDEAL064]

​​@Magnusfication came here to say this

[@riandickson5130]

I love the servo-assisted armor. Specifically for shutting down factories and nests without having to get too close

[@natalielee35]

I really wanted to like the servo armour but the extra 30ish throw distance I find lacking especially when the auto cannon or the new exploding rifle can take em out from 100m +

[@robertdelgado544]

For me it's one of those bonuses I don't wanna become used to lol

[@SakuraShuuichi]

Because the eruptor can destroy them with a good shot from even further, I stopped using the servo assisted, I mostly wear the medium scout armor and support my allies from the back. I tend to bring an eagle, a couple turrets and either the stalwart or the laser cannon for lighter targets at closer range. the reason i take the stalwart instead of the heavy machinegun or machinegun is simply i can reload it while running and i'm mainly using it for light targets in short bursts and the laser canon is just fun.

[@Andrew.Mac0007]

@@SakuraShuuichiyou can also run the arc thrower

[@purple8515]

i just do this strategy with the jump pack. its insanely useful in general and the extra throw distance is a nice little bonus.

[@literally_sillyy]

orbital airburst is literally the best thing I've taken on bugs. The only thing i have trouble with is occasionally thinking im out of range from the shrapnel, then dying lmao

[@atrane365]

For me, it's throwing it well into a patrol, and then watch my teammate run in

[@gauthiernatalashadow8327]

@@atrane365 It's natural selection. If they see a giant red laser from the sky indicating big boom and they run towards it, it's not our fault. We'll pick their samples and mourn them later, as the tips say.

[@discipleofdeath2517]

I have died to it more than I'd like to admit. That AOE is surprisingly wider than you'd expect lol.

[@I-am-Sofa-King]

Good news about the shrapnel....

[@kyze8284]

Second a breach opens we got two people throwing staggered orbital airbursts onto it. Turns small bugs into mush and the rest of us can remove titans and chargers unhindered

[@scoople6]

Knowing that the throw armor can do 60m from a standing position is a game changer for me as an artillery lover. 100% i'll be trying that tonight

[@brycemueller7330]

That's the first warbond I unlocked, and I haven't regretted it

[@99EKjohn]

I have gotten throws to 70-75 from flat ground before, 45 degree angle, moving forward, I'm pretty sure.

[@Saddaddy]

60m lying down, 70-75 while standing

[@TheFeralSnowBeast]

My favorite under-used stratagem for bug breaches is the gas strike. Heavier bugs like brood mothers will get out, but if the gas is right on the breach, you'll DOT kill almost all normal bugs.

[@conspiracy1914]

I use gas strike and put those small turret sentries that has a cool down of 77 secs. I only have to worry about heavies. too op for bugs that way

[@darby2314]

I love Jetpack with the shield generator relay. You can set up, drop your generator, obliterate bots from safety. Then if they manage to close in on you, you can boost away find a new set up location. It really enhances hit and run tactics.

[@JZblue9]

one thing i have literally never seen anybody do (other than takibo, but not for the reasons ill state) is slide. sliding is actually crazy useful for speeding up your gameplay, since your reticle will immediately start correcting to the center of your screen while sliding, allowing for slow ads weapons to be on target quickly, or allowing you to shoot while mobile instead of going down to ADS walk speed. of course, you can keep sprinting after the slide finishes. i think this trick is most useful with the eruptor and crossbow, as the eruptor's ads time is slow as hell, and crossbow users can keep moving so that they are rarely in range of their own explosion. slideshotting on crossbow also just feels so fun

[@slayzet4293]

I've been running fs28 eradicator armor which is light with fortify along with my trusty amr. Most of the time before im taking shots, i slide into crouch position and scope mid animation so i can help bit faster. It also works while running away as well. See a teammate who is in trouble. I slide and take shot or two before continue running as im being chased as well.

[@Hamppdur]

Yup this comment is 👌🏽 Also, helps so much with the AC recoil and feels hella badass sliding into a crouched to sling some death bricks.

[@drb0mb]

well no shit, I never noticed this was a mechanic but was doing it intuitively. Didn't see that it has a distinct animation from running -> crouch.

[@hazeltree7738]

Wait, you... You can slide? I didn't even know. It might be mentioned in the tutorial but I honestly completely forgot it was a thing

[@hobosorcerer]

A little underrated gem: the gas orbital strike can take out bot fabricators & bug holes if you throw them right up against 'em.

[@stephenlawrence554]

I love the precision strike, but something to note is that it suffers from the bug where even if you stick the beacon to an enemy, it will deploy to where it first landed, so it’s not super useful on a moving target

[@LyBryG]

Stun Grenade

[@Alpha1598753]

@@LyBryG strider and tank laugh at it and its what you usualy want to drop the orbital on

[@zwenkwiel816]

yeah it's weird how support weapons and shit do track a target if you stick the beacon on an enemy (or your own shield) but eagle/orbital strikes just hit where it first lands :S

[@Aegxs]

@@Alpha1598753tanks are so laughably slow you can actually stick them and get good effect with it, but for titans just try to treat it like a 500kg by drawing attention and dropping it on its head

[@PopersIRL]

​@@Alpha1598753 those both are large enough to hit despite them moving. and striders laugh off the precision strike dmg as well tbh

[@GalladeTheWarrior]

Orbital gas and Eagle napalm are both strategems that are great to call directly on top of bug breaches too.

[@sheesmcgwire6924]

if ur the host that is.

[@johnthetactician]

Gas and napalm usage will go up significantly once DoT effects apply consistently

[@batslav]

I like the gas strike a lot but too many times players just walk into it and die because they do not wait for the gas to disperse so i started to use airburst strike instead.

[@r_b42]

​@@sheesmcgwire6924Has this been confirmed? I'm occasionally using gas strike and I've never had any issues so far, although I'm almost never the host.

[@PaxEmpyrean]

It's worth mentioning that orbital gas destroys factories and bug holes if you hit them with it directly. Not bad for such a short cooldown.

[@somedude4087]

a thing to note about airburst its INSANELY heavily affected by the angle it comes in if you're away from the center of the map and too close you and your team are really damn likely to be taken out by it

[@PhaseShifter]

That jetpack accurate shots is insane! Thank you to Esper and you for sharing!

[@EsperTV]

I'm so glad more people get know about it! Its been a lot of fun!

[@agedcaskofcrits]

Also applies to grenades as well.

[@red11rus85]

QUICK TIP: If you want to "Calibrate" your throwing range, type respawn statagem. Yes, you can call it in if everyone is alive, AND it will show up for a limited time (around half a second) to see your max throwing distance. Costs nothing btw.

[@thiccfila]

that is a good tip, usually I throw extra support weapons or stratagems lol

[@mkv2718]

jump pack secret: everyone assumes it’s only useful to get up, but it’s also really useful to get down a slope or cliff really fast. why? because it always softens your landing no matter how high you go up. so use it to jump off of cliffs or slopes when running away and you’ll be miles away before anyone else can catch up to you. goes well with the AMR, as you can really get some distance if you use it while sprinting oh, and for bug spawn clearing, pair the burst with the gas strike. put the gas strikes between your self and 2 holes, or put the burst on one and the gas on the other and you can just clear up the stragglers after that.

[@lawrence6651]

Partially true, jump pack will eventually drop you as I learned the hard way (sorry for being 7 months late to this, you prob already know by now)

[@Womprat_]

JUMP PACK MENTIONED!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thiccfila]

you aren't accurate shooting while jumping with the pack

[@PhaseShifter]

@@thiccfila WE LOVE THE JETPACK!

[@someweeb3650]

jump pack is meta don't @ me

[@purple8515]

@@someweeb3650 i literally never run bots without it

[@someweeb3650]

@@purple8515 incredibly based, I usually run ballistic shield for bots

[@stellamarie32]

The Spear can consistently one shot Bile Titans of you've got the courage for it. Step 1 - shoot the titan with primary / secondary to get its attention. Step 2 - switch to Spear and stare it straight down from the direct front. Bait it into using the spit attack. Step 3 - one or two steps and a dive backwards, start aiming the Spear as you dive. It should always lock on from this angle + position. Shoot before it closes its mouth and you will consistently 1 shot it.

[@JessieJoseph-y1w]

Ive found great utility with the EMS orbital. Since the mortar version tends to target randomly, the orbital can be more precise making encounters with hordes of devastators more manageable. It also prevents Factory Striders from pooping out devastators.

[@Pyromaniac77777]

+1 for stopping factory striders from pooping

[@GamingAuth]

Dude reinforce your teammates lol😂

[@smuggles2124]

I've been running the throw armor so much lately and it's got some great uses. What you mentioned of using the mini map to plot out a long range toss on objectives is the coolest shit to me. Other things I like doing with it is sniping devastators with Impact nades and since I use the laser cannon a lot I stun hulks and heavy devastators from long range. Lastly when you're in a situation where you're running low af on stims and running from a crowd too large, being able to throw resupply further out and continue running as it drops in can save you more often than you'd think.

[@MaximusRexBooks]

It's my armor of choice as well! I always feel shortchanged when I throw a grenade or stratagem and it goes the "normal" distance...

[@afroamasiaca]

Don’t really need the map if you have line of sight; If you mark a target that icon has a range value underneath it

[@kathrynck]

Elevation plays a role as well. Don't get 'overly' focused only on the 2-D map distance. Similar for any weapon which has a travel arc (like grenade launcher). As soon as you aim up or down, your arc's gonna change.

[@smuggles2124]

@@afroamasiaca yeah but it’s cool when you don’t have line of sight like a bot base or something over a hill. It also helps to look at the map for orientation. There’s a certain heavy bug nest with only like 4 holes to close you can do so with one eagle doing the right angle and placement.

[@dannet5908]

got increased fire damage by 25% to my strategems and now run the flame thrower every bug mission and no one will stop me

[@yogaflame30]

Just got that 25% increase the other day. I really enjoy flamethrower with shield, napalm and gas strategems. Real good crowd control

[@greenlotus3718]

Same

[@bulletkingaming2808]

Precision Orbital Strike + Eagle Airstrikes for normal missions. Orbital Airburst Strike + 500kg for Orbital Accuracy and Call-in time Debuffs in missions.

[@WEJones144]

I think you missed the best part of the hmg emplacement. It can kill shrieker nests from very far away without aggro'ing the swarm. All 3 nests With one use. I take it almost exclusively for the shriekers because it trivializes them.

[@orochifire]

So does something like a quasar though, which is actually useful.

[@sinteleon]

@@orochifire quasar takes like a whole minute to kill a full (3 tower) shrieker nest though.

[@orochifire]

@@sinteleon And you still have it when you're done. And most likely, your whole team has one.

[@sinteleon]

@@orochifire Less likely these days, lots of people bringing laser cannon or AC instead. :P

[@semenella]

@@sinteleon AC can still kill shriekers nest

[@RuujRubellite]

The Orbital Precision strike is so damn underrated. People praise the 500kg; but the OPS literally does the same thing just less kaboom effects. better overall cooldown because you aren't tied to other Eagle Strategems.

[@golevka]

just joined the OPS enjoyers cult after discovering stun grenades myself

[@johnthetactician]

It is real nice to use when other eagles are equipped As a solo eagle strat though, 500kg is overall better

[@Redguns4life]

500 KGs have a shorter deployment time. I prefer them because being able to erase something infront of me in less than 5 seconds can be life or death. I can also have two of them on at once with the proper upgrades, so being able to delete two things I don't like in quick succession can be crucial.

[@awesomesaekki]

With 500kg you can destroy science lab, saurons tower, jammer without hellbomb. So I always take it for that purpose primary.

[@Starshina200]

If I take something for huge damage, it's 500 kg. 2 bombs in a row is strong

[@deanofett]

If you are using the flamethrower, consider orbital gas strike over Airbursts strike. The tick damage is insane combining the two, and the gas status disables stuff like the hunters jump and chargers charge.

[@thegreatescape07]

I’m that one guy using non-meta strategems. Been using the HMG, Airburst Strike (aka God’s shotgun), and Spear and know all the little tricks to make it reliably lock on. Glad they are getting some love!!

[@steeroth93]

Holy buckshot

[@shinrah4772]

Never wore anything but Server-Assisted Armor once I got it. The convenience of being able to throw barrages and other stratagems well into enemy outposts without having to get too close, or onto far away patrols is simply too good to miss. It says 30% range which might sound like not a whole lot, but it feels like the difference between night and day.

[@dadpoolgames1748]

I’ve used the grenade pistol to take out bile titans on multiple occasions. It’s not practical but I have showcased this in a video and a short.

[@theme7363]

bro hates ammo

[@WJT.]

Imagine you are playing with Thicc, you di3 and you have time to go get something to eat while you wait for him to reinforce you 😭🙏

[@KsnypsAdventures]

The precision strike is amazing. The long call in time can easily be worked around using something like stun grenades or pairing it with EMS mortars or the EMS orbital strike. You can even pull off some cool tricks with it when you take the deployment angle into consideration, like sniping a cannon turret without the beacon actually touching it

[@MaximusRexBooks]

I always bring OPS paired with a Rail Cannon Strike. Much preferred to 500kg.

[@derhauptmann2359]

The call in time isn't that much longer than the 500kg. OPS is 5 seconds until impact. 500kg is 3 seconds for the Eagle to come in. It then has to drop, and the bomb sits for a moment before exploding. 500 kg is probably around 4-5 seconds as well. I know it says "0s" back at the Terminal, but all Eagles take 3 seconds.

[@sinteleon]

basically orbital precision strike is 500kg but without the massive flashbang, if you know how to use a 500kg, you know how to use the OBS.

[@ziiziiilyxc3158]

airburst orbital is so good,and has always been so good

[@MadNekUA]

I recently saw how one guy diving right before throw something and this dive gave so much momentum to his throw. I wonder how far u can throw using this trick and servo armor

[@Laryon720]

Now imagine how far it go while you jump with the jetpack :)

[@Ccerran]

My usual setup is airstrike, ORC, jetpack, laser cannon, and a sickle. It’s the ultimate endurance build, and routinely allows me to run around soloing objectives while my team handles the main.

[@60DollarCodger]

Nice. Have been running OPS and one eagle, instead of two eagles, for a few weeks now. I like the 'auto' eagle rearm by just exhausting one, instead of tracking two. Thanks for the other tips 👍

[@unlivingskunk]

Try out gas strikes on breaches, I play haz 7 and 8 and it nearly kills every small bug from a single breach and its cooldown is so fast.

[@danello9414]

Works only for the host tho

[@MeowMeowRanger]

Also destroy watch tower with projectile.

[@taxa1569]

^ host bug. Anything fire, gas, thermite nades, I avoid when multiplayer because you don't know whose system will end up hosting so if 3 people can't use damage over time in a lobby then it's not worth bringing any. Oh and yeah. The host isn't always the lobby creator

[@greyaye8565]

lol Airburst Strike my beloved. Never leave home without it.

[@Alpha1598753]

HMG jus thas one glaring issue : oneshot by explosive which auto kill the user no matter what, heavy armor with fortified doesn't make you survive the HMG getting destroyed Ballistic shield is also often slept on, yet being able to walk towards an entire group of heavy devastators or taking the agro of a tank/strider as long you dodge the cannon, it also cover your back when not used making MG reloads practicaly safe from ranged attacks

[@Yorushima]

By explosive, I'm assuming you mean if the emplacement itself is destroyed while you're mounted and not if you get hit by an explosive round. The latter used to be an issue (explosive-type damage hits you repeatedly so it's an insta-kill that ignores armor and shield generator packs) but was patched some while back so medium armor and up will now keep you alive from direct impact from enemy cannon shots (assuming the following impact from being sent flying doesn't damage you further). Ballistic shield is nice, I agree, but it tends to force you to commit to engaging or retreating with no in-between. Also, if you commit to a role that requires your teammates to help out (like drawing aggro to yourself to give your friends breathing room to fight back undisturbed) and they don't help, you can end up in some pretty nasty situations that leave you regretting your choice of backpack and playstyle. It's a bit niche in the end, so it typically ends up in a lower ranking compared to its higher-versatility "meta" alternative.

[@Alpha1598753]

@@Yorushima I do mean anything destroying the HMG emplacment will automaticaly kill you no matter what, explosive beign the most common way it happens, its not the bug makign rockets deal multiple time their damage because heavy fortified allowed you to tank one back then still I do use the shield offensively with AMR and stun grenade, only retreat situation is where the shield wouldn't matter anyway

[@njensen218]

You're awesome and do such a good job! Not only because your videos are well made and helpful, but because you spotlighted no fewer than 3 other content creators in this vid. You're a river to your people. Keep doing that!

[@EsperTV]

Cant wait to see everyones jump shot clips!! TY for the shout out

[@thiccfila]

of course esper it was lit

[@Godzillagamer1577]

I use jump pack in hellmire, I'm officially a hell hiker

[@AnInsaneOstrich]

with the Precision Strike, apparently it is a single shot from the 380mm barrage in terms of damage and destruction capability. My main issue was trying to use it offensively - the long call in requires a lot of forward thought, which a lot of new players aren't gonna have that down just yet. When you look at it as a Utility stratagem and not an offensive one then it really begins to shine; Taking out Detector Towers, Spore Spewers, individual Shrieker Nests, Stalker Lairs, Rogue Research stations etc. Apparently it's a glitch where you attach an attack stratagem to an entity but the stratagem lands where the entity was when it was attached, so if you stick a Bile Titan with the precision strike then it SHOULD hit the Titan even if it has moved away, but currently it doesn't. If they fix that then it could act as a lower cooldown, higher utility and more controllable version of the Orbital Railcannon.

[@Strav24]

My only issue with the precision strike is that the gas is exactly the same thing but with the gas effect so it makes the precision completely obsolete

[@BTK_Griller]

U saying the gas will explode and kill a bile titan?

[@Strav24]

@@BTK_Griller im 90% sure that its the same explosion as a precision plus gas

[@BTK_Griller]

@@Strav24 very interesting. Can't wait to test it out!

[@f687sNFM]

I went with all fire stratagems and the 500mm strike, and it works

[@RiptydeTheHero]

I've been a railgun + supply pack main since the genesis and have no intentions of switching. People usually don't question my loadout or stop questioning when I start championing hulks and singlehandedly clear objectives or bases with my ability to either go for long stretches without needing supplies or assistance or give to my friends. I'm here for the people! The only thing I can't do are airship bases. NEVER. AGAIN.

[@PearceArmoury]

lol as a Stealth Trooper, who often carries, “the map provides” I load in with medium stealth armour, sickle, grenade pistol, impact grenade. Stratagems 500kg, 120 barrage, liberty mech, and auto cannon turret. The map will provide the power weapons and back packs. With this kit I can destroy pretty much every red zone on my own regardless of bot or bug. I’ll dip and handle the majority of red zones and blue objectives while the other 3 focus on main objective. I also usually extract with like 30 samples for the boys as well

[@binny_y]

Ballistic shield with defender smg on bots. Pair LC with it and you are a menace. The shield literally makes you invincible most the time. Just watch out for rockets. But if you wear fort armor and the rocket hits the shield. It really only ragdolls you. If you’re running away and put it on your back. you will rarely get hit. it’s a menace of a loadout You can pair whatever kinda orbital and eagle stratagems with it for the mission/ur preference. It’s fun and it slaps. LC cleeaaaans up

[@LeftJoystick]

That Light Armor that just left the Super Store is my new go-to. Has 50% Explosive resist + crouch/prone accuracy. It’s sick. Great pairing with the Ballistic Shield. Lets you sprint away from bad situations/go sample hunting. Wearing Heavy Armor and running like a sumo wrestler is not for me lol.

[@binny_y]

@@LeftJoystick it’s definitely not for everyone. I quite like it, although I have a jetpack build I run with the light fortified armor

[@thiccfila]

I wear medium

[@binny_y]

@@thiccfila any fort armor works. that stuff goes so hard on bots

[@gmikecstein]

I have used the airburst a bunch for the reason you stated. It's like an lighter vertion of the eagle cluster strike and pairs well with the 500. It's also quite effective if there is a swarm chasing you. Like a grat shotgun in the sky.

[@telapoopy]

After learning that running forward while throwing a stratagem beacon throws them significantly further away already, I haven't often felt I needed the extra throw range.

[@apocolototh1948]

On the airburst: there are a few wonky behaviours, since it comes out as a cone from a shell that explodes x above ground and comes in with the orbital weapon angle. If there is a weirdly placed terrain and you are far away from your destroyer the area it hits can be absourdly far away from the marker

[@ephemispriest8069]

I have only been playing a few days and have yet to unlock everything. I will say I am loving precision orbital and disposables so far for their extremely low cooldowns. Nothing makes me happier than dropping the shield on a harvester and then making a clutch shot with the disposable to drop it. Feels even better with a team calling down massive orbitals on it to no effect first. Also love using the precision orbital on objectives as you mentioned.

[@jamesducharme1711]

1:42 As far as I'm aware it's generally the other way around; one of the best parts about the HMG emplacement is the Suppression mechanic. Definitely don't take my word for it at face value, but based on my understanding the way that it works is that the accuracy and sustained fire rate of automatons within a projected field of view drawn outwards from your line of fire is massively decreased over time so long as you're actively firing at them. It won't immediately recover either, so you can afford not to waste ammo during turns. Speaking of turns, that's why I think the HMG is at a disadvantage versus the bugs: they constantly charge and close in, and it takes barely any effort for them to cross up an HMG. At that point you're forced to commit your attention to the bug(s) trying to catch you lacking, which only lets the main horde advance further. Rockets from out of nowhere are a bitch to deal with for sure, but a group of hunters outta left field every few seconds is equally threatening in their own right through persistence alone, and you can't exactly shield relay them out either

[@TheMadRatKing]

I grabbed jump pack at the first opportunity and I've never looked back. It carried me into helldive. Ever since I started getting funky and experimenting with weapons and strategems I don't often use, I've been coming to appreciate how well Arrowhead has managed to balance so many different ideas to be so applicable in so many different situations. There will always be a time when you shouldn't have this or that (especially railgun, r.i.p.), but it's still proven to be hilariously fun to use things out of place and still see it work out, just at the cost of total chaos. This game is great.

[@stridernfs1]

You can basically nullify whole patrols of enemies by covering them with a smoke strike and running. Also smoke strikes take out bug holes and factories. While also giving you cover to take out any remaining forces.

[@bulletkingaming2808]

Anti-all Strategems Loadout: Armor: Any armor is good enough, best with Servo-Assisted Perk(B-01 Tactical actually is the most versatile armor you can use, it's has heavy armor ratings with a speed of a medium armor). Primary: Eradicator(For Medium Enemies, Bug Holes, Fabricators). Secondary: Any Pistol you like(Peacemaker or Redeemer personally, Big Iron for added fun). Grenades: Stun Grenade Stratagems: Precision Orbital Strike(Pair with Stun), 500Kg Bomb(Pair with Stun), 380mm Barrage(If there is too many enemies or Largest Enemy Outposts), Stalwart(To deal with Chaff, basically your primary weapon). POS, 500KG, and 380MM can one shot the heavies of enemies along with the chaff around them. Can destroy a lot of buildings, except some that needs a Hellbomb to deal with like Gunship fabricators. Adjust accordingly.

[@wolfcub0545]

I've done a lot of testing with the servo-assisted armor, and I believe that it's actually better than this video makes it out to be. When throwing at something of a higher elevation like a detector tower, then the 60m range mentioned in the video is probably accurate. But on level ground, if you line up the horizon with the bottom of your screen (At max FOV) and then throw your stratagem, you will get a max-distance throw. (This is roughly a 45 degree angle, in case that is easier to remember) Without servo assisted armor, this throw gets you almost exactly 50m of distance with very little variation on flat terrain with no ricocheting/bouncing. With servo assisted armor, this throw gives you about 75m! Furthermore, if you aim straight-up in the air and throw the stratagem while looking as far up as you can, the stratagem will land about 15m ahead of you. This is good for getting right up close to a detector tower's cliff and trying to throw up onto the top of the hill from beneath it. With servo assisted armor it lands around 20m ahead of you. Still precise enough to make this throw. I'm a big fan of servo assisted armor, although it does take quite a bit of getting used to! Since you really feel how powerful your throws are. You might often over-shoot your target if you're not used to it :P

[@AlienOvan]

You do have a point, the HMG wouldn't need any buffs to itself if it could only be affected by the Sentry ship module upgrades to its turn speed, base HP and explosion resistance. Those combined would make it really good!

[@gauthiernatalashadow8327]

The airbust is really great. You can also use it according to terrain. Very good when you have to retreat because a situation goes south, if you choose a narrow path of exit, you can put the airbust right there and it will prevent the closest wave of bugs/bots to go through, creating distance and thinning their numbers. Sometimes it's enough to then turn around and finnish them up. Very good on tower defense missions too. When a door breaks and you have to fall back, you can throw an airbust on your way out for the same principle as above. It's a firewall.

[@NyJoanzy]

It's neat that you posted this as i'm in the middle of texting builds with rocket pods

[@fireblast133]

Essentially the precision strike is a single 380mm HE barrage shell that hits exactly where you toss it. That incredibly short cooldown with all the upgrades makes it a very versatile piece of kit. Personally it’s my only red stratagem in my standard loadout.

[@jarfmusic]

Finally, someone explaining the utility of servo armour. Yeah it won't save you 50% or the time but overall mission risk is reduced when you can simply take out buildints from afar.

[@PorkBone8016]

I usually run primary: Scorcher/ JAR Sec: Grenade pistol Support: QC Incendiary grenades/ impact orbital laser/ Eagle cluster and either EAT or mission appropriate Strategem. Getting familiar with a certain set of “tools” then trying other tools in that set can be very rewarding. You always have a set that you feel just right with. Of course there are other variables but manageable. Happy HDiving!

[@instantbeansoup]

I love how jump pack also helps you throw stuff further. Also really useful to get to strategic points to place sentry or emplacement. And the best part is to get 3 chargers to bonk eachothers like a bullfighter

[@Iwannabeamongoose-m3k]

Orbital gatling barrage is a super low cooldown orbital, what I do is run around bug breeches till a few pop up and waves spawn, use jump pack to get the all to follow me to a corner or narrow path and drop it, it will kill all the little guys and I'll use quasar and autocannon sentry for chargers and titans, then I'll use napalm eagle strike to clean up any stragglers if I need, and thermite if there are a ton of chargers and my turret dies. Cooldowns are almost always up with this build, and with light armor engineer you get a few extra thermite and a ton of mobility.

[@timmyda1st191]

One big tech for jumppack is on extract if there's high ground, you could grab all the aggro to keep extract safe for landing and boarding. Then just jump into the ship. I still have a screen shot of a hoard from 3 bug breaches just stuck to my aggro while extract was clear for my teammates. It was after time ran out too. The most crucial of times to survive

[@TherealCdubs138]

9:04 Why is Joe Biden playing with him? XD (look in the chat)

[@shilombaba]

When I first tried Servo-assisted armor, I thought I couldn't ever do without it from that point. Yet, having 6 stun grenades is such a tactical advantage and another level of crowd control/stratagem efficiency, that I never took servo-assisted again, at least against Terminids. For automatons, it's a 50/50, depending on which role I wanna play.

[@mr.looper7935]

I use the orbital airburst strike in bot missions when im running for samples. I find that the airburst melts the lightweights before they even have a chance to call in bot drops which allows me to easily clean up the heavier combatants with ease. This makes stealthily collecting samples from points of interest light years easier

[@morgoth2425]

since i started playing this game a month ago my favorite bug killing loadout has always been servo armor with breaker incendiary, supply pack/rover, and grenade launcher. honestly the best for taking out everything short of a bile titan, and as long as you crack the armor with a strategem like you recommended, explosive/incendiary damage is enough to finish it off.

[@bbsonjohn]

I have a lot of respect for teammates who bring smoke to geological survey. It is a lot of committment to the success of the mission (make our life a lot easier) while sacrificing their own fun in killing enemies and destroying structures.

[@kurtisdeakin]

The resupply backpack one. Useful! Subbed. TY

[@TM-oy9qo]

EMS with Orbital Airburst Strike works really well against bots too. The Airburst Strike does damage to hulks and even tanks through the weak spot, so it softens them up to be damaged by other ordinance

[@thesuperginge1348]

Rocket pods are a sure-pick for robots. It one shots all the tanks, as well as taking out fabricators. The only annoying thing is it seems to prioritise scout striders over anything else, even tanks, so make sure you kill them all first.

[@jamesknight4945]

Servo Assisted is crazy good. Once you get used to it, you can bomb whole bases and be gone before they even know what happened. Paired with the 500kg & Orbital Airburst Strike, it's even better. You can upgrade Orbital Airburst to do 4 shots. It will kill Hulks, Tanks, etc if it hits their weak points.

[@vizender]

2 other under used stratagems : -chemical strike in bug breaches. Wipe out most smaller bugs for almost the entire breach duration -the big shield that you can drop (don’t know the English name) against automatons. Can tank turret, tank shots, protect the team while they can more easily aim at the enemy (without having to crouch behind rocks).

[@Jazdude123]

The Spear is so much better now that the Eruptor exists and is so good. You can often keep everything at long range, solve bot factories and turret cannons from across the map, and as soon as enough things spot you, just break contact. You just play from high elevation and use that elevation to break visual contact and relocate if things are getting tense. This works extremely well with scout armor that will let you either ping your own overwatch position to see contacts moving towards you with radar or stealth around/escape when you need it. This works really well either to destroy bot outposts without even needing to enter them and to support the team as they assault a position. This build is harder to pull off against bugs, but you can pretty easily replace the Spear with the recoilless rifle or a more meta quasar and play the same role. I tend to like something like the recoilless rifle for this play style because you often are at such a distance from the enemy the normally punishing reload time is much easier to pull off when the enemy is still slowing making their way towards you from 100 meters away. EATs work well too, but I don't feel like they complement this build quite as well because you get two fast shots and then you are done, this build is about creating lots of time between you and contact, so I would rather have more ammo, more shots, and more time supplying firepower than a fast alpha strike on one or two targets. That being said, you don't have infinite time to wait either, and that is where the quasar can come up short because it takes so long to recharge, I can usually get 2-3 recoilless rifle shots around the time it takes for the charge cycle to complete. This is particularly important if you are trying to knock down dropships. You can often fire at every dropship with the recoilless rifle but will usually only be able to shoot at one or every other dropship with the quasar. Because the marksman rifles have been so lame for so long, the Eruptor is a big part of what makes this work. It being able to also destroy bug holes and bot fabricators also frees you up to be able to take the stun grenade which can help you bravely run away and fight from a new elevated position with lots of breathing room once more.

[@BlueverseGacha]

"try out the orbital airburst with a 500KG" and then there's me, who's been doing that for almost as long as I've even had them both unlocked

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

Okay, that intro was fantastic. I don't remember the last time I saw something so perfectly match what was being said. Bravo with the anime lock-in. Am I the only one who ENJOYS mild inconsistencies like sometimes a 1 shot doesn't work? I LOVE that. You're never just asleep at the wheel operating on muscle memory. You never REALLY know, and not only is it REALISTIC, but it's HIGHLY engaging, and thus, refreshing.

[@TXCryptic]

I run what I call an “active” playstyle. I use the Stalwart and Reflector backpack as my personal equipment(may change to the jump pack when it gets buffed but I digress). And I use the rocket pods with the toxic gas strike plus gas grenades while wearing the gas armor. Some of the most fun and power trip I’ve had in a while. It’s best on bugs but you can certainly try it on bots. My all rounder build is arc thrower, jump pack, air burst, and 500kg while wearing the legionnaire armor. Just beautiful.

[@EF-jq6kh]

The airburst strat is easily my favorite. It's great for bugs or bots. Dropping it on a drop ship as it unloads its cargo will usually take out everything. It even works on Hulks; it will destroy its faceplate and/or hit its exhaust port on its back. If it doesn't kill it outright, it will be severely damaged.

[@remingtond3465]

If you lock on with the spear, and dive, firing the rocket as you're falling, the rocket will fire roughly in a straight line. Using this strategy if you're at the right angle will net you a face shot to bile titans.

[@AverageMOEgym]

Cluster strikes are my favorite against breaches on bugs and drops on bots. Upgraded it gives you 5 strikes and cooldown is about 5 secs

[@BTK_Griller]

Agreed, everyone sleeps on it since the airstrike went meta. The AOE is large but not TK large. Closes bug holes, and you can really spam it. If two guys on the squad run it then there's potentially a cluster bomb going down every 30 seconds for the whole mission.

[@Aldritch9183]

Although you didn't mention it, I adore the orbital gatling barrage against bugs. In high difficulties where breaches and bugs pile up easily, this stratagem translates to 'everything you see there will stop living.' It also has some utility against titans, besides being a stratagem with the fastest recharge time.

[@itsmeko1712]

the ability to throw extra far is an absolute lifesaver, basically being able to stop a gunfight before it even happens

[@mgineman]

My current strat is to drop a Mini-gun sentry down when a bug breach happens. It goes to town and the group moves on while I rack up 30 kills or so. After watching this, I will give the barrage a go round to see how effective it can be.

[@sesshonuyasha]

not the barrage orbital airburst strike also gas is pretty slick as well

[@rageburst]

Smoke is pretty good for invading bug nests. I use it also when I've got way too many enemies chasing after me. Since the game doesn't reward killing enemies, losing them is just as good. There will be times when everyone is dying too much from the massing of enemies. The smoke gives you a chance to run away and recup.

[@mynameismud888]

Another underrated one that I love for bug breaches is the gas strike and the orbital Gatling barrage. The Gatling barrage actually deals I think up to medium armor penetration, with slightly explosive impact rounds, and it goes for a long time constantly peppering the ground with rounds. Perfect for bug breaches as they pour out. The gas strike, well, it hits the bug breach, and just sits there poisoning all the emerge. All small bugs will die, and most medium bugs will die as well. They both also work quite well against the bots too just in different ways since the bugs to pour out of holes in the ground lol.

[@pirateFinn]

I think it's especially useful while gas and napalm is buggy, serving a similar role but less coverage for more smashing of those basically AC rounds.

[@kylefauncd-davis9011]

Very helpful! Thank you for this informative video!

[@JonahWorks]

literally just learned that bile titans can be killed with GL after some damage has been done. I figured the only real option was a quasar but this just makes the GL amazing against bugs. especially with an ammo pack.

[@BoneheadPlays]

Can’t believe laser cannon isn’t on here, that thing is the definition of underrated, tons of utility decent enemy killer and almost no one uses it, hell i even thought it sucked till i gave it another shot

[@thiccfila]

tbh its probly my most used primary against bots so in my head i assumed its not underrated lol

[@StrudelKitty5527]

airburst apologist here. If you time it right on bot drops, the airburst will take out the dropships and basically negate the entire wave. it fires once per second, and bot ships usually come in a one-two fashion

[@whardisty]

My build that I’ve been loving lately running helldive on bugs. Concussive liberator, Senator pistol, impact grenades, with armour that gives extra grenade slots. Orbital rail cannon, orbital airburst, eagle air strike, and Spear.

[@sirjose7478]

I've found gas is better for bug holes it's cool down is alot quicker and it's gas can damage all types of enemies

[@aniyn]

Faster cooldown and longer duration.