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All Stratagems & input codes - Helldivers 2

Every single Stratagem in Helldivers 2, the input codes to call-in, and the various traits and timers.

Sam Chandler

February 12, 2024 11:45 PM

Arrowhead Game Studios

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Helldivers 2 has a lot of Stratagems for players to unlock and utilize to spread managed democracy. While there are a few that are unlocked from the beginning, you will need to work hard to unlock them all by leveling up and purchasing them with your credits. Below is every Stratagem in the game, it’s input code to call it down, as well as all the necessary stats you need to know.

All Stratagems & input codes

Stratagems in Helldivers 2 are split into a few distinct groups. There are the Stratagems that deliver weaponry to you, others that fire from orbit, and some that require an plane to do an attack run among many more. The following tables breaks out the Stratagems into their designated groups according to the terminal in-game. Take a look at our Best Stratagems and what to unlock first guide for tips on what you need to prioritize.

This first table includes the Stratagems included in every mission as well as those that are objective-specific. For example, the Hellbomb is available when you need to destroy certain buildings, and so it will only appear in your Stratagem list when you're near said building.

The Patriotic Administration Center is all about your Support Weapons. These will sit on your back and take up the "heavy" slot. You can only carry one of these at a time, so choose wisely. Some will also come with an ammo backpack that you can wear to expand your ammunition. If an ally wears the backpack, they can reload you to vastly improve the reload rate.

The Orbital Cannon Stratagems are all about overwhelming your foes with extreme ordnance launched from your Destroyer. Most of these have a high cooldown timer, but they make up for this with raw power. The call-in time can be a bit higher in-game, so take into considering the movement of your foes.

The Eagle Stratagems are one of the more complex offensive options in the game, mainly due to the uses and rearmament systems. While the in-game screen says that it has limited uses, this actually refers to how many bombardments the Eagle can perform before needing to rearm.

For example, the Eagle Cluster Bomb has four uses, which you can use every 15 seconds before the Eagle spends a few minutes rearming. Alternatively, you can use one or two and then force a rearm using the Eagle Rearm input. The benefit of this is that you don't have to go into a fight with half of your supplies, you can send it off to prepare a full salvo.

The other thing to remember about the Eagle is that you only have one plane. This means you cannot call in a 110MM and 500KG Bomb simultaneously - the flier can only bring in one ordnance at a time. For example, after it performs all of the Strafing Runs, it will take a moment to restock, at which point the other Stratagems will also go on cooldown (because Eagle is flying back to the Destroyer). Consider taking in just one Eagle Stratagem and then a few others. Final thing to note is that each player has their own Eagle - you don't all share the same one.

Now, this could just be personal preference talking, but the Bridge Stratagems are not as useful as the others. The only one that is worth using is the Orbital Precision Strike, and you get that one for free. The Tesla Tower is great when used in a choke point, but it's just as likely to free you and your allies.

The Engineering Bay Stratagems have a few great options. These are all a sort of mixture between the PAC and Bridge Stratagems, focusing on some weapons but also a couple of backpacks.

The Robotics Workshop Stratagems are all about Sentries. These turrets will pop up and unleash whatever sort of munitions they have at your enemies. Just be careful as they're not particularly smart (they're actually incredibly dumb) and will keep tracking and shooting, which often means it sweeps around and mows down your allies.

While you can see the input codes in-game, it’s worth memorizing some of the important ones (like Reinforce) so you can smash in the code without thinking. Keep checking back with us as we update the tables with more information including any new Stratagems that get added to Helldivers 2.

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