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HELLDIVERS™ 2
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HELLDIVERS™ 2 — Achievement Walkthrough

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At a glance
Difficulty6/10
MissableNone
1 quick win is flagged with a ⚡ badge below — one-minute jobs like using photo mode or changing an outfit. Ideal for keeping an achievement streak alive on a day you have no time.
⛓ Stack these — 2 achievements in 1 run

These achievements are all scoped to a single run and don’t conflict, so you can earn them together instead of replaying for each one. Every achievement in the plan is marked with a ⛓ badge further down.

1One flamethrower mission· 2 achievements

Fire kills still count as kills, so a flamethrower loadout dropped into a high-density mission earns both of these in the same run. Pick a mission type that throws large numbers at you and bring incendiary support.

  • Kill it with fire!Kill 100 enemies using fire damage during the same mission.
  • Spread Managed DemocracyKill 150 enemies during the same mission.

100 fire kills gets you most of the way to the 150 total on its own - the remaining kills can come from anything.

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The Real Deal✓ Unlocked
Complete Basic Training. · 95.4% of players
~5 minutes
Complete Basic Training (intro mission).

Tutorial mission. Played automatically when you boot Helldivers 2 the first time. Unmissable.

Bug Stomper✓ Unlocked
Play 1 Bug Mission. · 92.5% of players
~30 min
Play 1 Terminid (bug) mission.

Pick any Terminid sector planet. Unmissable on first bug deployment.

They mostly come at night...✓ Unlocked
Extract from a mission during nighttime. · 91.9% of players
~Per mission
Extract from a night-time mission.

Mission selector shows day/night icon for each operation. Pick a night op + extract. Bring flashlight armor.

Bot Scrapper✓ Unlocked
Play 1 Bot Mission. · 86.2% of players
~30 min
Play 1 Automaton mission.

Galactic map > pick an Automaton sector planet > deploy. Even Trivial counts. Unmissable.

Strapping young lad✓ Unlocked
Customize your Helldiver with new cape, armor, and helmet. · 83.2% of players
⚡ Quick win~5 minutes
Equip a custom cape, armor, and helmet.

Ship > Armory > set armor + helmet + cape that aren't your starting defaults. Even the freebies from rank-up work.

Spread Managed Democracy✓ Unlocked⛓ Stack 1
Kill 150 enemies during the same mission. · 82.8% of players
~Per mission
Kill 150 enemies in one mission.

Diff 5+ Bug Eradicate, or Diff 6+ regular mission. Bring Stalwart / MG-43 / Flamethrower. 150 is achievable in a full operation.

Cool guys don't loo- AAAAH!✓ Unlocked
Fly at least 25 meters from the shockwave of an explosion. · 82.2% of players
~Per session
Get launched 25m by an explosion ragdoll.

Stand next to a Hellbomb, throw a 500kg next to yourself, or get hit by a Bile Titan slam. Ragdoll fly 25m. Tracking is automatic.

The long arm of Justice✓ Unlocked
Kill a target at a distance of over 100m. · 81.1% of players
~Per mission
Kill a target from over 100m away.

Anti-Material Rifle, Diligence Counter Sniper, or Quasar Cannon. Open desert biome (Hellmire, Esoponio). Headshot a Trooper at 100m+.

Job's done!✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement80.4% of players
~Per Order
Complete a Major Order (community campaign goal).

Hidden. Major Orders are the cross-server campaign objectives shown on Ship intel. Win any while logged in + having contributed at least one mission.

Extractinating the Countryside✓ Unlocked
Play a planet defense mission. · 76.5% of players
~Major Order
Play a planet defense mission.

Defense planets appear during Major Orders when an enemy invasion threatens a Super Earth planet. Pick one and deploy.

Nothing is bigger than Freedom✓ Unlocked
Defeat a Hulk. · 75.2% of players
~Bot mission
Defeat a Hulk (Automaton).

Hulks have a weak point in the back vent (red glowing). Auto-cannon to the eye-vent works. Anti-Material Rifle to the back vent kills in 2 shots.

In the nick of time✓ Unlocked
Extract after the timer reaches zero. · 74.1% of players
~Per mission
Extract after the timer reaches 0.

Stay in mission past the main timer's expiry. The Pelican-1 still comes for stragglers — extract during the bonus window.

They don't call it Tacticool for nothin'✓ Unlocked
Complete 10 tactical objectives. · 72.0% of players
~Cumulative
Complete 10 tactical objectives across missions.

Tactical objectives = the secondary objectives on the map (radar towers, fuel siphons, etc.). 10 cumulative is one or two evening sessions.

Stalking is illegal✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement71.8% of players
~Bug mission
Kill a Stalker (cloaked bug).

Hidden. Stalkers are invisible-cloak bugs that ambush. Listen for hissing, watch shimmer. Kill one — Eruptor or grenades to the head when it decloaks.

Extractamundo!✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement71.7% of players
~30 min
Extract from a mission solo with all samples collected.

Hidden. Solo extract with all samples on the map. Diff 3 minimum. Use stealth route + light armor.

Democracy ain't done with you yet✓ Unlocked
Heal another player using stims. · 68.9% of players
~One moment
Heal a teammate with a stim.

Aim at a low-HP teammate + use stim (default L1). Easy in any squad mission.

The power of Democracy✓ Unlocked
Kill 25 enemies with one stratagem. · 66.5% of players
~One throw
Kill 25 enemies with one stratagem call-in.

Orbital Laser on a bug breach. Wait for max swarm, drop the beacon at the center. 25+ kills is easy with bug hordes on Diff 5+.

The taller they are...✓ Unlocked
Defeat a Bile Titan. · 63.9% of players
~Bug mission
Defeat a Bile Titan (Bug).

Bile Titans are the giant green bugs. Railgun, EAT-17, Quasar, or Orbital Railcannon Strike. Aim at the underbelly when it spits, or head with anti-armor.

Eat This!✓ Unlocked
Kill a bug warrior with a shotgun within 1 meter. · 57.4% of players
~One bug mission
Kill a Bug Warrior point-blank with a shotgun.

Breaker / Punisher / Slugger — get within 1m of a Bug Warrior, fire. Just stand still as they charge.

For the greater good!✓ Unlocked
Kill 5,000 enemies. · 56.5% of players
~Long-term
Kill 5,000 enemies cumulative.

Passive grind. ~50-100 enemies per mission. Hits naturally after ~50-100 missions. Bot Eradicate missions farm this fastest.

Samples are a diver's best friend✓ Unlocked
Extract at least 15 rare samples from a mission as a team. · 54.9% of players
~Per mission
Extract 15 rare (orange) samples in a single mission with the team.

Rare samples on Diff 6+. Squad must collectively carry 15 to evac. Hit POIs + crashed ships. 4-player squad essential.

Patriot✓ Unlocked
Play at least 50 missions. · 54.4% of players
~Cumulative
Complete 50 missions.

Half of the 100-mission achievement. Comes naturally before For The Greater Good. Just play.

Get some!✓ Unlocked
Fire at least 150 rounds in one burst, killing at least 10 enemies. · 52.9% of players
~One moment
Kill 10 enemies with a single 150-round burst.

Stalwart machine gun (150-round mag) — dump the whole mag into a bug breach. Don't release the trigger. Lock onto a swarm.

Hot Potato!✓ Unlocked
Throw back a live grenade. · 44.1% of players
~Bot mission
Throw back a live grenade.

Automaton Devastators throw grenades. Run up, prompt 'pick up' before it detonates, throw it back. Tight timing.

Science is done by quantity✓ Unlocked
Extract with at least 15 common samples. · 42.9% of players
~One mission
Extract 15 common samples in one mission.

Common samples (green/grey) drop everywhere. Diff 3+ has 15 commons on most maps. Squad cooperation extracts them all.

Promote Synergy✓ Unlocked
Provide assisted reload for a teammate. · 35.3% of players
~One moment
Assist-reload a teammate's heavy weapon.

Pick up a backpack-style heavy (Recoilless / Spear / Autocannon) ammo backpack. Stand near a teammate carrying that weapon — prompt appears to assist-reload.

Kill it with fire!✓ Unlocked⛓ Stack 1
Kill 100 enemies using fire damage during the same mission. · 34.7% of players
~One mission
Kill 100 enemies with fire damage in one mission.

Flamethrower stratagem + Incendiary Breaker. Bug Diff 5+ Eradicate is ideal — hordes funnel through choke points. Aim at clustered groups.

Doing your part✓ Unlocked
Complete at least 100 missions. · 34.5% of players
~Long-term
Complete 100 missions cumulative.

Just play. Each mission counts. Even Trivial counts — so for a final push, you can grind low-diff ones if you want.

Hell Dive✓ Unlocked
Complete an Extreme difficulty mission or higher without anyone dying. · 32.5% of players
~Coordinated squad
Complete an Extreme (Difficulty 6+) mission without anyone dying.

Difficulty 6 (Extreme) full operation with zero squad deaths. Play a Blitz or Eradicate map for shorter runs. Bring stealth armor + cluster strikes + a coordinated 4-stack.

Ship it!✓ Unlocked
Upgrade all ship modules at least 1 level. · 31.8% of players
~Mid-game
Upgrade all Ship Modules at least 1 level.

Each module takes a small amount of samples for level 1. Sample-farm Diff 5+ missions. Spread upgrades wide rather than deep.

That which does not kill you...✓ Unlocked
Be injured in all limbs at the same time. · 26.4% of players
~One moment
Be injured in all 4 limbs simultaneously.

Take damage to both arms + both legs. Easy: stand in a small fire patch on low health — you'll bleed in all 4. Stim to survive after.

Hold My Liber-tea!✓ Unlocked
While using a jump pack, knock yourself into a ragdoll state. · 26.3% of players
~One moment
Ragdoll yourself with a jump pack.

Equip Jump Pack stratagem. Activate it while moving full speed into a wall or rock. Pop into ragdoll on impact.

Fully operational✓ Unlocked
Reach max level on one ship module. · 25.3% of players
~Long-term
Max-level one Ship Module.

Ship modules cost rare + super samples. Pick a high-impact one (e.g. Patriotic Administration Center). Need ~ 60+ rare samples + super samples. Months of grinding.

Let's call it a draw✓ Unlocked
Shoot off both arms on a Hulk and then extract while it's alive. · 24.8% of players
~Lucky encounter
Shoot off both Hulk arms then extract while it's still alive.

Both Hulk arms must come off (one is shield, one is flamer/cannon). Anti-material rifle to each shoulder joint. Then extract on the same mission with the Hulk still wandering.

It's the only way to be sure...✓ Unlocked
Have 6 orbital barrage stratagems in the same place at the same time. · 13.0% of players
~Coordinated squad
Have 6 orbital barrage stratagems active in the same spot at the same time.

All 4 players load orbital barrages (Walking Barrage, Orbital Laser, etc.). Stack 6 calls on the same beacon position. Time your throws to overlap.

Caught them by Supplies!✓ Unlocked
Kill a Charger with a resupply pod. · 11.5% of players
~Lucky timing
Kill a Charger with a Resupply pod drop.

Drop your Resupply stratagem directly on top of a Charger. The pod's impact deals lethal damage. Mark the Charger, throw straight up.

Gone in 360 seconds!✓ Unlocked
Complete a full Extreme difficulty Blitz mission and extract in under 6 minutes. · 11.0% of players
~Per attempt
Complete an Extreme Blitz in under 6 minutes.

Blitz missions are 12-minute timer maps. Speedrun an Extreme one in 6 min: jetpack armor, light kit, beeline objectives, extract immediately.

Hold my primary, I'm going in!✓ Unlocked
Complete a full Hard difficulty mission or higher without anyone firing their primary or support weapon. · 10.8% of players
~30 minutes
Complete a Hard (Diff 4) mission using only stratagems / pistol.

Bring only your sidearm + stratagems. Avoid firing your primary the entire mission. Auto-cannons and orbitals do the work. Diff 4 is achievable solo with a stealth build.

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