Helldivers 2: Armor Passive Tier List

Acclimated

• 50 percent resistance to acid, electrical, fire, and gas damage.

Advanced Filtration

• 80 percent resistance to gas damage.

Democracy Protects

• 50 percent chance of surviving lethal attacks, such as headshots.
• Prevents chest injuries, such as internal bleeding.

Electrical Conduit

• 95 percent resistance to lightning arc damage.

Engineering Kit

• +2 grenade capacity.
• 30 percent recoil reduction when crouching or prone.

Extra Padding

• +50 armor rating for improved defense.

Fortified

• 50 percent resistance to explosive damage.
• 30 percent recoil reduction when crouching or prone.

Inflammable

• 75 percent resistance to fire damage.

Med-Kit

• +2 stim capacity.
• +2 seconds additional stim duration.

Peak Physique

• 100 percent increased melee damage.
• Improves weapon handling by reducing weapon movement drag.

Scout

• 30 percent reduced range at which enemies can detect players.
• Map markers generate radar scans to reveal nearby enemies.

Servo-Assisted

• 30 percent increased throwing range.
• 50 percent additional limb health.

Siege-Ready

• 30 percent increased reload speed of primary weapons.
• 30 percent increased ammo capacity of primary weapons.

Unflinching

• 95 percent reduced recoil flinching.

Engineering Kit

Extra grenades are always a game-changer. Close more bug holes. Destroy more fabricators and warp ships. Tear through armor with Thermites. Stun-lock priority enemies. The possibilities are endless.

Med-Kit

Being able to heal more often is a powerful ability in Helldivers 2. When paired with the Experimental Infusion booster, stims allow you to essentially cheat death. No other armor passive improves your survival chances like the Med-Kit.

Siege-Ready

Recently added, Siege-Ready is easily one of the best armor passives in Helldivers 2. The improved ammo count and reloads allow you to handle large crowds with ease, especially with ammo-hungry weapons.

Democracy Protects

It offers a solid defense boost, especially in the early game, allowing you to survive lethal damage on all fronts.

Extra Padding

You cannot go wrong with having a higher armor rating for flat damage resistance across the board.

Fortified

Highly useful in general, but an immediate S-tier armor passive when fighting Automatons in Helldivers 2. It helps you survive rockets from Devastators, Hulks, and Tanks while enhancing weapons like the Machine Gun to shred bots with precision.

Servo-Assisted

This top-tier armor passive in Helldivers 2 is particularly effective against the Terminids. The increased throwing range lets you deploy stratagems from a distance without drawing aggro, or toss grenades to close bug holes. Plus, it helps you avoid most injuries from their claw attacks.

Peak Physique

You generally do not want to get into melee range, and while the reduced drag is useful against mobile enemies like the Illuminate Overseers, there are several other ways to deal with them effectively.

Inflammable

It is ideal for fire-based builds, and especially useful on planets with fire tornadoes. While situational, it provides enough value considering how Flamethrowers and Incendiaries can be highly effective against Terminids and the Illuminate.

Scout

The radar effect is useful for revealing enemy positions, allowing you to change your approach to different threats. It would rank higher if it also highlighted points of interest or side objectives.

Acclimated

The three factions in Helldivers 2 each specialize in specific elemental damage types. You will never encounter all four types—acid, electrical, fire, and gas—in a single mission.

Advanced Filtration

It gives zero value if you are not running a gas build, and if you are, the overall benefits are not that much.

Electrical Conduit

This armor passive is only worth considering against the Illuminate, and even then, there are better options—unless friendly fire is a concern.

Unflinching

The reduced camera shakes and damage recoil barely do anything to improve combat effectiveness.