With several Warbonds available by now, Helldivers 2 has a wide variety of primary weapons and support weapons for players to choose from, providing countless weapon combinations for viable loadouts. When it comes to secondary weapons in Helldivers 2, though, there aren’t many unique options. So, naturally, future updates for Helldivers 2 have plenty of room to introduce distinct new secondary weapons.
Helldivers 2 could expand its variety of secondary weapons by further exploring some of the existing weapon types and adding new Elemental damage types or similar utilities to these weapons. Additionally, introducing entirely new weapon types could help to account for some of the weaknesses of existing secondary weapons. Ultimately, given Helldivers 2’s sci-fi setting, the sky is the limit for what kinds of new weaponry could be added to the game.
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Helldivers 2: Secondary Weapon Wishlist
- Anti-armor weapons
- Anti-shield weapons
- Crossover weapons
- Dual-wield weapons
- More Elemental weapons
- Silenced weapons
Anti-Armor Weapons: Since heavily armored enemies naturally spawn on Helldivers 2’s higher difficulties, this makes anti-armor weapons a necessity for players’ loadouts. Considering that the available secondary weapons have little to no anti-armor capabilities, this could be a rich vein for future secondary weapons to tap, giving players all-new options for buildcrafting tools. Now that Helldivers 2’s thermite grenade can penetrate heavy armor, secondary weapons are the only remaining weapon type in the game that doesn’t have a heavy-armor penetrating option, so an anti-armor secondary weapon already seems like a natural progression for the game at this point.
Anti-Shield Weapons: The new Illuminate enemy faction’s shields are quite a distinct feature that sets them apart from other enemy factions in Helldivers 2. Certain weapon types are largely ineffective against these shields, and this is especially true when it comes to secondary weapons in Helldivers 2, though future secondary weapons could change this.
Helldivers 2 could look to the Dune franchise’s dartgun technology for a potential future crossover. This kind of weapon excels at penetrating energy shields, making it a seemingly perfect weapon to use against the Illuminate enemy faction’s shields in Helldivers 2.
Crossover Weapons: So far, Helldivers 2 has only had one official crossover, which included several new cosmetics, armor, helmets, and weapons, though there were no secondary weapons. Hopefully, though, future crossovers in Helldivers 2 won’t shy away from introducing new secondary weapons when they fit with the franchise.
Dual-Wielding: Several of the existing secondary weapons in Helldivers 2 can be used one-handed, which allows players to fire their weapon while also carrying certain mission objectives or Stratagems like the 
SH-20 Ballistic Shield Backpack
and the SH-51 Directional Shield. While this can be a useful feature, it’s arguably a missed opportunity that players don’t have the option to dual-wield these weapons. Being able to dual-wield different combinations of one-handed weapons could potentially make them strong enough to rival some of the best primary weapons in Helldivers 2, opening up a whole new meta.
More Element Weapons: Some of the available secondary weapons in Helldivers 2 could arguably benefit from having alternate versions that utilize different Elements, such as a Gas version of the P-72 Crisper or a Stun version of the 
GP-31 Grenade Pistol
. There are already several distinct Elemental damage types in Helldivers 2, though there aren’t many secondary weapons that fully take advantage of some of these utilities yet.
Silenced Weapons: Secondary weapons arguably seem like the perfect opportunity to finally make stealth builds in Helldivers 2 a reality. There are already a small handful of weapons that are silent, such as the 
Throwing Knife
and the new melee weapons in Helldivers 2, though none of these options can quite handle long-range fights. As much as over-the-top explosions are Helldivers 2’s signature power fantasy, introducing proper stealth builds could still be a refreshing change, especially for solo players.
- Released
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February 8, 2024
- ESRB
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M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
- Developer(s)
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Arrowhead Game Studios