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How to get Armory Data in Space Marine 2 and how to use it

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You need Armory Data in Space Marine 2 to unlock improved weapons and upgrade them

Space Marine 2 Armory Data Servo Skull in inferno mission
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Collecting Space Marine 2 Armory Data isn’t easy as this collectible resource is hard to find but integral to improving your weapons for Operations. It comes in three rarities – Master-Crafted, Artificer, and Relic – each corresponding with the different weapon rarity tiers in Space Marine 2. That means you’ll want as many of each type as possible to unlock new weapon versions and upgrade your armaments with Mastery Points, helping you battle Tyranids and Chaos at the highest difficulty levels. Here’s what you need to know about finding Armory Data in Space Marine 2 and how to use it on your weapons.

How to get Space Marine 2 Armory Data

Space Marine 2 Armory Data servo skull in Vox Liberatis mission

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Armory Data in Space Marine 2 is found exclusively in Operations missions, either from a hidden Servo Skull or from defeating a Terminus-level boss enemy that can randomly attack. This means you can collect up to two Armory Data per mission, with a bit of luck. Furthermore, unlike Space Marine 2 Gene Seed, you do not lose any Armory Data you’ve gathered if you get incapacitated or killed, and you just need to complete the mission to secure it as a reward.

There is only ever one Servo Skull per mission, and it will appear in one of several fixed locations. As our Space Marine 2 tips advise, it’s best to thoroughly explore all paths as you may find useful secret items tucked behind objects and structures, including the Servo Skull. Once you do find the Servo Skull, interact with it to collect one Armory Data for yourself and all other players in your squad.

Space Marine 2 Armory Data collected from defeated Carnifex boss in Operation

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As for Terminus-level bosses (Carnifexes, Neurothropes, and Helbrutes), these have a low chance of appearing in any of the Space Marine 2 Operations and seemingly at any difficulty, so you’ll just have to hope that one attacks. It also seems like only one can appear per mission, if at all. If you kill one of the Terminus-level Space Marine 2 enemies, all players will automatically get one Armory Data.

Keep in mind that the higher the threat level of the mission, the better the Armory Data, so make sure you change the Space Marine 2 difficulty according to whichever Armory Data rarity you need:

  • Minimal and Average difficulty: Master-Crafted/green
  • Substantial difficulty: Artificer/purple
  • Ruthless difficulty: Relic/gold

Space Marine 2 Armory Data class Trials rewards

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One other way you can get Armory Data is by getting an A-rank in training Trials. Each of the Space Marine 2 classes has three Trials you can complete in the Armouring Hall. Achieve an A-rank in a Trial by completing all three objectives to get one Master-Crafted Armory Data. You can’t repeat the Trials to farm data, but that’s still 18 Master-Crafted Armory Data you can get without even being in a mission, giving you a great head start.

How to use Space Marine 2 Armory Data

Space Marine 2 Armory Data needed for thunder hammer weapon tiers

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Now that you’ve gathered some Armory Data in Space Marine 2, you can spend it on improving your loadouts with better weapon versions and perks:

  • Unlocking better weapon tiers: Each weapon type has four rarity tiers which you must unlock by earning increasing amounts of XP in Operations and by spending one Armory Data of the same rarity. When you unlock the next tier for a given weapon type, you can buy new versions of that weapon with Space Marine 2 Requisition Points.
    • For example, if you earn 1500 XP while wielding a Chainsword, you can spend one Master-Crafted Armory Data to unlock the Master-Crafted weapon tier for Chainswords, letting you buy two more Chainsword versions with Requisitions. Earn another 6000 XP and spend one Artificer Armory Data to unlock Artificer tier and so on.
  • Bypassing weapon Mastery to unlock Mastery Points: Normally, you can ‘master’ a weapon version and unlock a Mastery Point by earning enough XP in Operations. However, you can instead spend one Armory Data of the same rarity as the weapon version you’re using to skip the XP requirement and unlock the Mastery Point right away. Hover your cursor over the weapon version you want to master and you’ll see the prompt to spend Armory Data instead. Make sure you spend these points on the weapon type’s Perk Tree for some useful improvements.

Space Marine 2 Armory Data spent on bolt rifle mastery

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Thankfully, all weapon unlocks – weapon rarity tiers, weapon versions, and Mastery Points – for a single weapon type apply to all six classes. That means you don’t need to unlock the Master-Crafted tier for Chainswords on all four classes that can use the Chainsword, nor do you need to spend Armory Data mastering every weapon version multiple times.

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Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer
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