The Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond is here, expanding the armory of weapons to include lots of explosive firepower for bringing the boom. As usual, Helldivers 2 players can spend their hard-earned Medals on four new weapons (including a crossbow), a thermite grenade, and a new Booster that helps with faster extractions. You can also unlock three sets of bulky, bomb-proof (not actually bomb-proof) armor to kit out your heroic Helldiver. For a detailed breakdown of everything included in the Democratic Detonation Warbond, look below.
All unlocks in the Democratic Detonation Warbond in Helldivers 2
There are 24 items available in the Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond split across three pages. Like with other Warbonds, you'll need varying amounts of Medals to unlock each item, but each subsequent page is locked off until you spend the required Medals. Here are all the explosive additions in Democratic Detonation:
- PAGE 1:
- Weapons
- G-123 Thermite: 15 Medals. A sticky grenade that burns white-hot for a short duration. The Terminids won't like that.
- BR-14 Adjudicator: 20 Medals. Marksman rifle with medium armor penetration.
- Armor
- CE-27 Ground Breaker medium body armor: 18 Medals. Comes with the Servo-Assisted passive, granting extra throwing range and limb health.
- CE-27 Ground Breaker helmet: 12 Medals.
- Harbinger of True Equality cape: 8 Medals.
- Cosmetics
- Squat Victory Pose: 8 Medals
- Harbinger of True Equality player card: 8 Medals.
- Currency
- 100 Super Credits: 7 Medals.
- Weapons
= 90 Medals
- PAGE 2 (Spend 60 Medals to unlock):
- Weapons
- R-36 Eruptor: 60 Medals. A bolt-action rifle that fires exploding shrapnel shells with medium armor penetration.
- Armor
- CE-07 Demolition Specialist light body armor: 45 Medals. Comes with the Engineering Kit passive, reducing recoil even further when crouched or prone and adding two more grenades to your inventory.
- CE-07 Demolition Specialist helmet: 35 Medals.
- Eagle's Fury cape: 20 Medals.
- Booster
- Expert Extraction Pilot: 55 Medals. Reduces the time taken for the shuttle to reach the extraction point.
- Cosmetics
- Courtly Bow Victory Pose: 15 Medals
- Eagle's Fury player card: 5 Medals.
- Currency
- 100 Super Credits: 12 Medals.
- Weapons
= 247 Medals (337 Medals total)
- PAGE 3 (Spend 230 Medals to unlock):
- Weapons
- CB-9 Exploding Crossbow: 80 Medals. A crossbow that fires exploding bolts. Simple.
- GP-31 Grenade Pistol: 60 Medals. A chunky pistol that shoots grenades. It doesn't use a magazine so needs to be reloaded after every shot.
- Armor
- FS-55 Devastator heavy body armor: 64 Medals. Comes with the Fortified passive, providing 50% more damage resistance to explosives and further reduces recoil when crouched or prone.
- FS-55 Devastator helmet: 48 Medals.
- Freedom's Tapestry cape: 30 Medals.
- Cosmetics
- Boxer Victory Pose: 8 Medals
- Freedom's Tapestry player card: 16 Medals.
- Currency
- 100 Super Credits: 32 Medals.
- Weapons
= 362 Medals (699 Medals total)
How to get the Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond
Democratic Detonation can be bought for 1,000 Super Credits under the Warbond tab of the Acquisitions Center menu on your Destroyer, along with all the other premium Warbond. You can of course earn Helldivers 2 Super Credits as you play the game, so you can buy this Warbond for free, but you can also buy exactly 1,000 Super Credits for $9.99 / £7.99 in the Super Store.
Is the Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond worth it?
At the time of updating this guide, Democratic Detonation is hot off the press and we've not yet had a chance to properly dig into all the new weapons and more, so we'll update this section and any relevant guides, such as the best Helldivers 2 loadouts and best Helldivers 2 weapons.
From a quick look, the explosive weaponry seems powerful, but is balanced with slow fire rates and other issues, which means these weapons really aren’t going to be for everyone. I also can't see many of them being especially effective against the Helldivers 2 Terminids, as you'll be susceptible to blowing yourself up if you shoot one that's in your face, but they should be useful against the heavier armor of the Helldivers 2 Automatons. With that said the Thermite grenade could be a top-tier pick for melting bigger, armored foes of all kinds.
However, while the armor looks cool, if you were hoping for a unique passive perk, you're going to be disappointed. All three sets use passives that exist on other armor sets you can get in other Warbonds or in the Super Store, unlike the electrical conduit armor exclusive to Helldivers 2 Cutting Edge. They're also not the best passives either, so they're far from being the best Helldivers 2 armor you can equip.
Obviously, if you're able to get Democratic Detonation for free with Super Credits you've earned, then do so, as it'll be something to spend your Medals on. But, if you're trying to decide between this Warbond and the other ones, such as the Helldivers 2 Steeled Veterans, its' hard to tell right now as they fulfil very different power fantasies.
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