Helldivers 2 Best Armor: Every Armor Passive Ranked for Patch 7.2.2

Patch 7.2.2 is the live build. It went out on 29 October 2026 and changed no armor passive.

The best armor in Helldivers 2 is the armor with the right passive. Sets in the same weight class start from the same armor rating, speed and stamina. The passive sets them apart.

29 of the 32 passives carry a letter. 3 reach S and 2 reach A.

Tier	Passive	What it does
S	Med-Kit	+2 stims. Each stim lasts 2.0 s longer.
S	True Grit	Support weapons reload 30% faster. Better ergonomics.
S	Siege-Ready	Primary weapons reload 30% faster. Weapons that do not feed from a backpack get 20% more ammo.
A	Oxygenator	You walk and run faster. Slides go faster and farther.
A	Democracy Protects	50% chance to survive lethal damage. No chest bleed damage.

Med-Kit and True Grit hold the top grade on every front in both reads.

All 32 armor passives, sorted by tier. Every number in the table has 2 sources.

Passive	Tier	What it does
Med-Kit	S	+2 stims. Each stim lasts 2.0 s longer.
Siege-Ready	S	Primary weapons reload 30% faster. Weapons that do not feed from a backpack get 20% more ammo.
True Grit	S	Support weapons reload 30% faster. Better ergonomics.
Democracy Protects	A	50% chance to survive lethal damage. No chest bleed damage.
Oxygenator	A	You walk and run faster. Slides go faster and farther.
Acclimated	B	50% resistance to fire, gas, acid and arc damage.
Ballistic Padding	B	25% chest damage resistance. 25% explosive resistance. No chest bleed damage.
Concussive Padding, Grenadier	B	50% explosive resistance. +2 throwables.
Concussive Padding, Reinforced	B	50% explosive resistance. +30 armor rating.
Desert Stormer	B	40% resistance to fire, gas, acid and arc damage. Throw range +20%.
Engineering Kit	B	Recoil 30% lower while crouched or prone. +2 throwables.
Extra Padding	B	+50 armor rating.
Fortified	B	Recoil 30% lower while crouched or prone. 50% explosive resistance.
Gunslinger	B	Sidearms reload 40% faster. Sidearm draw and holster 50% faster. Sidearm recoil 70% lower.
Inflammable	B	75% fire resistance.
Peak Physique	B	Melee damage +40%. Better weapon handling.
Reduced Signature	B	50% less noise. Enemy spotting range 40% shorter.
Reinforced Epaulettes	B	Primary weapons reload 30% faster. 50% chance to avoid a limb injury. Melee damage +20%.
Rock Solid	B	Melee damage +40%. Harder to knock prone.
Supplemental Adrenaline	B	Taking damage restores stamina. +25 armor rating.
Unflinching	B	Less flinch when you take hits. +25 armor rating.
Adreno-Defibrillator	C	Lethal damage triggers 1 short self-revive while your body is intact. Stims last 2.0 s longer. 50% arc resistance.
Advanced Filtration	C	80% gas resistance.
Concussive Padding, Hazmat	C	50% explosive resistance. 25% gas resistance. Sidearm recoil 30% lower.
Electrical Conduit	C	95% arc resistance.
Feet First	C	50% less noise. Points of interest show from 30% farther. No leg injuries.
Integrated Explosives	C	Your armor explodes 1.5 s after you die. +2 throwables.
Scout	C	Map markers run radar scans every 2.0 s. Enemy spotting range 30% shorter.
Servo-Assisted	C	Throw range +30%. Limb health +50%.
Blunt-Force Mitigation	No grade yet	Harder to knock prone. Impact damage 30% lower. +25 armor rating.
Kinetic Displacement Mitigation	No grade yet	50% fire resistance. 50% chance to avoid a limb injury. Impact damage 30% lower.
Stationary Shroud	No grade yet	Weapon sway 35% lower. 15% less noise. Foliage-level cover while still and crouched or prone.

Concussive Padding comes in 3 versions. All 3 give 50% explosive resistance. Each adds its own 2nd effect.

Armor comes in 3 weight classes. The class sets your armor rating, speed and stamina regen.

Light armor moves 10% faster than medium. Heavy armor moves 10% slower.

Light armor regains stamina 25% faster than medium. Heavy armor regains it at 50% of the medium rate.

5 passives raise the armor rating. Extra Padding adds 50. Concussive Padding, Reinforced adds 30. Unflinching, Supplemental Adrenaline and Blunt-Force Mitigation add 25 each.

With Extra Padding, light armor goes from 50 to 100. Heavy armor goes from 150 to 200.

Pick the passive for your role. Then pick the weight class for your front.

Role	Passive	Tier	Why
Stims and healing	Med-Kit	S	2 more stims, and each lasts 2.0 s longer
Support weapons	True Grit	S	Support weapons reload 30% faster
Primaries and ammo	Siege-Ready	S	Primaries reload 30% faster with 20% more ammo
Movement	Oxygenator	A	Faster runs and longer slides
Staying alive	Democracy Protects	A	50% chance to survive lethal damage
Grenades	Concussive Padding, Grenadier	B	2 more throwables with 50% explosive resistance
Stealth	Reduced Signature	B	50% less noise and a 40% shorter enemy spotting range

These sets carry a passive confirmed by 2 sources.

Armor set	Class	Passive	Tier
CE-74 Breaker	Light	Engineering Kit	B
SC-30 Trailblazer Scout	Light	Scout	C
SS-33 Mimetic Marshal	Light	Stationary Shroud	No grade yet
BFM-16 Tanker	Light	Blunt-Force Mitigation	No grade yet
CM-09 Bonesnapper	Medium	Med-Kit	S
CE-35 Trench Engineer	Medium	Engineering Kit	B
FS-05 Marksman	Heavy	Fortified	B
FS-55 Devastator	Heavy	Fortified	B
CW-22 Kodiak	Heavy	Fortified	B
CE-64 Grenadier	Heavy	Engineering Kit	B
SA-32 Dynamo	Heavy	Servo-Assisted	C
BFM-220 Ironclad	Heavy	Blunt-Force Mitigation	No grade yet

More sets carry each passive. This table grows as 2nd sources confirm them.

Warbond armor costs Medals once the warbond is open. Superstore armor costs Super Credits. Premium warbonds open with Super Credits.

Both reads put Med-Kit and True Grit at their top grade on every front. CM-09 Bonesnapper is a medium set with Med-Kit.

Front	Passives both reads back	Set to start with
Every front	Med-Kit, True Grit	CM-09 Bonesnapper, medium, Med-Kit
Automatons	Fortified and the 3 Concussive Padding versions	FS-05 Marksman, heavy, Fortified

Automatons hit hard with explosions. Fortified and every Concussive Padding version cut explosive damage by 50%. Both reads tie that resistance to the Automaton front.

On Terminids and Illuminate, the 2 reads agree on Med-Kit and True Grit. They split on the rest. Pick the rest by the damage you take most.

Passive	Explosive	Fire	Gas	Acid	Arc
Concussive Padding, Grenadier	50%	·	·	·	·
Concussive Padding, Hazmat	50%	·	25%	·	·
Concussive Padding, Reinforced	50%	·	·	·	·
Fortified	50%	·	·	·	·
Ballistic Padding	25%	·	·	·	·
Inflammable	·	75%	·	·	·
Kinetic Displacement Mitigation	·	50%	·	·	·
Acclimated	·	50%	50%	50%	50%
Desert Stormer	·	40%	40%	40%	40%
Advanced Filtration	·	·	80%	·	·
Electrical Conduit	·	·	·	·	95%
Adreno-Defibrillator	·	·	·	·	50%

2 independent reads feed every letter. Read 1 is an armor passive tier list updated for patch 7.2.1. It gives 3 letters, 1 for each front. The middle letter of the 3 is the one used here. Its S+ and S both count as S.

Read 2 is a test video of every armor passive from 2 September 2026. It sorts passives into 4 groups. Its top group counts as S and its 2nd group as A. Its 3rd group counts as B and its lowest group as C.

A passive gets the lower of its 2 letters. When the 2 letters sit 2 or more apart, it takes 1 letter below the higher read. A split that wide stops at B.

3 passives have 1 read so far. Read 2 does not test them.

• Stationary Shroud came with the Scope of Authority Premium Warbond on 20 October 2026. SS-33 Mimetic Marshal is a light set with it.
• Blunt-Force Mitigation came with the Ironclad Democracy warbond. BFM-16 Tanker is light and BFM-220 Ironclad is heavy.
• Kinetic Displacement Mitigation pairs 50% fire resistance with a 50% chance to avoid a limb injury.

Each one gets a letter when a 2nd read lands.

Next reads: the Helldivers 2 weapon tier list, the warbonds guide, the Super Credits guide and the Python Commandos warbond guide.

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