How to Farm Samples in Helldivers 2: Common, Rare and Super

Every sample type unlocks at a set difficulty. Pick the difficulty before the mission.

1. Pick a difficulty that drops what you need. Common Samples drop on every difficulty. Rare Samples start at Challenging (4). Super Samples start at Extreme (6).
2. Pick a short mission. Blitz missions are quick and still carry plenty of samples.
3. Check the points of interest. They usually hold samples.
4. Find the Super Sample rock. It is a tall grey rock with silver veins. Super Samples lie at its base.
5. Extract with the samples. They count only when someone in your squad carries them onto the extraction shuttle.

Sample	From difficulty	Most you can hold
Common Samples	Trivial (1)	500
Rare Samples	Challenging (4)	250
Super Samples	Extreme (6)	100

A PRO can also fill your samples on your account.

• Common Samples. They drop on every difficulty, at structures and points of interest across the map.
• Rare Samples. They join the pool at Challenging (4) and drop at the same kinds of spots.
• Super Samples. They start at Extreme (6). Most of them sit at the Super Sample rock.

Each type has a cap: 500 Common, 250 Rare and 100 Super Samples.

Points of interest on your minimap usually hold Common and Rare Samples. The Super Sample rock is the place to look for Super Samples.

• Samples are shared. When the squad extracts, every Helldiver gets the samples it carried out.
• Only extraction counts. If nobody reaches the shuttle with them, nobody keeps them.
• A fallen Helldiver drops them. Run over and pick the samples up from the body.
• The Sample Scanner booster helps. Each pickup has a 15% chance to give twice the samples. It works on all 3 rarities.

A quick sweep beats a full map clear. Grab the samples on your route, then head for extraction.

You spend samples at the Ship Management terminal on your Super Destroyer. They unlock ship modules.

Ship modules upgrade your stratagems for good. Our stratagem tier list shows which stratagems earn the upgrades.

Medals pay for warbond items, so they come from another farm. The medal farm guide covers it.

Patch 7.2.2, released on 29 October 2026, was the newest Helldivers 2 patch on 7 November.

The sample tiers on this page match that patch: Common from Trivial (1), Rare from Challenging (4) and Super from Extreme (6).

The caps stay at 500 Common, 250 Rare and 100 Super Samples.

A PRO plays Helldivers 2 on your account and brings the samples home.

• Max Bundle. Common, Rare and Super Samples with medals and Super Credits in 1 order. It needs Difficulty 7 unlocked on your account.
• Ship modules. Every module at once, or only the ones you pick.
• RS-422 Railgun. The support weapon unlocked, with level 20 reached.

Each card shows the price of that order. Tell the chat how many samples you already hold.