Helldivers 2 Stratagem Tier List: Best Stratagems for Patch 7.2.2

Patch 7.2.2 is the live build. It went out on 29 October 2026. It changed the Apex and the Nova, 2 stratagems without a grade yet. The last broad balance pass was patch 7.2.0 on 20 October 2026.

83 stratagems carry a letter on 6 boards. 5 of them reach S.

Tier	Stratagem	Type	Reads at S
S	Recoilless Rifle	Support weapon	2 of 3
S	Quasar Cannon	Support weapon	2 of 3
S	Jump Pack	Backpack	2 of 3
S	Shield Generator Pack	Backpack	2 of 3
S	Orbital Precision Strike	Orbital	2 of 3

Orbital Precision Strike is the only orbital at S. Patch 7.1.0 cut its cooldown from 90 to 80 seconds.

You bring 4 stratagems into a mission. You carry 1 support weapon and 1 backpack at a time.

Recoilless Rifle comes with its own ammo backpack. Autocannon comes with an ammo backpack too. Quasar Cannon charges up and needs no ammo. With Quasar Cannon, your backpack slot stays open for Jump Pack or Shield Generator Pack.

Slot	Tier	Top pick	A-tier swaps
Support weapon	S	Quasar Cannon	Commando, Expendable Anti-Tank, Railgun
Backpack	S	Shield Generator Pack	Jump Pack (S), Hot Dog, Portable Hellbomb
Orbital	S	Orbital Precision Strike	Orbital Laser, Orbital Railcannon Strike, Orbital Napalm Barrage
Eagle or sentry	A	Eagle 500kg Bomb	Eagle Airstrike, Eagle Cluster Bomb, Gatling Sentry, Autocannon Sentry

Recoilless Rifle frees a stratagem slot, since its backpack arrives with the weapon. Fill that slot with Gatling Sentry or Autocannon Sentry, both at A.

Ship modules upgrade these stratagems. Hangar modules work on Eagles. Orbital Cannons and Bridge modules work on orbitals. Robotics Workshop and Engineering Bay modules work on sentries and emplacements. Every module costs samples and Requisition Slips.

Patch 7.2.2 on 29 October 2026 changed 2 stratagems. Patch 7.2.0 on 20 October 2026 changed 6. Patch 7.1.0 on 22 September 2026 changed 1.

Stratagem	Patch	Change	Letter
Apex	7.2.2	Caliber 60 to 20. Demolition strength up to 30. The armory now shows Anti-Tank penetration.	No grade yet
Nova	7.2.2	The armory now shows Anti-Tank penetration.	No grade yet
Maxigun	7.2.0	Delay before you can move after firing 0.5 to 0 seconds. Stagger force 15 to 20. Stagger impulse 12 to 24.	C
Breaching Hammer	7.2.0	Spare charges 7 to 10.	C
Orbital Airburst Strike	7.2.0	Cooldown 100 to 90 seconds. Explosion cone 35 to 27 degrees.	C
Flame Sentry	7.2.0	Flame damage per particle 3 to 8.	C
Lumberer Exosuit	7.2.0	Flame damage per particle 3 to 8.	No grade yet
Eagle Gas Airstrike	7.2.0	Demolition strength 50 to 40.	No grade yet
Orbital Precision Strike	7.1.0	Cooldown 90 to 80 seconds.	S

Most reads behind the 4 graded 7.2.0 entries came out before that patch. This list re-grades them when new reads land.

3 independent reads feed every letter. Read 1 is a stratagem tier list from January 2026. The same publisher keeps a support weapon tier list with a letter for each front, updated 21 October 2026. That pair counts as 1 read. Read 2 is a stratagem guide updated 16 October 2026. Read 3 is a ranking video of every stratagem from 29 September 2026.

An S or A letter needs 2 reads that agree. When reads split, the entry takes 1 letter below the higher read. B is the highest letter a split can reach.

The video sorts stratagems into 4 groups. Its top group counts as S. Viable counts as A. Underperforming counts as C. Its lowest group counts as D.

The support weapon list gives 3 letters, 1 for each front. The middle letter of the 3 is the one used here.

11 stratagems have 1 read so far. Each one gets a letter when a 2nd read lands.

• Support weapons: Anti-Materiel Rifle, Apex, Nova, WASP Launcher.
• Exosuits and vehicles: Bastion MK XVI, Breakthrough Exosuit, Lumberer Exosuit, Maelstrom, Supply FRV.
• Strikes and sentries: Eagle Gas Airstrike, Gas Mortar Sentry.

Their closest graded picks are Eagle Airstrike at A and Mortar Sentry at C.

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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