How to find and kill Hunters fast in Helldivers 2

Want to find and kill Hunters in Helldivers 2? Whether you have a Personal Order to kill them or you’re just protecting your friends from a bug onslaught, here’s how to kill them.

To exterminate bugs and bots better, here are our best stratagems in Helldivers 2 and a weapon tier list.

Where can you find Hunters in Helldivers 2

Look in the Terminid systems to the right of Super Earth in Helldivers 2 to find Hunters. These orange sectors have all kinds of big and mean bugs to fight. Since they spawn on every level as a weak enemy, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding them. Look for their pale bodies with orange flesh. The cover image has a dead Hunter to the left of the player.

These can be tough to tackle during a firefight due to their ability to jump towards you and overwhelm you with sheer numbers. You’ll need to take out 25 Hunters to fulfill a Personal Order (daily mission).

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Pick a squad of helpful teammates if you’re playing on higher difficulties

Good allies will help you with ammo, call out their stratagem usage, and protect your back from surprises. This will come in handy against Hunter ambushes.

Our 5 ways to kill Hunters in Helldivers 2

While it doesn’t take much to kill a Hunter, they can be deadly in groups. Here are our steps to kill Hunters in Helldivers 2:

• Any weapon can take down a hunter – As they’re not armored, even an SMG or Pistol secondary can take these foes out without an issue. Consider saving your shotgun, sniper rifle, and assault rifle rounds for more important targets. Just remember to reload before you’re overwhelmed.
• When in doubt, opt for fire rate – While stratagems are unnecessary for these creatures, you could use supply weapons to clear out entire hordes. Consider sentry turrets or weapons like the Machine Gun.
• Watch out for surprise attacks – Sure, Hunters are easy to take down. But if they jump dangerously close to you, they can even puncture your armor, draining your health with a chest hemorrhage. So take them down whenever they get close and turn around once in a while to guard your back.
• Opt for Eradicate Terminid Swarm missions – These task you with killing a certain number of Terminid bugs. We spotted over a dozen Hunters in a couple of minutes so you’ll be able to find even more with time.
• Tinker with the difficulty settings – While you can pick one that you’re comfortable, Personal Order missions can be completed on the easiest difficulty too. So if you’re in a hurry, you can drop the difficulty option to Trivial and hunt some bugs.

That covers how to find and kill Hunters in Helldivers 2. For more on the co-op shooter, check out the game’s crossplay support and the best ship modules in Helldivers 2. We’ve also covered the Helldivers 2 Twitch drops that will be unavailable soon.

Helldivers 2 Hunters FAQs

How many Hunters do you need to kill for the Personal Order in Helldivers 2?

The game tasks you with killing 25 Hunters.

Do you need to use stratagems for Hunters in Helldivers 2?

No, their low health makes it unnecessary. But the Machine Gun and Stalwart’s high fire rate could help you out.