Space Marine 2 Terminus enemies explained

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When perusing weapon perks in the Armoury Hall, you might have come across some that mention boosted effectiveness against Terminus enemies. But, Space Marine 2 doesn’t offer much else to go, leaving players to figure it out for themselves. Put simply, Terminus are boss enemies. We’ll walk you through everything you need to know about Terminus enemies.

Space Marine 2 Terminus: a nesting Heldrake.
The Heldrake is a Terminus-class enemy. Captured by VideoGamer

What are Terminus enemies?

Terminus enemies are bosses that have their own health bar at the top of the screen. These are the toughest enemies in the game and often feature at the end of Operations missions but also in the Campaign. When you come across a weapon perk with a description that includes Terminus enemies, this simply means the weapon in question deals increased damage to bosses. Here’s a list of all Terminus enemies:

Terminus enemies
Carnifex
Hive Tyrant
Heldrake
Helbrute
Imurah
Neurothrope

Terminus is the only enemy type that doesn’t reveal itself ahead of time. What we mean by this is that as you explore Operations missions, you’ll see the impending Threat Level marked at the top of your screen. This includes various enemy types like Minoris, all the way to Extermus-class foes, roughly following a tier list of difficulty and indicating how easy the threats are to defeat. Terminus threats don’t appear on screen, instead they have their own health bars when do appear.

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The mini-bosses that spawn in Operation on harder modes, such as the Helbrutes and Carnifex are classes as Terminus threats, too.

Space Marine 2 Terminus: Bolt Sniper Great Might perk in the Armoury Hall.
Great Might boosts Terminus damage by 10%. Captured by VideoGamer

List of perks with Terminus modifiers

Put simply, a weapon perks with a Terminus buff is designed to make taking on bosses easier. It’s important to consider for specific builds in Operations missions with bosses as you may want a weapon that can do boss damage, especially on harder difficulty settings, to chip away their meaty health bars. Here’s a list of all perks that boost damage to Terminus-class enemies:

WeaponPerk
Bolt Sniper RifleGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Combat KnifeTerminus Slayer – Melee Damage against Terminus-level enemies increases by 20%
Heavy Bolt RifleGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Heavy BolterGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Instigator Bolt CarbineGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Las FusilGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Melta RifleGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Occulus Bolt CarbineGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Plasma PistolGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies
Power SwordTerminus Slayer – Melee Damage against Terminus-level enemies increases by 20%
Stalker Bolt RifleGreat Might – Damage increased by 10% to Terminus enemies

As you can see, there are quite a few weapons with the Terminus modifier. The Vanguard, Sniper, and Tactical classes have the best access to Terminus-killing perks. Classes like Bulwark only get it on the Power Sword and Plasma Pistol, while the Heavy has it only on the Heavy Bolter. The Assault class doesn’t get it at all.

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

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