New Warbond features Laser Sentries, Arc Grenades and Miniature Wormholes in Helldivers 2

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Posted Friday, July 11 2025

The Warbonds of the past have had some great themes: explosives, chemical warfare, and of course, fire. Lots and lots of fire.

But the newest Warbond is going full sci-fi. We’re talking laser sentries and volley guns, arc grenades, self-reviving armor, and a backpack that opens miniature wormholes (effectively allowing you to “blink”). If you’ve been waiting for Helldivers 2 loadouts to get a bit less terrestrial, this one’s for you.

The latest Warbond, Control Group, launches July 17 and it’s diving headfirst into experimental tech.


Weapons and Stratagems

VG-70 Variable

A seven-barreled volley gun with three firing modes:

  • Auto (adjustable RPM)
  • Volley (fires one shot per barrel)
  • Total (fires everything left in one go)

Fair warning: using Total with a full mag may cause bodily harm. Sounds fun.

G-31 Arc Grenade

This lightweight grenade bounces and discharges electricity that shocks enemies and friendlies alike. Sounds almost like a bouncy shock charge from Warzone.

PLAS-45 Epoch

A plasma-based support weapon that charges and fires a focused sphere. Overcharging it can cause an explosion. No safety switch. And it looks like an oversized Purifier!

A/LAS-98 Laser Sentry

Standard ammo canisters have been swapped out for a massive heatsink, giving this sentry potentially infinite laser fire. However, in theme with the rest of this Warbond, it can explode if left firing too long.

LIFT-182 Warp Pack

The standout stratagem. This backpack creates a miniature wormhole that allows teleportation with no cooldown. You’ll dematerialize and rematerialize in a new location instantly.

Just know that it causes a little damage to the user, and repeated use destabilizes the wormhole. Totally worth it!

Armors and Passives

Two new armor sets are coming with Control Group:

  • AD-26 Bleeding Edge (Medium Armor)
  • AD-49 Apollonian (Heavy Armor)

Both feature a new passive: Adreno-Defibrillator. Upon death, your armor revives you to full health. But there’s a catch, it only works once, and you’ll start bleeding out after revival.


And it wouldn’t be a Warbond without a new emote, player card, and title.

  • Protect Eardrums Emote
  • “Exemplary Subject” Title