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Helldivers 2 Sentry & Emplacement Stratagem Tier List

The most up-to-date Sentry and Emplacements Tier List for Helldivers 2 - each stratagem has been tested to determine what's best for each faction.

Important Information

As of May 2026 – Patch 6.2.3 – Helldivers 2 has: 8 Emplacements & 10 Sentries.

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Sentries / Emplacements
vs Automatons
vs Terminids▼
vs Illuminate
SourceSource
Damage
AP
A/MG-43 Machine Gun SentryA/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry
S
S+
S+
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Ballistic
3. Medium
A/ARC-3 Tesla TowerA/ARC-3 Tesla Tower
B
S+
S+
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Arc
4. Heavy
A/AC-8 Autocannon SentryA/AC-8 Autocannon Sentry
S+
S+
S+
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Ballistic
5. Anti-Tank
E/MG-101 HMG EmplacementE/MG-101 HMG Emplacement
S+
S+
S+
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Ballistic
4. Heavy
A/FLAM-40 Flame SentryA/FLAM-40 Flame Sentry
B
S
S
Urban LegendsUrban Legends
Fire
4. Heavy
E/AT-12 Anti-Tank EmplacementE/AT-12 Anti-Tank Emplacement
S+
S
S+
Urban LegendsUrban Legends
Ballistic
6. Anti-Tank
A/G-16 Gatling SentryA/G-16 Gatling Sentry
A
S
S+
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Ballistic
3. Medium
A/MLS-4X Rocket SentryA/MLS-4X Rocket Sentry
S+
S
S
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Ballistic
5. Anti-Tank
MD-I4 Incendiary MinesMD-I4 Incendiary Mines▼
B
S
S
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Explosion
3. Medium
Medium Pen Explosion applies Heavy Pen Fire damage-over-time effect.
MD-8 Gas MinesMD-8 Gas Mines
S
S
S
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Gas
6. Anti-Tank
A/M-23 EMS Mortar SentryA/M-23 EMS Mortar Sentry
A
A
A
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
None
6. Anti-Tank
MD-6 Anti-Personnel MinefieldMD-6 Anti-Personnel Minefield
B
A
A
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Explosion
3. Medium
MD-17 Anti-Tank MinesMD-17 Anti-Tank Mines
S
A
D
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Explosion
5. Anti-Tank
E/GL-21 Grenadier BattlementE/GL-21 Grenadier Battlement
A
A
A
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Explosion
3. Medium
A/LAS-98 Laser SentryA/LAS-98 Laser Sentry
C
B
A
Control GroupControl Group
Laser
4. Heavy
A/GM-17 Gas Mortar SentryA/GM-17 Gas Mortar Sentry
A
B
B
Entrenched DivisionEntrenched Division
Gas
6. Anti-Tank
A/M-12 Mortar SentryA/M-12 Mortar Sentry
S
D
D
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
Explosive
3. Medium
FX-12 Shield Generator RelayFX-12 Shield Generator Relay
B
D
B
Patriotic Administration CenterPatriotic Administration Center
N/A
N/A

Sentries and Emplacements are excellent tools for securing a position, even if you’re not playing a defense mission. Consider deploying them in areas where enemies will funnel in. Sentries and Emplacements also perform very well on missions where holding a fixed position is essential to completing the objective, such as “Spread Democracy” and “Free Colony” where you have to defend a set location while raising a flag.

Friendly Fire

Some stratagems in Helldivers 2 are notorious for causing Friendly Fire. They have quite the infamous reputation in the community, so it’s best to be careful when using them around teammates.

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Tesla Towers
Mortar Sentries
Gatling Sentries
Incendiary Mines

Ship Modules Upgrades

Ship Modules can provide your sentries with powerful upgrades; they can be purchased using Samples acquired during missions.

Synthetic SupplementationReduces cooldown for Sentry, Emplacement, and Resupply stratagems by 10%
Advanced ConstructionIncreases the health of Sentry Stratagems by 50%
Dynamic TrackingAll Sentry Stratagems deploy instantly but still need time to descend from orbit.
Shock Absorption GelIncrease Sentry Stratagem ammo by 50%
High-Quality LubricantIncreases Sentry Stratagem rotation speed
Rapid Launch SystemAll Emplacement Stratagems deploy immediately (Applies to Tesla Tower)