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Helldivers 2: Best items from the Chemical Agents Warbond

Don't breathe this stuff in.

The Chemical Agents Warbond is out in Helldivers 2, and for those who want to get the best items for it right away, weā€™ll have you covered. Note that while there are better alternatives out there, you can still turn the tide of battle with our selections.

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The best items from the Chemical Agents Warbond in Helldivers 2

The best items from the Chemical Agents Warbond are the G-4 Gas grenade, the ā€œGuard Dogā€ Dog Breath, and the P-11 Stim Pistol. The armor is also decent if youā€™re going to run a heavy gas build so that you wonā€™t accidentally die in the process of suffocating your enemies.

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G-4 Gas Grenade

This grenade mod will provide a lot of crowd control when thrown. If you trigger enemy reinforcements or you just have a big mob of stuff coming at you, chuck one of these. Itā€™ll kill smaller fries and make the medium and heavy enemies attack each other relentlessly.

While you are sacrificing utility, like destroying fabricators and bug holes, this can get you out of a rough encounter by diverting enemy aggro.

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ā€œGuard Dogā€ Dog Breath

If you want to save your grenade slot for something like a Thermite, then the Dog Breath drone will be a powerful, passive, crowd-controlling tool. Itā€™ll soften enemies up for you and even give them that gas effect to make them fight each other.Ā 

This doesnā€™t have as much range as the other two drones, but it can help you escape a dicey situation much quicker. Donā€™t expect this to be your primary source of damage, though.

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P-11 Stim Pistol

Lastly, the underdog of this Warbond has to be the Stim Pistol. It has its purposes, but mostly in settings where youā€™re actually communicating with teammates. In a squad full of randoms or playing solo, this will be a wasted slot.

With proper voice comms, you can safely heal someone who is getting swarmed or needs additional healing in a pinch.

Unfortunately, with all that said, the Sterilizer, or the gas equivalent of the Flamethrower, is not it. Itā€™s a fun weapon, but compared to other things in this Warbond, itā€™s underwhelming. Stick to these three before getting that.


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