Weapon Customisation & Levelling Guide 2025 | Helldivers 2 | The_Real_JDC
81Want to master weapon customisation and levelling in Helldivers 2? ⚡ In this 2025 guide, I cover everything from attachments and upgrades to traits, handling, and which weapons are worth your investment. Whether you’re new to Super Earth’s arsenal or looking to optimise your late-game builds, this video breaks it all down step by step.
By the end of this video, you’ll know which upgrades actually make a difference, how to choose the right attachments, and which weapons are the best to focus on first. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike.
For more info on armour penetration values head to section 1.6 on the damage page of the helldivers wiki:
https://helldivers.wiki.gg/wiki/Damagee
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00:00 - thanks to commenters!
00:17 - intro
00:24 - Weapon customisation is available at level 10
00:50 - Where is the armoury?
00:59 - How do I gain weapon xp?
02:29 - Extract for maximum xp
02:37 - Some weapons don’t have attachment unlocks
03:37 - What are the best weapon attachment upgrades?
03:58 - Some primaries, all secondaries, grenades and support weapons can’t be levelled up
04:16 - You can have different weapon configurations
04:54 - Weapon statistics and traits overview
06:58 - Unique weapon traits (One handed, rounds reload etc)
07:08 - One handed
07:36 - Rounds reload
08:16 - Incendiary
08:42 - Heat
09:30 - Chargeup
09:46 - Beam
10:00 - Explosive
10:33 - Stagger
11:04 - Armour penetration (advanced explanation)
11:45 - Ergonomics & weapon turning speed (handling)
14:22 - Recoil simulator tutorial
15:30 - Why I love increased magazine sizes
16:12 - All currently available weapon patterns and camouflages
17:41 - Flashlights and when you should use them
18:14 - Upgrades I’d love to see in the game
18:21 - Plasma laser for the Scythe
19:18 - Black Napalm for the Torcher
19:57 - Which weapons benefit the most from upgrades?
21:39 - Which base game free warbond weapons should I upgrade first?
23:06 - Why are the flashlight and laser sight limited to vertical and horizontal grip respectively?
23:33 - Longer scopes are great weapon attachments
23:48 - reduce FOV down to get a larger sight picture
24:28 - Best base game weapons continued
26:00 - Best warbond weapons to level up first
27:49 - The super citizen edition Knight is awesome (and an alternative)
28:47 - Use the weapons you enjoy & play the game however you want
29:13 - What will be my next video and when will it be released?