What’s inside the next Helldivers 2 Warbond? If you were overwhelmed by the sheer number of weapons and stratagems available to you before, the latest battle pass, or Warbond as Helldivers 2 refers to it, is about to give you a headache. That’s right; there are even more options if you pick up the Viper Commandos Warbond, including new armor sets, weapons, and more.
With the introduction of new weapons, world hazards, and mech suits coming to Helldivers 2, the meta is about to get shaken up. You should check out our guides on the best Helldivers 2 loadouts and the best Helldivers 2 weapons to ensure you use the strongest equipment. Here’s everything we know about the Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond: Viper Commandos, including its release date, price, and available items, as well as an update on future Warbonds.
Helldivers 2 Warbond Viper Commandos release date
The Helldivers 2 Viper Commandos release date was Thursday, June 13, 2024. If you purchase a Premium Warbond, they won’t expire unless you finish clearing them. That means if you didn’t get a chance to finish your last Warbond, you can pick this one up and complete it whenever you have the time.
Helldivers 2 Warbond Viper Commandos price
The Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond Viper Commandos costs 1,000 Supercredits ($9.99 / £7.99 on Steam and the PlayStation Store).
Helldivers 2 Viper Commandos items
According to the PlayStation Blog, liberty is coming to the hot and humid forests of the galaxy in this new jungle-themed Warbond, complete with new weapons, armor, capes, and emotes.
Here’s every Helldivers 2 Warbond Viper Commandos item:
- AR-23A Liberator Carbine
- SG-22 Bushwhacker
- K2- Throwing Knife
- Experimental Infusion
- PH-202 Twigsnapper (Armor Set)
- PH-9 Predator (Armor Set)
- Mark of the Crimson Fang (Player Banner)
- Executioner’s Canopy (Player Banner)
- Mark of the Crimson Fang (Cape)
- Executioner’s Canopy (Cape)
- Test of Conviction (Emotes and Victory Poses)
- Welcome Adoration (Emotes and Victory Poses)
- Guns of Liberty (Emotes and Victory Poses)
- Viper Commando (Player Title)
- 300 Super Credits
AR-23 Liberator Carbine
A modified carbine that’s been given a shortened form factor. As such, it handles things differently from the other versions but with increased recoil. It’s unclear how it’ll do compared to the other guns in Helldivers 2, but the improved handling might help with those close encounters.
SG-22 Bushwhacker
This is the first shotgun sidearm in Helldivers 2, and it comes with two different firing modes: you can either pop off one shot at a time or unleash all three at once for that extra punch. It does require you to pop the shells in the chamber slowly, but that’s a small price to pay for power.
Future Helldivers 2 Warbonds
One note in the Viper Commandos Warbond update post on the PlayStation Blog mentions that the developer has been listening to player feedback about how Warbonds are received in general. Its findings mean that there are now two big changes for future Warbonds. Firstly, Arrowhead Game Studios is slowing down the pace of new Warbond launches. This is to “give us a little bit more time to polish these designs before they’re released. We don’t want to rush anything out of the oven before it’s fully baked.”
The second big change is that it’s changing the arrangement of the items in each Warbond to make room for “new item types, and also higher quality armor and weapons.” This is to prevent any weapons it adds from feeling “redundant” or armor from becoming “uninteresting.” These changes begin with the Viper Commandos Warbond as it is directly referencing feedback the community has provided, with certain poses clearly inspired by the Predator films.
That’s everything we know about the Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond Viper Commandos. Clear off the Premium Warbonds using our best Helldivers 2 stratagems guide to utilize the strongest tools in the co-op game. Check out our best Helldivers 2 XP and medal farm guide, which highlights the most optimal set of missions to acquire XP and medals in the shortest amount of time.