update · October 20, 2026
HELLDIVERS 2 Update 7.2.0 Adds Easy Anti-Cheat and Weapon Balancing
Update 7.2.0 for HELLDIVERS 2 introduces Easy Anti-Cheat, major weapon balance passes for warbond gear, and extensive bug fixes.
HELLDIVERS 2 update 7.2.0 arrives with the implementation of Easy Anti-Cheat, alongside sweeping balance changes to primary weapons, stratagems, and bug strains.
Security and System Changes
Easy Anti-Cheat is integrated into the game, backed by additional security tools to protect game integrity.
Primary Weapon Balance
Weapons from the Killzone and Halo Legendary warbonds receive base stat increases to compensate for their lack of customization. The M90A Shotgun, MA5C Assault Rifle, StA-52 Assault Rifle, and StA-11 SMG all see damage increases and recoil reductions. The PLAS-39 Accelerator Rifle features a faster reload time and reduced projectile stagger strength. Sickle variants, including the LAS-16 and LAS-17 Double-Edge Sickle, feature faster trigger response times, quicker cooldowns, and reduced heat buildup. Light penetration regular ballistic pellet shotguns, such as the SG-8 Punisher, SG-225 Breaker, SG-225SP Breaker Spray and Pray, and the SG-22 Bushwhacker sidearm, receive damage and durable damage increases.
Stratagem Adjustments
The M-1000 Maxigun allows movement control immediately after firing, features increased stagger force and impulse, and pushes away corpses more effectively. The CQC-20 Breaching Hammer gains increased spare charges from 7 to 10. The Orbital Airburst Strike has a decreased cooldown from 100 to 90 and a narrower explosion cone angle for tighter shrapnel spread. The EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit and A/FLAM-40 Flame Sentry have their flame particle damage increased from 3 to 8. The Eagle Airstrike gas has its demolition strength decreased from 50 to 40.
Gameplay and Enemy Changes
Bile enemy strains are controlled independently by Game Masters with distinct visualizations. The Crescent Overseer's backpack can be destroyed to kill the enemy, and the Hive Lord leaves combat earlier if left unattacked. Support weapon settings persist between uses and across sessions, and ICBM lights deactivate when unlocked to improve visibility.
Technical Fixes and Optimizations
The update resolves numerous crashes related to vehicle customization, SEAF shuttles, ragdolls, and UI popups. CPU optimizations improve multithreaded performance on lower core-count processors, and particle processing optimizations reduce stuttering during intense combat.
Why this patch matters
Update 7.2.0 delivers buffs to underperforming non-customizable warbond weapons while introducing anti-cheat infrastructure and addressing technical bugs.