BEST SHOTGUNS in HELLDIVERS 2 - INSANE DAMAGE

Daniel stress tests six shotguns in Helldivers 2, assessing their fire rates, damage profiles, swarm effectiveness, and armor handling across various enemy types.

The Breaker Incendiary provides rapid fire and bonus burning damage against light swarms, while the standard Breaker remains powerful against swarms and aerial targets despite minor nerfs, and the Breaker Spray and Pray sacrifices damage for an extremely high fire rate of 330 to clear small leaping bugs despite ammo and armor issues.

The Punisher yields 405 base damage against weak spots but lacks crowd control due to a slow fire rate, the Slugger penetrates medium armor while ricocheting off heavy armor, and the Punisher Plasma functions like an eight-round explosive grenade launcher with stagger and self-damage risks that cannot defeat a Bile Titan.

Stress testing Helldivers 2 shotguns including the Breaker, Punisher, Breaker Incendiary, Breaker Spray and Pray, Slugger, and Punisher Plasma.

Attributes and swarm effectiveness of the Breaker variants.

Performance, armor penetration, and splash mechanics of the Punisher, Slugger, and Punisher Plasma.

Daniel tests the fire rate, performance, and armor capabilities of six shotguns in Helldivers 2.

Whether medium armor penetration on the Slugger is an intended feature or an unintended omission from its weapon traits text remains unconfirmed.