How to use SEAF Troopers in Helldivers 2 effectively?

Time of India

21-05-2025

(Image via Arrowhead Game Studios)
Super Earth Armed Forces
in
Helldivers 2
are not just the background props. The troopers, or rather the secret weapon of
Super Earth
, can turn the tide if they are used right. While the greenhorns would not replace the squad, but with the smart commands, they will add the needed firepower.
Here is how you can recruit them and deploy them in an effective manner without getting yourself or them killed.
How to recruit and command the
SEAF Troopers
?
In order to recruit and command the troopers, you will first have to find and rally the troop. Then, follow the rest of the steps mentioned below to use them right.
Find and recruit the troops
SEAF soldiers spawn randomly, as the blue dots, on the minimap during the Super Earth defense missions. To recruit them, hold the ping button (Q/R1/RT) and select the option Follow Me from the voice wheel.
Once done, the soldiers will stick with you until the extraction, offering suppressing fires (AR-23 Liberators) and even destroying the objectives like the Cognitive Disruptors.
Note
: Sprint to the troop's locations before the Illuminate patrols wipe them out.
Maximize the troop's combat use
The basic SEAF Troopers will come with grenades, Liberator rifles, and the occasionally EAT-17 rocket launchers. They auto-target the objectives, like the parked ships and the Cognitive Disruptors.
The troopers can be best used as distraction units for drawing the enemy aggro, while you can flank; objective clearers, auto-targeting the enemy structures in the range; and Cannon fodder as they get struck by the rockets, while you don't have to. The ones with the EAT-17 rocket launchers perfectly shred the armored units like the Fleshmobs. So, keep them alive by pinging the high-value targets.
Control the troops positioning
Use the Wait command to position them at the chokepoints before the big fights.
It will be perfect for defending the extraction zones or for guarding the hacked terminals. Just make sure to avoid placing them near the stratagem drops.
How to maximize the limited utility of the troops?
If you are playing solo, the SEAF troopers will draw the aggro and let you flank the enemies or revive the teammates. The grenades they have can clear the bug nets, and the rockets can soften the tanks. Just do not rely on troops for precision. It can lead to friendly fire.
The troopers cannot reload, heal, or board the extraction ships but can chatter the boosts immersion. So, listen to them gush on serving alongside the real Helldiver as you continue to mow down Xenos. It might be cheesy, but their morale is important.
SEAF troopers move slower than the sprinting Helldiver. If, in the middle of the mission, they vanish, backtrack. They are either stuck or are lagging behind.
Note
: Re-issue Follow Me every 30 seconds to keep the squad intact. Also, avoid dropping the stratagems on them.
If the squad is packing some heavy artillery or the airstrikes, the SEAF Troopers will become liabilities. The low awareness of the troopers means they will block the shots you make, trigger accidental team kills, and even clutter the battlefield.
For the high-difficulty runs, it is better to go solo instead of babysitting them.
The SEAF Troopers will not carry the missions, but they are the free reinforcements when you get outnumbered. So, use them as the sacrificial scouts or the mobile cover, and they will prove their worth. Just remember, careless leadership is never rewarded by democracy. So, do your best.
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