Arrowhead Game Studios has revealed details about the newest Premium Warbond coming to Helldivers 2. Dubbed Entrenched Division, the Premium Warbond will be coming to the game on March 17th, and has been described by the studio as being “perfect for frontline assault squads who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.” Check out the trailer for the Warbond below.
As you might expect, Entrenched Division comes with a variety of new weapons and Stratagems, like the B/FLAM-80 Cremator—a heavy support flamethrower that can shoot out continuous columns of flame, fueled by a tank carried around as a backpack. The Warbond also brings with it the SMG/FLAM-34 Stoker—an SMG featuring iron sights and a separate attachment revolving around incineration. Adding on to the trench warfare themes is the A/GM-17 Gas Mortar Sentry—an automated turret that can fire gas shells—and the P-69 Veto secondary pistol, which is loaded with jet-assisted rounds for extra range.
Fans of throwables will be able to make use of the G-48 Giga Grenade, which makes up for its short throwing range by having a massive blast radius. Rounding things off is the CQC-73 Entrenchment Tool melee secondary weapon.
When it comes to armor, Entrenched Division includes the CPG-48 Sapper medium armor that offers the Grenadier passive—a variant on the Concussive Padding passive—providing resistance to explosive damage and extra room for more throwables. Helldivers that prefer light armor can use the CPH-26 Commandant, which features the Hazmat passive, providing resistance to explosive and gas damage, along with reduced recoil for sidearms. Cosmetics include the Dignity of Toil cape and player card, the Crest of the Unsullied cape and player card, along with a host of new emotes and the Heritage Olive pattern for hellpods, FRV, Pelican, and exosuits.
Helldivers 2 is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The title has seen immense success since its 2024 launch, and as of January this year, has reportedly sold more than 20 million copies. For more details, check out our review of its Xbox Series X/S release.
Helldivers 2 has continued to see the release of several Warbonds since its launch, with some of the more recent ones including Siege Breakers, and Redacted Regiment. While the former focused more on frontline combat in the style of the Rambo movies, the latter instead provided more options for players that prefer stealthier approaches for their missions.
Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani recently acknowledged the numerous performance issues and bugs that have plagued Helldivers 2 since its release, noting that the studio “underinvested” in technology thanks to its use of the now-defunct Autodesk Stingray game engine.
“We’ve underinvested in our tech that we’re now finally doing something about,” he said after noting that there is never really a clear cut choice when it comes to picking a game engine. He said, “one isn’t ‘better’ than another,” and that “engines – including Unreal – yield back what you put into them.”
In the meantime, take a look at the studio’s advice for players in light of the failure of the Cyberstan offensive.
