Your abilities, or Stratagems, in Helldivers 2 can turn the tide of any fight. However, you can’t just call the required Stratagem with a single button press. Instead, you must press buttons in a specific sequence before you can use a Stratagem. The Button inputs in Helldivers 2 are unique for each Stratagem, so it will be tough for you to remember them all.
Once you know the code, you must press and hold left “Ctrl” on PC, and if you are playing on PlayStation, then hold “L1.” This will bring up the list of all the Stratagems you have equipped, and then you can enter the Stratagem Inputs to call the one you want. However, these Stratagem input keys are not fixed, as you can change your Keybinding by heading to the settings.
If you don’t know about the inputs for all Stratagems, don’t worry, as we have listed them all below.
Patriotic Administration Center
This is where you unlock your support weapons. There are nine of them with more possibly being added in future content updates.
| Stratagem | PC Code | PlayStation 5 Code |
| Machine Gun | S, A, S, W, D | Down, Left, Down, Up, Right |
| Anti-Material Rifle | S, A, D, W, S | Down, Left, Right, Up, Down |
| Stalwart | S, A, S, W, W, A | Down, Left, Down, Up, Up, Left |
| Expendable Anti-Tank | S, S, A, W, D | Down, Down, Left, Up, Right |
| Recoilless Rifle | S, A, D, D, A | Down, Left, Right, Right, Left |
| Flamethrower | S, A, W, S, W | Down, Left, Up, Down, Up |
| Autocannon | S, D, A, S, S, W, W, D | Down, Left, Down, Up, Up, Right |
| Railgun | S, D, A, S, S, W, A, S, D | Down, Right, Left, Down, Up, Left, Right |
| Spear | S, S, W, S, S | Down, Down, Up, Down, Down |
Orbital Cannons
You get to order your Destroy Ship to fire down its Orbital Cannons in Helldivers 2. These offensive stratagems can barrage large areas with explosions or fire a deadly laser that moves across the terrain.
| Stratagem | PC Code | PlayStation 5 Code |
| Orbital Gatling Barrage | D, S, A, W, W | Right, Down, Left, Up, Up |
| Orbital Airburst Strike | D, D, D | Right, Right Right |
| Orbital 120MM HE Barrage | D, S, S, A, S, D, S, S | Right, Down, Left, Right, Down |
| Orbital 380MM HE Barrage | D, S, S, W, W, A, S, S, S | Right, Down, Up, Up, Left, Down, Down |
| Orbital Walking Barrage | D, S, D, S, D, S | Right, Right, Down, Left, Right, Down |
| Orbital Laser Strike | D, S, W, D, S | Right, Down, Up, Right, Down |
| Orbital Railcannon Strike | D, W, S, S, D | Right, Up, Down, Down, Right |
Hangar
The Hangar has some of the best offensive stratagems in Helldivers 2. Eagles fly in to conduct airstrikes and bombing runs across the ground. You get to also call in a mini-nuke to obliterate enemies in its blast radius.
| Stratagem | PC Code | PlayStation 5 Code |
| Eagle Strafing Run | W, D, D | Up, Right, Right |
| Eagle Airstrike | W, D, S, D | Up, Right, Down, Right |
| Eagle Cluster Bomb | W, D, S, S, D, S | Up, Right, Down, Down, Right |
| Eagle Napalm Airstrike | W, D, S, W | Up, Right, Down, Up |
| Jump Pack | S, W, W, S, W | Down, Up, Up, Down, Up |
| Eagle Smoke Strike | W, D, W, S | Up, Right, Up, Down |
| Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods | W, D, W, A | Up, Right, Up, Left |
| Eagle 500KG Bomb | W, D, S, S, S | Up, Right, Down, Down, Down |
Bridge
The Bridge part contains more Orbital stratagems but for mostly support purposes. It also gives you the option to drop sentries and emplacements such as the Tesla Tower to help you stand your ground.
| Stratagem | PC Code | PlayStation 5 Code |
| Orbital Precision Strike | A, A, W | Right, Right, Up |
| Orbital Gas Strike | D, D, S, D | Right, Right, Down, Right |
| Orbital EMS Strike | D, D, A, S | Right, Right, Left, Down |
| Orbital Smoke Strike | D, D, S, W | Right, Right, Down, Up |
| HMG Emplacement | S, W, A, D, D, A | Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Left |
| Shield Generator Relay | S, W, A, D, A, S | Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Right |
| Tesla Tower | S, W, D, W, A, D | Down, Up, Right, Up, Left, Right |
Engineering Bay
The Engineering Bay has the best stratagems you should unlock first in Helldivers 2. That includes the Guard Dog Rover and the Shield Generator Pack once you start racking levels.
| Stratagem | PC Code | PlayStation 5 Code |
| Anti-Personnel Minefield | S, A, S, W, D | Down, Left, Up, Right |
| Supply Pack | S, A, S, W, W, S | Down, Left, Down, Up, Up, Down |
| Grenade Launcher | S, A, S, W, A, S, S | Down, Left, Up, Left, Down |
| Laser Cannon | S, A, S, W, A | Down, Left, Down, Up, Left |
| Incendiary Mines | S, A, A, S | Down, Left, Left, Down |
| “Guard Dog” Rover | S, A, S, W, A, S, S | Down, Up, Left, Up, Right, Right |
| Ballistic Shield Backpack | S, A, W, W, D | Down, Left, Up, Up, Right |
| Arc Thrower | S, D, W, A, S | Down, Right, Up, Left, Down |
| Shield Generator Pack | S, W, A, S, D, D | Down, Up, Left, Right, Left, Right |
Robotics Workshop
The Robotics Workshop, as the name suggests, mainly caters to sentries. You have a variety of different sentry turrets here for different purposes ranging from gunning down light enemies to destroying armored enemies.
| Stratagem | PC Code | PlayStation 5 Code |
| Machine Gun Sentry | S, W, D, S, D, S, W | Down, Up, Right, Right, Up |
| Gatling Sentry | S, W, D, A, S | Down, Up, Right, Left |
| Mortar Sentry | S, W, D, D, S | Down, Up, Right, Right, Down |
| “Guard Dog” | S, W, A, S, W, D, S | Down, Up, Left, Up, Right, Down |
| Autocannon Sentry | S, W, D, A, W | Down, Up, Right, Up, Left, Up |
| Rocket Sentry | S, W, D, D, A | Down, Up, Right, Right, Left |
| EMS Mortar Sentry | S, S, W, W, A | Down, Down, Up, Up, Left |
