Building the right team is critical for success and survival inHelldivers 2. Each player needs to drop with thebest possible loadoutfor the mission. Boosters play a vital part here because they are the only upgrade in the game that affects the entire team, not just the player.
Vitality Enhancement is thesecond booster that you unlock inHelldivers 2from the fourth page of your Standard Warbonds. Most players tend to ignore it for other boosters, such asHellpod Space OptimizationandStamina Enhancement. This is because of its vague official description, which makes it sound useless; it is not. In fact, a team should try to always have a Vitality booster to improve their survival chances and combat prowess.
What Does Vitality Enhancement Do in Helldivers 2?
According to the in-game description, the Vitality Enhancement booster allows you to resist injury. In reality, though, it does a lot more. For starters, the Vitality booster not only allows you to resist an injury, but it also allows you to resist all injuries inHelldivers 2. That is important to know because there are different types of injuries you’re able to sustain in combat.
Whenever you take a certain amount of damage or hits from either an enemy or friendly fire, there is a chance that one of your limbs or body parts gets injured. This will be confirmed by a series of red icons for each limb, as shown in the image above.
Something important thatHelldivers 2does not tell players is that each injury carries a debuff. The only way of removing those negative effects is toheal your wounds using a Stim.
Right Leg
Reduces your running speed.
Do note that Vitality Enhancement does not make you immune to injuries inHelldivers 2. It only reduces the chance of injuries or increases the amount of damage needed for an injury. It can also be said in the same vein that equipping a Vitality booster increases your overall health since you can sustain an additional hit or two before getting injured.
The good thing is that the Vitality Enhancement booster stacks with armor passives. So,the type of armor you wear inHelldivers 2will further increase your resistance to injuries.
Save your Stims! Some injuries are not that bad. You do not need to heal every time your screen flashes red.
How Good Is the Vitality Booster in Helldivers 2?
Vitality Enhancement is easily one of the best boosters to equip inHelldivers 2. The only reason so many players are sleeping on it is because of the lack of details. You are going to find yourself injured on every mission. Being able to reduce injuries for not only yourself but the entire team means better combat efficiency and saving your precious reinforcements.
The only time you should not take Vitality Enhancement is when unlocking the “That which does not kill you…” trophy/achievement. ThisHelldivers 2trophyrequires you to be injured in all limbs at the same time.
