Helldivers 2: How to get Medals fast

Medals in Helldivers 2 are how players unlock access to better armor & weapons, as well as new cosmetics and the game’s Warbonds. But farming them can be a grueling task. Here’s how to get medals fast in Helldivers 2.

There are a few different types of rewards available for completing missions in Helldivers 2, Samples, Super Credits, Medals… but with Medals being one of the primary ways for players to unlock better weapons and armor, they’re well worth farming.

What are Medals?

Medals are one of the in-game currencies in Helldivers 2. Unlike Super Credits, the game’s virtual in-game currency, Medals don’t ever cost players any real-world cash and they’re earned in every mission completed.

How to get Medals fast

There are a few different ways to farm Medals efficiently. Some of them are less involved than others, and some of them will earn more rewards than others.

Here’s how to get medals fast in Helldivers 2.

Complete Daily Personal Order Challenges

Personal Order Challenges are the daily objectives in Helldivers 2. Players can see their Personal Order Challenges on the right hand side of the menu by hitting Z or escape to pull up the game menu. Personal Order Challenges rotate regularly, completing a Personal Order Challenge nets a player 15 Medals.

Complete missions on Suicide Mission, Impossible, or Helldive difficulty levels

Completing missions on higher difficulty levels is another simple way to increase Medal payouts, and if the missions are all part of the same operation, the Medals rewarded increases too.

For the best returns, players should aim to complete missions at the Suicide Mission difficulty level. A successful mission at this level earns six medals. If there happen to be more missions in the operation, completing the second one will net eight medals. Successful completion of any third mission in the operation will reward players with ten Medals.

Suicide Mission presents a mid to high-level encounter for players. Helldive is the hardest difficulty level in Helldivers 2. While missions on Helldive level provide a tough challenge, obviously, they reward the most Medals of any difficulty level.

Complete Eradication missions

Eradication missions are much shorter than a regular 40-minute mission. These missions will require players to eliminate a specific number of enemies within the 12-minute timer. There won’t be any loot like Samples or Super Credits up for grabs, but they’ll reward Medals like a regular mission. Seeing as Players can complete these in 12 minutes, it makes them a solid option for farming.

Look for Drop Ships

Loot beams from drop ships are a point of interest players can explore while on missions for extra loot. These areas are usually easy to spot, as they’re marked on the map by a yellow beacon of light that shines from the base of the ship. Loot from drop ships is random, but players should earn a decent chunk of extra medals if they stray off the beaten path to explore these areas.

Drop ships will often have some lower mobs to farm through, and an elite enemy to bring down, but they also have a chance to drop Super Credits, making them worth the challenge.

Explore the map for containers

Aside from drop ships, containers are another point of interest on the map worth investigating. Both in and out of missions, players can search the map for cargo containers. These will be half-buried in the ground with explosive barrels nearby.

Players can fire at the barrels or use a grenade to break into the container. On top of Medals, containers can also drop weapons and extra ammo, as well as more valuable loot like Samples, Requisition Slips, and even Super Credits.

Break into bunkers with a friend

Players can find bunkers scattered throughout the terrain. To find them check tight spots and crevices, and areas below ground, as bunkers tend to be well hidden. Bunkers will have doors with a blue light beam around the edges and two access keypads.

Opening a bunker will require coordination with at least one other party member, as both players will need to use the keypads at the same time to open the doors. While bunkers tend to only drop two or three medals, there are bunkers pretty much everywhere if players are willing to look. Which makes them very handy for adding some extra Medals to the final mission rewards.

The only catch to this farming method is players will have to bring a friend.

That’s all the best methods for farming Medals fast in Helldivers 2. Now it’s time to get out there and spread some democracy.