You'll find Helldivers 2 Devastators on any of the Automaton-controlled planets like Malevalon Creek, generally appearing on Challenging Difficulty and higher. Despite the name, the basic Devastators aren't the most devastating of the bot enemy types in Helldivers 2, but their bulk and armor means they're not the easiest to bring down. And things get tougher when you come across variants equipped with highly lethal rockets or shield and guns that make them even harder to destroy. I've explained exactly where to find Devastators in Helldivers 2 below, as well as how to kill them as easily as possible.
Helldivers 2 Devastators location and weaknesses
Devastators in Helldivers 2 are a kind of Automaton robot, the deadlier of the two Helldivers 2 factions, and we've got an image of one just above - large, bulky, bipedal robots with sunken heads and a lot of armor plating. You'll find Devastators on any Bot-controlled planet at the Challenging Difficulty or higher, and can be equipped with guns, shields or shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, making them look a little different from time to time. If you're not sure if you're looking at a Devastator, try marking it with the R1 button - the enemy's name will come up above its head.
To kill a Devastator, you need to use either explosives, precision shots, or any armor-penetrating Helldivers 2 weapons. Basic weaponry will bounce off the armor of a Devastator, so you'll need to either shoot the head or glowing red sections, which can hurt or dismantle it. Alternatively, there's no issue with blowing them up with a grenade or any of the Helldivers 2 best stratagems - no armor can handle an orbital strike, after all.
Devastators are generally fairly deadly, but you want to be extra careful about the Rocket Devastators in particular, those with rocket-mounted launchers on their shoulders. They fire multiple rockets at a time and just one of them can kill a player on impact. If you see one, target the launchers first to destroy them and disarm the bot of its greatest weapons.
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