Helldivers 2 Hunters are a ravenous bug type that you'll find on any Termind planet and at any difficulty. While they're small and easily identified in Helldivers 2 by their paler coloring and red frills, they're also pretty fast and agile. On their own, they're easy to kill, but en masse, they can do real damage, slowing you down and repeatedly slashing at you. To help you learn how to squish them better and get any relevant orders or challenges completed, here's where you can find and kill Hunters in Helldivers 2.
Best location to kill Hunters in Helldivers 2
These Helldivers 2 Hunter critters are found on all Terminid-infested planets, so make sure you're choosing missions in yellow sectors of the galaxy map on your Destroyer. Helldivers 2 Terminid nests can be a good place to find them, but they're also commonly found patrolling too, sometimes in groups.
Hunters can also be found on any difficulty, though they are quite rare on Trivial and Easy, so I recommend checking out Medium at least where you'll also come across Helldivers 2 Bile Spewers. Don't get Hunters confused with Helldivers 2 Stalkers, which look very similar but are much bigger, deadlier, and can turn invisible!
As for the best way to kill Hunters, use any primary or secondary weapon as they have very little health and no armor to get through. One shot from the Breaker – one of the best Helldivers 2 weapons – will kill one no problem, and a couple of bullets from even something small, like the Redeemer machine pistol, will also do the trick. They do often get muddled up in swarms, which can make specifically targeting Hunters quite annoying, so bringing along a Machine Gun or Stalwart and just spraying and praying is also a valid strategy. If you're playing on a higher difficulty, you might need to rely on a sentry Stratagem to help you out as you'll need a more powerful support weapon to deal with Helldivers 2 Bile Titans and other big bugs.
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