Helldivers 2 Scope of Authority Warbond Launches October 20: Every Weapon, Armor and Passive

Helldivers 2’s next Premium Warbond, Scope of Authority, launches on October 20, 2026, and it is built around long-range and stealth play: a bolt-action sniper rifle, a backpack-fed anti-materiel rifle and two camouflage armors, according to the PlayStation Blog.

Weapons and stratagems

• R-40 Sightliner: A bolt-action primary sniper rifle with armor-piercing rounds.
• P-44 Mist: A one-handed machine pistol for close range.
• AMW-20 Apex: A backpack-fed anti-materiel rifle with assisted reload, aimed at large, heavily armored enemies.
• LAS-44 Nova: An energy rifle with infinite ammo that fires a charged, non-explosive thermal shot.
• G-11 Caltrops: A grenade that scatters proximity-detonated submunitions that slow and stun enemies.

Armor, passive and cosmetics

The Warbond has two armor sets. The SS-33 Mimetic Marshal light armor is inspired by ghillie suits and comes with the Mimetic Mesh cape and player card. The SS-15 Focal Point medium armor pairs with the Boundary Banner cape and player card.

Both armors carry a new passive, Stationary Shroud, which reduces weapon sway and detection range while crouched or prone. The Warbond also includes the Manual Ballistic Projection emote and the player title Longshot.

The Warbond requires the base game, Super Credits and game progression to unlock, Sony says.

How many people are playing

On Steam, Helldivers 2 had 52,797 players in game at once at about 14:20 UTC on October 14, 2026, according to Steam’s public player-count data. The Steam page lists 1,166,848 user reviews, rated Mostly Positive, with 883,123 of them positive. The game, from Arrowhead Game Studios and PlayStation Publishing, came out on February 8, 2024, and costs $39.99 on Steam.