Helldivers 2: How to Kill a Charger (Every Method)

The Charger is the Terminid unit that punishes poor positioning the most: it rushes you, it’s armored everywhere (armor 5) and it one-shots you if you stand still. But once you understand its weak spots, it becomes a formality. Here are all the methods, from fastest to most reliable.

Understanding the Charger

• Armor 5 everywhere except one zone: its orange rear (the abdomen), which is soft flesh.
• Its head takes anti-tank explosives and can be one-shot.
• It telegraphs the charge: lowers its head, accelerates in a straight line. It doesn’t turn quickly once committed.

The whole strategy follows from that: either expose the rear, or hit the head with anti-tank.

Method 1 — Dodge + rear (no stratagem)

The free, baseline technique:

1. Face it and let it charge.
2. At the last moment (it’s almost on you), dive to the side at ~90°.
3. It keeps going straight and exposes its orange rear for 1-2 s.
4. Empty your mag into that soft spot.

With an incendiary weapon (Cookout, Breaker Incendiary), the fire finishes the job even if you didn’t empty the whole mag.

Terrain tip: put a rock between you. It collides, stuns itself, and hands you the rear without even dodging.

Method 2 — Anti-tank one-shot (fastest)

If you have an anti-tank support weapon, no need to dance:

• Recoilless Rifle, Quasar Cannon or EAT-17 → one well-placed shot to the head kills it instantly.
• Aim while it charges straight at you (a stationary target in your reticle), then dodge.

This is the fastest solo method: always keep an EAT/Quasar ready for every Charger that spawns.

Method 3 — Stun grenade + anti-tank (most reliable)

The combo that never misses, ideal when there are several:

1. Throw a stun grenade at its feet → it freezes for 2-3 s.
2. While it’s frozen, shoot the head with the Recoilless/Quasar/EAT (or empty your mag into the rear).

Zero risk, no dodge timing. On Helldive with multiple Chargers, this is the go-to.

The Charger Behemoth

The bigger variant has more HP and reinforced armor:

• Plan for 2 anti-tank shots to the head, or strip a front leg with explosives then shoot the exposed flesh.
• The stun grenade is even more valuable on it (more time to land your shots).

Solo vs team

Solo

• Always keep an EAT/Quasar ready.
• Use terrain (rocks) to stun them for free.
• Never let yourself get surrounded: deal with Chargers one at a time while backing up.

Team of 4

• One player marks and baits, another shoots the rear → kill in 1 second.
• Share EATs: they drop in pairs with a short cooldown.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Shooting the armored front with your primary → 0 damage, wasted mag.
• Dodging too early → it tracks you and corrects; wait until the last moment.
• Staying in open terrain with multiple Chargers → you get surrounded. Back up toward obstacles.
• Forgetting the stun grenade → it’s your best tool when things get overwhelming.

Conclusion

A lone Charger is handled with dodge + rear, for free. The moment it gets overwhelming, switch to stun grenade + anti-tank: risk-free and instant. Master these two reflexes and Chargers will never be a problem again, even on Helldive. For the full setup that goes with it, see our best bug loadout.