Helldivers 2: How to Kill a Factory Strider

The Factory Strider is the Automatons’ biggest unit: a quadruped colossus that spits lead from its cannons and deploys Devastators from its belly. It’s intimidating, but like everything in Helldivers 2 it has clear weak spots. Here’s how to bring it down cleanly.

Understanding the Factory Strider

• Weak spot #1: the exposed belly (its underside) — also where it drops Devastators.
• Weak spot #2: the eyes on its head — anti-tank and the Autocannon do damage there.
• The top and flanks are heavily armored: don’t bother shooting them.
• Its two chin cannons pour out continuous fire that pins your team.

Method 1 — Eagle 500kg underneath (simplest)

The go-to method, no aiming required:

1. Position so it walks over your strike target.
2. Drop an Eagle 500kg directly under its belly.
3. The blast hits the exposed underside → instant kill.

Short cooldown, no complex timing. If you only have one stratagem for it, this is the one.

Method 2 — Anti-tank to the face (fastest at range)

With a heavy support weapon:

• Recoilless Rifle or Quasar Cannon into the head eyes → a few shots and it collapses.
• Keep your distance: its cannons punish you up close.

Method 3 — AC-8 Autocannon (no stratagem wasted)

The Autocannon, centerpiece of our anti-bot build, handles the Strider too:

• Aim for the head eyes (several shots) or the belly when exposed.
• Slower than the 500kg, but you save a stratagem for the rest.

Always take out the cannons first

Before finishing it, destroy its two chin cannons: they lay down fire that pins the whole team. Once it’s silenced, you can take your time aiming for the belly or face under no pressure.

As a team

• One player holds its attention and breaks the cannons.
• Another drops the 500kg underneath or chains anti-tank into the face.
• Stay spread out: its fire and the Devastators it drops hurt in a tight group.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Shooting the armored top/flanks → 0 useful damage.
• Misplaced 500kg (beside it, not under) → it tanks it and keeps going.
• Ignoring the cannons → your team stays pinned and melts under fire.
• Engaging up close → you get shredded; stay at medium range.

Conclusion

Factory Strider = 500kg under the belly or anti-tank/Autocannon into the eyes, after killing its cannons. Do that and the colossus drops in seconds. For the full bot-front loadout, see our anti-bot build and our how to kill Hulks guide.