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| “ | A real tentacle-tearer. This high calibre assault rifle has awesome stopping power but limited magazine size, so make each shot count. Unpatriotic “banter” shots are not advisable. | „ |
| ~ Dev Announcement for Polar Patriots Warbond |
The AR-61 Tenderizer is an Assault Rifle utilized in Helldivers 2.
It is unlocked in the first page of Warbond: Polar Patriots.
Role:[ | ]
As of update 1.000.400, the AR-61 is the most powerful assault rifle in the armory. Possessing the highest damage per-shot AND burst DPS of any assault rifle currently available, while simultaneously being more controllable than the AR-23, and having higher stagger strength. It's only drawbacks are that it can only penetrate light armor and middling magazine size.
The weapon overall functions as a bridge between the AR-23 Liberator and the heavier BR-14 Adjudicator.
Gameplay Tips[ | ]
- The weapon is very well-rounded and suitable for both factions. It can easily dispatch everything in the Terminids' forces that isn't a heavily-armored opponent, and it is reliably capable of killing Automaton Devastators with headshots, thanks to it's high damage and low recoil.
- Due to it's small magazine and fairly high RoF, it is advised to fire in bursts outside of close range.
Trivia[ | ]
- On release, the AR-61 had a different color scheme of green and tan two-tone. This was later changed to the black and gray two-tone as seen in the trailer.