Ranking ALL 6 Sentry Stratagems!!! Which is Best? / Sentry Tier List! | Helldivers 2 

A couple of folks have pointed out a flaw in my swivel speed results that I would like to clarify. It is a 120 degree turn for the idle animation which makes the results even better than I drew up as I mistook them for 90 degree turns. Correct figures are as follows: Pre Upgrade MG/Gatling: 120 Degree time is 1.25s / 360 Degree time is 3.75s Auto/Rocket: 120 Degree time is 3.75s / 360 Degree time is 11.25s Post Upgrade: MG/Gatling: 120 Degree time is 0.75s / 360 Degree time is 2.25s Auto/Rocket: 120 Degree time is 2.5s / 360 Degree time is 7.5s Thanks for the feedback Divers!

PETITION FOR A LASER CANON SENTRY

The fact he ship upgrades don't affect the HMG emplacement is a crime

Worth noting for the auto cannon sentry, the projectile has armor penetration 5, which means that it can pierce things the normal auto cannon doesn’t such as tank armor, bile titan and charger armor, and hulk armor.

We ran a whole squad of fully upgraded turrets last night, with everyone taking a spear for bile titans. The combination of quick cooldowns, 4 autocannon sentries, 4 Gatling sentries, 2 rocket sentries, and an EMS mortar and a machine gun sentry was a sight to behold. We left the gates open on a helms deep level 7 so everything just funneled into the kill zones and it was amazing

One thing to add: Gatling sentries will continuously fire as they acquire new targets, while machine gun sentries will stop firing until it's locked on to a new target. This results in better ammo economy (which is completely made irrelevant by having about 1/3 the ammo) and slightly lower risk of friendly fire (which is completely made irrelevant by the turrets' lack of empathy, just as Democracy intended)

On the bug front? Go crazy. Bots? They only wanna hit the ships.

1:53 everyday my respect for the amount of trolling arrowhead does grows ten fold they used the scientific name for super glue to make it seem as if it was some amazing synthetic compound

Another tidbit about the rocket sentry, it has back-blast that can knock you down and hurt you a little bit. Idk if it can affect enemies too, but it’s definitely hit me a few times.

I think the Machine Gun Sentry could use more ammo to differentiate it from the Gatling. The Gatling can remain the faster and harder hitting option, while the Machine Gun Sentry could hold a point for longer due to the larger ammo count.

The devs definitely should give the rocket sentry some love sometime soon. Damage, aoe, range, something really

This man out here properly using "penultimately". I'd subscribe again just for that.

I would like to add to the gatling sentry coolness factor. When used against shriekers it absolutely shreds them and looks like an AA gun firing up into the sky.

Wish we had a flamethrower turret. It’s like the only flammable weapon we are missing

The blast absorption helps because usually the autocannon Turret would blow itself up when shooting targets up close. With the upgrade, it doesn't. So yes, it actually does work.

Its been my experience that mortars produce the most team kills. However the gatling takes the cake for funniest

I was gonna get the Blast Absorption to protect from Automation rockets, which always seem to take out my sentries. Now that I realize it doesn't do that, I'll spend my credits elsewhere. That really needs a rebuff or rework!

Nothing quite like doing the new defense mission with everyone deploying with both mortar sentries. The constant explosive rain takes care if everything that isn't a heavy unit real quick.

The Rocket Sentry needs a higher range and maybe slight homing, just say they managed to slap a SPEAR's targeting system on it. (so 1/10 rocket will actuality home)

No BS tier lists with time stamps with a practical and astectical list. Count me in. Subbed and watching the other tier lists now.

The mortar sentrys are amazing for the new defence missions, just as long as you stay away from that first square that becomes a meat grinder

I always bring an EMS sentry when joining randoms. Defending and extractions always a end up being a breeze

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Rocket sentry is so underwhelming.... We need a change for the rockets. They can be transformed into Anti-air missles with lock on feature.

They could make the machine gun sentry utilize the new HMG instead of the standard MG, idk if it'd be better necessarily but it'd definitely make it more unique.

PETITION FOR SENTRY SHIELD UPGRADE

Thank you for all the work to get the numbers! Also, dropping the mortar up on the canyon edge like that blew my mind!

Sentry guns DO have a place in modern warefare. Just one example, the Phalanx CIWS. I definitely think that counts.

Thanks for the shout out! Summoning the Mortars on such shelf above you is something I never thought about before (though accidentally summoning my Quasar and Supply Pack on one definite wasn't helping me thinking about it in any useful way)! Definitely learned something new myself from this video! Also your aesthetics rating match mine too xD

The gatling sentry takes the aesthetics for me. It just fires soooo much and seeing it shred through bugs is one of the best things ever

Oh hell. Im liking and subscribing just for giving proper citation of others' work, performing a peer review, and explaining your experimental method.

Omg. No nonsense, straight to the point, very informative and extremely structured video, yet still managed to sprinkle in some good quality humour. I am new to the game and this video was extremely helpful. Please keep up the good work,this just made my morning :)

@3:46 *spots super sample rock* *breathing intensifies* Also, the amount of math and everything else you did for this video, thank you sir.

Great video! One clarification regarding 16:39 - technically you CAN have multiple sentries of the same type deployed at the same time. The issue is that it is not so easy to achieve on the field. Sentries seems to have a set life-span after which they will automatically disappear, even if not shooting at all. This life-span is only few seconds longer than the stratagem cooldown (w/ ship upgrades), so two sentries will exists only for a brief period of time. This can be more easily observed on a Tesla tower, as it has a shorter stratagem cooldown.

Tesla Tower only has a 150 second based cooldown. If you drop it next to a wall it can last quite a long time as it ambushes enemies that come into its range and sightline.

So, through some testing of my own, I've found the best use of each turret. What I've experienced is as follows: •MG Turret: Fodder Control. It tends to target the closest, fastest moving threat. •Gatling Turret: Air & Ground Suppression. This turret is exceptional against the highly mobile Shriekers, and pulls A LOT of aggro from gunships and other high mobility threats •Autocannon Sentry: Spotting & Anti-Armor. This turret Deals reasonable damage to all targets, and has a longer engagement range. Great for supplemental sniper support; you target the smaller, more mobile targets, while this deals with larger & more armored threats. Also reasonable for catching unaware gunships and drawing aggro for a quick escape. •Rocket Sentry: Disposable SAM. The rockets fired have mild tracking as of the DD Update, which is more noticeable on targets at the edge of its range. Its high damage and explosive trait deals with heavies and clustered fodder easily, and is fantastic for stopping Dropships, Hulks, & Chargers alike, especially if more than one is out at once. •Mortar Sentry: Advancing fire support & aggressive decoy. Its ability for consistent damage output without needing line-of-sight allows for natural defense from terrain, making approach on enemy assets easier, as long as you watch for enemy proximity. Additionally, its wide area damage output from unusual positions can draw in enemy units while your squad can go another direction, allowing you to easily disengage if used in tandem with smoke utilities or other means to break line-of-sight. •EM Sentry: Tactical Fire Support. Similar to the Mortar Sentry, but used to halt an enemy advance instead of creating an opening for allied advance. Best used in tandem with other sentries or as an opener for a coordinated assault.

Big respect on this video man. Thanks for breaking down and testing everything. 😊

Thank you for all the time you put into this video!

I came to the same conclusions & completely agree with your assessment, Diver. Thanks for your hard in-depth work for the cause!

The discrepancy between first person and third person is due solely to the camera's postion. So when the camera is in third person it is sitting behind the helldiver approximately 2 m. Once you go into first person is zooms in on to the weapon itself which is 2m ahead of the neutral third person camera. So it was indeed 73 meters, not 75 only because distance is measured by the position of the camera and not the helldiver itself. That's my take on it at least and it may need more testing but it's the only logical conclusion I can come to. Hope that helped!

Great info! thanks for such a detailed video!

Rocket sentries are good in one type of situation at least: when you are in a high level close quarters fight involving a lot of bile titans. Put it up high so it doesn’t shoot smaller stuff, and it can quickly swivel around to new targets which is helpful

Love your videos mate, the data behind every upgrade really gives me a better overall view! Keep em coming and subscribed because of this! :)

Love your work! Thank you for these succinct and detailed videos

Something I’d like to see would be a target select mode on the back when sentries land. You can choose what type of enemy it will prioritise so it doesn’t just choose its own target wasting ammo. Something like ‘small/medium/large’ and you can attack your own priority targets whilst the sentries deal with your secondaries automatically safely. What do you think?

Great video and a fellow arc thrower enthusiast, subscribed

Best part about the autocannon for the COOL factor is absolutely, undeniably the firing mechanism borrowed from a Luger

Great content, very thorough and informative!

Holy moly dude The amount of effort that you put into this is extraordinary Great job man

Thank u for this

love this channel this is great technical break down

Doing the lords work!!! I thank you! 🙏🏻

I feel like the rocket sentry should operate more like a Spear rocket sentry, locking onto enemies it can see and firing a heat seeker. It's basically a SAM turret at that point, but it works. We also need a flamethrower turret. Shit would be insanely fun and 110% prone to incidents involving friendly fire.

Good information. I could see servo assisted armor having some use with a mortar class.

fully agree with this list, if you hunker down on an elim mission and just keep your EMS/standard mortars safe they'll do half the work for you

i was thinking about this friday just for you to come out with a video 😂 that’s what i like to see

You won a new sub.👍🏻

Automatic sentry turrets are used for certain anti-air applications. Also known as AAA. Then there are the Samsung MG turrets, equipped with informational video screens, posted on the North Korean border.

well made video, you got my sub helldiver!

Great video!

I think adding a ship module for target prioritization using pings would be awesome!

RAILGUN SENTRY WHEN?!

Amazing review mate keep it up

That transition at 10:18 caught me off guard. Very nice

machine gun sentry should get heavy armor pen or stun and rocket sentry should move faster and do HIGH and heavy damage making it useful

super glue for super earth

I run the Autocannon Sentry pretty heavily. As you said it can be incredibly frustrating when it targets small fries instead of a Hulk, Charger, or Titan but it still wrecks overall. With upgrades giving it a cooldown around 2 1/2 minutes between uses and that noticeably and satisfyingly faster turn rate I can get this hammer on the ground and on targets consistently. It just puts in amazing work 95% of the time. I don't know how many times with randos after a death a teammate across the map calls me in by 3 Chargers as he flees for his life and my support weapons with 4-6 minute cooldowns are still down, but the Autos up, and saves my bacon by bringing 35mm rapid firing FREEDOM & LIBERTY to the fight. Plus I all to often wing it out somewhere especially on a rise or hill just for distraction as much as support purposes. I don't know how many times I've left it behind and a little bit later hear it start hammering away in the distance and patrols around me turn and leave heading towards it, and the kills just start racking up lol.

Fantastic video. Loved this. I’d love a breakdown of backpack items at some point, if you’ve got the time. Mainly I just want to know how good/bad the guard dogs are and if I’m wasting my slot of them. Keep it up!

auto cannon is king mortar sentry and her bride EMS mortar sentry is Queen minigun sentry is Knight rocket sentry is the joker and the machine gun sentry, the Pawn

You ranking is exactly as mine, and I never consider looks. My list was only effect and moralboost. Good Job

Proud of you for crediting your fellow creators

This type of videos are the best, given the devs track record of not telling us much of anything when it comes to stats, not even in patch notes. I'm not sure I like this "figure it out yourself" mentality applied to so many aspects of the game, but I'm thankful for the very informative and entertaining videos testing out all this stuff. Godspeed, comrade!

Some things not mentioned: Machine Gun Sentry has less spread, making it more accurate at range, and it can also be taken alongside the Gatling Sentry as a secondary gun turret if desired and unlike the Gatling Sentry, the Machine Gun Sentry will stop firing to rotate to the next target, saving some ammunition and making it less likely to friendly fire.

I'm killed the most by mortars by far, mainly due to poor usage by players who use it incorrectly in objectives or bugnests which require close quarter engagements. I would probably swap them around with the Gatling gun in the tier list for bug missions but keep your tier list the same for bot missions. One problem I have with the autocannon is when bugs swarm close to it it will stop firing, probably protecting itself from self damaging blasts, I just love the fact with the health upgraded Gatling gun you can sometimes throw it in the heart of a swarm and it can shoot itself out of trouble.

Rocket sentry is actually fantastic - it just needs good placement. It's best placed on very high ground overlooking where it's shooting down at, because 'misses' become 'hits' of splash damage. It also does pretty decent damage vs heavy armor. It basically is an autocannon that trades projectile travel time and lack of stagger for much better responsiveness in sentry turning speed/lock-on.

These data warm my cold heart.

This is very informational considering I have every single upgrade except the new ones

Personally I'd say the niche for the machine gun turret is specifically to get around the "only one type of senty active" limit if you were to make a FULL sentry build you'd bring both gun turrets and either deploy them together for more firepower or right after each other to maximize your turret support time If I was gonna make a sentry build I'd probably go for Gatling, MG and one of the Mortars then either the EAT or autocannon for me to use

You are making that arc thrower look amazing.

Very solid video, keep up the good work ^^ do you plan on doing something similar for emplacement sentries too? i'd love to hear more details about my beloved tesla

Turrets are a solo scout’s best friend. They can aggro while you rotate. I usually bring both mortars, since they can work together or apart behind a rock. The EMS kind of fixes the HE’s accuracy problem.

They should eventually open up some turret customization. Give the mortar sentry access to multiple ammo types, choosing one pre-game like you do with your weapons and strategems (it would be a sub-menu in stratagems) They could then remove the EMP mortar and add it's shells to the ammo selection pool, along with AP, HE, Napalm, and Airburst. Different ammo types might change the targeting ai on the mortar? Also hoping that when the APC gets released there comes a variant with an autocannon (looks like the sentry version but is player controlled) on top. Love that thing.

4:20 cool tip for you, you can exit interacting with the computer when you've completed the mini-game. You don't have to wait until it says you succeeded.

another tip for the mortar thats fairly obvious but wasnt spelled out in this video - put them behind things, behind rocks or under cliffs. they dont need line of sight and they shoot high arcs so if you place it right the thing can be pretty much invisible to enemies

arrowhead keep improving the game so much, it will be interesting to revisit these videos in a years time to see what has changed

Imo, when I start hearing the thud-clunk of thr mortar sentry working, it fills my democracy loving heart with happiness, by far my favorite crowd killer

The shield generator is brilliant in keeping your turrets alive against bots. Makes the gatling and autocannon feasible a lot closer to the action, allows them to do damage so that when the shield goes down they are not instantly vaporized and works as a good distraction so you can flank those devastators. The clip of old mate with a million mortars shows it. If you're worried about it taking a strat spot it has good utility of defending hellbombs for gunship facilities and what not. Still needs a bit of tactical placement otherwise on higher difficulties she just gets melted.

One of my favourite things about the mortar which makes it easily the best in my books- it doesnt need direct LoS of enemies, so you can place it behind cover to vastly increase its lifespan

Excellent ananylis!

Awesome breakdown mate. My only wish is Arrowhead will eventually make a flamethrower sentry - for MAXIMUM LIBERATION.

EMS mortar is definitely my favorite of the bunch. It does the area denial role autoturrets are intended to fill exceptionally well without denying that area to you and your teammates OR denying you the enjoyment of delivering liberty to your enemies personally. Pretty much everything is easier when you have an EMS sentry plunking away.

A single Helldiver running an EMS Mortar can completely change the tide of any battle. Always a nice sight to see on any mission type.

100% agree on the shields. Find that sentry’s can get instantly killed if not using additional shield half the time with bots on higher levels

I just love the gatling sentry!! It’s not great, but oh boy do I love the sound of “BVVVVVVVVVV” as a fountain of bullets flows, making it rain bug blood and oil

One thing i'll add about the Rocket Sentry is that it pairs extremely well with the Autocannon Sentry; I had both of them basically permastun chargers till death with repeated hits

I never dive without my EMS mortar! This thing is a beast, i'm pretty sure it should be a must have for any mission.

Fascinating

I subscribed to ease your pain of purchasing the Blast absorption. I'm sorry you had to do that. I hope this helps.

Thanks

"Blast Absorption" from the description alone made it seem like garbage. I'm glad to you that your testing validated my suspicions.