Helldivers 2 · Published Oct 29, 2026 by Arrowhead Game Studios

Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty 7.2.2: what changed

Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty 7.2.2 was published on Oct 29, 2026 and includes 1 buff, 3 adjustments and 4 fixes.

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TL;DRPatch 7.2.2 reworks the AMW-20 APEX so it can destroy cover and container doors like the Anti-Materiel Rifle and Autocannon, with demolition strength raised to 30 and caliber cut from 60 to 20 for less damage drop-off at range. The APEX and LAS-44 NOVA now correctly show Anti-Tank armor penetration, Arrowhead corrects the Bushwhacker's damage increase from the previous patch to 405 to 486, and two rare crashes are fixed.

Who this matters to

AMW-20 APEX users

The APEX can now destroy larger objects such as cover and container doors, and its damage drops off less over long distances.

SG-22 Bushwhacker users

Arrowhead says the previous patch's values were calculated incorrectly; the correct change is damage from 405 to 486 and durable damage from 108 to 135.

PC and Xbox players

A rare renderer crash and a rare crash on boot are fixed.

All 8 changes

AMW-20 APEX

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Caliber

AMW-20 APEX's caliber decreases from 60 to 20, so its damage drops off less over long distances.

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Decreased caliber from 60 to 20

Fix

AMW-20 APEX now correctly displays its armor penetration as Anti-Tank in the armory.

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Fixed, so it correctly displays armor penetration is "Anti-Tank"

Buff

Demolition strength

AMW-20 APEX's demolition strength increases to 30, so it can destroy larger objects such as cover and container doors.

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Increased demolition strength to 30

LAS-44 NOVA

Fix

LAS-44 NOVA now correctly displays its armor penetration as Anti-Tank in the armory.

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Fixed so it correctly displays armor penetration as "Anti-Tank"

General

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Damage

Bushwhacker correction: its damage increases from 405 to 486, as the previous patch's values were calculated incorrectly.

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Increased damage from 405 to 486

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Durable damage

Bushwhacker correction: its durable damage increases from 108 to 135.

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Increased durable damage from 108 to 135

Bug fixes

Fix

Fixed rare crash in renderer on PC and Xbox.

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Fixed rare crash in renderer on PC and Xbox

Fix

Fixed a rare crash on boot.

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Fixed a rare crash on boot

See every Helldivers 2 buff and nerf from October 2026 across 3 updates: Helldivers 2 buffs and nerfs: October 2026 →

Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Official Helldivers 2 patch notes from the Steam news feed (Arrowhead). Numeric balance changes are labeled buff only for weapons and stratagems whose direction is unambiguous; other numeric changes are listed as adjustments. The removal of two music tracks (no gameplay effect), lore text, known issues and community-feedback commentary are not tracked. Source: store.steampowered.com · fetched Oct 29, 2026.