Super Credits (SC) are one of the premium / more precious currencies in Helldivers 2. Using them well can mean the difference between having fancy gear, cosmetics, or warbonds vs. wasting them on things you don’t really need. Below are strategies both for earning SC efficiently and for spending them wisely so you get maximum benefit.
1. Know All the Sources of Super Credits
Before spending, make sure you understand the ways you can earn SC. That way, you can plan your use more strategically:
- Looting during missions: You can find SC in sealed pods, locked containers, minor points of interest (POIs) and bunkers.
- Warbond unlock rewards: Free and premium Warbonds often give a set amount of SC when you unlock tiers with Medals. For example, the free Helldivers Mobilize Warbond gives 700 SC in total.
- You can buy Helldivers 2 Super Credits from the Superstore with real money. These bundles let players get new gear or cool cosmetics faster. But it’s best to use this option only when you really need it, so you don’t waste money on items that you could unlock later just by playing the game.
Knowing these sources helps you budget: if you expect to get more via Warbond unlocks, you may not need to save as much early.
2. Farming Super Credits Efficiently
If you want to accumulate SC rather than buy them, you can do it much faster if you adopt good farming methods. Here are tips:
- Use Trivial difficulty missions. These are the easiest and fastest to clear—and SC spawn isn’t penalized heavily on low difficulty.
- Team up with at least one other player. Why? Bunkers with two control panels (“double-lock” bunkers) require two people to open them. These often have three loot slots and a higher chance to include SC.
- Focus on loot-rich POIs. Don’t rush through; check locked containers, sealed pods, and bunkers first before moving on. SC are more likely in those than random enemy drops.
- Skip completing main objectives unless needed. Some players recommend finishing objectives quickly to unlock evac/extraction, then exploring leftover POIs, then extracting. Or even abandoning early after grabbing what you need, because you don’t lose SC or medals once picked up—even if you don’t extract.
- Choose map types and planets smartly. Maps that are flat or open (few obstructions like water or steep terrain) let you cover more ground faster, find POIs faster, and thus loot more SC per minute.
Using these, many players report getting SC very efficiently per hour, rather than grinding in hard missions or high difficulty just because they think “more risk = more reward.” Often not worth it if speed matters more.
3. Prioritize What You Actually Need
When you finally gather a good amount of Super Credits, it’s tempting to spend them on flashy cosmetics or every new item in the store. But the smart way to use your credits is to think carefully about what truly benefits your gameplay right now.
The first priority should always be items or Warbonds that improve your effectiveness in missions. These unlocks often give you gear, weapons, or perks that make a real difference on the battlefield. Investing your Super Credits here ensures you get long-term value rather than a short burst of satisfaction.
Once you’ve secured the essentials, consider filling gaps in your loadout. For example, if you’re struggling with survivability, picking up stronger armor or a versatile stratagem can make your runs smoother. These purchases aren’t just nice to have—they directly help you and your team succeed.
Only after covering those bases should you think about cosmetic or vanity items. Skins, emotes, or armor color schemes can be fun, but they don’t change how the game plays. If you have surplus Super Credits, feel free to enjoy these luxuries—but don’t sacrifice practical progression for style too early.
In short, spend first on performance, then on utility, and finally on looks. This way, your Super Credits always push your progress forward instead of leaving you underprepared in tougher missions.
4. Wait for Sales / Discounts in the Superstore
If the game has rotation or discount periods, or bundle deals, wait if you can. Buying during a discount gets more “bang for your buck.” Even small savings on gear or Warbond related items can accumulate. Many players recommend holding off on non-urgent purchases.
5. Use SC to Fill Gaps, Not Double Up
If you already have something that does the job (say, a weapon, armor piece, stratagem, whatever) that meets your current challenges, you don’t need the highest tier cosmetic piece now. Save SC for when you’re undergeared or need an upgrade that changes your capabilities materially.
In other words: SC is best used to cover gaps (new Warbond unlocks, needed stratagems or items) rather than replacing something serviceable purely for aesthetics. That way the SC spend improves how you play, rather than just how you look.
6. Try to Get Multiple Currencies in One Run
When you’re farming SC, also try to maximize Medals or Requisition Slips or Samples in the same run. Sometimes, a run that yields a bit more time but gives you both SC and Medals/skips for Warbond progress is better overall than a “pure SC run.” Especially because unlocking Warbond tiers gives you SC too. So you’re “double-dipping.”
Thus plan loadouts, team strategy, and route in missions accordingly: while doing POIs for SC, also aim for crates that drop Medals, or objectives that let you accumulate the needed resources for your next unlock. This increases return on time spent.
7. Be Smart About Abandoning vs Extracting
You don’t always need to finish a mission and extract to keep the SC (or Medals) you collected. In many farming strategies, once you’ve looted everything you reasonably can in a mission, you abandon, start a new mission, rather than waste time with extra objectives or dragging out the mission to extract. This lets you cycle through missions faster.
However, you must be sure you’ve collected what you want (containers, pods, bunkers) before abandoning. SC that are “picked up” are yours even if you don’t extract.
8. Save SC for Future “High-Impact Purchases”
If there is an upcoming Warbond or cosmetic item that you really want (especially limited-time or premium ones), plan for it ahead of time. Don’t burn all your SC on smaller or less useful items the moment you get them. Keep some in reserve.
Warbonds often have end-of-season or event-based gear; missing these because you spent frivolously can feel frustrating. If you know what’s coming (or rumors), target your SC accumulation toward those.
9. Track What You Get vs What You Spend — Adjust Accordingly
Finally, treat your SC like a resource to be managed. Keep mental or even written track of:
- How many SC you earn per hour using your usual farming method.
- How many SC you spend monthly (or per Warbond rotation).
- What “cost per utility” an item has (for example, if a Warbond tier that gives you new armor + cosmetics costs 1,000 SC, vs a cosmetic alone costing 250 SC, you can compare how much SC “value” you get per credit).
If you find your spending is outpacing your earning, scale back on non-essentials or farm more aggressively. If instead you have surplus SC, perhaps be more liberal in purchases of things that enhance fun (cosmetics, vanity gear), because they won’t hurt your core progression.
Putting It All Together: Sample Strategy
Here’s a sample “roadmap” a player might follow to use SC smartly over a typical month of playing:
- Week 1–2: Focus on farming Trivial missions with friends, maximizing loot in POIs and gathering both SC and Medals. Avoid spending SC unless to unlock a Warbond reward that gives you powerful or very useful gear.
- Mid-month: Review what Warbond unlocks are upcoming. If there’s a particularly desirable premium item (armor, big cosmetic, etc.) in a Warbond you want, save up toward that. Maybe stockpile SC and pass on small cosmetics.
- Late in the month / Event: When limited-time Warbond or special store items rotate in, decide which ones are “must-haves” versus “nice-to-haves” using your reserve. Spend on the must-haves first, and if surplus remains, pick up some extras.
- After purchase, re-evaluate farming and income vs spending. Adjust loadouts / farming strategy to improve SC/hour (e.g. more bunkers, faster runs, etc.)
Common Mistakes to Avoid
To use SC effectively, avoid the following pitfalls:
- Spending on purely cosmetic things too early so you don’t have enough for Warbond unlocks or needed gear.
- Chasing difficulty under the mistaken belief that high difficulty = more SC per minute. High difficulty can reduce drops and slows you down. Sometimes Trivial + speed = more SC per time than a slow harder map.
- Not using team play to open double locked bunkers (missing out on high-value loot).
- Ignoring terrain / map selection: maps with too much water, or rough terrain, or too many obstructions cost time running.
- FOMO purchases: buying an item just because it’s limited or looks cool, but you won’t actually use it.
Super Credits in Helldivers 2 are definitely valuable —neither trivial to earn in large quantities nor something you want to waste. By combining smart farming (especially via trivial missions and POIs), thoughtful spending (prioritize Warbond unlocks and high-utility gear), and careful pacing, you can maximize your SC so you feel strong, well-geared, and stylish without burning through your premium currency.
