Helldivers 2: How to farm Medals

There's a price to pay to safeguard Democracy, and that is paid in the form of Medals to players in Helldivers 2. This in-game currency is used to unlock Weapons, Strategems, Armor, and other paraphernalia from Warbonds (like the upcoming Dust Devils). In essence, you'll need a lot of it if you plan on expanding your arsenal over time.

The best part about Medals is that you don't have to buy them (and you cannot, either). They have to be earned through acts of Democracy and through the spreading of Freedom by eliminating vile Terminds, autocratic Automatons, and the Illuminate. That said, here's more on the topic of Medals in Helldivers 2.

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How to get Medals in Helldivers 2

There are four main ways to earn Medals, and it's easier than you think, unless you're playing on Super Helldive. With completing main objectives and survival being the main priority, there's no time to stop and look for Medals on the battlefield.

Coming back to how to get Medals, here are three basic ways and an additional method to collect a few extra:

• Completing Missions
• Completing Personal Orders
• Completing Major Order
• Exploring Minor Points of Interest (Pods, Containers, and Bunkers)

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Completing Missions

There are numerous Missions to choose from on each planet (Image via Sony | Sportskeeda Gaming)

When you interact with the "Galactic War" strategy table, you're able to select a sector, and once you zoom in, you will be able to see planets that need assistance. Each planet has a set number of "Operations" that will pop up. When you click on one, it will expand to showcase three different "Missions" that you can undertake.

Depending on the difficulty you choose, each Mission you complete will progressively reward you (and your squad) with more Medals. There is no fixed order for this process; you're free to choose as you see fit. You can earn up to 36 Medals in Helldivers 2 while playing on the highest difficulty (Super Helldive) for every set of "Operations" you complete.

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Completing Personal Orders

At times, players will receive Personal Orders in Helldivers 2. These will be objectives that you alone must complete to earn Medals. This can be done in a squad or solo, if you're brave enough to take on the forces of Tyranny by yourself (or die trying). Medal payout is fixed at 15.

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Completing Major Orders

Complete Major Orders to safeguard Super Earth! (Image via Sony | Sportskeeda Gaming)

Unlike the aforementioned "Order" types, Major Orders affect not just you or your immediate squad, but the entire playbase as a whole. The entire community can (and should) participate to advance towards completing the objective. Once it has been completed within the given time, everyone will receive Medals.

Major Orders usually last a few days, which gives everyone enough time to participate, and is (in my opinion), the best way to passively earn Medals (if you don't play very often or if you want to be remembered as a traitor to Super Earth). The Medal payout is between 35 to 65

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Exploring Minor Points of Interest (Pods, Containers, and Bunkers)

Opening Pods, Containers, and Bunkers is a great secondary or additional means of gathering Medals. They are scattered all over the map, and if you have a keen eye or manage to complete the Radar Station objective, they should be easy enough to find.

Pods emit a yellow beam of light that can be seen in the sky, which should allow you to triangulate their position. Containers and Bunkers, on the other hand, must be found manually. Once you crack them open, you stand a chance to get Medals or maybe even Super Credits (if you're lucky).

Diving into a Bunker looks cinematic! (Image via Sony | Sportskeeda Gaming)

The only downside to this method in Helldivers 2 is that as you progress and play on higher difficulties, there's not much scope for exploration. With the enemies of Super Earth constantly on the offensive, you'll have to keep moving from one objective to the next to avoid being overrun and pinned down.

One squad member could always volunteer to go exploring for Medals, Super Credits, Samples, and Requisition Slips, but it would take away from the overall combat effectiveness. Nonetheless, since loot is shared, this is a viable method.

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How many Medals can you stack in Helldivers 2

Use Medals to unlock items from Warbonds (Image via Sony | Sportskeeda Gaming)

The maximum number of Medals you can have at one time in Helldivers 2 is capped at 250. What this means is that once you reach this limit and complete any Orders, you will not be eligible to gain more Medals. To see how many Medals you have, all you have to do is open the "Acquisition Center" on your Super Destroyer and look at the top right of the screen. Super Credits are showcased next to them.

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That's everything you need to know about Medals and how to acquire them in Helldivers 2. That being said, get in your Hellpod, drop to an enemy-infected planet, and start spreading some Managed Democracy!

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