This Helldivers 2 Patriot Exosuit guide will go through everything you must know about it including how to unlock, call, and use it.
In short, you can unlock the Exosuit through the Ship Management menu after reaching level 25, and it’s important to utilize both its weapons properly to make the most out of it.
Let’s go through everything in further detail.
How to Unlock the Exo-45 Patriot Exosuit

The Exo-45 Patriot Exosuit is unlocked after liberating Tien Kwan, and you’ll be able to purchase its stratagem from the Ship Management menu for 20,000 Requisition Credits after reaching Level 25.
Keep in mind that as a Stratagem, the Exosuit has a 600-second cooldown. Also, to use its weapons, you’ll need to have rockets and Gatling gun bullets.
You will automatically start with 14 rockets and 1,000 bullets, so you don’t need to seek more immediately.
How to Call the Patriot Exosuit
After unlocking the Exosuit, you can call it on the field with the following input:
- Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down
Just remember that you can only use this once every 600 seconds.
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How to Use the Exosuit – Tips and Tricks
Now that you’ve got your Patriot Exosuit on the field, let’s see how to make the most out of it. Here are the best Exosuit tips and tricks that you must know:
- The suit is immune to Fire & Gas damage
- You should use Rockets (left shoulder) to break armor and machine gun (right shoulder) for smaller enemies
- Rockets can also be used to close nests
- Rockets have small AoE so you should use the machine gun against hordes
- Avoid shooting rockets really close as you can blow yourself up (this can also happen accidentally while you’re trying to mark the map)
- Use the shield stratagem as it offers an extra layer of protection from the front
Lastly, keep in mind that you’re not invincible. Keep your distance to avoid getting swarmed by enemies and losing your Exosuit.
If you’re looking to try a different stratagem, check out our list of the best stratagems in Helldivers 2.
Wrapping up
To wrap up this Exo-45 Patriot Exosuit guide in Helldivers 2, this is everything you need to know on how to unlock, call, and use the Exosuit.
It’s one of the most unique stratagems in the game and it’s full of small unique details that are easy to miss.
What do you think about the Exosuit overall? Do you have any other tips that we’ve missed? Feel free to add them in the comments below to help new players.
To further strengthen your equipment, check out our Helldivers 2 weapons tier list.
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