{"id":26502,"date":"2026-11-04T12:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26502"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:41:36","slug":"helldivers-2-noxious-strain-poison-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/helldivers-2-noxious-strain-poison-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 Noxious Strain Guide: The New Poison Bugs, How to Cure Poison and Why Bug Caves Are Everywhere Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Helldivers 2 Noxious<\/strong> Terminids are the newest threat on the bug front. Arrowhead’s Ministry of Truth briefing on 3 November<\/a> introduced the fast, venomous Noxious strain<\/strong>, including a Noxious Scavenger<\/strong> and a hulking Noxious Spewer<\/strong> that sprays webs. Their bites inflict a new poison<\/strong> status, and bug caves<\/strong> can now appear across more biomes on the Galactic map instead of a handful of worlds.<\/p>\n

Helldivers 2 Noxious strain at a glance<\/h2>\n\n
New enemies<\/strong><\/td>Noxious Scavenger, Noxious Spewer<\/td><\/tr>\n
New status effect<\/strong><\/td>Poison: light and heavy, shown by a new HUD icon<\/td><\/tr>\n
Cure<\/strong><\/td>Stims<\/td><\/tr>\n
Web Spit<\/strong><\/td>One hit stops you sprinting<\/td><\/tr>\n
Weak spot<\/strong><\/td>Noxious Spewer’s unarmoured abdomen (but it explodes into webs)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Bug caves<\/strong><\/td>Now possible across more biomes<\/td><\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\u00a334.99 \/ $39.99 \/ \u20ac39.99 on Steam<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

What are the Noxious Terminids in Helldivers 2?<\/h2>\n

The Noxious strain is a new Terminid variant that Arrowhead describes as “fast, venomous, and fundamentally opposed to Managed Democracy”. They’re built to slow you down, poison you and swarm you in tight spaces.<\/p>\n

Noxious Scavenger<\/h3>\n

At first glance it looks like an ordinary Scavenger. The difference shows when it gets close: it’s small and fast, and its bite is venomous.<\/p>\n

Noxious Spewer<\/h3>\n

Forget Spewers dragging themselves along the ground. This one is a hulking bug that moves with unsettling speed, and it’s the source of the webs now covering the battlefield. Its bite is quick, has surprising reach and carries stronger venom than a Scavenger’s.<\/p>\n

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How do you kill a Noxious Spewer?<\/h2>\n

Its head has medium armour<\/strong>, but its web-filled abdomen has no armour at all<\/strong>. There’s a catch: when the sac bursts it causes a Web Explosion<\/strong> that snares every Helldiver and bug nearby. So the abdomen is the easy target, as long as you and your squad aren’t standing next to it. At medium range, watch for its Web Spit<\/strong>. One hit stops you sprinting, letting it close the gap.<\/p>\n

How does poison work in Helldivers 2?<\/h2>\n

Every Noxious bite poisons you, and a new poison icon on your HUD<\/strong> shows your condition. There are two levels:<\/p>\n