How to Find and Kill Stalkers in Helldivers 2: Stalker Lairs, Weak Spots and Loadouts

Stalkers in Helldivers 2 are cloaking Terminids that only spawn from Stalker Lairs, so the real fix is to find the lair and blow up its bug holes. Until you do, they'll keep coming. In a fight, aim for the head (175 HP) rather than the 800 HP body, use fire (25% extra damage), and finish them before they retreat to regenerate. Here's how they work and how to deal with them.

Stalkers at a glance

How do Stalkers behave?

Once you're about 150m from a Stalker Lair, Stalkers start hunting you while camouflaged. Listen for a distinct chittering: that's one coming. They try to flank and hit you from behind, then reveal themselves at about 20m or when they take enough damage.

After losing about half their health, they jump back, cloak and regenerate (about 50 HP per second), then return. That's why you need burst damage to finish them before they get away.

How do you find a Stalker Lair?

Look in the direction the Stalkers are coming from and watch for the orange glow of bug holes. A lair has one or two slightly larger bug holes, and some also spawn Scavengers and Pouncers. Destroying a lair is an optional objective worth 200 Requisition Slips and 50 XP.

How do you destroy a Stalker Lair?

Its holes are destroyed like normal bug holes:

• Throw an explosive grenade into the hole (demolition force 20 or more). A single well-placed TED-63 Dynamite can close two holes.
• Or use a weapon with demolition force 30+ into the hole, or 40+ from outside, such as the GP-20 Ultimatum.

How do you kill Stalkers?

• Go for the head. At 175 HP, it's far quicker than the 800 HP body.
• Burn them. Fire weapons deal 25% extra damage.
• Use burst damage. Shotguns and fast-firing primaries stop them before they retreat and regenerate.
• Turn around. They come from behind. Keep a teammate watching your back.
• Don't let the tongue catch you in the open. It knocks you down, leaving you exposed to the follow-up.

Are Stalkers on every difficulty?

No. Stalker Lairs start appearing on Challenging and run up to Super Helldive. Since a June 2025 patch, Terminid spawners only activate once an enemy has already spotted you, so careful players can sometimes sneak past.

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Stalkers in Helldivers 2 FAQ