๐Chapters
00:00 – Background On the build
01:01 – Why Sickle is a S-Tier Weapon
06:49 – Stratagem 1
07:51 – Stratagem 2
08:11 – Stratagem 3
09:11 – Stratagem 4
09:50 – Armor Recommendation
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Welcome back to our channel, fellow gamers! Today, I’m thrilled to dive deep into the heart of the Helldivers universe ๐ to introduce you to the LAS-16 Sickle Laser Weapon ๐ก๏ธ๐ซ. This isn’t just any weapon; it’s a part of the cutting-edge premium war bond that’s shaking up the game’s dynamics, making it a must-have for anyone looking to dominate in Suicide difficulty and beyond.
๐ What’s New?
The game has recently undergone some exciting updates, changing how we face off against enemies like Chargers and Bile Titans. But, a new challenge arises with Hunters and other mid-tier bugs ๐, pushing us to adapt and evolve our strategies. That’s where the LAS-16 Sickle comes into play, turning into an unbeatable ally with the right setup and support stratagems.
๐ฏ Why the LAS-16 Sickle?
This laser rifle is not your average mid-tier weapon. With its ability to slice through swarms of enemies and its compatibility with various support stratagems, the LAS-16 Sickle is the game-changer you’ve been waiting for. Its versatility and firepower make it your go-to weapon in the Helldivers arsenal, especially against the game’s newer, swarming enemies.
๐ ๏ธ Maximizing Your Loadout
Here at Insightful Gaming, we’re all about giving you the tactics and tools to flip the tide of battle. Today, we’re focusing on the best armor and stratagems to complement your LAS-16 Sickle, transforming it from a decent option to a god-tier weapon. Whether you’re looking to spread democracy or just up your game, you’re in the right place.
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๐ฌ What’s Your Strategy?
The LAS-16 Sickle has proven its worth on the battlefield, but we’re eager to hear about your experiences and strategies. Drop a comment below with your take on this versatile weapon and how you’ve been using it to conquer challenges in Helldivers.
Remember, with the right approach and a solid understanding of your arsenal, you can turn any obstacle into an opportunity for victory. So, let’s get ready to redefine the battlefield together! ๐
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@Metrikon9000
01.04.2024Swapping between the Sickle and the Dagger is my favorite thing in the world. I never run out of primary and secondary ammo.
@Blemmo
27.03.2024The sickle is nice but not OP, it has it's niche
@mkaleborn
27.03.2024I literally settled on a loadout similar to this over the weekend. I'll have to give the Sickle more of a go, I still love the overall utility and effectiveness of the Breaker. But anything based around the Railcannon/shield/expendible tri-fecta can be very effective these days. I've been using Orbital Airburst for large horde clear, but I may just switch back to the Cluster Bomb.
@jackwilkins9906
27.03.2024My go to loadout now that the new war bond is out is:
Sickle for the primary of course.
Still using the uzi for a secondary, still a good gun.
I bring stun grenades now because of how clutch they are. I use them to stun enemies in place while I drop an eagle on them. I bring the eagle airstrike and a 500KG bomb for the bile titans or chargers. After that I always rock the shield generator pack especially since I use the CE-74 Breaker Light Armor-it also gives two extra grenades and it's also light armor so you're quicker and your stamina regenerates faster.
As far as support weapons depending on the mission and my team mates I'll either rock the grenade launcher or the flamethrower. So far I'm able to take on just about everything with that load out!
@DreadTheG
27.03.2024This build videos gives players ideas to kick people for not having the set up
@88Spint
27.03.2024Sickle + Lazor cannon for unlimited ammo by swappping from one to another. Add Rover to piss off your teamates and grab a shield cus who cares anyway, we about to lazor this shit! Grab an obital lazor too just cus morer lazors! Just make sure to have a +2 nades armor on and nades that can deal with bugholes and bunkers.
@user-os4jv1zm4l
27.03.2024It's junk
@maguslascivious4980
27.03.2024I'm glad I'm not the only one that calls those disgusting things pukers. My problem with them is they seem to magically appear behind me… Worse than stalkers and hunters.
I like rover but rover kills me more often than bugs…
EAT is what I've been running too. I like the anti material rifle when it works.. Sometimes I can 4 shot a chargers leg.. other times it just bounces off..
Engineering kit has been my go to recently since impact grenades do so much work, specially on those pukers..
@synnical77
27.03.2024Hope you're proud of yourself. Stretched a loadout recommendation over 10 minutes and never directly said what the loadout was in a clear sentence or written note. You got these minutes out of me. Never again.
@kelvinth117
27.03.2024what i found out is sickle with shieldpack as back up for the arc thrower, 2 people with an arc thrower and shieldpack and one uses engineer stat medium/light armor and the other uses the same get up but with further trow range for strats and you rule while the other 2 team mates use stealth armor with their own loadout and your team rules as for strats the arc throwers gotta have a railcannn orbital 500kg bomb and one normal airstrike.
@sweetolbrew1724
27.03.2024I was one of the rare few (or whatever quiet percentage) that didnt mind having to deal with a insane amount of chargers and bile titans
Actually, I kinda liked it! It was fun going against the odds, it really gave a purpose to having a full team
There isnt really any… odds to go against now, Ill go through helldive missions seeing like 4 bile titans and 6 chargers in total over the course of like 25 minutes
@toadsage7194
26.03.2024this has been my load out for a long time. but before the new gun it was the breaker.
load out is the nuts, people sleeping on the EAT
@timothyransom8510
26.03.2024The spray and pray breaker is better. And I use the autocannon support weapons it will take out spewers with two shots.
@jayms1981
26.03.2024Nah, you will be shredded to pieces by Stalkers at higher difficulties. Sickle takes too long to kill even 1 Stalkers. Stick to Breaker.
@yootoobecansoogmiballs8735
26.03.2024the bugs are changing the tactic! ive seen way less titans and chargers but shitloads of broodlords and warriors…did an helldive and we had a combined 1200 kills after half an hour mission
@aura8940
26.03.2024Slugger, Cluster bomb, Railcannon, LAS rover & EATs, been using this loadout since the EAT change and it's easily the best loadout in the game imo.
@Blakobness
26.03.2024As a Defender Redeemer main, I've been thinking of adopting the Sickle off and on, as well as trying the Arc Shotgun with the Senator.
@dylanbaker7090
26.03.2024Awesome channel man! Keep it up
@hpharold23
26.03.2024Great video keep it up
@battle6289
26.03.2024Finally earned enough super credits to buy the pass
The rover and scythe are insane, paired with an auto cannon and an orbital laserโฆ..Sweet Liberty ๐ซ
@slay-many-foes1160
26.03.2024I love the sickle blasts bugs and bots away and doubles as fancy light show especially when fighting bots10/10
@trndrd
25.03.2024This gun is very overrated. It does great in a role where it's not needed – killing trash mobs, that Redeemer is already good enough with a Laz Rover mowing down the majority of them. It sucks against medium armor of Warriors, Brood commanders, Stalkers and Spewers. The Slugger is superior to the Sickle in most cases against the Terminids.
Against bots, the Sickle is absolutely useless against anything past Troopers and Commissars and completely falls apart against Berserkers. If you have a few Zerkers chasing you and you have a Sickle, you are dead, there is no killing them. Not to mention the Scorcher is a primary that can take down Hulks and Tanks, so why would you ever equip a Sickle over it.
@Stolzeey
25.03.2024MINDBLOWING! I read a TITLE like THIS, I press DISLIKE!
@goredyn8150
25.03.2024It doesn't feel like the it pairs well with the arc thrower, because its weak to close range having a breaker is much more reliable then the sickle, i find myself mainly using the arc thrower and using the breaker as a side weapon when things get too close for comfort. The sickle as a primary is good, but it pales in comparison to an arc thrower and breaker combo.
@traviskinney871
25.03.2024I think the Recoiless is great for lower levels. The reload time is a bit of a pain, but bearable. One-shots chargers if you aim for the face and i believe it will 4-5 shot Titans. It's my go-to until i unlock the Railgun to try it out. As much as I like the Rover, I typically feel drawn to use the Recoiless because there are at least two others in the party running the Rover. Someone needs to handle up on the chargers ๐คทโโ
@millyardopeacecraft9778
25.03.2024Sickle, senator, fire grenades, jetpack, mech, rail cannon, orbital laser.
@Welsh_Veteran_420_Z
25.03.2024Clickbait repetition
@djdog-12hill98
25.03.2024I wish the sickle had a burst setting
@stranger21077
25.03.2024this video was a game changer
@mwhighlander
25.03.2024laser dog is a team killing noob trap. waste of a stratagem
@stylusnc
25.03.2024I can't tell if you're using an AI voice or not. Content is on point but vocal inflection is off sometimes. Maybe just script? Anyways, good content.
@radroach9201
22.03.20242 minutes in, 'without further ado'. I rolled my eyes so hard it hurt.
@ablebale1369
22.03.2024there are far too many weapons in-game that are useless or so out classed by better options they might as well be removed from the game entirely
@emperornero1932
22.03.2024Sickle is okay I still prefer the slugger paired with the flamethrower or auto canon if I don't bring a bot or shield. EMS strike paired with toxic bomb-runs will thin out hordes or a nice Tesla sentry will also do the trick just keep chargers and BTs away from it Rocket pods are great for that
@OpXarxa
22.03.2024hard to go off without my trusty barrier backpack anymore.
being free of the slowdowns from bug bile and random headshots from leaping hunters is hard to give up, and with bots, even the mooks can melt through light armor at a long distance…
@ckemekc77
22.03.2024The Punisher shotgun is the best primary in the game
@etiologicalmyth4545
22.03.20246:24 and 7:13, skipped ahead a bit and now I'm not sure this guy isn't an automaton…
@SweetJP.
22.03.2024I couldn't help but laugh, when he used the sickle on tanks and towers. my dude, the bullets do 0 damage to those heat sinks ๐
I've been running Sickle, expendables, railgun strat, autocannon turret, minigun turret for a fully versatile set. When playing with friends, we're going 2 on 2 with minor clearers and big boy clearers.
@GreenFlameblade
22.03.2024I just started Helldivers today. I picked up a dead dude's sickle and was floored by how effective it was LMAO
Went looking for this video to see if there were better options, and low and behold, you're talking about the sickle XD
@Joker-TMF
22.03.2024Nice video but the easy play is . Main weapon Arc thrower, if enemyโs to close guard, brood , stalker etc Slugger in face . Railcannon easy fast charger kill . Kg500 with stun nade is just amazing for titan. Keep guard rover for bug . Well I have over 200 hours everything maxed , Iโm capped and just playing for fun only helldive 9 .
Another easy charger kill . Stun nade and 5 fast arc thrower shot in face .
@Bhethar
22.03.2024This gun saved my bacon against the bots.
Itโs quite good on medium distance, especially for clearing large groups of light armorer bots
@TheKarateeKidd
21.03.2024Pairing a sickle and a laser cannon is busted. If one is close to overheating just swap to the other and keep lasering! By the time you need to swap back the other weapon it should have cooled down almost completely.
@joelroberts7654
21.03.2024What's with the AI voice?
@Jrfeimst2
21.03.2024Tried the sickle and did not like it
@minmanish
21.03.2024Oh no… Is hd2 becoming a pay2win Game?
@laclaypool7651
21.03.2024Over heats super fast on the hot planets.
@Kevin-zz9du
21.03.2024Heavy armor needs a HUGE buff…..
@out-of-time-docgaming2275
21.03.2024I use everything and I shredd anything. Its not the weapon, its the Helldiver. We are all versatile killing machines! Use whatever and bring democracy!!
@_d__k_2696
21.03.2024i dont get it… this video could have been 5 min long but ya… decided to make 6 min introduction and 4 min content… great job!
@fizzeeq5394
21.03.2024Iโve been running arc thrower sickle and dagger so I never need ammo itโs a game changer imo.