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A Practical Look at the TOX-13 Avenger in Helldivers 2
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A Practical Look at the TOX-13 Avenger in Helldivers 2
For players looking to expand their strategic options, the TOX-13 Avenger is a unique support weapon that often sparks questions. Is it just a green flamethrower? When should you bring it? Let’s break down how it works in practice, based on common use and its role in a squad.
What is the TOX-13 Avenger and How Do You Get It?The TOX-13 Avenger is a DLC stratagem weapon, part of the Hazard Ops Pack. It is unlocked immediately upon purchasing the pack, with no rank requirement. Its stratagem code is Down, Left, Down, Right, Right. In-game, it functions as a high-pressure sprayer that covers areas in a damaging, slowing toxic sludge. It’s important to note that this is a single-use stratagem per mission call-in, meaning you call down the weapon pod itself, similar to other support weapons.
How Does It Perform Compared to the Flamethrower?Most players consider the Avenger a powerful side-grade to the standard FLAM-40 Incinerator. While the flamethrower excels at area denial and panic-inducing crowd burning, the Avenger trades some of that immediate visual control for significant tactical utility. Its primary advantages are its slowing effect and damage-over-time (DoT) toxin. Organic enemies hit by the sludge move much slower and continue taking damage after the initial spray. This makes it exceptionally good for controlling choke points and managing large groups of lighter enemies, as they often die to the toxin before reaching your lines.
What Are Its Key Upgrades?The weapon has two meaningful upgrades purchased with research points:
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Mk2: Increases the range of the spray. This is often the first priority, as it allows for safer engagement.
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Mk3: Expands the toxin tank capacity from 110 to 150 units per magazine. This is a substantial upgrade, giving you more sustained control time before needing to reload.
A fully upgraded TOX-13 Avenger becomes a very efficient tool for ammo conservation, as the lingering poison can finish off enemies without you spending more sludge or primary ammo.
What is the Avenger Really Good For?In general, the Avenger shines in two main scenarios:
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Against Bug Swarms: It is arguably most effective against Bugs. The vast majority of Bug units are melee-based organics. A well-placed spray can slow an entire charging pack to a crawl, rendering them harmless at a distance and letting your squad pick them off easily. Notably, its toxin can also damage and slow heavily armored Bug units like Behemoths, something most primary weapons cannot do.
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Crowd Control and Softening: Its primary role is not always to secure kills directly, but to debilitate enemy pushes. A spray on an approach lane softens up targets for your teammates’ weapons or offensive stratagems to clean up more efficiently.
What Are Its Major Drawbacks and Risks?There are critical limitations every user must respect:
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Friendly Fire is Extreme: The toxic sludge is as deadly to allies as it is to enemies. A brief spray can easily down a fellow Helldiver, and the damage-over-time will kill them repeatedly. It requires careful positioning and clear communication. Most experienced players fire away from the team or hold isolated flanks when using it.
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Useless Against Robotics: It has no effect on inorganic enemies like Cyborg IFVs or Warlords. Bringing it against Cyborgs is generally a poor choice.
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Limited Ammo: While the Mk3 upgrade helps, you only get the tanks you call down. It’s not a weapon for sustained, careless spraying. For players looking to efficiently manage their resources across missions, some choose to buy Helldivers 2 items easily on U4N to supplement their loadout options, though mastering the in-game economy is the standard path.
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Saves are Tricky: If a teammate is poisoned, you can revive them, but the toxin will likely down them again immediately. Successfully saving them usually requires three very quick, successive revives as the poison effect expires.
How Do Most Players Use It Effectively?Successful Avenger users typically follow these practices:
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They treat it as a defensive area-denial tool, not a frontline assault weapon. They spray approaching waves before they get close.
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They communicate their firing lanes to the squad to prevent accidents.
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They prioritize upgrading to Mk3 for the increased capacity, which allows for more mistakes and longer control periods.
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They use its anti-armor capability against larger organic foes (like Behemoths) to slow them down for the squad’s heavy anti-tank weapons to hit more easily.
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They never fire near objectives like launch pads or survivors, as the lingering poison can easily fail the mission.
In summary, the TOX-13 Avenger is a specialized, high-risk, high-reward tool. It won’t replace your anti-tank rocket or your standard support weapon in every situation, but in the right hands against the right enemies (primarily Bugs), it can single-handedly control the battlefield and trivialize otherwise overwhelming swarms. Just be sure your squad knows you’re bringing the poison.
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