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Rank is a measure of a Helldiver's experience in the field. After gaining the required amount of experience from missions on enemy planets, a Helldiver will advance in rank, possibly unlocking new Weapons, Perks or Armor. Each promotion grants a free research point.
In the Chinese localisation of Helldivers, the skull imagery has been altered. All of the rank icons with a skull in their design have had it replaced with a Helldiver's helmet.
| Rank | Title | XP Sum | Equipment Unlocked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Private | 0 | AR-19 Liberator Laser Aim Module (Perk) Tactical Armor (+ 3 capes) |
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2 | 1st Private | 150 | SG-255 Breaker |
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3 | Corporal | 900 | Desert Armor |
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4 | Specialist | 1,970 | SMG-45 Defender |
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5 | Warrant | 3,271 | Stun Grenades (Perk) |
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6 | Staff Sergeant | 4,929 | Woodland Armor |
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7 | Sergeant | 7,043 | LAS-5 Scythe |
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8 | Cadet | 9,738 | Heavy Armor (Perk) |
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9 | Ensign | 13,175 | Arctic Armor |
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10 | 2nd Lieutenant | 17,557 | Stratagem Priority (Perk) |
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11 | Lieutenant | 23,144 | AR-22C Patriot |
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12 | Commander | 30,267 | Cardio Accelerator (Perk) |
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13 | Captain | 39,349 | MD-99 Autoinjector (Perk) |
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14 | Major | 50,929 | RX-1 Rail Gun |
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15 | Colonel | 65,693 | Smoke Grenades (Perk) |
 
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16 | Colonel Commandant | 84,518 | SG-8 Punisher |
 
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17 | Commodore | 108,519 | Incendiary Grenades (Perk) |
 
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18 | Brigadier | 139,121 | AR-20L Justice |
 
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19 | General | 178,138 | Displacement Field (Perk) |
 
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20 | Field General | 227,884 | Black Ops Armor (body/helmet) |
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21 | Marshal | 291,311 | MP-98 Knight SMG |
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22 | Field Marshal | 372,180 | AC-3 Arc Thrower |
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23 | Lord Marshal | 475,289 | Black Ops Armor (cape) |
 
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24 | Lord | 606,752 | DBS-2 Double Freedom |
 
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25 | Grand Lord | 774,367 | Veteran Armor (+ Torn cape) |
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26 | Unknown Hero | 971,653 | Strong Arm (Perk) |
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27 | Local Hero | 1,185,455 | Volcanic Armor |
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28 | Regional Hero | 1,412,330 | Heroic Armor (body) |
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29 | Warfront Hero | 1,647,790 | Heroic Armor (helmet) |
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30 | Hero of the Sector | 1,889,334 | Heroic Armor (cape) |
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31 | Tactical Specialist | 2,133,471 | None |
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32 | Lieutenant Tactical Specialist | 2,379,604 | None |
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33 | Major Tactical Specialist | 2,627,075 | None |
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34 | Tactical Specialist Commander | 2,876,707 | None |
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35 | Squad Specialist | 3,127,800 | None |
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36 | Lieutenant Squad Specialist | 3,380,755 | None |
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37 | Major Squad Specialist | 3,635,271 | None |
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38 | Squad Specialist Commander | 3,891,448 | None |
 
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39 | Platoon Specialist | 4,149,276 | None |
 
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40 | Lieutenant Platoon Specialist | 4,408,756 | None |
 
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41 | Major Platoon Specialist | 4,669,887 | None |
 
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42 | Expert of Operations | 4,932,670 | None |
 
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43 | Lieutenant Expert of Operations | 5,197,104 | None |
 
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44 | Major Expert of Operations | 5,463,189 | None |
 
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45 | Commanding Expert of Operations | 5,730,926 | None |
 
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46 | Rear Admiral | 6,000,314 | None |
 
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47 | Vice Admiral | 6,271,354 | None |
 
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48 | Admiral | 6,544,045 | None |
 
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49 | Fleet Admiral | 6,818,387 | None |
 
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50 | Admiral of Super Earth | 7,094,381 | Admiral's Armor |
Notes[ | ]
- Ranks 26 and 27 were added with the Turning Up The Heat expansion. (May 12, 2015)
- Ranks 28-30 were added with patch 3.01. (July 21, 2015)
- Ranks 31-50 were added with the Democracy Strikes Back expansion. (October 26, 2015)
- Players have the ability to reset their rank or unlocks on the steam version of Helldivers.