The early hero of Helldivers 2’s big September 17 update is the Thermite Grenade, which Arrowhead buffed from 100 to 2,000 democracy-delivering explosion damage

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead shared several incoming weapon changes ahead of today’s big update (500KG Bomb, my beloved), but it kept the largest numerical buff a secret until the full patch notes arrived: the largely overlooked Thermite Grenade got an honest-to-goodness 20x buff from 100 to 2,000 explosive damage, making the Democractic Detonation Warbond even more enticing. 

Here’s the full list of Thermite Grenade changes: 

• Explosion damage increased from 100 to 2000
• Shorter time until it ignites the thermite
• Time until it explodes slightly reduced
• Max number decreased from 4 to 3