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Updated · IGN · Jul 30

Helldivers 2 Launches August 12 Warhammer 40,000 Warbond With 4 New Weapons and Stratagems

Updated

Updated · IGN · Jul 30

Helldivers 2 Launches August 12 Warhammer 40,000 Warbond With 4 New Weapons and Stratagems

Q: With Premium tokens blocked, what hidden cost awaits players looking to unlock this highly anticipated Warhammer 40k crossover?

Players will have to pay in Super Credits to unlock it, because Castellan’s Creed is a Legendary Warbond and Arrowhead has barred Premium Warbond tokens from being used on it. That means the “hidden cost” is not just access to the crossover itself, but the premium currency grind or a real-money purchase. Standard Premium Warbonds cost Super Credits, and the searched material indicates Legendary Warbonds such as this one are expected to cost 1,500 Super Credits rather than the usual 1,000. Super Credits can be farmed slowly in missions, but many players will likely need to buy a currency pack if they want immediate access. There is also a second layer of cost after purchase: unlocking the Warbond only opens the track. Players must still spend Medals earned in-game to claim the rifle, bolt pistol, meltagun stratagem, armor sets, and cosmetics across its pages. As Arrowhead’s Warbond system works, buying entry does not automatically grant the items. So in practice, players face a two-part price: Super Credits to unlock Castellan’s Creed, and then in-game Medals to actually redeem its rewards.

3 articles · Updated · IGN · Jul 30

August 12 is the release date for Helldivers 2’s Warhammer 40,000 Castellan’s Creed Legendary Warbond, with Arrowhead fully unveiling the crossover’s weapons, armor and cosmetics.
4 headline additions drive the pack: the R/40-K Hot-Shot Marksman Rifle, P/40-K Bolt Pistol, 40-K Meltagun stratagem and G/40-K Meltamine proximity mine.
2 armor sets — TG-8 Sharpshooter medium and TG-122 Demo-Trooper heavy — both carry the True Grit passive, adding +20 weapon handling and +30% support-weapon reload speed.
Arrowhead said the Warbond draws on Warhammer 40,000’s Cadian Kasrkin and references Cadia through Chara-themed lore, matching a crossover fans had long viewed as a natural fit.
Premium Warbond tokens will not unlock this release, making Castellan’s Creed a separate premium purchase when it goes live.