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Unfortunately, the Automatons have returned, and are launching assaults on a host of new planets.

The currentHelldivers 2Medal cap will stop you from earning more Medals once you reach it.

Helldivers celebrate victory by impaling banner into a dead bug

What is the Helldivers 2 Medal cap?

TheHelldivers 2Medal cap is currently 250.

This means that once you hit 250 Medals, you will not be able to earn or bank anymore.

A Super Earth citizen laments the death of his family

It’s unclear whether this is set to change in the future.

We recommend spending any Medals you have, saving 100 at most.

This is because of just how many Medals you’ll get passively via Major Orders.

Helldivers 2 key art showing soldiers posing on top of a cliff as yellow smoke rises in the background

What are Helldivers 2 Medals?

Medals are a kind of currency inHelldivers 2.

They are used to unlock rewards via Warbonds, with there currently being three in-game.

The Acquisitions Center menu in Helldivers 2

Medals can be saved, up to the Medal cap, and spent across whatever Warbonds you have purchased/unlocked.

Higher difficulty levels grant higher rewards, as does completing missions in the same campaign.

Additionally, there are Personal Orders and Major Orders.

A mech advances forward in Helldivers 2

Major Orders are akin to the main goal of the community.

Finally, Medals can be found in-mission, behind two-person doors, or in blue and orange crates.

Is the Helldivers 2 Medal cap being increased?

A Helldiver wears the CE-27 yellow and black Ground Breaker armor and runs towards the camera across a desert planet

At present, there’s no word on whether theHelldivers 2Medal cap will be increased.

For now, we’ll have to wait for an official update.

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