Best primary weapon against Elevated Overseer

[Muscles]

I get that the Overseers are meant to be like sergeants or something, but the Elevated Overseer is so much more powerful than his walking brother. They are such a pain in my ass and I'd love to know which primary weapon exterminates them the best.

So far I've found that the Exploding Crossbow (duh) and Dominator have been good for taking them out, but I want them dead even quicker. Are there better options, or should I just lump the Elevated Overseer in with the Harvesters and gat them down with the HMG instead?

[WiggleTheKobold]

my go to for squids is the ARC THROWER
gets rid of groups, kills squids in 4 shots, and stuns the harvesters and scout drones for a moment.

it doesn't kill them quickly but it gives you and the team some time to breathe, and with the nonstop pressure on the team from squid missions that handful of not being shot at really makes a difference

[Logen Neuf-Doigts]

if an hmg is available i generally gun them down with it , given they don't phase through a building or do some weird movement following the shape of a building
DE sickle with full build is also good against them , easy to track with
scythe can also melt a body part pretty quick and set on fire
DCS is easier to aim than dominator but only 2 shot to the head
punisher is rather efficient too as the projectile seems to have a big hitbox and will stagger them
reprimand can melt them surprisingly fast if you're up close
scorcher and purifier can melt them extremely fast
senator is a one tap to the head

some support weapons are guite good too
amr & railgun is one tap to the head
laser cannon can be good
regular mg will do the ob
GL will 2 tap them on direct hit
wasp is one hit kill if it hits

[Axis of Lint]

Purifier is my usual overseer killer.

[Colonel Angus]

Blitzer is faster than the arc thrower, but can't stun the biggest enemies. It's a primary, though, and not a support, so makes up for it's lack of stun on bigger targets. Fires about once a second so can take out landing hordes of fodder types in most cases. Lets you keep the support slot for AT weaponry, and can fall back to the dagger for more precise aim/infinite ammo.

[killtastic201]

how good is your aim? take a senator, and if you can hit the headshot, thats game set match.

[Dukhat]

I use the Anti-Materiel Rifle (AMR) with my monitor crosshair,
stand still for a micro-second whilst aiming in 3rd person & bam!

If you manage to get close you can kill them with a single headshot.

[D.e.v.i.OS]

AM rifle aim for their pack.

[Casus Belli]

New laser rifle or the plasma scorcher. Alternatively, if you can shoot? Senator

[CoffeeFlavored]

Punisher or Tenderizer for walking overseer, and Laser Cannon for flying overseer.

[Just Life]

It only takes one throwing knife to the head to kill an Overseer. Good luck getting the muscle memory to use the throwing knife. It has a huge learning curve.

[DryWaLL]

the cluster rocket launcher will one tap the flying ayys on direct hit and the cluster explosions mess up any voteless horde underneath them

[S4ffr0n]

AOE type weapons get damage through the flak armour faster such as scorcher, however AP3 such as senator can quickly kill them if you hit the head or jet pack but this is dependent on consistent aim which doesn't work out all that well with them flying around.

[Helldivers™ 2]

Dilligence CS works wonders

[Akameka]

charged shots of purifier (polar patriot) kills them in two hits as well as damaging whatever is near them ( other overseers for exemple)

[Muscles]

Thanks for all the good tips everyone I'll give all these weapons a try later on