The Luftgarde is a unique DMR added in the Cost of Hope DLC for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It sits in a hidden underground room in the Iron Forest, behind a Mercury anomaly that you can only pass with one specific artifact equipped. Reach that room, and you also pick up a SEVA suit sitting beside the gun.
Quick answer: Get the Water Drop artifact, equip it in an artifact slot, then backtrack to the unmarked building you exited during the Distant Mirage mission. Descend the staircases to the underground monorail station, clear a Vortex anomaly with a bolt, and pass through the Mercury wall to loot the Luftgarde from the table inside.
What you need before you go
The only hard requirement is the Water Drop artifact. Without it equipped, the Mercury anomaly (the black goo) blocks the doorway to the room, and there is no other way through.
How you obtain the Water Drop depends on which faction path you followed in the DLC.
| Route | How to get the Water Drop |
|---|---|
| Freedom | Completing the Dangerous Way mission, where collecting the artifact is a required objective. |
| Duty | Head to the DPP-2 building in the CNPP region. The artifact is directly west of the Water Treatment Plant. |
Note: If you already sold your Water Drop, you can still get another one and return. Keep one in your inventory or stash until you have the Luftgarde, since it is easy to offload artifacts for coupons without realizing this one has a second use.
Where the Luftgarde is located
The weapon is beneath the unmarked building you exited at the end of the Distant Mirage main mission, in the southern part of the Iron Forest. There is no map marker for it, so you are backtracking to a place you have already been.
How to reach and loot the Luftgarde
Tip: There can be a burer waiting in the underground area, so approach ready for a fight.
Luftgarde stats and weapon details
The Luftgarde is a variant of the GP3A, described as a shorter assault version of the GP3 modified by a local armorer. It fires .308 rounds from a lightweight carbine frame and supports both single and full-auto fire.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Damage | 2.6 |
| Handling | 2.4 |
| Rate of Fire | 2.4 |
| Range | 2.4 |
| Accuracy | 2.7 |
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | DMR |
| Base weapon | GP3A |
| Caliber | .308 |
| Magazine | 20 |
| Weight | 4.782 kg |
| Fire mode | Single, Full Auto |
| Inventory size | 5×2 slots |
| Value | 69944 Coupon K |
The Luftgarde is one of several unique weapons available regardless of which faction you side with, so you do not have to pick Freedom or Duty specifically to add it to your collection. Once you have the Water Drop and clear the underground route, the gun is a guaranteed pickup that stays in your inventory for the rest of the DLC.
