What Are Medals Used For in Helldivers 2? Medals are used almost entirely for Warbond progression. Warbonds work like a tiered reward system. Each page has items you can unlock, but you usually need to buy earlier items before the next page opens. That means even if you only want one weapon on page 3, you may need to spend Medals on armor, capes, and other items first. In practice, Medals are a...