Hydroid Prime Vaulted

Details

Abilities

Passive

Enemies damaged by Hydroid are more vulnerable to Corrosive Status, with initial Status reducing Armor by 50%.

1Tempest Barrage

Summon a tempest to rain down upon a target area.

2Tidal Surge

Crash through enemies in a ferocious wall of water.

3Plunder

Plunder Armor from nearby enemies and increase Corrosive Damage on your Abilities and weapons. Enemies affected by Corrosive Status offer a greater increase.

4Tentacle Swarm

Summon a creature from the depths. Its watery tentacles emerge from nearby surfaces to wreak havoc.

Polarities

Aura polarity

Naramon

Mod slots

Madurai Vazarin Naramon Naramon

Components

Blueprint

• Axi K5 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Meso B2 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Meso E8 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Meso N5 Uncommon · Vaulted
• All 6 relics

Chassis

• Axi C3 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Axi C4 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Axi N14 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Lith R1 Uncommon · Vaulted
• All 9 relics

Neuroptics

• Axi A3 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Axi M3 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Axi N4 Uncommon · Vaulted
• Neo G1 Uncommon · Vaulted
• All 5 relics

Orokin Cell ×5

Systems

• Axi H3 Rare · Vaulted
• Axi H4 Rare · Vaulted
• Neo H1 Rare · Vaulted
• Neo H2 Rare · Vaulted
• All 6 relics

Foundry

History · 27

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1. Iceblade of Narin: Hotfix 44.0.124 Sept 2026
   • ChangedUpdated Hydroid and Hydroid Prime’s stats to properly swap Health and Shield values in order to help him make the most out of the armor gained from Plunder.
   • ChangedHydroid Prime:
2. Update 44: Iceblade of Narin23 Sept 2026
   • ChangedSwapped Hydroid and Hydroid Prime’s Shield and Armor values following community feedback.
   • ChangedHydroid Prime:
   • ChangedThe addition of Hydroid’s Plunder ability during his 2023 rework reoriented his kit towards health-based survivability. This change leans further into emphasizing Hydroid’s strengths in a way that makes sense for him.
3. Update 40: The Vallis Undermind15 Oct 2025
   • FixedFixed Hydroid taking damage to his Shields during Tidal Surge’s invulnerability.
4. Isleweaver: Hotfix 39.0.43 Jul 2025
   • FixedFixed a script error related to Hydroid's Tempest Barrage.
5. Whispers in the Walls: Hotfix 35.0.420 Dec 2023
   • FixedFixed Hydroid’s Tentacle Swarm throwing Murmur enemies into the air instead of grabbing them.
6. Abyss of Dagath: Hotfix 34.0.8 + 34.0.8.19 Nov 2023
   • FixedFixed a script error caused by Hydroid’s Tentacle Swarm.
7. Abyss of Dagath: Hotfix 34.0.630 Oct 2023
   • ChangedReplaced an outdated Hydroid ability tip with a new one for Plunder: “Casting Plunder removes any Corrosive Status Effects currently affecting enemies, permanently reducing their maximum Armor based on the Corrosive Status removed.”
8. Abyss of Dagath: Hotfix 34.0.424 Oct 2023
   • FixedFixed Hydroid’s Tentacle Swarm Kraken despawning before the ability has expired. A pirate needs his trusted companion to stick around to take care of these landlubbers!
   • FixedFixed a script error from enemies being ragdolled by Hydroid’s Tentacle Swarm.