Talk:Hydroid/@comment-193.1.120.28-20170928103258/@comment-24820404-20170929093147

It was. And thats not how it works.

Puddle lowers enemies alertness levels over time. Tentacles lock enemies into whatever alertness level they were at when they were grabbed. So if you used puddle to make them unalert, as long as a tentacle grabs them before they get back up, they will take stealth damage.

Thing is, you dont even need to go through all that. Ancient chinese secret, use radiation. If you use radiation on enemies while they are in a knockdown or ragdolled state, then they automatically become unalert until they can see you again. So if you say, only used tentacle swarm and then sprayed an ignis modded for viral/radiation at them. Even if they were alert at the time they were grabbed, they automatically become unalert once they receive a rad proc.

Same rule applies to tempest barrage. Knock them down, spray radiation on them, and they take stealth damage while being knockded down. Corroding barrage makes this strat esp great. Enemeis are cc'd with no armor taking stealth damage.