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Hydroid
📝 Update Infobox Data
Description
Hydroid summons the power of the ocean depths. He provides crowd control with aqueous attacks. His enemies will meet a watery demise.
Passive
Enemies damaged by Hydroid are more vulnerable to Corrosion Status, with initial status reducing armor by 50%.
Abilities
1st Ability	Tempest Barrage
2nd Ability	Tidal Surge
3rd Ability	Plunder
4th Ability	Tentacle Swarm
General Information
Sex	Male
Mastery Rank	0
Max Rank	30
Health	270 (370 at Rank 30)
Shields	365 (465 at Rank 30)
Armor	240
Energy	140 (190 at Rank 30)
Starting Energy	75
Sprint Speed	1.05
Aura Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities
Introduced	Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)
Themes	Pirate, Water Elemental
Progenitor Element	Magnetic
Subsumed Ability	Tempest Barrage
Tactical Ability	Tempest Barrage
Sell Price	10,000
Official Drop Tables
https://www.warframe.com/droptables

CODEX

Rising from the ocean depths, Hydroid harnesses the power of water to a devastating effect.

This is Hydroid, a deadly marauder from the deep.

Whether the seas or the stars, Tenno, Hydroid takes a foreboding command of the battlefield.

—Lotus

Release Date: April 10th, 2014

Wrathful and wayward as the seas he commands, the tidal plunderer Hydroid lurks beneath raging waves to plunge his foes into the abyssal depths. Unleashing salvos of cannon barrage and tentacled ocean horrors to rend foes asunder, Hydroid is reminiscent of the age of corsairs. Hydroid surfaced in Update 13.0 (2014-04-09).

Manufacturing Requirements
25,000	1	1	1	1	Time: 72 hrs
					Rush: 50 Platinum 50
Market Price: 300 Platinum 300			Blueprint Price: 50,000
Chassis
15,000	1,200	1,000	300	2	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 25 Platinum 25
Neuroptics
15,000	150	1	150	2	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 25 Platinum 25
Systems
15,000	1	4	500	220	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 25 Platinum 25

Acquisition

Hydroid's component blueprints are acquired from Councilor Vay Hek (Oro, Earth). The mission requires Mastery Rank 5 to enter.

Item	Source	Chance	Expected	Nearly Guaranteed
Chassis Blueprint	Councilor Vay Hek Assassination	38.72%	~ 2 Kills	14 ± 4 Kills
Systems Blueprint	Councilor Vay Hek Assassination	22.56%	~ 4 Kills	27 ± 9 Kills
Neuroptics Blueprint	Councilor Vay Hek Assassination	38.72%	~ 2 Kills	14 ± 4 Kills

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
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Trivia

• Hydroid is derived from the Greek "Hydro"  meaning Water and the suffix "-oid"  meaning 'Of similar form to', likely alluding to his ability to transform into water. It is also a life stage for species of the Hydrozoa class of jellyfish.
• Hydroid was claimed by the Development Team to have been inspired from the theme of pirates and seems to resemble Davy Jones from The Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise.
• Hydroid is the first Warframe to use self-degrading Argon Crystal for construction in the Foundry.
• Hydroid is one of the few Warframes that has visible "eye-spots" on his helmet.
• Hydroid is one of two Warframes with powers capable of ignoring enemy armor, the other being  Ash's  Blade Storm.
  • Hydroid was the first Warframe to have Damage, followed by Ash's revamped Blade Storm. Hydroid's True Damage also ignores shields.