“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”
Hydroid Prime is Vaulted.
The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.
“Market forces dictate that you need to evolve or die.”
Hydroid Prime is Vaulted.
The Void Relics for this item have been removed from the drop tables and do not drop during missions at this time. Check the current Prime Resurgence rotation to see if Varzia offers relics for this item. Vaulted Void Relics already contained in player inventories are not affected and can still be either opened or traded between players.
Release Date: August 29th, 2017
Hydroid Prime is the Primed variant of 
Hydroid, possessing increased shields, armor, and energy capacity, as well as an additional Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarities. Hydroid Prime was released alongside 
Ballistica Prime and 
Nami Skyla Prime.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 25,000 |
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 5 |
Time: 72 hrs |
Rush:  50
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| Market Price: N/A | Blueprint Price: N/A | ||||
| Chassis
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15,000 |
 2 |
 5 |
 10,500 |
 6,750 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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| Neuroptics
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15,000 |
 5 |
 1,100 |
 8,750 |
 12,750 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
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| Systems
| |||||
15,000 |
 2 |
 10 |
 1,300 |
 925 |
Time: 12 hrs |
| Rush: 25
| |||||
Acquisition
| 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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A fully built Hydroid Prime was given for watching TennoCon 2020 on WARFRAME's Twitch with a Twitch-linked account for 30 consecutive minutes, after 5:00 p.m. ET, on August 1st, 2020. It comes with a free Warframe slot and pre-installed Orokin Reactor.
Notes
- Hydroid Prime, compared to
Hydroid:
- Higher Shields (175/525 vs. 125/375)
- Higher Armor (275 vs. 225)
- Higher Energy (150/225 vs. 125/188)
- Different Polarities (Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist.Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist.Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist.Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. vs. Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist.Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist.)
- Higher Mastery Rank required (5 vs. 0)
- As a Prime Warframe, Hydroid Prime possesses a special passive ability where contact with an Orokin Void Death Orb will make them release an energy pulse that grants 250 Energy to all nearby allies. This effect can only occur once per Death Orb, and can occur even if the Death Orb has been previously destroyed.
- Hydroid Prime's Tentacle Swarm, Undertow and passive ability-spawned tentacles are no longer translucent. Instead, tentacles are opaque and and have a new organic texture that is affected by Hydroid Prime's Warframe Appearance colors.
- Energy color applies a coat of energy on the tentacle's model and alters the color of the numerous glow spots on the texture. This allows players to customize their tentacles to look similar to the older tentacle model prior to Update 21.4 (2017-08-10).
Trivia
- Hydroid Prime, along with Frost Prime, can achieve the third highest total shield value out of all Warframes at 3,195 by combining Redirection, Primed Vigor, Augur Accord, and their maximum Overshields (+1200). Harrow currently holds the second highest possible shield value of 4,110, beaten only by Hildryn's 6555. These numbers can potentially be higher with other buffs that increase shield capacity (such as Shield Charger and Sequence).
- Hydroid Prime was revealed at TennoCon 2017 alongside Excalibur Umbra and Plains of Eidolon.
- His Prime trailer was revealed at TennoCon 2020.
Media
Vaultings
- On June 28, 2019, it was announced that Hydroid Prime would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on July 6, 2019. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is.