Release Date: April 10th, 2014
Wash ashore with oceanic momentum to turn the tides of war. Below unfathomable depths lurking in an abyssal trench, the Kraken awaits his call. Drench the surface dwellers in torrential downpour and deluge as the Maritime Marauder, Hydroid, sails across strange seas to pillage and plunder. Command elemental water to rend foes asunder, as horrid tendrils grasp flailing prey and relentless waves erode away the drowned.
Acquisition
Hydroid's main blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Hydroid's component blueprints can be obtained from defeating from Councilor Vay Hek on 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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Alternatively, upon completion of The Duviri Paradox, Hydroid's main and component blueprints can be earned from The Circuit. By selecting him on the rotating week he is available, players can earn his blueprints after reaching Tier 2 (Neuroptics), 5 (Chassis), 8 (Systems), and 10 (Main) rewards.
Crafting
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 25,000 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
 1 |
Time: 3 Day(s) |
Rush:  50
| |||||
 Market Price: 300
|
 Blueprints Price: 50,000
| ||||
| Hydroid Neuroptics Blueprint | |||||
15,000 |
 150 |
 1 |
 150 |
 2 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
| Rush: 25
| |||||
| Hydroid Chassis Blueprint | |||||
15,000 |
2 |
1,000 |
 300 |
 1,200 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
| Rush: 25
| |||||
| Hydroid Systems Blueprint | |||||
15,000 |
1 |
 4 |
500 |
220 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
| Rush: 25
| |||||
Warframe Guides
See Category:Hydroid Guides to read user-made guides on how to play this Warframe.
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.
