How to Get Hydroid in Warframe

In Warframe, the best way to shake up gameplay is to try out some new frames. Each frame has a unique set of abilities and passives, making building out their mod set a challenging but rewarding process. It’s also bonus mastery, which is great if you’re gunning for that next mastery level. One frame doesn’t get much attention (for the right reasons), but is good to snag regardless. Here’s how to get Hydroid in Warframe.

Where to Farm Hydroid in Warframe

Hydroid is gotten through farming the Vay Hek boss fight, found on the Oro star chart node on Earth. You need to be at least Mastery Rank 5 to access the mission, so grind out some other gear if you aren’t there yet. Once you are, head into the mission and progress until you spot Vay Hek. If you’re having trouble killing him, you’re waiting until his face is exposed to deal damage to him. Once you’ve dealt enough damage, he’ll retreat to a new location a few times before finally reaching the boss arena.

The first phase of the fight goes the same. Wait for his face to be exposed, then shoot it. Eventually, he’ll reach a second phase where he gets into a giant mech, at which point you can deal damage to him whenever you please. Deal enough damage, and he’ll be defeated. Simply extract from the mission, and you’ll have a chance to get one of Hydroid’s parts. Hydroid’s Neuroptics and Chassis have an equal 38.72% chance to drop, whilst the Systems only have a 22.56% chance of being rewarded. You can pick up the main blueprint for credits from the Market in your Orbiter.

What Resources Do You Need to Craft Hydroid in Warframe?

Hydroid’s main blueprint requires all three parts to be built, along with one Orokin Cell. Orokin Cells can be found through varying methods across Ceres, Saturn, and Deimos. As for the rest of the parts, here are all the materials they require and how you can get them:

• Neuroptics Blueprint
  • 150 Alloy Plate – Found on Venus, Phobos, Ceres, Jupiter, Pluto, and Sedna
  • 1 Control Module – Found on Europa and Neptune, along with the Void
  • 150 Polymer Bundle – Found on Mercury, Venus, and Uranus
  • 2 Argon Crystal – Found in the Void
• Chassis Blueprint
  • 2 Argon Crystal – Refer above
  • 1000 Polymer Bundle – Refer above
  • 300 Rubedo – Found on Earth, Lua, Phobos, Europa, Pluto, Sedna, and in the Void.
  • 1200 Nano Spores – Found on Saturn, Neptune, Eris, and Deimos.
• Systems Blueprint
  • 1 Orokin Cell – Refer above
  • 4 Gallium – Found on Mars and Uranus
  • 500 Polymer Bundle – Refer above
  • 220 Alloy Plate – Refer above

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Get all these materials, wait 12 hours for the parts to build, and 72 hours for the full blueprint to build, and you’ll have Hydroid! This water-based frame offers a good mix of CC along with survivability, even with some nice damage mixed in. While you’re looking to get frames and make your builds, check out our guide on how to get the incredibly valuable Umbra Forma in Warframe.