Hydroid Prime · The kit
Rain, dash, steal, kraken
Hydroid is a Corrosive pirate. Plunder is the 2026 kit — armor for you, Corrosive for your guns. Tentacles are the camp and the farm. Old Undertow videos will lie to you.
Health
270 → 370
Shields
365 → 465
Armor
240 → 240
Energy
140 → 190
Deep Tendril
Enemies Hydroid damages become extra vulnerable to Corrosive status. The first Corrosive stack on them shreds more armor than it should. Barrage, Plunder, and a Corrosive gun all feed this. You want Corrosive on something.
Tempest Barrage
25–50Target a patch of floor and drown it in cannon-fire. Hold to charge a bigger, longer storm. Viral Tempest (augment) slaps Viral on every hit so you prime health and armor together. Common Helminth slot once you would rather Gloom or Roar than rain.
- Cost
- 25 tap · hold for more
- Viral Tempest
- Adds Viral status
- Helminth
- Dump slot on Gloom / weapon configs
Tidal Surge
50Crash forward as a wall of water. You cannot be damaged in the wave. Enemies get slammed. Tidal Impunity (augment) grants status immunity to anyone you wash over — a better Rolling Guard you can share. On campy tiles this is the Helminth slot (Nourish, Breach Surge).
- Cost
- 50
- Invuln
- During the dash
- Tidal Impunity
- Status cleanse + immunity
Plunder
75Rip armor off every enemy in range and wear it. Each target — and each Corrosive status already on them — adds Corrosive damage to Hydroid's weapons and abilities, capped by Strength. Rousing Plunder raises the cap and heals allies in Affinity Range. Recast on fresh packs. This is why you built Hydroid in 2026.
- Cost
- 75
- Range
- 25 m base
- Buffs
- Armor + Corrosive on weapons/abilities
Tentacle Swarm
100A sea monster punches tentacles through the floor. Grabbed enemies flail and take damage. Duration and Range make it a Defense god. Pilfering Swarm (augment) rolls extra loot on tentacle kills — still one of the better farm buttons in the game. Charge it for a wider slam.
- Cost
- 100
- Pilfering Swarm
- Extra loot on tentacle kills
- Scales with
- Duration, Range, Strength
The Hydroid loop
01
Barrage a pack so Corrosive (and Viral, with the augment) starts stacking.
02
Plunder. Wear their armor. Buff the guns.
03
Shoot, or drop Tentacles if you are camping.
04
Tidal Surge when something looks at you. Recast Plunder on the next wave.
Augments
Tempest Barrage
Viral Tempest
Barrage inflicts Viral status in addition to its rain.
Cephalon Suda / New Loka · 25,000 standing
Tidal Surge
Tidal Impunity
Allies washed by Tidal Surge gain status immunity. Cleanses on contact.
Cephalon Suda / New Loka · 25,000 standing
Plunder
Rousing Plunder
Raises Plunder's Corrosive and armor caps. Heals Hydroid and nearby allies.
Cephalon Suda / New Loka · 25,000 standing
Tentacle Swarm
Pilfering Swarm
Enemies killed by tentacles have a chance to drop extra loot.
Cephalon Suda / New Loka · 25,000 standing
YouTube
Watch the kit
A New Weapon POWERHOUSE - Hydroid guide
Plunder rework. Hydroid as a gun platform, not the old undertow AFK.
Why Hydroid is FINALLY worth your time in Warframe 2026...
Plunder gun platform in 2026. Skip pre-rework Undertow AFK videos.