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How to Get Hydroid in Warframe (2026): Blueprint, Parts and Hydroid Prime
Blueprint, parts, requirements and the fastest route
Last Updated on September 11, 2026
The short answer
Hydroid: Market for Platinum, or Circuit tier 10. Repeat Vay Hek on Oro once you are MR 5; buy the main blueprint. Hydroid Prime: Hydroid Prime is vaulted; Prime Resurgence or trading only.
Reviewed September 10, 2026, current through Update 43.5. Iceblade of Narin lands September 23 and is not reflected yet; acquisition is re-checked after every major patch.
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| Main blueprint | Market for Platinum, or Circuit tier 10 |
| Parts | Neuroptics: Councilor Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 2; Chassis: Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 5; Systems: Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 23%), or Circuit tier 8 |
| Requirements | Mastery Rank 5 for the Oro node |
| Prime | Hydroid Prime is vaulted; Prime Resurgence or trading only. |
How to get Hydroid, step by step
- Requirement: Mastery Rank 5 for the Oro node
- Main blueprint: Market for Platinum, or Circuit tier 10
- Neuroptics: Councilor Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 2
- Chassis: Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 5
- Systems: Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 23%), or Circuit tier 8
- Build the parts in the Foundry (12 hours each), then the frame (72 hours), or rush with platinum. The finished frame is also on the Market for platinum.
Parts and where they drop
| Part | Source |
|---|---|
| Neuroptics | Councilor Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 2 |
| Chassis | Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 5 |
| Systems | Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 23%), or Circuit tier 8 |
Heads up
Vay Hek is only vulnerable when his face opens; the fight is patience, not damage.
What you get: Hydroid's abilities
Tempest BarrageAbility 1
Tidal SurgeAbility 2
PlunderAbility 3
Tentacle SwarmAbility 4Hydroid Prime: which relics hold each part
Every relic that has ever held the part. Vaulted relics only come from Varzia's Prime Resurgence or trading; the live pages below show what is open right now.
| Part | Relics |
|---|---|
| Hydroid Prime Blueprint | Axi K5, Neo A6, Meso Z2, Meso B2, Meso N5 |
| Hydroid Prime Neuroptics | Axi A3, Axi M3, Axi N4, Neo G1 |
| Hydroid Prime Chassis | Axi C4, Axi C3, Neo B4, Neo N8, Neo S8, Neo S11, Meso H1, Lith R1 |
| Hydroid Prime Systems | Axi H3, Axi H4, Neo H3, Neo H1, Neo H2 |
Is Hydroid worth it in 2026?
C tier on our list: Great for loot farming, mediocre for actual Steel Path combat.
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