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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.

WhatWhere
Main blueprintMarket for Platinum, or Circuit tier 10
PartsNeuroptics: 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
RequirementsMastery Rank 5 for the Oro node
PrimeHydroid Prime is vaulted; Prime Resurgence or trading only.

How to get Hydroid, step by step

  1. Requirement: Mastery Rank 5 for the Oro node
  2. Main blueprint: Market for Platinum, or Circuit tier 10
  3. Neuroptics: Councilor Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 2
  4. Chassis: Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 5
  5. Systems: Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 23%), or Circuit tier 8
  6. 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

PartSource
NeuropticsCouncilor Vay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 2
ChassisVay Hek on Oro, Earth (about 39%), or Circuit tier 5
SystemsVay 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 BarrageTempest BarrageAbility 1
Tidal SurgeTidal SurgeAbility 2
PlunderPlunderAbility 3
Tentacle SwarmTentacle SwarmAbility 4

Hydroid 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.

PartRelics
Hydroid Prime BlueprintAxi K5, Neo A6, Meso Z2, Meso B2, Meso N5
Hydroid Prime NeuropticsAxi A3, Axi M3, Axi N4, Neo G1
Hydroid Prime ChassisAxi C4, Axi C3, Neo B4, Neo N8, Neo S8, Neo S11, Meso H1, Lith R1
Hydroid Prime SystemsAxi 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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