Hydra (Tactics)

Hydras are arguably the toughest monsters in Final Fantasy Tactics. Their trio of heads are capable of dishing out trios of devastating attacks, and they can also fly. Hydras have an enormous amount of HP, with beasts at higher levels rivaling the stamina of some of the Lucavi. The best way to defeat them is with strong Dual Wield attacks, or using Ice and Wind-elemental attacks, which is their weakness. Physical attacks will always connect on the Hydra class because of their incredibly low Evasion score.
== Ranks ==
;Rank I: Hydra (Hyudra)
Can attack three party members at once with Triple Attack, but are not a big threat.
;Rank II: Greater Hydra (Hydra)
Greater Hydras can incinerate nearly any unit instantly from afar with the Tri-Flame attack. Wearing fire-absorbing armor can help alleviate the threat, while carefully picking spots with level adjacent ground to stand on will also reduce the chance of Tri-Flame actually hitting.
;Rank III: Tiamat
Tiamats, quite simply, are nightmares. The first ones the players meet will likely have over 600 HP. Tri-Flame is as dangerous as ever, Tri-Thunder means fire-absorbing armor no longer suffices for complete protection, and Tri-Breath can decimate half the player's forces in one spew. The player will almost certainly want to get rid of these monsters right away, although taking the risk of an Entice can yield an unstoppable party member.
It is important to note that since all types of Hydra are classified the same as Dragons, they can become unbelievably powerful with the boost from Reis's Dragoner skills.
== Statistics ==
Monster	Move	Jump	Phy. Evasion Rate	Innate Abilities 	Common Poach 	Rare Poach
 	4 	4 	0% 	Cannot enter water, Fly, Counter	Blood Sword 	Scorpion Tail
 	4 	4 	0% 	Cannot enter water, Fly, Counter	Septième 	Rubber Suit
 	4 	4 	0% 	Cannot enter water, Fly, Counter	Wyrmweave Silk	Whale Whisker
=== Abilities ===
The damage formula for Tri-Attack is as follows:
:Damage = (Phys.Atk)^2 \times (Bravery/100)
The formula for the hit rate of Tri-Breath is as follows:
:Magick Attack + PWR
The formula for all other magick attacks are as follows:
:0.5 \times Magick Attack \times (Magick Attack + PWR)
Ability	Hydra 	Greater Hydra 	Tiamat 	Range 	Effect 	Vertical
 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	1 	3 adjacent panels 	?
 	Each of three heads attacks in turn. 	Each of three heads attacks in turn. 	Each of three heads attacks in turn. 	Each of three heads attacks in turn. 	Each of three heads attacks in turn. 	Each of three heads attacks in turn.
 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	4 	2 	0
 	Each of three heads attacks with flame.Element: Fire 	Each of three heads attacks with flame.Element: Fire 	Each of three heads attacks with flame.Element: Fire 	Each of three heads attacks with flame.Element: Fire 	Each of three heads attacks with flame.Element: Fire 	Each of three heads attacks with flame.Element: Fire
 	No 	No* 	Yes 	4 	2 	0
 	Each of three heads attacks with lightning.Element: Lightning 	Each of three heads attacks with lightning.Element: Lightning 	Each of three heads attacks with lightning.Element: Lightning 	Each of three heads attacks with lightning.Element: Lightning 	Each of three heads attacks with lightning.Element: Lightning 	Each of three heads attacks with lightning.Element: Lightning
 	No* 	No 	Yes 	2 (Four directions) 	2 (Three directions) 	?
 	Each of three heads attacks with insidious breath. 	Each of three heads attacks with insidious breath. 	Each of three heads attacks with insidious breath. 	Each of three heads attacks with insidious breath. 	Each of three heads attacks with insidious breath. 	Each of three heads attacks with insidious breath.
 	No 	No 	No* 	4 	2 	0
 	Each of three heads attacks with darkness.Element: DarkEffect: KO, Sleep	Each of three heads attacks with darkness.Element: DarkEffect: KO, Sleep	Each of three heads attacks with darkness.Element: DarkEffect: KO, Sleep	Each of three heads attacks with darkness.Element: DarkEffect: KO, Sleep	Each of three heads attacks with darkness.Element: DarkEffect: KO, Sleep	Each of three heads attacks with darkness.Element: DarkEffect: KO, Sleep
*Abilities can be learned by this race when a unit with the "Beastmaster" support ability is nearby.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
== Gallery ==
FFT Hydra Portrait.png|Hydra's portrait.
FFT Greater Hydra Portrait.png|Greater Hydra's portrait.
FFT Tiamat Portrait.png|Tiamat's portrait.
FFT Triple Attack.png|Tri-Attack.
FFT Triple Flame.png|Tri-Flame.
FFT Triple Thunder.png|Tri-Thunder.
FFT Tri-Breath.png|Tri-Breath.
FFT Dark Whisper.png|Dark Whisper.
== Etymology ==
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy Tactics