Hydroid/Prime

Release Date: August 29th, 2017
Hydroid Prime is the Primed variant of , possessing increased shields, armor, and energy capacity, as well as an additional and polarities. Hydroid Prime was released alongside and .
==Acquisition==
===Vaultings===
*On June 28, 2019, it was announced that Hydroid Prime, alongside and , would enter the Prime Vault and be retired from the reward tables on July 6th, 2019. Any preexisting components or fully-built frames will remain as is.
*Hydroid Prime was available from Prime Resurgence which ran from November 16, 2021 to January 25, 2022.
==Crafting==
==Notes==
*Hydroid Prime, compared to :
**Higher Shields (550/650 vs. 365/465)
**Higher Armor (290 vs. 240)
**Higher Energy (175/225 vs. 140/190)
**Higher Starting Energy (100 vs. 75)
**Additional and Polarities ( vs. )
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*Hydroid Prime's tentacles are opaque and have a new organic texture that is affected by Hydroid Prime's Warframe Appearance colors.
**Energy color applies a coat of energy on the tentacle's model and alters the color of the numerous glow spots on the texture. This allows players to customize their tentacles to look similar to the older tentacle model prior to .
**Tentacle texture can return to default non-Prime translucency by equipping different skins (e.g. Hydroid Immortal Skin on Hydroid Prime)
==Trivia==
*Hydroid Prime, along with , can achieve the third highest total shield value out of all Warframes at 3,195 by combining , , , and their maximum Overshields (+1200). currently holds the second highest possible shield value of 4,110, beaten only by Hildryn's 6555. These numbers can potentially be higher with other buffs that increase shield capacity (such as and Sequence).
*Hydroid Prime was revealed at TennoCon 2017 alongside and Plains of Eidolon.
*His Prime trailer was revealed at TennoCon 2020.
*A fully built Hydroid Prime was given for watching TennoCon 2020 on WARFRAME's Twitch with a Twitch-linked account for 30 consecutive minutes, after 5:00 p.m. ET, on August 1st, 2020. It comes with a free Warframe slot and pre-installed Orokin Reactor.
**Due to thousands of players reporting missing Twitch drops, on August 6th, 2020 Hydroid Prime was distributed to all players if they were logged in to WARFRAME during TennoCon 2020, regardless if they watched the streams or not.https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1211630-an-update-on-tennocon-2020-twitch-drops/
==Media==
HydroidPrime_1080p.jpg|Hydroid Prime Keyart
TennoCon 2020 - Warframe Hydroid Prime
==References==
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