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Hydroid

Kraken Tithe

Pilfering Swarm Farm

Frame
Hydroid
Forma
5
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 4 · Pilfering Swarm

Pilfering Swarm Hydroid - park tentacles on choke points for bonus loot and oxygen while Viral Barrage and Plunder still clear Steel Path.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Kraken Tithe

5 Forma

Loadout

Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.

-7

Growing Power

On Status Effect with Weapon: Squad increases personal Ability Strength by 25% for 6s.

9

Power Drift

+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist Knockdown

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

16

Transient Fortitude

+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

14

Stretch

+82.5% Ability Range

14

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

9

Pilfering Swarm

Tentacle Swarm Augment: Enemies held by tentacles have a 100% chance at additional drops.

9

Viral Tempest

Tempest Barrage Augment: Each projectile has a 100% chance of inflicting a Viral Status Effect.

11

Intensify

+30% Ability Strength

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedMolt AugmentedWarframe · RareStrengthRecommendedArcane EnergizeWarframe · LegendaryBarrage spam
Arcane BlessingWarframe · RareAlt tank

Arsenal

Playstyle

Park Pilfering Swarm on choke points, Barrage into the tentacles, Plunder for tankiness. Loot and oxygen while the ocean clears.

Passive abilities

Enemies damaged by Hydroid become Deepened — further hits strip armor. Plunder spends those Deepened marks for armor and Corrosive damage for you and allies.

Active abilities

  • 1 Tempest Barrage — Rain explosive water. Viral Tempest adds Viral procs to the barrage.
  • 2 Tidal Surge — Dash as a wave — invulnerable travel and status cleanse. Tidal Impunity shares the cleanse.
  • 3 Plunder — Cash Deepened marks for armor and Corrosive damage. Rousing Plunder shares loot/buff fantasy with the squad.
  • 4 Tentacle Swarm — Kraken tentacles hold packs. Pilfering Swarm adds loot chance on tentacle kills.
  • Augment: Pilfering Swarm on Tentacle Swarm. Viral Tempest still recommended.

Mod breakdown

Duration / Range

Tentacle uptime and Barrage coverage without starving spawns.

Strength

Plunder armor and Barrage damage.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Duration
  • Strength
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Keep Tentacle Swarm. Flex Tidal Surge for Nourish on camp missions.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Pilfering Swarm doubles loot and oxygen while Viral Barrage / Plunder still clear SP.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Strong

    Park tentacles on the point for loot + CC.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Situational

    Loot wants camps more than speed tiles.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Excellent

    Farming bounties love Pilfering Swarm.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Weak

    Loot tentacles are not hunt tools.