Hydra (Crystal Desert)

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Hydra
Affiliation	Crystal Desert wildlife
Type	Hydra
Profession	Elementalist
Level(s)	22 (26)
Campaign	Prophecies

Hydras are three headed reptile elementalists that use high damage Area of Effect fire spells to bring havoc to unprepared travelers. They are found in packs of 1 to 4 in most of the Crystal Desert.

Locations

• Crystal Desert
  • Salt Flats
  • Skyward Reach
  • Prophet's Path
  • Diviner's Ascent
  • The Arid Sea
  • The Scar
  • Vulture Drifts

Skills

16 Fire Magic

• Meteor
• Fireball
• Inferno
• Phoenix (Hard Mode only)

Items dropped

• Dessicated Hydra Claw

Notes

• Hydras have armor equivalent of ~77. They are neither resistant nor vulnerable to either physical or elemental damage.
• Hydras will usually initiate combat by casting Meteor unless another Hydra nearby is casting it, in which case they will cast Fireball first, and then Meteor. (This can cause a continuous knockdown effect if there are a large number of Hydras attacking.)
• Hydras are a popular monster for farming.
• Hydras are immune to knock down.