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[[File:Hydra-arena2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Arcane Hydra in action.]]'''Hydra''' is an Arcane a Force [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 2021, summoning a hydra that attacks enemies with bolts of fire.
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==Synergies==
Hydra benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]{{Passive skills header}}{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}{{Wizard Passive Conflagration}}{{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}}: None added yet.
<blockquote>''You could only have one Hydra active at a time, and it had a slow firing rate. Like [[Meteor]], it was useful to stick these out there to let them ping away, hoping the damage would add up over time. They were very commonly used near the end of rounds, when one or two characters were chasing one on the other team. Most Wizards would cast Hydras in the path of the fleeing enemy, knowing they’d get in a shot or two and help finish them off.</blockquote>
===Beta===Skill tiers were removed for shortly before the [[July 2011 Press Eventbeta]]started in September 2011, and Hydra became a level 19 skill. When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Hydra was classified as an Arcane skill and moved to level 20. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Hydra was moved to level 21 and nerfed just a bit. Also, the category "Arcane" was renamed to "Force".
===Previous Versions===
See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Hydra and other Wizard skills.<br>
Or see [[Hydra (BlizzCon 2008)]] for the original version of this skill.
===In Other Games===
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III 12th Sep 2011Site