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2012-09-18T12:47:18Z

Flux at 07:41, 9 June 2012

2012-06-09T07:41:54Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T15:17:46Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:25:59Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-23T17:23:26Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-15T03:38:36Z

beta patch 14 update

MrFrye: skill effects switched to DB link

2012-03-08T23:11:31Z

skill effects switched to DB link

Maurish: Added synergies

2012-02-17T13:28:56Z

Added synergies

Brokenstorm: removed noincludes

2011-09-19T23:10:44Z

removed noincludes

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 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Hydra">Hydra</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Lightning Hydra">Hydra</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Venom Hydra">Hydra</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Blazing Hydra">Hydra</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Frost Hydra">Hydra</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Mammoth Hydra">Hydra</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:47, 18 September 2012
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−	::'''''"Project Hydra"''' was the codename for the [[Diablo III]] project and team before the announcement at [[WWI 2008]].''	+	::'''''"[[Project Hydra]]"''' was the codename for the [[Diablo III]] project and team before the announcement at [[WWI 2008]].''

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 [[File:IconHydra.png|left]]
 [[File:Hydra-arena2.jpg|thumb|350px|Arcane Hydra in action.]]
-'''Hydra''' is a Force [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21, summoning a hydra that attacks enemies with bolts of fire.
+'''Hydra''' is a Force [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21, summoning a hydra that attacks enemies with bolts of fire. This skill causes a dragon-headed creature to pop out of the ground and fire magical attacks at nearby enemies. The rune effects modify the appearance and damage type in various ways.
 <br><br><br>__TOC__
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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Hydra rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Hydra rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
 {{skill description header}}

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-::'''''"Project Hydra"''' was the codename for the [[Diablo III]] project and team before the announcement at [[WWI 2008]].
+::'''''"Project Hydra"''' was the codename for the [[Diablo III]] project and team before the announcement at [[WWI 2008]].''
 [[File:IconHydra.png|left]]
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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Hydra, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|force}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Hydra rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="Wizard">Hydra</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Force}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|force}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconHydra.png|left]]
-[[File:Hydra-arena2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Arcane Hydra in action.]]
+[[File:Hydra-arena2.jpg|thumb|350px|Arcane Hydra in action.]]
 '''Hydra''' is a Force [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21, summoning a hydra that attacks enemies with bolts of fire.
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-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Hydra rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
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 ==Synergies==
-Hydra benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Hydra, runed or not:
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 <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 shortly before the [[beta]] 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".
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 ===Previous Versions===
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/ BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report]
-* [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=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://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 Site
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Force}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconHydra.png|left]]
-'''Hydra''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 19, summoning a hydra that attacks enemies with bolts of fire.
+[[File:Hydra-arena2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Hydra in action.]]
 <br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
 Among the many secrets of the [[Ancient Repositories]], the [[Wizard]] found the Hydra spell to call forth a ward to dispatch of enemies from multiple directions.
-==Skill Effects==
+==Skillrune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Hydra rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Hydra rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-{{Active skills header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Hydra</skill>
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 This was too high level to use at [[BlizzCon 2009]], though players sorely wanted to try it out and see the improvements from [[Diablo I]]. Graphical, if nothing else.
-It's interesting to contemplate what the [[Hydra Rune|Hydra (multi-strike) rune]] would do to Hydra. More than 3 heads per cast? Plus, Greek Mythology fans could geek out. Especially if they named their character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lernaean_Hydra Learnean].
+It's interesting to contemplate what the [[Hydra Rune|Hydra (multi-strike) rune]] would have done to Hydra. More than 3 heads per cast? Plus, Greek Mythology fans could geek out. Especially if they named their character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lernaean_Hydra Learnean].
 [[File:Runes-hydra-all.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[Hydra]] with [[Runestones]].]]
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 <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>
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Hydra became a level 19 skill.
+Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], 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.
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 ===In Other Games===
-The hydra spell was originally seen in [[Diablo I]], then called {{iw|D1_Spellbooks#Guardian Guardian}}. The principle was that three heads were summoned from the ground, shooting firebolts at enemies for a limited time. They are more fun to cast than efficient to kill anything with.
+The hydra spell was originally seen in [[Diablo I]], then called {{iw|D1_Spellbooks#Guardian Guardian}}. The principle was that three heads were summoned from the ground, shooting firebolts at enemies for a limited time. They are more fun to cast than efficient at killing anything with.
 In [[Diablo II]], they were turned into flaming heads, and got the name {{iw|Hydra Hydra}}. While not dealing damage to anyone near the flames, their firebolts are of more use, especially if concentrating the fire on single targets at a time, and alternating skills while waiting for the [[cooldown]].