Sub 1:20 Hydra
• The vents at Hydra are 8 ticks apart, and this method increases the chance of reaching the earliest vent cycles. This way, Hydra will instantly get hit by the vent on next phases, increasing your DPS.
• This method requires you to Tbow Hydra the same tick as vent activates on P1 and P2, else this comp will not work. (Can be 1 tick late for P2)
• Movement is one of the most important part of a fast Hydra kill, watch the video example for how you should move inside the room during the kill, and for tile markers.
P1:
-Spawn range thrall
-5x Tbow
-[1x Blowpipe -> 1x Tbow]
-[1x Blowpipe -> 1x Tbow] (if this Tbow procs, stall 1 tick so your next Tbow happens same tick as vent activates next phase)
-Tbow until proc
P2:
-5x Tbow
-[1x Blowpipe -> 1x Tbow]
-[2x Blowpipe -> 1x Tbow] (If you lose 1 tick this phase, do only 1x Blowpipe here)
-Tbow until proc
-Tank the lightning if needed, you’ll only get hit once. (Don’t tank if the kill is bad)
P3:
-Tbow until proc
-Proc veng 1-2 times this phase.
P4:
-2x Claws spec (You can claw spec P3 aswell, it’s personal preference)
-Tbow until dead
• Blowpipe is only used to get Hydra’s HP closer to transition threshold. If Hydra is too close to this threshold (75% – 825hp / 50% – 550hp), skip the blowpipe and just Tbow instead.
• Save Claws spec for next kills if your Tbow is noodling.
• Have a pre-veng before every kill. 2nd and 3rd venges should be used on P2 and P3. Do not veng P4 since it is reduced here.
• Anglerfish to 110-121hp before every kill.
• This method increases the odds for Sub 1:20, but in the end it comes down to Tbow RNG.
Setup:
Setting up the perfect start:
Try to do a casual kill first, where your final Tbow to kill hydra happens 1 tick before the vent activates. You can do this at the end of every kill if your kill is slow.
Video example kill: