Terran Hydra Destroyer Cannon Scatter Volley Build | Star Trek online

Terran Hydra Intel Destroyer high end build. 400k+ DPS cannon scatter valley build. The Hydra is apart of the 13th Anniversary bundle in Star Trek Online.
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0:00 Intro
1:43 Hydra Loadout
18:06 Hydra Skill Tree & Spec
18:26 Traits
39:34 Boff Stations
47:09 Duty Officers
49:16 Test Run
50:52 Results
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[@dforce1602]

Thank you, appreciate these high end builds for end game players like myself.

[@gregthurman8108]

Awesome, this is great cause I literally brought my temporal raider out of drydock yesterday to attempt a Cannon build! Appreciate the video as always.

[@gregthurman8108]

Got mine today (I'm on console) ,appreciate the vid as always! What a great ship!!!!!!!

[@jerrymclellan4711]

Thanks for the high-end build.

[@VipapkStudiosOfficial]

The Hestia was my love for my tactical character, I think you can imagine my happiness that went through the roof with the release of the Hydra, damn! I absolutely love the build, obviously do not have them all but I got a budget build doing 140K which is quite decent. She's also quite the beauty, eh? Now I think about it, the moment I got the Hestia, like 3-4 years ago, I named it U.S.S. Galactica, and now it fits just perfectly! ^^

[@apx1031]

TIL about the Emergency Power trait, so ty! Works brilliantly with my overload build.

[@Nemoticon]

Oh nice, I asked for this on Twitter, thanks ...I went ahead and bought the Lexington instead, but still very interesting to see o7

[@JMacify]

Stu, I love you but... I would like to see you make a second channel called Mini-Stu where you cover some of these builds in 20 minutes or less.

[@MCStu]

I know, if I make them shorter when people say there is not enough detail..... I do time stamp these so you can skip through it easier.

[@JMacify]

@@MCStu That's why I suggested a second channel, your current subbers seem to love all the info. Appreciate the time stamps though.

[@tommyt7566]

Double the work for the same pay at twice the time - nope!

[@Tyrael1701]

Brought my first toon out of mothballs with prometheus/hestia. Hestia still tended to go splat but now I can survive some. Battle cloak is fun when separated haha

[@Caveman_420]

Hydro destroyer was my 1st T6 ship, I was ready to give up on the game. I have nothing to judge it on, but it’s definitely better than leveling up ships I got for free. I am surviving lol PVE now, very few responds .I felt like this was the best fit. Ty.

[@lamarhilliard6142]

Hi Stu, The 5% cannon training space trait will increase to 7.5% when you get the Superior enhancement of it from fleet k13 biologist.

[@stephenkelly8312]

Great video! I really need to practice ISA runs. My damage is there (I think) but I keep screwing up the piloting for speed runs. On the build, you should swap Unstable Warp Bubble for Clean Getaway. With the pilot changes, it’s now one of the best uncon procs. It has a 15 second minimum cooldown and it gives you a speed boost. Get those consoles back quicker!

[@MCStu]

I will do that, thank you for the tip.

[@OngBenjamin]

😄following this build now thank you

[@MCStu]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@J_Ferriss]

I put an Aux2Bat beam surgical strike build on it. I love it!

[@saiyajin15]

The rep space trait controlled counter measures gives almost 10% bonus dmg to controlled targets and since ur spamming control boff abilites it happens frequently, may be something to consider instead of chrono capacitor

[@MCStu]

Good idea, I will try that. thx

[@jimelfman1369]

Valkyries look like colonial vipers, the Shran class looks like a Cylon Raider (as well as the saucer section of the World Razer)...could be an interesting raid group!! Battlestar Galactica VS Terek Nor!! (Couterpoint TFO)

[@joeykerr5517]

Great build! I can't wait to get this ship. Btw, you have small typo in your title lol.

[@MCStu]

Thank you, you are the only one that pointed that out.

[@nolgroth]

Build is awesome. I have a hang-up about single character unlocks. I have done that before, but I vastly prefer account-wide unlocks. As a consequence, I do not have a lot of those unique traits and consoles. That being said, I still have no lack of resources to make solid, end game builds. For this one, I did a Ba'ul AP DBB, with the Lobi set, using Surgical Strikes. Didn't parse, but I yawned through my Elite patrols. Everything just sort of went ~poof~.

[@SkydreamPony]

Oooh, which ship did you use that on? I have Ba'ul weapons including the lobi set and am always keen for good surgical strikes builds

[@dand8538]

Hi MC Stu. Have not seen you post recently. Hope you are ok or on holiday having a good time. Dan

[@testdummy007]

Thanks MCStu for this video! :) If you have some answering this, do you have any alternatives for Terran Goodbye, Universal designs, and The ruin of our enemies since they're all Infinity ships? No pressure, thanks for everything! :)

[@regancollins1465]

You should be running carrier wave shield hacking trait on this intel ship, tremendous amount of damage in short order

[@DrMoustachio]

I need Terran Goodbye, Crossfield Refit and Deimos for this build. Long term goal lol. Oh and D7.

[@jimelfman1369]

No Reactive Armor Catalyst? I LOVE those!

[@Jayhawk226]

Just came back after a couple years. Biugt this ship based on your recommendation in the top 5 shops vud. (Had a lot of zen laying around) but i literally listedned nad watch this video for the 1 minute fight to see how to fly csnnon ship. I have a romulan science character the flies jem carrier with a gravity wrll build, reacquainting myself with hiw to play it. I know its probably not the best but i like ot. And solo mostly. I understand the circle broadsie of the beam boat. Needed something to show me cannon build or frontal type piloting

[@MistiMoan]

How did things change for you with the isomags, or have you updated anything?

[@jimelfman1369]

I'm naming my first one the USS Btlstr Pegasus-A

[@patrickmurray3846]

the only risian ship in mudd store is the sci ship, not the escort that has the experimental weapon.

[@MrZenmancer]

Basic mathematics, your crit severity should be 10 times more than your crit chance. ie: if your chance is 50% and your sev is only 200%, it is being wasted. It is best to balance it at 35% chance and 350% sev. If you don't get why just image, 2x5=10, 5x2=10, but 3.5x3.5=12.25.

[@SkydreamPony]

29:15 Arbiter's not an exchange ship, it's a zen store ship, just fyi :)

[@MCStu]

Yep, miss spoke

[@Chaser617]

Would you suggest using the phased quantum heavy cannons from the Sunrise episode or are just regular dual heavies a better choice?

[@MCStu]

They are both pretty equal.

[@ZR117]

Ok I do like the turret's on a 5-3 but I like making it a scatter volly like a kelvin ship firing All it's phasers to bad we don't have that yet

[@Samuraith2077]

So I'm curious Mcstu I looked over what Spencer recommended with engage the hydra vs what you have here. You feel your damage is pretty comparable the way he was talking that console is pretty insane.

[@MCStu]

They're comparable, Spencer's has a higher damage potential but requires very good piloting and activation timing....

[@obilic93]

Can we get also visuals for the ship if you have time and resources. Thank you

[@nathanielsmith420]

Where do you get the tact consoles the ones that you have three of them? Thanks! Also great video as always. Thank you.

[@MCStu]

These come from the fleet spire

[@nathanielsmith420]

@@MCStu Thank you!

[@patrickmurray3846]

what if you're a eng/sci capt? the "a good day to die" trait an't going to work for you, so what is a different trait you can put in if one of the 2 other class's?

[@PhillipLemmon]

Hey Stu me again, lol Is it better to leave the weapons on a ship that have the infinity symbol on it or is it ok to swap them out with something else? (hopefully this will be the last question I have for you, lol)

[@MCStu]

infinity marked weapons scale up to either MK X or XII, so you will want to upgrade or replace them.

[@PhillipLemmon]

@@MCStu ok thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@richardwatkinsjr2608]

I’m surprised you didn’t run a Surgical Strikes build on this.

[@MCStu]

CSV out performs it

[@spluff5]

If you were to upgrade to T6-2X, whay additional console would toy add? Maybe the M6?

[@MCStu]

The fleet power network array from the Ahwahnee Command Carrier.

[@jonathankendrick2669]

Stu I'm new been playing 2 weeks. I have the T6 klingon ship we got for the event and I was also gifted a t6 paladin. I'm thinking about dropping some monies on a ship what would u recommend? I'm currently playing a beam overload build for my paladin and will probably run that on the new ship. Just looking for something new.

[@MCStu]

The Arbiter Battlecruiser is a pretty good ship, but trait that comes with it is a must have for energy weapons builds.

[@peterhansen1670]

Hi Stu, I am wondering if you could cover alternative consoles that could be obtained without having to buy a bunch of new ships. I am willing to spend some cash for keys, Lobi etc, but can't really afford to buy a bunch of ships that I won't likely use just for the console. Forgive me if you have covered this but I didn't find the video on your channel.

[@frogmuscle2690]

Hello Stu. Beginner question here. Does it matter in which order you put your Traits in?

[@MCStu]

No it does not.

[@Lokithefeline]

how come no red matter battery?

[@johnracicot706]

I said that before watching the whole video lol

[@Lokithefeline]

you might want to double check....the D7MWFDC is a PROMO BOX SHIP, NOT INFINITY LOCKBOX.

[@MCStu]

You are correct, it is

[@oburos_one2028]

The front looks like a Battlestar

[@ghenghisprawn6034]

Passive on the Hydra console is broken, it's a copy/paste of the Swarmer Matrix, which has always been broken. Does not boost speed/turn/damage for targetable torpedoes.

[@britneymaysplendia8901]

They've supposedly fixed that with what was read in the latest patch notes.

[@axelhopfinger533]

Say, if you built this as a Surgical Strikes ship, how much would the performance differ? It should put your CritH near 100% and significantly boost your CritD over 300%.

[@MCStu]

Because SS is single target it would not do as well as CSV. This could vary depending on the map your playing on but on the average CSV will out perform SS.

[@nolgroth]

SS works really well but is hampered by the borked tab/auto un-targeting that STO has. If you are looking for record-breaking numbers, CSV is probably better. If you just want something hard-hitting, SS is fine. I really enjoyed my Ba'ul AP Dual Beam Banks with SS.

[@axelhopfinger533]

@@MCStu Outperform by how much on average?

[@roangrahm1529]

The Drop rate for a epic token is the lowest I've ever seen in my whole time playing MMOs and other games that have lock box drops. I'm personally hoping Deca will raise that drop rate.

[@PhillipLemmon]

Hey stu, is there a way to transfer the EC from one character to another in an account? I went thru my toons and it turns out I've got just about 10 million between 8 of them. Thanks for your help and time.

[@MCStu]

Yes, you can deposit EC in to your account bank.

[@PhillipLemmon]

@@MCStu thank you soooo much!!!!

[@gregthurman8108]

On console it says that the immolating phaser Lance is on this ship..... it isnt😢! Kinda upset with cryptic right now!

[@MCStu]

Ya, i would not be happy if that is why i bought it, it still is a very good ship though....

[@sigmaelite40]

You don’t have the Gamma recruit duty officer?

[@MCStu]

I do not

[@Lokithefeline]

i guess im lucky with epic tokens, gotten 14 since playing and i havent invested all that $$ and i still have 3 in bank i dont need anything on my toons yet.

[@Gajeelme]

Is there different skins for it?

[@Vapor413]

There are additional skins in the bundle.

[@nolgroth]

It also kitbashes with the Promtheus and the other free ships in that family.

[@johnracicot706]

I'm probably the only one the will use beams I mean look at the phaser strips on the saucer how can you not have at least 1 beam

[@MCStu]

Dual beam in the front and an omni beam in the back

[@nolgroth]

What MCSTU said. My Ba'ul AP DBB rig is awesome. Thinking about switching over to Pulse Phasers so that I can maximize Firing Cycle Haste with Surgical Strikes.

[@InfiniteCheeto]

Dear god I don't know how to get most of these.

[@petergreatorex1203]

what the ship your using ?

[@MCStu]

Terran Hydera Destroyer

[@petergreatorex1203]

@@MCStu never seen it before gooid looking ship am currently trying out different cannons quite like the antiproton cannons myself

[@PhillipLemmon]

Hey Stu, Got sort of a moral question for you. Do you think it's wrong for a player to just the events JUST for the free ship or armor? Asking for a friend........ Me. Lol

[@MCStu]

No, there is nothing wrong with that at all

[@PhillipLemmon]

Thank your sir. My conscience is now at ease. Lol

[@nolgroth]

Not even close to a moral quandary. STO operates on a Free-to-Play model. That means that they create an environment to entice players/customers into spending money and time in-game. The "free" gear from events is part of that incentive package. You are meant to have those awards. If Cryptic has failed to entice more from you, that's their problem.

[@sigmaelite40]

Dps is only for me if I want to do solo TFO until they revamp PvP there really no need

[@Gazzxy]

any chance of a build that dosnt revolve around sinking 4 months wages into the game ?

[@Frudo_Isekai]

Cool die u s s. Sachsen why is defensiv not more so good

[@deltacx1059]

0:27 i don't think it counts as working towards if you have to spend real currency to get it in-game.

[@yeoldesaltydog7415]

In no way does this ship look like a Y wing.. lol

[@MCStu]

agreed