Unit Review: Hydra - 10th Edition Index

[@badrabbit9703]

"Your opponent is going to look at it and write it off." This is correct. Eldar players focus down the Rogal Dorn and Leman Russ tanks because they're a known quantity. When they reveal themselves to get shots in they get cooked by Hydras. Brining three of these is crazy cheap and you just sit them behind or amongst your armored push. They are very good supplementary firepower.

[@mikeg8564]

Taking out Dante and his honor guard in a single round, made this unit an auto take for me.

[@Jaybirderino]

Great breakdown and against flying units the Hydra can be quite brutal! It does need an AP buff to really shine though, which is why I would rank the Exterminator above having two Hydras right now (currently the points are identical). However... if you are in for a vehicle heavy list, then chuck three of these in after you have your Exterminator and your Hellhounds, and you are putting some serious lead downrange and your opponent will need to choose to use their anti tank carefully.

[@Nate-uz8ih]

I really like my Hydra. Taking 2. Not too many points but it can completely cripple any aircraft or fly you face.

[@drgnsenpai]

Do you typically take two hydras in your list? New guardsman. Curious as this unit is so cheap!

[@KevinPuttock1981]

Great video. Love the Hydra. So good to get some decent medium armour for 85 pts! Getting Lethals into vehicles and monsters means it has a little bit more play into non flyers than it used to earlier in the edition too It needs the AP and/or ignore cover buff synergies from hellhounds, withering hail or fields of fire but if you build into the unit it can be very effective Love it into Eldar and Necrons… especially as an anti lokhust heavy destroyer unit

[@rollielc]

Food for thought: a HW squad is 60 points with 6 autocannon shots, but it’s got heavy and won’t get lethals against vehicles. The hydra is 15 points more at 85 with 4 autocannon shots but it has a heavy bolter, a more durable platform, can move around with shooting worse, and can get lethals against vehicles now. That’s all before the fly stuff. Not saying it’s an auto include unit but it is pretty solid

[@loich9641]

you really make my GW reseller happy because everytime I watch one of your video, I buy a new model :D

[@CadianSergeantSteel]

For the Emperor! For the FLGS!

[@karlnygren]

I really want to like the hydra but it has underperformed both times I brought it, and on of those times was against Drukhari. My exterminator is just so much better. I rather compare the Hydra to armoured sentinels even if those became cheaper now. The hydra gets more shots, better rule against flyers and a tougher chassi (except the save) for just 20p more. But what it loses out on is reinforcements (not really now, would probably want to use it on something else anyway) and more importantly, ease of movement between ruins. It's bigger even if it has a higher move. Still, I prefer it over the sentinels. A tiny note for our sergeant, you mentioned the hellhound using it's flamer to negate cover. That is the guaranteed way of doing it but the hull mounted weapon can do it as well, or even the hunter killer. For this long range artillery piece it might be useful with long range support as well 😁 Just clarifying for others who might not realize that. Great video!

[@PlasticusForkus]

I have used one a bit and not unhappy, but I feel like it's better to take two at a time, with a bit of buffing.

[@nickthenoodle9206]

Hydras are awesome against Eldar. Not only is most of their best stuff fly keyword models, but wraithguard and wraithblades have 3 wounds. 3 Hydras for a mere 255pts is a steal.

[@Kingofdragons117]

They are awesome against a lot of factions like Tau and Crons too.

[@funbro99]

Good suppliment of infantry firepower aswell. 4 autocannon shots at bs4? A simple strat to make the hits -2 ap autocannons? Lethal hits on vehicles? 85 pts?

[@Hornet5747]

Wow another upload in a row! CSS is spoiling us 😆

[@tolokofitness]

Gran trabajo jejeje tengo que traducirlo a castellano pero mola jajaja 😊

[@CadianSergeantSteel]

Gracias!!

[@marcialrodriguez6285]

Executioner again xDD

[@CadianSergeantSteel]

My brain just cannot remember which is which 🤣

[@Lynxtek]

It's such a cool model, but it's kinda just as situational in this edition Edit: in my experience ofc

[@Rexir2]

These + Exterminator Russes = sad Custodes players

[@jamiekemp1011]

First

[@agentcoriolis9208]

I can imagine 2 of these at that costing with an extra stack of AP would really annoy a lot of Angron world eater lists…given me something to consider, thank you 🫡