• Its Swift Stab attack does physical (:dmg:physical:) and fire (:dmg🔥) damage. To defend against these elements, we want weapons that either block physical (:block:physical:) or block fire (:block🔥).

• Typically you'll want to pair your weapons with one infinite use scroll that you'll use for most of the battle. Ideally we want to find one that blocks physical (:block:physical:) or fire attacks (:block🔥). The best option will be finding one that blocks both and heals (:heal:) you all at the same time.

• If you still find yourself in need of some healing, Morosbane Scroll is fantastic option for small pets. It can heal (:heal:) 300 HP once per battle and you can equip multiples of it at a cost of 15 AP each. It can also deal out 40 light icons (:dmg:light:40) in that same turn, which will pretty much wipe that mean little hydra off the map.

Anyone should be able to beat the first stage of the Panzer Hydras if they have the right tools. Hopefully this guide helped you understand the main mechanics of making a battle strategy for a specific opponent <3

• This little guy is still fairly little, although it has grown more heads and gained more weapons. Each weapon has physical (:dmg:physical:) attack, with the next two elements, fire (:dmg🔥) and earth (:dmg:earth:), being about equally as common. We're looking for weapons that will block these icons (:block:physical::block🔥:block:earth:).

But we also have to keep in mind that the hydra's Slow Roll Scroll can block our icons too. The only elements it doesn't block are water (:dmg:water:), wind (:dmg:wind:), and ice (:dmg🧊) and ideally we want to find two weapons that use those as attack icons while also blocking the main icons that the hydra uses (:block:physical::block🔥:block:earth:).

• Together the Scavenged Bow and Quiver and Water Orb do a pretty good job of blocking the main elements this hydra uses while also dealing out attack icons it won't be able to block. You can increase their defenses or attacks even more by adding mod crystals, which allow you to customize your weapons a little. You can add more icons by attaching a crystal from the respective element. For instance, if you want to add more water attack icons, you would attach a water crystal. If you wanted more physical defense, you'd add a physical defense crystal.

• While picking out our infinite use scroll we also want to find something that meets the above criteria and contains some mixture of :block:physical::block🔥:block:earth: and/or :dmg:water::dmg:wind::dmg🧊.

I would proriotize using one these scrolls because they each defend against the most common icons on this hydra's weapons and can heal (:heal:) your pet each turn. Remember that Divine Denizhen and Holy Deluge can be made more cheaply at the Secluded Shrine, although Holy Deluge also requires a certain combination at the Genetech Lab.

• Morosbane Scroll is still a fantastic option here if you don't own any freezing scrolls and need to round out your scroll set. It can heal (:heal:) 300 HP once per battle and you can equip multiples of it at a cost of 15 AP each. It can also deal out 40 light icons (:dmg:light:40) in that same turn. This makes it a significantly helpful healing scroll for small pets.

• The hydra's weapons are getting more complex now, but their main icon types are pretty much the same. There are four weapons that do physical (:dmg:physical:) or dark damage (:dmg:dark:) and three that do fire (:dmg🔥) or magma (:dmg:magma:). Blocking these elements will be the most helpful.

• On the cheaper end of the weapon price range, these two are solid to pair together. They cover three of the most troublesome elements and both do water damage, which is one of the elements (:dmg:water::dmg:wind::dmg🧊) that the hydra's Slow Roll Scroll does not block.

• Other weapons that can be used (regardless of price range) because they contain some mixture of :block:physical::block:dark::block🔥:block:magma::block:earth::block:water: and :dmg:water::dmg:wind::dmg🧊 are:

• The choice of which mod crystals to use is up to you! Personally, I would attach crystals that add physical, dark, fire, magma, or earth (:block:physical::block:dark::block🔥:block:magma::block:earth:) defense icons to decrease the amount of damage you are taking in per turn. You don't have to worry about freezing or stealing here so crystals that defend against those aren't necessary.

• Finally, for the choice of an infinite use scroll, we need to find something that blocks the most common icons on the hydra's weapons (:block:physical::block:dark::block🔥:block:magma:).

• Morosbane Scroll is still a fantastic option here if you don't own any freezing scrolls and need to round out your scroll set. It can heal (:heal:) 300 HP once per battle and you can equip multiples of it at a cost of 15 AP each. It can also deal out 40 light icons (:dmg:light:40) in that same turn. Although it becomes less effective as your pet's HP grows, within the T6 range it is still a strong healing scroll for your pet.

• The jump in difficulty compared to the first three stages can seem kind of scary, but don't worry, you can send this hydra back to wherever it slowly rolled from ;) This time the element priority has shifted around a bit. Dark (:dmg:dark:) and physical (:dmg:physical:) are the most prevalent icon types, with earth (:dmg:earth:), magma (:dmg:magma:), and fire (:dmg🔥) being the next most common.

• Thanks to last year's weapon revamp, battling this hydra at tier 9 is going to be much easier than our previous attempts. Before, many of the weapons at this tier didn't provide enough defensive coverage; now they provide a lot more.

• Like with the previous incarnations of the hydra, using mod crystals that deal water, wind, or ice damage (:dmg:water::dmg:wind::dmg🧊) and/or add dark, physical, earth, magma or fire defense (:block:dark::block:physical::block:earth::block:magma::block🔥) are going to help make the most of your attack and defense icons. The choice really depends on if you feel you need more defensive coverage, or if your defense is solid enough that attack crystals would help you more.

• When choosing an infinite use scroll we're looking for one that blocks the hydra's most common icons (:block:dark::block:physical::block:earth::block:magma::block🔥), heals each turn (:heal:), and possibly deals out icons that its Slow Roll Scroll doesn't block (:dmg:water::dmg:wind::dmg🧊).

• If you're struggling with the Steamed Up blessing and not having much luck with chain freezing, you can opt for defensive scrolls instead. Cobalt Eternal and Fatal Fire are going to be the best options with their ability to block more than one of the hydra's icon types at once. And remember there are always healing options too, like Morosbane, Lucky, Gift of the Forj, and the new Rage of the Paramnesia.

• This hydra's weapons are fairly similar to the previous one, with Raging Inferno being the only new addition. Its base stats are much higher, however, which raises the difficulty. The most common icon types are now fire (:dmg🔥) and magma (:dmg:magma:) and I highly recommend blocking those two if you can. Each of its weapons either does one or the other, and sometimes both, which means you'll always be blocking at least some of the hydra's damage.

• If you don't own a fire or magma blocker, the next most common icon types are earth (:dmg:earth:) and dark (:dmg:dark:). Two-thirds of the hydra's weapons also use these elements and blocking them can also be helpful.

• Again, the hydra's Slow Roll Scroll blocks a small amount of most elements. This particular hydra also blocks a small amount of wind with its Steamed Up blessing. The only elements it will not block are water (:dmg:water:) and ice (:dmg🧊). Of the suggested weapons above, those that use these icons in their attacks are: Keiths Ultimate Freezewand of Doom, Cork Tipped Cutlass, Blackmoons Staff, Ornamented Hook Swords, Tainted Keeper Skull Staff, and Manifesting Weapon. This may make these weapons more attractive options when choosing your set.

• This opponent can freeze and you should equip some to protect against being frozen. If you want to equip other types of mod crystals to fill up your remaining slots, prioritize ones that deal water or ice damage (:dmg:water::dmg🧊) and/or add fire, magma, dark, or earth defense (:block🔥:block:magma::block:earth::block:dark:) to make the most of your attack and defense icons. But remember that curses are disabled for this opponent, which may make certain attack crystals less helpful.

• Any infinite use scroll that blocks fire, magma, earth, dark, and even perhaps physical, (:block🔥:block:magma::block:earth::block:dark::block:physical:) will be helpful here.

If you own the Mana Surge (:block:magma:), Swift Blade (:block:earth:), or Tasselled Aegis (:block:dark:) scrolls, those can work too.

• Additionally, the frequency of the Steamed Up blessing makes freezing this challenger nearly impossible. This leaves us with two options: defensive scrolls or healing scrolls.

You can fill up the rest of your AP with any of these. The defensive scrolls especially can help you block any icons you weren't able to with your weapons.