Wizard Frost Hydra Build With Typhon

Leaning into the summoner Wizard fantasy, the Typhon Hydra build relies on a combination of ramping attacks and pet empowerment to fuel a simple, yet very flashy and capable playstyle with The Typhon's Veil set. This guide will cover all of its available playstyles. The base one presented on this page is the Greater Rift Solo Pushing Variation, but this build also has a Nephalem Rift (and Bounty) Farming Variation and a Greater Rift Speed Farming Variation; follow the links above to the respective alterations.

The basic skill setup of the Typhon Hydra Wizard is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Spectral Blade Barrier Blades Hydra Frost Hydra 1 Teleport Safe Passage 2 Blizzard Apocalypse 3 Magic Weapon Deflection 4 Storm Armor Shocking Aspect
Passive Skills
Galvanizing Ward Elemental Exposure Arcane Dynamo Audacity

The required gear setup for the Typhon Hydra Wizard is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.

• Helm: The Magistrate
• Shoulders: Typhon's Tibia
• Chest: Typhon's Thorax
• Bracers: Guardian's Aversion
• Gloves: Typhon's Claws
• Belt: Guardian's Case
• Pants: Typhon's Abdomen
• Boots: Typhon's Tarsus
• Amulet: Squirt's Necklace
• Ring 1: Halo of Karini
• Ring 2: Convention of Elements
• Weapon: Serpent's Sparker
• Offhand: Winter Flurry

With this Season's addition of a 4th slot in Kanai's Cube as a theme, your ideal setup will be:

• Kanai's Cube 4th Slot: Orb of Infinite Depth

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

• Legendary Gem 1: Bane of the Trapped
• Legendary Gem 2: Enforcer
• Legendary Gem 3: Bane of the Stricken

• Weapon Slot: Fragment of Destiny
• Armor Slot: Tasker and Theo
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur
• 4th Slot (Season 33): Orb of Infinite Depth