Phat Loot Phriday: Hydrocane
by Mike Schramm 
Nov 3rd 2006 at 10:38PM
If you're a Warlock (or a Shammy with Shiny Fish Scales), you won't have much use for this item. But for the rest of us, it's the perfect equip in certain wet situations.
Name: Hydrocane
Type: Rare Staff
Damage / Speed: 48-73, 2.80 (21.6 DPS)
Abilities:
- +21 Frost resistance, which might be nice in Naxx if there weren't about five million better weapons to take to that instance. But the real draw of the Hydrocane is this:
- Equip: Allows underwater breathing. Yup, equip this staff, and that annoying "drowning" thing becomes a nonissue. Do "Deep Ocean, Vast Sea" with ease (well, relative ease-- it still sucks). Pick up the Big Iron Fishing Pole by farming those traps without coming up to breathe. And explore all of underwater Azeroth at your own pace, not the pace of that stupid little blue meter that slowly ticks your life away. Neat little item to have, whether you're level 27 (required) or beyond.
Getting Rid of It: BOP. Sells to vendors for 82s 10c. Disenchants into Small Glowing Shard.
Filed under: Items, Analysis / Opinion, Tips, Instances, Features, Phat Loot Phriday
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kyle Nov 3rd 2006 11:17PM
Ah yes, the Hydrocane. Went back to Gnomer a while ago to get it. Pretty useful.
Althaus Nov 3rd 2006 11:32PM
Of course, if your a Night Elf Druid you don't need it, Just get your aquatic form.
Kirby Nov 3rd 2006 11:59PM
Its only 15 Frost resistance but regardless the underwater aspect of it makes it INVALUABLE
Helu Nov 4th 2006 12:35AM
I've been farming this thing for a while, and now I'm getting a message saying I've been in too many instances recently. I need a life.
Helu Nov 4th 2006 12:39AM
I've been farming for this thing for about an hour and now I'm getting a message saying I've been in too many instances recently. I need a life...
Ghrikk Nov 4th 2006 1:00AM
While it certainly is farmable by a rogue, I'm not quite sure that a BoP *staff* would really be much use to one. :P For the other classes, of course, it can be an invaluable item as mentioned.
Stibbons Nov 4th 2006 3:05PM
Thanks for the tip! I went there tonight with my 52 mage and got it in the 4th try! :D
The first three landed me some good loot for sharding!
Emo Nov 4th 2006 8:09AM
I love this staff. My mage got it when he was 25, and he always has it on him, even as a 60. It's great for mining and helping guild lowbies through BFD - I can meet some of the monsters on their own turf.
thenonmage Nov 5th 2006 5:08AM
The other reason for going to gnomer is of course to get the schematic for pvp's second best item, the discombobulator ray.
Pritchard Nov 6th 2006 12:51PM
Just out of curiosity, I've heard about these traps that are farmable, but I've never found out where they are or what they give...anyone enlighten me a bit?
thenonmage Nov 7th 2006 11:59PM
Pritchard you mean http://www.thottbot.com/?i=1981
(removed from game)