Cronus, the World Hydra

This article is about the monster. For the soldier, see Cronus, The World Hydra

Cronus, the World Hydra was the third monster ever made available to fight. It can be summoned on the Alchemy Summons page if you have a Serpentine Shield and are at least level 90.

You have 168 hours to complete the battle before it flees.

Basic information

Monster Details

Name	Type	Divine	Breakpoint	Time to kill	5% Health (Conquest)
Cronus, the World Hydra	Epic World	0	?	168 hours	6,250,000

Target Areas

		Resistance
Target	Health	Physical	Fire	Earth	Wind	Water	Note
Cronus, the World Hydra	125.000.000	0	0	0	0	0

Monster Loot

	1 Epic	2 Epics	3 Epics	Gold Medal
1%+	20.000	500.000	5.020.000
99%+	555.000	3.040.000	>26.000.000	3,194,522
Source: Castle Age Monsters Damage/Loot Spreadsheet

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• 1 Epic 0.6M, 2 Epic 3.1M, 3 Epic >26.0M
• 5% 6.25M, 10% 12.5M, 15% 18.75M

Participants: up to 130 people total, with the following distribution:

• 30 people levels 91+
• 30 people levels 61-90
• 30 people levels 31-60
• 40 people levels 1-30

Additional Information

Siege weapons

While fighting Cronus, there are 5 siege weapons that can be launched to deal extra damage.
All Siege Weapons hit Cronus and are unaffected by blocks and resistances.
^*Cronus has 125,000,000 HP

	Name	Clicks	Damage Dealt	%HP Dealt*
	Catapult	10	8,844,000 dmg 884,400 dmg/click	7.08 % 0.71 % per click
	Ballista	20	10,184,000 dmg 509,200 dmg/click	8.15 % 0.41 % per click
	Cannons	30	12,864,000 dmg 428,800 dmg/click	10.29 % 0.34 % per click
	Blizzard	40	22,204,000 dmg 555,100 dmg/click	17.76 % 0.44 % per click
	Firestorm	50	35,704,000 dmg 714,080 dmg/click	28.56 % 0.57 % per click
	Totals	150	89,800,000 dmg 598,667 dmg/click	71.84 % 0.48 % per click

Lore

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Cronus Summoned What have you done?!? "Hissssss! Who dares to wake me from my slumber? I am Cronus! You? You tiny humans dare wake me? Well you will soon become my dinner!" Defeat Cronus, The World Hydra before he overtakes you and your keep. Attack Cronus, The World Hydra now! You have summoned the Cronus, The World Hydra, now request for assistance with this battle with a call to arms! Cronus Slain "ROOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!" the final hydra head roars as your blade pierces the soft underside of its neck. Cronus writhes in pain and starts to quiver. Cronus's head starts to waver back and forth as it struggles to maintain upright. You gather strength in your tired legs and step back as you fear Cronus might collapse directly onto you. Suddenly Cronus's eyes roll back into the back of its head. The massive body crashes to the ground and creates a thunderous roar that sends shockwaves through the earth. Cronus lies motionless. It's finally dead! You and your army rejoice. It was a long battle and many good soldiers were lost but the threat is over. VICTORY!!

Rewards after slaying Cronus

Uncommon Drops	Rare Drops	Epic Drops
Fire Elemental Soldier: Attack:8 Defense:5  Death Knight Soldier: Attack:9 Defense:6  Griffin Soldier: Attack:6 Defense:6  Valerian Guard Soldier: Attack:7 Defense:9  Dwarven Battlemaster Soldier: Attack:9 Defense:7  Mercenary Soldier: Attack:5 Defense:3  Orc Grunt Soldier: Attack:7 Defense:5	Dragonbane Weapon: Attack:5 Defense:5  Dragon Charm Magic: Attack:3 Defense:1  Serpentine Shield Off-Hand: Attack:4 Defense:6  Hydra: Rhea Soldier: Attack:24 Defense:18  Hydra: Epimetheus Soldier: Attack:18 Defense:24  Hydra: Tethys Soldier: Attack:21 Defense:21  Arcanist Soldier: Attack:23 Defense:20	Jewel of Fire Amulet: Attack:7 Defense:6  Hellkite Minion Soldier: Attack:32 Defense:27  Hellslayer Knight Soldier: Attack:29 Defense:33  Hydra: Atlas Soldier: Attack:23 Defense:28  Hydra: Prometheus Soldier: Attack:35 Defense:25

Loot thresholds for 99%:

• Epic: 1 - 555,000 (starts at 20,000), 2 - 3,040,000 (starts at 500,000), 3 - >26,000,000 (starts at 5,020,000)

Alchemy

•  Cronus, the World Hydra (Soldier: 60 Attack, 60 Defense). Needs:
  •  Hydra: Rhea x1
  •  Hydra: Epimetheus x1
  •  Hydra: Tethys x1
  •  Hydra: Atlas x1
  •  Hydra: Prometheus x1
•  Helm of Dragon Power (Helm: 30 Attack, 30 Defense). Needs:
  •  Dragon Talon x1 (from other monsters)
  •  Dragon Scale x1 (from other monsters)
  •  Wall of Fire x1 (from other monsters)
  •  Jewel of Fire x1

Item Archives

• Ravager item archive:
  •  Helm of Dragon Power x8: +1 Attack each
  •  Helm of Dragon Power x5: +4 Attack (Set 3, along with Commander's Bone Plate x3)
• Adversary item archive:
  •  Cronus, the World Hydra x3: +3 Attack each
  •  Cronus, the World Hydra x5: +6 Attack (Set 1, along with Mephistopheles and Orc King)

Achievements

• Gold Medal: 3.300,000 pure damage in less than 24 hours (before 144 hrs monster timer): +3 Skill Point (one-time award)
• Slay Cronus, The Hydra 5 Times (500,000 min dmg): +1 Skill Point, +1 Favor Point
• Slay Cronus, The Hydra 25 Times (500,000 min dmg): +25 Favor Point

Notes

• Introduced: October 30, 2009
• Previously, this monster also required one Red Dragon Egg to summon.
• Please help the Castle Age community by entering your loot data in THIS spreadsheet.