diff --git a/packages/socket/src/client/socket.js b/packages/socket/src/client/socket.js
index 0dfb9cb..362aee7 100644
--- a/packages/socket/src/client/socket.js
+++ b/packages/socket/src/client/socket.js
@@ -77,21 +77,35 @@ export default class SocketClient extends decorate(Class) {
     this.socket.disconnect();
   }
 
+  static hydrate(latus, [type, data]) {
+    const Packets = all(latus);
+    if (!Packets[type]) {
+      throw new TypeError(`No packet of type '${type}'`);
+    }
+    return new Packets[type](data);
+  }
+
   get id() {
     return this.socket ? this.socket.id : undefined;
   }
 
-  send(packet, fn) {
+  static send(latus, socket, packetOrDehydrated, fn) {
+    const packet = Array.isArray(packetOrDehydrated)
+      ? this.hydrate(latus, packetOrDehydrated)
+      : packetOrDehydrated;
+    debug('sending packet %o', packet);
     const {id} = packet.constructor;
-    debug('sending packet %s(%o)', packet.constructor.name, packet.data);
-    this.socket.binary(true).emit(id, packet.data, fn);
+    socket.binary(true).emit(id, packet.data, fn);
+  }
+
+  send(packet, fn) {
+    this.constructor.send(this.latus, this.socket, packet, fn);
   }
 
   to(channel) {
     return {
-      send: (packet) => {
-        const {id} = packet.constructor;
-        this.socket.binary(true).to(channel).emit(id, packet.data);
+      send: (packet, fn) => {
+        this.constructor.send(this.latus, this.socket.to(channel), packet, fn);
       },
     };
   }
diff --git a/packages/socket/src/socket.js b/packages/socket/src/socket.js
index f357901..28d9c80 100644
--- a/packages/socket/src/socket.js
+++ b/packages/socket/src/socket.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default class ServerSocket extends decorate(Class) {
 
   constructor(socket, latus) {
     super();
+    this.latus = latus;
     this.socket = socket;
     const Packets = Object.entries(all(latus));
     for (let i = 0; i < Packets.length; i++) {
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ export default class ServerSocket extends decorate(Class) {
     this.socket.disconnect(true);
   }
 
+  static hydrate(latus, [type, data]) {
+    const Packets = all(latus);
+    if (!Packets[type]) {
+      throw new TypeError(`No packet of type '${type}'`);
+    }
+    return new Packets[type](data);
+  }
+
   get id() {
     return this.socket.id;
   }
@@ -57,19 +66,22 @@ export default class ServerSocket extends decorate(Class) {
     return this.socket.rooms;
   }
 
-  static send(socket, packet, fn) {
+  static send(latus, socket, packetOrDehydrated, fn) {
+    const packet = Array.isArray(packetOrDehydrated)
+      ? this.hydrate(latus, packetOrDehydrated)
+      : packetOrDehydrated;
     debug('sending packet %o', packet);
     const {id} = packet.constructor;
     socket.binary(true).emit(id, packet.data, fn);
   }
 
   send(packet, fn) {
-    this.constructor.send(this.socket, packet, fn);
+    this.constructor.send(this.latus, this.socket, packet, fn);
   }
 
   to(room, packet, fn) {
     debug('broadcasting to %s', room);
-    this.constructor.send(this.socket.to(room), packet, fn);
+    this.constructor.send(this.latus, this.socket.to(room), packet, fn);
   }
 
 }