Melee
Strike with the forelimbs or equipped melee weapons. Equipped tools can harvest resources, and clubs can raise torpor.
Controls
- LMB
Mantis
CreatureFarmer
- Spawns on
- 21 maps
- Abundance
- Common
- Saddle
- Level 45
- Kill XP
- 0
- Taming method
- Passive
- Diet
- Carnivore
Overview
The Mantis is a small carnivore known for its role as a farmer. It excels at harvesting a wide variety of plant-based resources quickly while ridden. This makes it ideal for gathering large quantities of seeds, berries, and fiber for crop farming operations.
It can be carried by Karkinos, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis, allowing for aerial transport and rapid deployment to remote resource nodes.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 275 | +55 | +2% | |
| Stamina | 150 | +15 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 350 | +21 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | +2% | |
| Food | 900 | +90 | +2% | |
| Weight | 220 | +4.4 | +1.6% | |
| Melee damage | 100% | +2.5% | +10% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +1% |
Base statsOpen calculator
MethodPassive
Base torpor350+21 per level
Affinity needed1,800+75 per level
- Taming time
- 5m 15s
- Effectiveness
- 98.9%
- Tamed level
- 224 from 150
More about taming the Mantis
Taming a Mantis is done passively by feeding it while mounted or from a safe distance. The best food is Deathworm Horn, which provides the fastest taming effectiveness. Woolly Rhino Horn also works but offers significantly less affinity.
The process takes about 5 minutes with Deathworm Horn and requires no narcotics. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Abilities
Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.
Abilities
About spawn zones
Mantis has recorded spawns on 21 maps: Scorched Earth, Extinction, Astraeos, Ragnarok, Valguero, Althemia and 15 more. On Scorched Earth, Mantis also spawns in caves: Trench Cave. On Astraeos, Mantis also spawns in caves: Lava Caverns.
Weight reduction
About weight reduction
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 120 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
 Chitin | ~1440% · ~4 hits | ~2470% · ~3 hits |
 Raw Meat | ~660% · ~4 hits | ~330% · ~3 hits |
 Organic Polymer | ~540% · ~4 hits | ~970% · ~3 hits |
Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing a Mantis yields Chitin, Raw Meat, and Organic Polymer. The Hatchet gives the most Chitin and Organic Polymer, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat harvest.
Drops and interactionsHarvest guide
More gathering abilities
About gathering
While ridden, the Mantis uses both its Melee and Leap Attack to harvest plant resources. Each attack gathers Berries, Fiber, Mushrooms, Seeds, Rare Flowers, Citronal, Longrass, Rockarrot, and Organic Polymer at double efficiency.
It excels at quickly clearing dense patches of crop plants and thatch-producing flora, making it a top choice for farm maintenance and seed collection.
Gathering abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- Leap
Base damage120
- Thatch660
- Wood-
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
- Melee attack
Base damage34
- Thatch187
- Wood-
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
More abilities
- MeleeLMB
- Leaping StrikeRMB
- Use Held Tools
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Mining DrillImmune
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Projectile Fire+100%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
Environment & other
- Environmental damage-67%
- Plant Species X-50%
- Spike Wall+100%
- Fire Structure+100%
- Fire+100%
- Melee Torpidity Low Stone Weapon Fire+100%
HitboxesHead ×1.5
Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator
Combat notes
Mantis has a strong vulnerability to fire damage, taking +100% more from fire-based attacks such as Fire Structure and projectile fire. It also takes +120% damage from instant-damage sources like turrets. Conversely, it is highly resistant to instant knockback effects, reducing their impact by 67%.
The head zone of the Mantis has a 1.5× damage multiplier, making headshots effective for faster knockout or killing. All other body parts take standard damage.
Can damage Thatch structures. Build at least in Wood to resist destruction.
Combat & abilitiesBase XP per kill: 0
Server XP settings1× · wild 1.25 · alpha 1.33 · boss 5 · cave 1.33
Experience
- The Leap Attack has a 32m range and deals 120 damage, useful for triggering distant resource nodes safely.
- Harvests Berries, Fiber, Seeds, and Mushrooms at 2× efficiency, making it one of the fastest plant gatherers in the game.
- Can be carried by Quetzal or Karkinos, enabling airborne farming runs over inaccessible terrain.
- Takes +100% damage from spike walls, making it vulnerable in base defenses using them.
This page details the Mantis's taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat statistics. For precise calculations, refer to the taming calculator, breeding timer, and spawn map tools available on-site.
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