Mantis (Etrian Odyssey)[]
| Mantis | |
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| Description | |
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| One swing of this mantis' scythed arms can decapitate an adventurer effortlessly. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 400 |
| ATK | 167 |
| DEF | 88 |
| EXP | 1024 |
| Skills | Reaper, Charge |
| Items | Broken Eye, Nyx Scythe, Silver Eye |
| Weakness | 
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| Resistance |  
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| Status Resistance |            
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The Mantis belongs to the Stalker family. Upon reaching the Sandy Barrens, you will often engage them as random encounters, as opposed to their FOE counterparts.
They are slightly less resistant than stalkers, but hit way harder and are often not alone. At the end of the day, they shouldn't be too much of a problem for a party this far in the game.
Skills[]
- Reaper (Uses Arms): Damages a party member.
- Charge (Uses None): Charges one turn to increase the power of the attack next turn.
Drops[]
- Broken Eye (Worth: 72 en)
- Nyx Scythe (Worth: 80 en)
- Silver Eye (Conditional) (Worth: 80 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- To get the Mantis' conditional drop, Silver Eye, it must be defeated within the first turn.
Related Monsters[]
Death Mantis (Etrian Odyssey IV)[]
| Death Mantis | |
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| Description | |
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| A vicious mantis flying the skies with sharp sickles at the ready. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 4104 |
| ATK | 52 |
| DEF | 48 |
| EXP | 19167 |
| Skills | Scythe Dance Finisher Slash |
| Items | Death's Scythe Stony Scythe 
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| Weakness |  
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| Resistance | 
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Death Mantis are found at the Cloudy Stronghold after completion of the Echoing Library. They inhabit the lakes, moving 2 squares per player step in a circular manner, and are fond of local carp. Dropping a Dragon Carp will turn them into rare breeds.
Skills[]
- Scythe Dance (Uses Arms): 2-4 random Slash attacks to different party members.
- Finisher Slash (Uses Arms): Instantly kills a weakened combatant, then heals 600 HP.
Drops[]
- Death's Scythe (Worth: 2255 en)
- Stony Scythe (Conditional) (Worth: 2706 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- In order to get the Stony Scythe, you must petrify the Death Mantis. Since there are no petrification skills in the game, you will need to forge a weapon with petrification effects. Two full five-slot daggers equipped to a Nightseeker with Blade Flurry should make this task manageable. You can also use a Fortress equipped with the "Evil Eye Club" which has 3 petrify forges already attached to it.
Related Monsters[]
Death Mantis (Etrian Odyssey Untold)[]
| Death Mantis | |
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| Description | |
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| One swing of this mantis; scythed arms can decapitate an adventurer effortlessly. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 920 |
| ATK | 40 |
| DEF | 33 |
| EXP | 5500 |
| Skills | Scythe Slash, Beheader, Charge |
| Items | Nyx Scythe, Pearl Carapace |
| Weakness | None |
| Resistance | None |
The Death Mantis is an enemy that starts appearing on B19F of the Sandy Barrens, as well as in AREA IV of Gladsheim. Although Reaping Shades have more health, Death Mantis' have much higher stats and are not to be taken lightly. Their skill Beheader is a powerful Slash attack that not only hits the entire party but has a chance to cause Instant Death. The good news is that Beheader cannot be used without using Charge the turn before. Like most charging techniques, it can be interrupted with a Sonic Bomb.
Skills[]
- Scythe Slash (Uses Arms): Powerful Slash attack that hits an entire row.
- Beheader (Uses Arms): Slash attack that hits entire party, may cause Instant Death.
- Charge (Uses Head): Consumes turn to make next attack powerful.
Drops[]
- Nyx Scythe (Worth 402 en)
- Pearl Carapace (Worth 488 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- None.
Related Monsters[]
Grim Mantis (Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold)[]
| Grim Mantis | |
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| Description | |
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| One slash from its razor-sharp claws can lop off the head of a careless adventurer. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 1900 |
| ATK | 30 |
| DEF | 26 |
| EXP | 3440 |
| Skills | Charge Scythe Slash Execution Slash |
| Items | Soft Scythe |
| Weakness | 
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| Resistance | None |
| Status Weakness | None |
| Status Resistance | None |
Grim Mantises are first encountered on B3F of Ginnungagap.
These are very dangerous enemies with three skills, which is rare for a random encounter enemy. Bind its arms to stop the worst of its offense.
Skills[]
- Charge (Uses Head): Increases physical damage on the next turn. Can be cancelled with blast grenades.
- Scythe Slash (Uses Arms): Cut damage to one row.
- Execution Scythe (Uses Arms): Cut attack to one target. Low chance to instantly kill.
Drops[]
- Soft Scythe (Worth: 308 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- None.