Mantis

Mantis

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Astral Infection
Damage	55 / 110 / 165 (Contact pre-Astrum Aureus) 90 / 180 / 270 (Scythe pre-Astrum Aureus) 85 / 170 / 255 (Contact post-Astrum Aureus) 110 / 220 / 330 (Scythe post-Astrum Aureus)
Max Life	340 / 680 / 1020 (pre-Astrum Aureus) 510 / 1020 / 1530 (post-Astrum Aureus)
Defense	6 (pre-Astrum Aureus) 16 (post-Astrum Aureus)
DR	15%
KB Resist	10% / 19% / 28% (pre-Astrum Aureus) 20% / 28% / 36% (post-Astrum Aureus)
Inflicts debuff	Astral Infection 100% chance
Debuff duration	2 seconds
Debuff tooltip	Your flesh is melting off
Immune to
Banner	Mantis Banner

Resistances

Cold	-
Water	-
Sickness	Resistant
Electricity	-
Heat	Vulnerable

Drops

Coins	4  50

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Stardust (1-2 / 1-3 )
  100%
• Astral Scythe(After defeating Astrum Aureus)
  14.29%

Sounds

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Killed

Scythe

The Mantis is a Hardmode enemy which spawns on the Surface Astral Infection biome. It chases the player on the ground, gaining speed if continuously running in one direction, slowing down when turning around, and hopping if it encounters a gap in the ground or a change in elevation. If the player is on the ground and close enough, it briefly stops and fires a short-ranged spinning scythe projectile at them.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Mantis: "The most versatile organism born from the Astral Infection, mantises can reach incredible speeds and are equipped with claws capable of slicing through all but the most durable metals with ease. When their foes are at a distance, they are capable of condensing latent mana in the air to form bladed disks they can throw at their enemies."

• The Mantis' projectile is a reference to the projectiles fired by the Mantis Lords boss and Mantis Petra enemy in the game Hollow Knight.