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Player-written tips for taming, using, and fighting the Mantis in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.

On the new map astraeous I thought you could take one of these I spent a whole day farming 54 wholly rhino horns cause dododex said I needed 54 horns for a 260 mantis (I look and it gave me the option to feed but it wouldn't feed)

I built a taming pen (3x3 with stone fence foundation and on top of that 2 high with stone door frames) then I took the Mantis and dropped it in the pen and landed a bit away, used bug repellent and cactus broth and feed it when it stand still. If it get agroed at you simply…

10k health rex to keep aggro on the deathworm and 500%+ melee damage rhino doing it charge attacks can kill about any death worm you want. Lost 1k health on the rhino and rex killing two at once.

Make a mantis trap they are very easy to make, look on youtube to see how to build one it will make life so much easier

Dont need the weapon can just put blueprints in their hands but the bp will break an when you use the bp it will craft a broken item

-5 points🔧 Utility6 years oldReport

These guys are on Crystal Isles but there are no Deathworms. I was thinking maybe Rhino horns will work, make sure people see this!

Dis is dat one tame multi purpose harvested picks hatchet weight meele Stam battle swords little speed health Stam just slam that melee but it has all sorts of uses speed add Stam speed little health but not really used when you have gallies so ya but overall great tame should…

-5 points🔧 Utility6 years oldReport

Build a thatch trap one foundation 2 walls high and a doorframe and keep replacing structures it attacks until it deaggros

If you play primitive plus and scorched earth/ragnarok put the metal hammer on it and it can knock out a Rex in seconds

-7 points🔧 Utility8 years oldReport

Easiest way to tame up one of these bad boys is to make a Ghillie Suit and apply bug repellant. You can walk up behind the mantis with ease! Tamed two 120s today :D

To tame a mantis one can follow all sorts of advice. Or one can approach them as one would a shadowmane. Build a 2x2 box with 2 walls high of stone and a single doorframe in there somewhere and 2 ramps (one wide is enough) and lead your prey inside. Replace the single doorframe…