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ARK: Survival Evolved Companion

Tips & Strategies

If using this mantis to grind out metal, take a set of clubs along with you. Ascendant clubs in a 400% Mantis will 1 - 4 hit most animals on the server.
More Mantis Encountering Tips
I got jumpscared by one of the mantis and I lost my wyvern I was crying
Where do they spawn on lost island? Sky arrow if spawn deep in the desert
Ok the creature you kill to tame the mantis are endgame but mantises are mid game that makes no sense
They spawn on Lost Island in the desert in the bottom of the map.
Gillie suit cactus broth and bug repellent..kill all other creatures near and around the mantis feed from behind.
Be warned that they have a fairly long range pounce, and do good damage. Don't fight these unless you're truly prepared.
Can't be Bolaed
Don't try to and be me
I donโt know if itโs happened to anyone else but when in the lava wyvern trench on lost island watch out for mantis as well as wyverns because I've had a few jump out at me, sure itโs not the most deadly thing in the world when itโs wild but it can give you a bit of a jump scare when it jumps at you from out of nowhere. (This is more for when your on a mount with decent health and speed like a maewing or a mana)
Mantis are one of the best sources of organic polymer.
Kill em and chop em up with a chainsaw for best results.
They arenโt in mobile so for all those people out there who plays only mobile donโt waste time trying to find them