How to Tame Mantis in ARK
Can equip tools and weapons in its claws, such as picks and hatchets for efficient resource gathering.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Mantis Taming Details
Mantis is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Mantis drops Raw Meat, Chitin, Organic Polymer.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Mantis on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Mantis is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Mantis.
Mantis base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 275 | +20.0% | +13.5% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 220 | +2.0% | +8.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +2.5% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 350 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Mantis spawns on Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Astraeos, Valguero.
Mantis variants
- Mantis Ghost (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island)
- VR Mantis (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island)
- Mantis Shrimp (Aquatica)
Related tools & resources
Mantis — Background & Lore
The Mantis holds tools and weapons in its claws. With a pick or a hatchet it becomes a strong harvester, and with a sword it is a fierce fighter.
Where to find it
Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction and Valguero in both games, Astraeos in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A passive tame. See the taming calculator for its food. Its saddle unlocks at level 45.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 47 minutes.
- Temperature: hot, 35 to 38 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
Harvesting with tools, and fighting with weapons.
Metal
Crystal
Obsidian