Mantis Taming Guide & Calculator

The Mantis is a weapon-wielding harvester that becomes extremely effective when equipped with tools. Players tame it for versatile farming and niche combat utility.

Carrion Passive tame

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Calculator

Taming console

Preset

Creature

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Wild level

Food Show higher-tier kibble

Food Qty Time TE +Lvl

Bonuses & multipliers

Taming speed

Server TamingSpeedMultiplier

Tribe tower (days)

Sanguine Elixir (30% less affinity needed)

Advanced server multipliers

Wild food drain

Dino food drain

Wild torpor drain

Most servers: choose an official preset. Only adjust these if you know your server INI values.

Knockout settings (optional)

Defaults assume 100% weapons. Open this if you want more accurate KO estimates.

Bow %

Compound bow %

Crossbow %

Longneck %

Harpoon %

Prod %

Boomerang %

Slingshot %

Club %

Hit multiplier

Optional weakpoint / immobilized bonus from the dataset (if applicable).

Shot interval (seconds)

Used for arrows/darts to model torpor-over-time + drain.

Torpor multiplier %

Advanced: adjust if the creature takes more/less torpor than expected.

Assumed wild HP points

Used for the KO kill-risk estimate (wild point distribution is random).

Knockout notes

Passive verdict

Effectiveness

Feeds

4 items (1 per feed)

Tame time

12m

+74 lvl → 224

Food: Deathworm Horn

Hunger required: 2400 food

Mantis taming at a glance

The Mantis is a passive tame: approach it and feed it from your hotbar while it is awake - no knockout needed. Once started, Deathworm Horn x4 finishes the tame in about 12m at 99.7% effectiveness.

Immobilized by: Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Plant Species Y.

Figures assume a level 150 wild on Official (Standard) settings. The calculator above recalculates for any level and server rates.

Mantis taming FAQ

How long does it take to tame a Mantis?

About 12m for a level 150 using Deathworm Horn x4 on official settings. Lower levels tame faster, and higher server taming rates shorten it further - the calculator above gives exact times for your server.

What is the best food for taming a Mantis?

Deathworm Horn, which keeps taming effectiveness at 99.7% for a level 150. The food table in the calculator ranks every alternative with quantities and times.

Can you trap a Mantis?

Yes - it can be immobilized by: Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Plant Species Y.