Fortitude +24, Reflex +20, Will +18
Acrobatics +18, Athletics +25, Stealth +22
Darkvision
Actions & Abilities
Mandibles
Damage: 2d12+14 Piercing
Leg
Damage: 2d10+14 Piercing
Fling
The deadly mantis flings a creature into the air, up to 30 feet overhead and up to 30 feet away from the mantis (the creature takes damage from the fall as normal). If the flung creature lands on another creature, the creature it lands on takes the same amount of bludgeoning damage with a save.
Leaping Grab
The mantis Leaps up to 40 feet vertically and 20 feet horizontally. At any point during the jump, it can make a leg Strike. If it hits, it automatically Grabs the target, bringing the creature along until the end of the jump.
Rending Mandibles
The mantis makes a mandibles Strike against a creature it has . If that Strike hits and the creature is wearing armor with Hardness 12 or lower, the armor is broken. This Strike doesn't further damage armor that's already broken.
Sudden Strike
On the first round of combat, creatures that haven't acted are to the deadly mantis.
Grab
Creature Abilities
Fling. The deadly mantis flings a creature into the air, up to 30 feet overhead and up to 30 feet away from the mantis (the creature takes damage from the fall as normal). If the flung creature lands on another creature, the creature it lands on takes the same amount of bludgeoning damage with a save.
Leaping Grab. The mantis Leaps up to 40 feet vertically and 20 feet horizontally. At any point during the jump, it can make a leg Strike. If it hits, it automatically Grabs the target, bringing the creature along until the end of the jump.
Rending Mandibles. The mantis makes a mandibles Strike against a creature it has . If that Strike hits and the creature is wearing armor with Hardness 12 or lower, the armor is broken. This Strike doesn't further damage armor that's already broken.
Sudden Strike. On the first round of combat, creatures that haven't acted are to the deadly mantis.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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