Killer Mantis

Sprite
No. 54
Game FFVI
Ability Metal Cutter
Gil 1,410
EXP 160
Drops Blood Sword
The unmanning mandibles of this menacing mantis have mangled many a man.
Encountered In Eureka Forest 1, Eureka Forest 3
Compare Killer Mantis to other Enemies
Battlegrounds: Where Killer Mantis is Found – 2 shown
Sub-boss battlegrounds feature set bosses instead of random encounters; boss battlegrounds also feature set bosses, and serve to end the encounters in a given area
Stage
Whether this battleground is available only in a premium content area
Premium		 Type Encounters Terrain
Eureka Forest 1 No Monsters 4 Waterway
Eureka Forest 3 No Monsters 4 Forest
Encounters: Featuring Killer Mantis – 2 shown
Battleground Enemies Gil
All battles in premium battlegrounds yield experience scaled to your level instead of set amounts
EXP		 Rarity
Whether this encounter is a 'boss' encounter; in addition to traditional bosses, some random enemies have boss music and are considered a boss encounter
Boss?
Eureka Forest 1 Killer Mantis ×3 4,230 480 Common No
Eureka Forest 3 Killer Mantis ×1, Sand Worm ×1 3,600 440 Common No
Kefka Frostbeast

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Killer Mantis

Sprite
Rank 5
HP 750
Average Drop Value
510 gil
Power 60 Attacks 5×75% (3.8)
Defense 50 Evasion 1×60% (0.6)
Magic Resistance 4×40% (1.6)
Fear −100% (50% at 5,550 party HP)
Treasures 400 gil (40%), 500 gil (30%), 600 gil (20%), 800 gil (10%)
Elemental Vulnerability
Ice
Encountered In
Castle Fynn Basement
World Map
Mysidian Tower
Cyclone
Castle Palamecia
Jade Passage
Killer Mantises are nasty foes with five powerful attacks and a lot of HP. They are weak to Ice, though, and won't appear in large groups until much later in the game.

Gilomantis

Sprite
HP 1,412 MP 110 LV 26
Exp 559 GP 756
Bat.Pwr 16 (153) Hit Rate 100
Special Sickle Effect Battle ×1.5 (230)
Defense 115 Evade % 0 (not used)
Mag.Def 140 MBlock% 0
Vulnerability: Physical 109% Magic 90%
Vigor 56–63 Speed 35 Stamina 18 Mag.Pwr 10
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Steal Poison Claw (1/8)
Counter Attacks
Fight: Sickle (1/3)
Run Difficulty 2
Rage Ability Shrapnel
Encountered In World Map
Gilomantises use basic attacks in normal combat, and counter Fight with the Sickle special. They have a lot of HP but are vulnerable to Fire attacks.