Killer Mantis - Final Fantasy II (Famicom) - Guides

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

Encountered In

Castle Fynn Basement

Castle Palamecia

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.

Compare Killer Mantis to other Monsters

Elemental Resistance

Matter	Mind	Death	Body	Fire	Lightning	Poison	Ice
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Weakness

Random Encounters: With Killer Mantis – 15 shown

The specific map where this encounter can be found Map	Monsters	The rank of the encounter, determined by the lowest rank of any monster in that encounter; a range indicates that the rank of the encounter may change if certain monsters are not present; rank is used to determine how quickly skills progress toward the next level Rank	The average value of drops from monsters in this encounter Avg. Drop	The probability of any given encounter being this one when you have a random battle on its map Frequency
Castle Fynn Basement B3	Killer Mantis ×1–3	5	1,020 gil	98.4%
Castle Palamecia 7F	Killer Mantis ×1–4, Vampire Girl ×1–2	5	2,235 gil	18.8%
Mysidian Tower 2F	Vampire Girl ×1–4, Killer Mantis ×0–2	5	2,110 gil	18.8%
Mysidian Tower 4F	Vampire Girl ×1–4, Killer Mantis ×0–2	5	2,110 gil	18.8%
Mysidian Tower 5F	Vampire Girl ×1–4, Killer Mantis ×0–2	5	2,110 gil	18.8%
World Map Near Jade Passage after Cyclone Appears	Killer Mantis ×2–5, Mantis King ×1	5	5,385 gil	18.8%
World Map West of Mysidia	Killer Mantis ×1–3	5	1,020 gil	18.8%
Jade Passage B5	Killer Mantis ×1–4, Vampire Lady ×1–2	5	4,793 gil	9.4%
Jade Passage B6	Killer Mantis ×1–4, Vampire Lady ×1–2	5	4,793 gil	9.4%
Mysidian Tower 1F	Vampire Girl ×1–4, Killer Mantis ×0–2	5	2,110 gil	9.4%
World Map Mysidia Area after Cyclone Appears	Killer Mantis ×2–5, Mantis King ×1	5	5,385 gil	9.4%
World Map Near Mysidian Tower	Vampire Girl ×1–4, Killer Mantis ×0–2	5	2,110 gil	9.4%
Jade Passage B4	Killer Mantis ×1–4, Vampire Lady ×1–2	5	4,793 gil	4.7%
Cyclone 6F	Killer Mantis ×1–4, Vampire Girl ×1–2	5	2,235 gil	1.6%
Jade Passage B3	Killer Mantis ×1–4, Vampire Lady ×1–2	5	4,793 gil	1.6%

Imperial Shadow Mantis King