Carving Mantis

• Excalibur performing Ambush Predator.
• Excalibur performing Rapid Incisions.
• Excalibur performing Biting Mandibles.
• Excalibur performing Dire Courtship.

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Carving Mantis is a stance mod for Dual Swords type weapons. It combines strong slashes and quick stabs while keeping forward momentum.

Can be equipped on:

• Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords)
• Dex Dakra
• Dual Cleavers ✓
• Dual Ether
• Dual Heat Swords
• Dual Ichor
• Dual Kamas ✓
• Dual Kamas Prime ✓
• Dual Keres ✓
• Dual Raza ✓
• Dual Skana ✓
• Dual Zoren
• Nami Skyla ✓
• Nami Skyla Prime ✓
• Prisma Dual Cleavers ✓
• Twin Basolk
• Twin Krohkur ✓

✓ denotes weapon with matching Stance polarity

Combos Edit

Combo Name	Button Combination
Ambush Predator	2x120%2x120%2x240%360%
Rapid Incisions*	2x120%240%240%360%1x 300% 1x 150% 1x 600% 1x 200%
Biting Mandibles*	2x120%2x120%2x240%+1x 200% 1x 100%360%240%240%600%
Dire Courtship*	2x120%2x120%+180%1x 200% 1x 150% 360%1x 600% 1x 200% 2x 120%
Windless Cuts	2x300%
Trimming Flowers	Slide +
Red Soil	In Air +
Weightless Steel	Wall Dash +
Mirrored Spike	Knockdowned Enemy + 2x400%
360° Attack  Slam Attack  Proc
Melee Attacks   Melee     Block     Direction (Up)   Hold     Pause    Multipliers and Hits 200%   Attack does double damage   2x   Attack hits twice    Exclusive Procs   Knockdown     Ragdoll     Ground Finisher

Combo Name	Button Combination
Ambush Predator	E120%2X E120%2X E240%2X E360%
Rapid Incisions*	E120%2X Pause E240% E240% E360% E150%300% ___ E200%600%
Biting Mandibles*	E120%2X E120%2X E240%2X RMB + E100%200% __ E360% E240% E240% E600%
Dire Courtship*	E120%2X E120%2X  + E180% E150%200% __ E360% E200%600% + 2x 120%
Northern Coil	Hold E300%2x , Release
Trimming Flowers	Slide + E
Red Soil	In Air + E
Weightless Steel	Wall Dash + E
Mirrored Spike	Knockdowned Enemy + E800%2x
Normal    All Targets    Slam/Ragdoll    Proc
PS4:     E  =   RMB  = R2  XBOX:  E  = B    RMB  = RTrigger

NotesEdit

• The stance alters the quick melee to perform the first two attacks of Ambush Predator. As such, the quick melee benefits from the multihits and additional 20% damage of said attacks.
• With the amount of forced procs in this stance, it is ideal for use with  Condition Overload, especially on dual swords that have decent status chance like the Prisma Dual Cleavers and Twin Krohkur.
• The final attacks of Ambush Predator will cause both a Slash and Impact proc.
• The third and fifth attacks of Rapid Incisions will cause both a Slash and Impact proc.
• The final attack of Dire Courtship will cause both a Slash and Impact proc.
• The final attacks of Rapid Incisions, Biting Mandibles, and Dire Courtship will cause a knockdown and deal 500% bonus damage, totaling up to 600% damage.
  • The final attacks of Rapid Incisions and Dire Courtship also force a slash proc.
• After finishing Dire Courtship, continuing to attack will repeat the combo starting from the third attack. This can be done indefinitely.

Trivia Edit

• Dire Courtship may be a reference to a female Praying Mantis' tendency to decapitate its mate.

Stances

Swords Single Sword  Iron Phoenix •  Crimson Dervish •  Vengeful Revenant •  Swooping Falcon Dual Swords  Crossing Snakes •  Swirling Tiger •  Carving Mantis Sword-Shield  Eleventh Storm •  Final Harbinger Machete  Cyclone Kraken •  Sundering Weave Nikana  Blind Justice •  Decisive Judgement •  Tranquil Cleave Two-Handed Nikana  Wise Razor Rapier  Vulpine Mask Gunblade  Bullet Dance •  High Noon Blade-Whip  Defiled Snapdragon Warfan  Slicing Feathers Daggers Single Dagger  Homing Fang •  Pointed Wind •  Stinging Thorn Dual Daggers  Gnashing Payara •  Sinking Talon •  Spinning Needle Brawler Fist  Seismic Palm •  Fracturing Wind •  Gaia's Tragedy Sparring  Grim Fury •  Brutal Tide Claws  Four Riders •  Malicious Raptor •  Vermillion Storm Pole Polearm  Shimmering Blight •  Bleeding Willow •  Twirling Spire Staff  Clashing Forest •  Flailing Branch Scythe  Reaping Spiral •  Stalking Fan Heavy Heavy Blade  Cleaving Whirlwind •  Rending Crane •  Tempo Royale Hammer  Shattering Storm •  Crushing Ruin Miscellaneous Glaive  Astral Twilight •  Gleaming Talon Tonfa  Gemini Cross •  Sovereign Outcast Whip  Burning Wasp •  Coiling Viper Nunchaku  Atlantis Vulcan Other Exalted Stance  Exalted Blade (Stance) •  Hysteria (Stance) •  Primal Fury (Stance) •  Serene Storm (Stance) Blade-Whip  Tainted Hydra Claws  Scarlet Hurricane Dagger  Piercing Fury Dual Daggers  Biting Piranha Dual Swords  Dividing Blades Fist  Quaking Hand Glaive  Celestial Nightfall Hammer  Crashing Havoc Heavy Blade  Noble Cadence Machete  Rending Wind Nikana  Fateful Truth Nunchaku  Mafic Rain Polearm  Argent Scourge Rapier  Cunning Aspect Scythe  Shadow Harvest Sparring  Vicious Approach Staff  Crashing Timber Sword  Rising Steel Sword-Shield  Last Herald Tonfa  Star Divide Whip  Lashing Coil Special  Exalted Blade (Stance)  Hysteria (Stance)  Primal Fury (Stance) Maneuvers • Melee • Melee Mods