Carving Mantis

Carving Mantis
TRANSMUTABLE
TRADABLE
Max Rank Description
Strong slashes and quick stabs that keeps momentum forward.
Statistics
Type	Dual Swords
Polarity	Naramon
Rarity	Rare
Trading Tax	8,000
Max Rank	3
Base Capacity Cost	-2
Introduced	Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)
Internal Name	/Lotus/Weapons/Tenno/Melee/MeleeTrees/DualSwordCmbThreeMeleeTree
Sources
Missions Enemies Cetus Bounty (Lvl 40-60: Final Stage, Lvl 40-60: Stage 4) Cetus Bounty (Steel Path) (Lvl 100-100: Final Stage, Lvl 100-100: Stage 4 of 5) Mimic 2.142% Plains Commander 0.5%

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

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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

Combo Name	Attack Multipliers and Forced Procs						Avg Dmg Multi/s	Length	Animation
Rapid Incisions (While Not Moving)	200% 100%	300%	2x 300%	300%	200%	200%	487.2%/s	3.9s
Ambush Predator (While Moving)	100%	3x 100%	2x 100%	200%	300%		468.1%/s	2.4s
Dire Courtship (While Blocking & Moving)	2x 200%	2x 200%					666.7%/s	1.2s
Biting Mandibles (While Blocking)	4x 100%	200% 200%	400%				489.8%/s	2.5s
Northern Coil (Heavy Attack)	2x 250%	2x 250%					0.0%/s	N/A
Trimming Flowers (While Sliding)	200%						0.0%/s	N/A
Red Soil (While In Air)	200%	200%	2x 200%				0.0%/s	N/A
Weightless Steel (While Wall Latching)	300%						0.0%/s	N/A
Mirrored Spike (On Knocked Down Enemy)	2x 800%						0.0%/s	N/A
360° Attack •  Slam Attack •  Ranged Attack View Full Legend Key Inputs  Basic Melee  (PC default LMB or E; XBX, PSN, and NSW default right button)  Heavy Attack  (PC default MMB; XBX, PSN, and NSW default left trigger)  Block  (PC default RMB; XBX, PSN, and NSW default right trigger)  Forward Movement  (PC default W; XBX, PSN, and NSW default tilt up right thumbstick) Multipliers and Hits 200%  Attack does double damage  2x 100%  Attack hits twice  Exclusive Procs  Impact or Stagger   Knockdown   Lifted   Ragdoll   Front, Back, or Ground Finisher   Impair (PvP only)  *Combos that are shared across all stances of the weapon type.

Notes

• Many of the attacks do bonus Slash Damage Slash damage.
  • The last 5 attacks of Rapid Incisions do 25% bonus Slash Damage Slash damage.
  • Every attack of Ambush Predator except the first two hits of the second attack do 25% bonus Slash Damage Slash damage.
  • The first and third attack of Biting Mandibles do 25% bonus Slash Damage Slash damage.

Trivia

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

Media

Warframe - All Melee 3.0 Combos (Part 3 of 3)

Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)

• Removed the forced Impact proc from Rapid Incisions' third attack.
• Removed the forced Impact proc from the first hit of Rapid Incisions' fourth attack.
• Removed the forced Impact proc from Ambush Predator's fourth attack.
• Removed the forced Impact proc from Ambush Predator's fifth attack.
• Removed the forced Impact procs from Dire Courtship's first attack.
• Replaced the knockdown on Dire Courtship's second attack with an Impact proc.
• Removed the forced Impact proc from the first hit of Biting Mandibles' second attack.

Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)

• Introduced