Mantis Ships

Mantis ships often have weaker weapons and defenses than other ships, and (perhaps surprisingly) they can be easy targets for killing enemy crew. They never get cloaking, hacking, mind control, or drones. They are also the only race whose non-pirated ships may field two different races. One Engi always accompanies the Mantis, except for the following events where the enemy mantis ship crew lacks Engi and is entirely composed of Mantis:

• Engi ship attacked by Mantis ship
• Mantis fugitive (mantis-controlled ships)
• Mantis ship-collectors
• Legendary thief KazaaakplethKilik
• Zoltan ship follows Mantis ship (mantis ship)
• Zoltan wise man (mantis ship)

Mantis ships never surrender, and they never run from a fight -- except specifically in the Mantis Ship Collectors event. This is not true for the pirate versions.

The engi starting position is always in the piloting room near a mantis-pilot, other mantis are positioned according to the system priority (for Hard, after piloting it is: engines, weapons, shields, etc); at the start of a fight the engi moves to man a system and usually doesn't board (the engi moves to man a system freed by a boarding mantis).

Mantis Scout / Pirate Scout

Mantis Scout (Sector 3, Hard)

Mantis Scout pirate (Sector 3, Hard)

Hull: 7-12 (6-11 on Easy)
Crew: 3-4 TOTAL, 3-4 Mantis, 0-1 Engi (Pirate crew is 3-4 random)
Systems:

Shields (2-8)

Engines (1-5)

Oxygen (1-3)

Weapon Control (2-7)

Piloting (1-3)

Optional systems:

Medbay (1-3)

Crew Teleporter (1-3)

Door System (1-3) [Mantis Scout only]

Encountered in sectors: 1-6

Mantis Interceptor / Pirate Interceptor

Mantis Interceptor (Sector 6, Hard)

Mantis Interceptor pirate (Sector 3, Hard)

Hull: 7-12 (6-11 on Easy)
Crew: 2-3 TOTAL, 2-3 Mantis, 0-1 Engi (Pirate crew is 2-3 random)
Systems:

Shields (2-8)

Engines (1-5)

Oxygen (1-3)

Weapon Control (2-7)

Piloting (1-3)

Optional systems:

Clone Bay (1-2)

Crew Teleporter (1-2)

Door System (1-2) [Mantis Interceptor only]

Encountered in sectors: 1-6

Mantis Fighter / Pirate Fighter

Mantis Fighter (Sector 5, Hard)

Mantis Fighter pirate (Sector 7, Hard)

Hull: 10-16 (9-15 on Easy)
Crew: 3-4 TOTAL, 3-4 Mantis, 0-1 Engi (Pirate crew is 3-4 random)
Systems:

Shields (2-8)

Engines (1-5)

Medbay (1-3)

Oxygen (1-3)

Crew Teleporter (1-3)

Weapon Control (1-8)

Piloting (1-3)

Optional systems:

Door System (1-3)

Encountered in sectors: 2-8*

Mantis Assault / Pirate Assault

Mantis Assault (Sector 5, Hard)

Mantis Assault pirate (Sector 7, Hard)

Hull: 10-16 (9-15 on Easy)
Crew: 2-4 TOTAL, 2-4 Mantis, 0-1 Engi (Pirate crew is 2-4 random)
Systems:

Shields (2-7)

Engines (1-5)

Clone Bay (1-3)

Oxygen (1-3)

Crew Teleporter (1-2)

Weapon Control (1-7)

Piloting (1-3)

Optional systems:

Door System (1-3)

Encountered in sectors: 2-8*

Mantis Bomber / Pirate Bomber

Mantis Bomber (Sector 5, Hard)

Mantis Bomber pirate (Sector 8, Hard)

Hull: 12-18 (11-17 on Easy) / 15-18 (14-17 on Easy) for pirated
Crew: 4-5 TOTAL, 4-5 Mantis, 0-1 Engi (Pirate crew is 4-5 random)
Systems:

Shields (2-10)

Engines (1-5)

Oxygen (1-3)

Crew Teleporter (1-3)

Weapon Control (2-10)

Piloting (1-3)

Optional systems:

Medbay (1-3)

Door System (1-3)

Encountered in sectors: 2-8* / 5-8 (pirated version)

Mantis Aggressor / Pirate Aggressor

Mantis Aggressor (Sector 5, Hard)

Mantis Aggressor pirate (Sector 7, Hard)

Hull: 15-18 (14-17 on Easy)
Crew: 4-5 TOTAL, 4-5 Mantis, 0-1 Engi (Pirate crew is 4-5 random)
Systems:

Shields (2-8)

Engines (1-5)

Oxygen (1-3)

Crew Teleporter (1-2)

Weapon Control (2-8)

Piloting (1-3)

Optional systems:

Clone Bay (1)

Door System (1-3)

Encountered in sectors: 5-8*

Weapons

These Mantis Ships can have any of the following weapons:

Lasers
	Basic Laser
	Burst Laser Mark I
	Burst Laser Mark II
	Burst Laser Mark III
	Heavy Laser Mark I
	Heavy Laser Mark II
	Laser Charger
	Laser Charger II

Missiles
	Leto Missiles
	Artemis Missiles
	Hermes Missile
	Breach Missiles

Beams
	Mini Beam
	Halberd Beam

Bombs
	Small Bomb
	Fire Bomb
	Ion Bomb
	Stun Bomb

Ions
	Ion Stunner
	Chain Ion

Trivia

• Ships blueprints names:
  • Mantis Scout / Pirate Scout - MANTIS_SCOUT, MANTIS_SCOUT_P
  • Mantis Interceptor / Pirate Interceptor - MANTIS_SCOUT_DLC, MANTIS_SCOUT_P_DLC
  • Mantis Fighter / Pirate Fighter - MANTIS_FIGHTER, MANTIS_FIGHTER_P
  • Mantis Assault / Pirate Assault - MANTIS_FIGHTER_DLC, MANTIS_FIGHTER_P_DLC
  • Mantis Bomber / Pirate Bomber - MANTIS_BOMBER, MANTIS_BOMBER_P
  • Mantis Aggressor / Pirate Aggressor - MANTIS_BOMBER_DLC, MANTIS_BOMBER_P_DLC