The Mantis Cruiser

"The famous Mantis thief, KazaaakplethKilik, owns this ship. You'll have to "convince" him to help you."

Layout A

"This warship is designed to enhance its crew for close combat missions."

• Default name: The Gila Monster
• Starting Crew: 3 Mantis, 1 Engi
• Starting Reactor: 7
• Starting Systems:
  • Piloting (1)
  • Doors (1)
  • Medbay (1)
  • Oxygen (1)
  • Shields (2)
  • Engines (2)
  • Teleporter (1)
  • Weapons (1)
• Starting Weapons:
  • Small Bomb
  • Basic Laser
• Starting Augmentation:
  • Mantis Pheromones
• Starting Resources:
  • 16 Fuel
  • 16 Missiles
  • 0 Drone parts
• Slots: 3 Weapon, 2 Drone (requires system)
• Total Scrap Cost (Including Resources): 891
• Total Scrap Cost (Not Including Resources): 795

Unlock
See Legendary Thief KazaaakplethKilik random event.
Alternatively, defeat The Rebel Flagship with the Zoltan Cruiser.

Layout B

"This warship encourages sending massive boarding parties and keeping strong defense."

• Default Name: The Basilisk
• Starting Crew: 2 Mantis
• Starting Reactor: 11
• Starting Systems:
  • Piloting (1)
  • Doors (1)
  • Sensors (1)
  • Medbay (1)
  • Oxygen (1)
  • Shields (4)
  • Engines (1)
  • Teleporter (1)
  • Weapons (1)
  • Drones (3)
• Starting Drones:
  • Boarding Drone
  • Defense Drone I
• Starting Augmentation:
  • Mantis Pheromones
• Starting Resources:
  • 16 Fuel
  • 0 Missiles
  • 15 Drone parts
• Slots: 3 Weapon, 2 Drone
• Total Scrap Cost (Including Resources): 1015
• Total Scrap Cost (Not Including Resources): 895

One of the few ships with a four man crew teleporter; one of the few ships without starting Weapons.

Unlock
Earning two of the three Mantis Cruiser achievements will unlock Layout B.

Layout C

"With a large teleporter and weapons designed to impede enemy crew, this ship is deadly in the hands of a capable boarding party."

• Default Name: The Theseus
• Starting Crew: 1 Engi, 1 Mantis, 1 Lanius
• Starting Reactor: 8
• Starting Systems:
  • Piloting (1)
  • Doors (1)
  • Sensors (1)
  • Clone Bay (2)
  • Oxygen (1)
  • Shields (2)
  • Engines (2)
  • Teleporter (1)
  • Weapons (2)
• Starting Weapons:
  • Crystal Lockdown Bomb
  • Stun Bomb
• Starting Augmentation:
  • Mantis Pheromones
• Starting Resources:
  • 16 Fuel
  • 20 Missiles
  • 0 Drone parts
• Slots: 3 Weapon, 2 Drone (requires system)
• Total Scrap Cost (Including Resources): 980
• Total Scrap Cost (Not Including Resources): 860

One of the few ships with a four-man crew teleporter.

Unlock
Reaching Sector 8 with the Mantis Cruiser B and Advanced Edition Content enabled will unlock layout C.

Achievements

• Take no prisoners! - Kill the crew of 20 ships by sector 6 in the Mantis Cruiser.
• Avast, ye scurvy dogs! - Kill 5 enemy crew in a fight without taking hull damage or losing a crew member while using the Mantis Cruiser.
• Battle Royale - While using the Mantis Cruiser, kill the last enemy with your last crew member on their ship.

Trivia

• The Gila Monster is named after a venomous lizard native to the Southwestern American and Mexican desert.
• In legends, the Basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to cause death with a single glance.
• The Theseus is likely a reference to the Ship of Theseus, a philosophical thought experiment.