Praying mantis

Praying mantis
Release		15 January 2008 (Update)
Summoning level		75
Duration (mins)		69
Points cost		80
Race		Insect
Abilities		Fighter
Special moves		Mantis strike
Combat level		89
Examine		Wax on, wax off, grab a butterfly and eat it... Wait, what?
Combat stats
Life points		Max hit
8500		979
Attack	Defence	Ranged	Magic
68	60	68	68
Immune to poison		Yes
Attack style		Melee
Infobox • Talk page

The praying mantis is a level 89 combat Summoning familiar that a player is able to summon at 75 Summoning.

Praying mantis pouch

Praying mantis pouch

	Shards	Cost/XP	Charm	Tertiary
	168 ( 4,200)	18.5 coins		Flowers
	Create XP	Use XP	Low alch	Hi alch	GE price
	329.6	3.6	1,849	2,774	3,205 (info)
	GE Database	Cost to make	Bogrog shard return		Shard return level
	Look up price	6,112	118 (2,950)		79
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	Examine text
	I can summon a praying mantis familiar with this.

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A Praying mantis pouch is made by using a Summoning pouch on a Summoning obelisk with 168 spirit shards, a Crimson charm and Flowers of any colour but black and white in the player's inventory, and 75 Summoning. Using the pouch to summon a Praying mantis costs 80 Summoning points.

Mantis strike scroll

A player activating the scroll.

Mantis strike scroll

	Create XP	Use XP	Special move points
	3.6	3.6	6
	Low Alch	High Alch	GE Price
	184	277	224 (info)
	GE Database	Bogrog shard return	Shard return level
	Look up price	9 (225)	79
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	Examine text
	A scroll for a praying mantis familiar.

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The Mantis strike scroll enables the use of the Mantis strike special move for a Praying mantis. Using a Praying mantis pouch on a Summoning obelisk creates ten Mantis strike scrolls.

Mantis strike

Mantis strike is the special move of the Praying mantis, activated by a Mantis strike scroll. When activated against an opponent, it attacks with magic for up to 979 damage and drains the opponent's prayer, and binds them for 1.8 seconds (3 ticks) if it deals any damage. Each use of a Mantis strike scroll requires 6 special move points.

Dialogue

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Update history

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• patch 3 March 2010 (Update):
  • Any colour of flowers can be used to infuse a praying mantis pouch, not just red flowers.

Trivia

• The examine text is a reference to the movie The Karate Kid.

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