{"id":7502,"date":"2026-10-23T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tharyon.com\/?p=7502"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T17:38:40","slug":"como-tamear-mantis-ark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tharyon.com\/en\/mantis-ark-taming\/","title":{"rendered":"ARK Mantis Taming: Deathworm Horn, Trap & Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Quick answer:<\/strong> The Mantis is a passive tame: without knocking it out, you hand-feed it Deathworm Horns, one every few minutes, while it is calm. Bug Repellant or a simple trap lets you get close without being attacked. A level 150 Mantis needs about 8 horns at 1x; on Tharyon, with 8x taming, 1 is enough.<\/p>\n

Updated October 2026 for ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Mantis is a giant desert insect that can use tools and weapons. It can wield a sword, pike or club, and harvest with a metal hatchet, pick or sickle. With good mutations it also performs very well against bosses.<\/p>\n

Carnivore (eats spoiled meat)<\/span>Passive (feed it while it is awake)<\/span>8x taming on Tharyon<\/span><\/div>\n

Mantis quick facts in ARK Survival Ascended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Diet<\/th>\nCarnivore (eats spoiled meat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperament<\/th>\nAggressive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taming method<\/th>\nPassive (feed it while it is awake)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preferred kibble<\/th>\nDoes not use kibble to tame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best food<\/th>\nDeathworm Horn and Woolly Rhino Horn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How to immobilize it<\/th>\nChain Bola, Bear Trap, Plant Species Y Trap and the Harpoon Launcher net<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How to knock it out<\/th>\nDo not knock it out: it is a passive tame and an unconscious Mantis cannot be tamed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saddle<\/th>\nMantis Saddle (level 45)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maps (ASA)<\/th>\nScorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Island, Astraeos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How to tame a Mantis step by step<\/h2>\n
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  1. Get Deathworm Horns (or, less effective, Woolly Rhino Horns) and put them in the last hotbar slot.<\/li>\n
  2. Use Bug Repellant to reduce its aggression; Ghillie armor also helps.<\/li>\n
  3. Without repellant, build a trap: one foundation with four walls on the first level, three on the second and two ramps in the open gap.<\/li>\n
  4. Walk up and press use to give it a horn. Wait a few minutes between feedings until it accepts food again.<\/li>\n
  5. Keep it out of fights: while it fights, taming pauses and, if it stays aggressive too long, progress can drop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mantis taming food and taming calculator<\/h2>\n

    These numbers come from ARK’s taming formula for a level 150 Mantis. The 1x column is the official rate and the 8x column is Tharyon’s rate. They are estimates: hitting the sleeping creature or a game patch can change them slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Food<\/th>\nAmount 1x<\/th>\nTime 1x<\/th>\nAmount 8x (Tharyon)<\/th>\nTime 8x (Tharyon)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Deathworm Horn<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n24 min<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Mantis taming time by level with Deathworm Horn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Level<\/th>\nAmount 1x<\/th>\nTime 1x<\/th>\nAmount 8x<\/th>\nTime 8x<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    30<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n9 min<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    60<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12 min<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    100<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n18 min<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    150<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n24 min<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Where to find the Mantis in ARK Ascended<\/h2>\n

    It lives in caves and desert dunes, usually in groups of two or three. When one spots prey, the others tend to follow, so approach carefully and pull one away from the group.<\/p>\n

    Official ARK Survival Ascended maps where it spawns: Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Island, Astraeos.<\/p>\n

    Mantis abilities and uses<\/h2>\n