Understand Carving Mantis
Useful when…
- Equip on a Dual Swords weapon when you prefer forward-moving slashes and quick stabs.
- Use its stance polarity and rank progression when fitting the weapon's capacity.
Weapon handling
Carving Mantis is a stance mod for Dual Swords. Its description characterizes the stance as strong slashes and quick stabs that keep momentum forward. No individual attack values, combo inputs, or separate attack-mode statistics are supplied, so its handling can be described only at that level.
Slot and rank
The stance has Naramon polarity, a maximum rank of 3, and a listed base drain of -2. Its listed upgrade steps cost 30, 60, and 120 Endo, alongside 1,449, 2,898, and 5,796 credits. Ranking is relevant to the stance's progression and weapon capacity; the supplied details do not specify numeric attack changes by rank.
Choosing a stance
Crossing Snakes is described as multi-angle strikes and deadly thrust attacks, while Swirling Tiger is described as fanning, multi-hit strikes. Those descriptions provide a basis for comparing broad attack feel, but not frame-by-frame handling or damage. Dividing Blades is specifically a Conclave stance and should be distinguished by variant and mode.
Acquisition
The listed sources include Plains Commander, Mimics, and Cetus bounty rotation A rewards. The input gives varying listed drop chances across those sources, so acquisition depends on the source and its reward table.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The stance is restricted to Dual Swords.
- Its description supports a broad handling summary, but does not supply individual combo or attack values.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the Conclave Dividing Blades stance as the same variant as this standard stance.
- Assuming unlisted combo inputs or attack statistics from the stance description.