 They will harass you from afar, so get close and strike quickly. Their bodies are brittle and will easily fall to your nail.  |
Mantis Petras are enemies in Hollow Knight. They are flying infected mantises of the Mantis Tribe who followed the Traitor Lord and were exiled from their village.[1]
Behaviour and Tactics
They hover just outside of the Knight's melee reach. They fling scythes that will swoop down in a parabolic arc, slow at the apex, then come back up.
If possible, try to get slightly above them to lure them close and hit them with a Nail Art or Spell before they hover away again. Alternatively, using Howling Wraiths/Abyss Shriek or Grubberfly's Elegy will close the distance.
They often show up in groups with another Petra or a Mantis Traitor. Get rid of them first, as their aerial attacks make fighting ground-based enemies aggravating.
Dreamshield will destroy their scythes when making contact, making this charm useful against them.
Dream Nail Dialogue 
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Location
The Mantis Petra are very commonly found in Queen's Gardens, usually as a challenge in the platforming sections. Also found within the Colosseum of Fools, in the 9th, 14th and 17th wave of the Trial of the Fool.
Gallery
Trivia
- Only the Mantis Petra marked by a red circle in the location image will respawn when reentering the room, all others will only respawn when the Knight rests at a bench.
- Mantis Petras have the same Dream Nail dialogue as hostile Mantis Youths. It is not known if this is intentional or an oversight.
References
- ↑ Wanderer's Journal, p. 144.
