Almanauts
Hollow Knight
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Mantis Youth icon

Mantis Youth

Member of a proud tribe, fiercely protective of its territory. Launches stinging attacks with its needle sharp abdomen.

Hunter’s notes

As it grows, it loses the ability to fly. Passage into adulthood is often celebrated, but as time goes by we realise what we have lost.

The notes unlock after 25 kills.

Nail hits to kill

Its 15 HP over the nail's damage per hit at each upgrade, plain and with Fragile or Unbreakable Strength (×1.5, rounded the game's way).

NailDamageHitsWith Strength
Old Nail532 (8 a hit)
Sharpened Nail922 (14 a hit)
Channelled Nail1321 (20 a hit)
Coiled Nail1711 (26 a hit)
Pure Nail2111 (32 a hit)
  1. Elder Hu200
  2. Shrumal Ogre80
  3. Sporg25
  4. Mantis Warrior20
  5. Shrumal Warrior20
  6. Fungified Husk15
  7. Fungoon15
  8. Mantis Youth15
  9. Ambloom12
  10. Fungling10
  11. Shrumeling5
HP of the enemies found mostly in Fungal Wastes, highest first.

HP and Geo stay with their own scene and form. Geo with Fragile Greed gives each coin size 20% more coins, rounded up.

Fungal Wastes

17 placed · 4 scenes · HP 15

Placements, stats and map links

Fungus2 12 · Mantis Flyer Child

4 placed

HP
15
Geo
5
With Greed
6

Fungus2 13 · Mantis Flyer Child

4 placed

HP
15
Geo
5
With Greed
6

Fungus2 14 · Mantis Flyer Child

5 placed

HP
15
Geo
5
With Greed
6

Fungus2 15 · Mantis Flyer Child

4 placed

HP
15
Geo
5
With Greed
6

Overview

HP
15
Geo per kill
5
Geo with Fragile Greed
6
Kills for the Hunter’s notes
25
Placed copies
17
Kind
Enemy

Also mostly in Fungal Wastes 10