I'd definitely rank it a higher tier ship. Boarding without a 4-man teleporter may take a bit of practice, but try to learn from your mistakes or read some online guides. Remember, sometimes it makes sense to wait to board until after you've dealt with certain enemy systems. Use it to disable their weapons if they can get through your defenses, or to take out med/clone bays to make boarding easier. And it's weapons (basically just having a small bomb) suit boarding perfectly. The only ship with better engines is Stealth A & C. The only ship with better shields is Mantis B. Battle Royale - While using the Mantis Cruiser, kill the last enemy with your last crew member on their ship. Avast, ye scurvy dogs - Kill 5 enemy crew in a fight without taking hull damage or losing a crew member while using the Mantis Cruiser. Use it liberally in sector 1 to reduce risk. Small Bomb is a great boarding support weapon, and can also disable enemy weapons. I don't want to sound arrogant, but maybe I'm skilled enough I forget what it's like to play without sufficient knowledge. Take no prisoners - Kill the crew of 20 ships by sector 6 in the Mantis Cruiser. Mantis Pheromones is somewhat useful, but also fine to sell. Fit in an upgrade to teleporting early as well for boarding auto-ships (but be wary of missiles - they can destroy your teleporter before you get back) and getting additional crew onto enemy ships quicker. So what does that mean? Invest in defense! Get a second shield bubble first (which you should pretty much do all the time anyway). You can get by offensively with just boarding and a small bomb for a majority of the game. Get to Sector 5 with the Type B or beat the game with the Type A to unlock this ship.It's probably not just you, but, no, Mantis A doesn't suck.Slots: 2 Weapons, 3 Drones, 2-tile Teleporter.Starting Crew: 1 Mantis Bishop, 1 Slug, 1 Zoltan Monk.This cruiser specializes in incapacitating the enemy crew while the boarding team causes havoc.
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