Praying Mantis

A sprite icon representing Praying Mantis in Hypixel SkyBlock Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis.png
Type
Mob Level
1
Spawn Location
Mob Type
Stats
  • Bracket: 6
  • Max Tier: 15
  • Kills to Max: 250
Drops
Drops
XP
+1,500  Farming XP
1,000 Coins
10
Metadata
ID
PEST_PRAYING_MANTIS_1

A Praying Mantis is a Garden Pest. Its corresponding crop is Wild Rose Wild Rose. It is attracted to Jelly Jelly.

Spawning

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Praying Mantises can spawn in the The Garden, starting at  Garden XII (12).

Drops

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Item drops
DropCountDrop RarityChance
Enchanted Wild Rose Enchanted Wild Rose2 + 1 every 26.25 Common Loot100%
Compacted Wild Rose Compacted Wild Rose6Rare Loot0.75%*
Mantid Claw Mantid Claw1Uncommon Loot2%*
Pray For Me Vinyl Pray For Me Vinyl1Uncommon Loot5%*
Compost Compost1Uncommon Loot10%*
Honey Jar Honey Jar1Uncommon Loot10%*
Dung Dung1Uncommon Loot10%*
Plant Matter Plant Matter1Uncommon Loot10%*
Tasty Cheese Tasty Cheese1Uncommon Loot10%*
Jelly Jelly1Uncommon Loot10%*
Floral Gelatin Floral Gelatin1Uncommon Loot15%*
Dung Dye Dung Dye1RNGesus Loot1/250k*
Non-item drops
DropCount
Coins Coins1,000
 Farming XP1,500
Experience Orbs Experience Orbs10

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A Praying Mantis can also be Charmed or Hunted with a Lasso to obtain a Praying Mantis Shard Praying Mantis Shard and +150  Hunting XP. The amount of Attribute Shards dropped is affected by Hunting Fortune.

Behavior

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Praying Mantises jump away from the player. Praying Mantises can only be damaged with Vacuums or Lassos.

History

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Alpha Hypixel Network
Dec 5, 2025 Added Praying Mantises.
Apr 21, 2026Reduced the effectiveness of Farming Fortune on guaranteed crop drops from Praying Mantises by 33.3%.
Jul 10, 2026Hunting Praying Mantises now drops Praying Mantis Shard Praying Mantis Shard instead of Pest Shard.
SkyBlock Prototype
Dec 15, 20250.24 Added Praying Mantises.
Apr 28, 20260.24.4Reduced the effectiveness of Farming Fortune on Enchanted Wild Rose Enchanted Wild Rose by 33.3%.
May 14, 2026Rare drops from Praying Mantises now scale with Overbloom instead of Farming Fortune.
Praying Mantises now have a chance to drop Floral Gelatin Floral Gelatin if it is in-season during Harvest Feast.
Aug 4, 20260.27Hunting Praying Mantises now drops Praying Mantis Shard Praying Mantis Shard instead of Pest Shard.
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