Mantid Pincer

Mantid Pincer
Rarity	Common
Type	Trophy
Value	3
Stackable	Yes
Campaign	Factions
Collector(s)	Chen Po Chin Marik Kuri
Common salvage	1 Chitin Fragment

Mantid Pincers are trophy items dropped from Mantids on Shing Jea Island.

Acquisition

• Factions
  • Shing Jea Island
    • Mantid Darkwing
    • Mantid Destroyer
    • Mantid Drone
    • Mantid Drone Hatchling
    • Mantid Gazer
    • Mantid Glitterfang
    • Mantid Hatchling
    • Mantid Monitor
    • Mantid Monitor Hatchling
    • Mantid Parasite
    • Mantid Queen

Drop and salvage research is ongoing and can be found here.

Farming

Kinya Province

There are 25 to 30 level 1 and 2 mantids outside of Ran Musu Gardens that are easily solo-farmed.

Saoshang Trail

All the foes in this area are mantids; up to 37 mantids that range from level 0 to 11. You can enter from Shing Jea Monastery (via Linnok Courtyard) or Seitung Harbor. If you wish to buy blessings from Melandru's Watcher, you have to enter from Shing Jea Monastery. If you wish to buy blessings from Voice of Grenth and/or have a party of 5 or 6, you have to enter from Seitung Harbor.

Collectors

Chen Po Chin

Location: Kinya Province
Collecting: 3 Mantid Pincers

Profession	Item	AR	Armor bonus	Value
Warrior	Shing Jea Boots	35	Armor +20 (vs. physical damage)	10
Ranger	Shing Jea Boots	25	Armor +30 (vs. elemental damage)	10
Monk	Shing Jea Sandals	15	Energy recovery +1	10
Necromancer	Shing Jea Boots	15	Energy recovery +1	10
Mesmer	Shing Jea Footwear	15	Energy recovery +1	10
Elementalist	Shing Jea Footwear	15	Energy recovery +1	10
Assassin	Shing Jea Shoes	25	Energy recovery +1	10
Ritualist	Shing Jea Shoes	15	Energy recovery +1	10

Marik Kuri

Location: Sunqua Vale
Collecting: 3 Mantid Pincers

Item	Stats	Value
Salvage Kit	10 uses	20
Identification Kit	10 uses	10
Belt Pouch	Holds 5 items	5

Nicholas the Traveler

Location: Saoshang Trail (week of next appearance: 17 March 2025)
Collecting: 5 Mantid Pincers

Item	Value
Gift of the Traveler	0

Notes

• Two collectors offer items worth far more than 9 in exchange for 3 Mantid Pincers:
  • 1 bonus: Chen Po Chin offers armor worth 10 at merchants.
  • 31 bonus: Marik Kuri provides kits that cost 40 . (If you sell the Salvage Kits instead of using them, the bonus drops to 11 . If you sell the Identification Kits instead of using them, the bonus drops to 1 .)
  • 91 bonus: if you use Marik Kuri's Belt Pouches, since they would normally cost 100 if purchased. (However, these pouches are only worth 5 if sold.)

• Mantid Pincers are often confused with Mantis Pincers, the second of which is used during Canthan New Year festival by Imperial Chef Jiong for his soup.