DEFEATING THE MANTIS LORDS || Hollow Knight

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[spookysilverfox]

Disclaimer to everyone in the comments; The Mantis Lords are sisters

[bxauh]

Never heal twice unless you are 100 percent sure of the timing

[keltenkaisertheproud]

i did miss this fight entierliy when i eventualy found them, i had already beaten the end of the game and absolutely destroyed them.

[samboi]

the Mantis Lords are one of the best uses of HK’s dramatic piano boss outro

[kelvinquartey]

Using the dream shield charm damages them and protects against their boomerangs

[NoGravityWolf]

I kinda missed the mantis lords so i was much stronger than expected

[excellington]

The first time fighting them is so hard compared to the second, The second time was so much easier than the first

[inali_illustrates]

I beat the mantis lords on radiant, so here are my tips:
1: Patience
This fight will take a bit given how they disappear after every attack so quick kill combos aren't possible.
2. # of counter hits
Usually you can get 1-2 hits in with your nail after each attack(3 w/ quickslash if you dodge tightly enough)
3. Phase 2
When doing phase 2 of the fight you want to prioritize defence over offence, just get one hit for each attack and then dodge the next mantis, being greedy with hits will kill you.
4. Spells
Descending dark kelps a lot with this fight, as with any. If you haven't gotten it yet you don't need it but it helps. Vengeful spirit/shade soul can be combined with nail hits for quick damage, flukenest furthers this damage but you won't have it at this point in the game. Howling wraiths wont be used too much minus when they are perched, but its quicker to just use vengeful spirit.
5. Dashmaster
This fight more than most dashmaster helps, especially in phase 2, you should be able to get it right before the fight, its a very useful yet underrated charm, sprint master can also help if you want to save a charm notch and still have extra mobility.
6. Healing opportunities
The healing opportunities for this fight all revolve around the discs, for the low to high discs its easier, so just focus on those
7. The discs in question
You can tell what path the dics will travel depending on where the mantis lords perch, if they perch high its high to low, and if they perch low its low to high

Let me know if there is anything else you need. :)

[Maybe_Jules_]

You can make a window for yourself to be able to heal.
Essentially, lure the mantis up to the top of the arena by wall jumping in place for a bit, then they will follow you up to shoot you.
Jump down and heal, if you do it quicl enough you'll get away with it.

[greendoor]

Not quite what I expected but not bad by any stretch of the imagination
And I’m just glad someone is giving traitor lord the respect and love he deserves

[Therecoursefulrat]

Skul the hero slayers twins sister boss fight uses similar attacks when both of them dash forward and one attacks from the top and one dashes towards you

[neygrid]

Honestly mantis Lords have to be the best boss fight so far

[Accounttwitch]

Oh god i just notices how slow the attack are now

[nameplease]

“They do 2 damage!?!?”
…no double hit but… that’s not going to be a surprising statement later.

[NobuExp]

The control making it difficult, the boss fight is fair to play if you focus but the slow control make it difficult. Its like moving around in gta5 with controller

[Not_Maës-Gaming]

And then after you finished the game and destroy the mantis lords, you encounter sisters of battle (P5) and get the same experience again

[dagothurgaming]

It took me 2 years to beat them. Yesterday I beat them

[tungstenwhizard]

The way I did it, everytime they did the low to high shot, I just jumped over it and healed if I needed to. If I didn't need to heal, I did VS.

[symbioticvenom]

A clever Move is You can use the mantis claw if you predict the first Sister is gonna use an air slash so you go up to the ceiling and when She uses the attack and it’s in the air jump down and heal and repeat go up because if you’re on the wall she will be forced to use an air slash so you can repeatedly Do that to heal and go back to normal fighting (first phase)

[N_Tertainment]

For those struggling with this boss and losing a lot of health, only heal during these times

*During the first phase when the lord shoots a low disk it gives you time to heal once

*During the second phase, when the two lords shoot the disk that comes directly to the middle, Heal