The Embrace of the Mantis King! is a unique Mantis Gauntlet from the Gun Runner’s Arsenal DLC that can be purchased from Mick, who can be found inside the “Mick & Ralph’s” store in Freeside.
Quick tips before you go off to get the weapon:
- Expensive. The weapon is incredibly expensive. Its usual cost hovers around 10,000 caps (depending on your Barter skill and Freeside fame).
- You can circumvent the cost using Ghost Duping. The Ghost Dupe glitch allows you to purchase this weapon (and every other item the merchant offers) for free. To learn more about Ghost Duping, check out our guide here.
- Gun Runners’ Arsenal DLC Required. To get this weapon, you’ll need to have the Gun Runners’ Arsenal DLC installed.
Acquisition
To get this weapon, you must buy it from Mick, who has a store in Freeside.
Start by traveling to Freeside’s eastern gate, located southwest of the Crimson Caravan.
Enter Freeside through the gate.
Go to the second building on your left – that’s the Mick & Ralph’s.
Mick usually wanders around the back of the store. Find him and talk to him.
Ask to trade with him – he’ll sell it to you right away.
Comparing the Embrace of the Mantis King! to the Mantis Gauntlet
- Deals more damage (42 damage vs 30 damage).
- Deals more critical hit damage (64 critical hit damage vs 30 critical hit damage).
- Costs more AP to attack with in VATS (25 AP vs 22AP).
- Attacks slower (1.57 attacks/second vs 2.02 attacks/second).
- Has a higher durability (395 attacks before breaking vs 245 attacks before breaking ).
- Gas greater reach.
Gameplay Tips
- The slow attack speed and lack of any special bonuses make this weapon a poor choice for most players.
- The high critical hit damage and chance multiplier can make this weapon somewhat useful for critical hit builds, however, the Two-Step-Goodbye from this same DLC that can be acquired at the Gun Runners is a far better choice, as it has a higher chance to crit and enemies that are killed with a critical hit strike explode, dealing 100 or so splash damage to nearby enemies.
