Manticore

Manticore is a Boss in 's expansion packs Scorched Earth, Ragnarok and Valguero.

Appearance
The Manticore is a hybrid that consists of the body and head of a lion, with three rows of sharp teeth, bat-like wings and ears, and a scorpion's tail that has toxic and lethal venom. While also having ram horns (two pointing upward and two curled downward) on the top of its head, a furry body, sharp claws, and spikes.

Lore
The Manticore is the Guardian for the Scorched Earth Ark.

Tribute Requirements
The following items are needed to open the Scorched Earth Portal:

Tribute Spawn Commands
Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:

Drops

 * Inventory

Unlocks
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 * Tekgrams
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Base Stats and Growth
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General
The floor of the arena is teeming with Deathworms. The Manticore will primarily fly about the arena shooting purple bolts in different directions at once while using its tail to inflict torpor. Near the end of the battle Deathworms and later Rock Elementals start spawning and can easily trap and kill your creatures.

Strategy

 * It is best to not leave the platform so you can avoid the Deathworms.
 * Kill the Deathworms in the arena first. Keep to ranged combat to avoid the worst of torpor damage. Try to run away from the Rock Elementals or bring a lot of explosive power.

Recommended Tames

 * Rushing can be used as a substitute to rush the Manticore instead of Rex Rushing. On top of that, because of their ability to fly, they can more easily avoid the Deathworms and Rock Elementals that spawn. however to compared to the Rex, Wyverns have much less base Torpor being roughly half as much and when mounted are prone to being grounded due to the Manticore's stamina drain. (725 base )
 * A or 2 (preferably mate boosted) should always be brought into any arena as it's one of the most valuable creature for Boss fights due to its courage roar ability and good stats, making them a jack-of-all-trades mount. (1550 base )
 * The Common strategy of Rushing is almost always a good strategy for any boss due to their high health and damage. (1550 base )
 * If players are willing to put the effort into micromanaging their food, the can also be valuable due to their healing ability. (800 base )
 * are a good substitute to because of their ability to wear saddles. (600 base )
 * For players that want to use an unorthodox method, utilize 10-16 mantis in your team as their damage with 500-700% swords can be terrifying in a good way where each one can deal massive damage. However, consider that their torpor is rather low and complement their numbers with bulkier tames such as Rexes and a Yutyrannus.

Dangers

 * Improper preparation of your tames can lead to disaster such as trying to mix fliers and land tames.
 * The Manticore can inflict large amounts of torpor and decrease stamina with its tail, from which it can also shoot spikes like a Thorny Dragon. Be careful! Torpor gained from these spikes can't be lowered with stimulant like normal torpor inflicting attacks unless it's on a human. Bring stimulant and water for yourself.
 * The Manticore's slam attack can potentially damage a survivor, even if they are on a dino. Care must be taken when its landing.
 * The Deathworms in the arena will swarm any player or creature on the ground, which is especially dangerous to those that are unconscious from the Manticore's attacks.
 * 5 Deathworms spawn during the fight
 * The Rock Elementals can spring up for damage if a creature or player is close enough and that will trap a creature inside of it and it will be doomed.
 * 5 Rock Elementals spawn during the fight.
 * The Deathworms' attacks have a large area of effect that can quickly drain the health of many of your creatures if they are close together.
 * Upon start of the encounter the Manticore can glitch in the air. For this reason it's worth always bringing an Assault Rifle or a Pump Action Shotgun with a lot of ammo to shoot the Manticore with. This seems to cause it to aggro you and un-glitch. However, be cautious when shooting unmounted as you may be targeted with a torpor attack.

Weakness

 * Although it is supposedly patched, it may still be possible to pin down the Manticore with a pack of rexes. It also doesn't have one specific thing to be afraid of, unlike most bosses (the Dragon with its bite, the Broodmother Lysrix with the spider summons, the Overseer's transformations, etc.)
 * The Manticore has very low health – the lowest health of any boss to date if you don't count the mini bosses on Ragnarok – and can go down very fast. However, enough space must be available for it to land or it will spend a lot of time floating in the air. Ensure your tames are grouped, and assign locations for them to move when they are not attacking to give space for the Manticore to land.

Notes/Trivia

 * The Manticore is a creature from Persian mythology.
 * The Manticore is a chimera, traditionally consisting of the body of a lion, the wings of a bat, the tail of a scorpion and a human face, although ARK's Manticore does not seem to have this last feature..
 * The name 'Manticore' roughly translates to 'Man-Eater'.
 * The Manticore was the first Expansion Pack Boss for Ark.
 * The Manticore is also the only Expansion Pack Boss to be included into official Mod Maps.
 * The Manticore is the 2nd boss to specifically be based on a real mythological creature, the first being the and the 3rd being the.
 * Interestingly all 3 can fly.
 * Since release of v294 Beta Manticore will unlock the Tek Dedicated Storage
 * A force tamed Manticore does not and will not obey whistles.
 * If spawned in the Manticore will be broken and not work well however it's not as bad as the.
 * In lore, between the time Nosti fell and Helena arrived on Scorched Earth, Raia defeated the Manticore, making her the first survivor to defeat it.
 * Later in the Scorched Earth lore, Rockwell and the ARK's alpha tribe "The Burning Phoenix" defeated the Manticore.
 * Despite the Manticore boss battle happening after the player defeats the lore wise, the Manticore was released before the Overseer was (hence why scorched earth lacks a proper ending like the other Expansion Packs).