Mantis Blades

The Mantis Blades are a pair of Arms Cyberware manufactured by Arasaka in.

Overview
The Mantis Blades consist of two simultaneously implanted blades. One blade is installed in each forearm, and remain retracted until used. In its extended state, the shape of the Mantis Blade resembles that of the forelegs of its namesake.

Unlike other bladed weapons, the Mantis Blades have an unlimited Light Attack combo. Using a Heavy Attack, V steps forward a bit on an invalid or close target or lunges at a valid target within 15m of V. If V uses a Heavy Attack on a target that would kill it, they initiate a finisher move. Mantis Blades can be used to block attacks. Using Block then Attack, V slices and lunges backwards, farther than the similar move with a Katana. Each attack has a //% chance to leave the target with a Status Effect depending on the equipped damage type.

Acquisition

 * variant can be purchased from Ripperdocs that do not sell the variant at 20 Street Cred and 12750.
 * variant can be purchased at 25 Street Cred for €$20450 from:
 * Ripperdoc in Wellsprings
 * Fingers in Japantown
 * Octavio in Rancho Coronado
 * Aldecaldos Ripperdoc in the Aldecaldo Camp
 * Ripperdoc in Arroyo
 * variant can be purchased at 45 Street Cred for €$35550 from:
 * Ripperdoc in Downtown
 * Ripperdoc in Wellsprings

Bugs

 * Certain attacks with the mantis blades, such as the heavy attack (including the finisher move) and lunging attack, do not grant Blades or Stealth XP. Subsequently, if an enemy is killed in a single hit (such as during an assassination) by one of these attacks they will not grant any skill XP at all, instead only granting only their SC and Level XP rewards (verified Patch 1.3).