---
name: "Highspire Mantis"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "KTK-177"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "6adff11d-5126-4a4b-b182-e2700d406995"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/highspire-mantis-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Highspire Mantis
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample

> *Its wings produce a high-pitched, barely audible whirring sound in flight. Only Jeskai masters are quiet enough to hear one coming.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mantis Rider](/printing/mantis-rider-plst.md) — Creature — Human Monk
2. [Mantis Engine](/printing/mantis-engine-10e.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
3. [Tangle Mantis](/printing/tangle-mantis-mbs.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Crimson Manticore](/printing/crimson-manticore-5ed.md) — Creature — Manticore
5. [Giant Mantis](/printing/giant-mantis-mir.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Rideable Mantis](/printing/rideable-mantis-unk.md) — Creature — Insect Mount

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #KTK-177
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`