---
name: "Mantis Rider"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Monk"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance", "Haste"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "KTK-184"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "5c1a0a7a-dea4-4b8e-b9c0-8c19942a01ef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mantis-rider-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mantis Rider
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Monk
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance, Haste

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance, haste

> *Mantis riders know their mounts owe them no allegiance. Even a mantis ridden for years would consume a rider who loses focus for only a moment.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Highspire Mantis](/printing/highspire-mantis-plst.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Skyhunter Prowler](/printing/skyhunter-prowler-j22.md) — Creature — Cat Knight
3. [Impetuous Sunchaser](/printing/impetuous-sunchaser-bng.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Skyknight Legionnaire](/printing/skyknight-legionnaire-mm3.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Courier Hawk](/printing/courier-hawk-cns.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Mantis Engine](/printing/mantis-engine-10e.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #KTK-184
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **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`