Venomantis

Venomantis is an enemy in Final Fantasy VII Remake and "Episode INTERmission". Three of them are encountered in the Sector 5 Slums during the "Paying Respects" quest in Chapter 8, "Budding Bodyguard". They can also later be fought in the Corneo Colosseum in Chapter 14, "In Search of Hope". Two can also be fought at the Talagger factory area in the Sector 7 Slums during "Wutai's Finest" as part of "Episode INTERmission"; the player comes here during "The Happy Turtle Ad Campaign" discovery quest.
Venomantis is a stronger variant of the grashtrike, is weak to , and inflicts the party with status ailments.
==Stats==
==Attacks==
: = Physical damage
: = Magical damage
Attack 	Pic	Description 	Block	
Sickle Slash 	 	Slashes on a party member with its pincers, inflicting for 180 seconds. 	 	
Sickle Swipe 	 	Swipes on a party member with its pincers, inflicting for 180 seconds. 	 	
Leaping Slash	 	Leaps and slashes down on a party member with its pincers, inflicting for 180 seconds. 	 	
Torpid Shot 	 	Stabs with a stinger, inflicting for 15 seconds. 	 	
Torpid Sting 	 	Shoots a dart. If it hits the ground it will release gas that persists for 2.5 seconds. Making contact with the cloud inflicts for 15 seconds.	 	
Webbing 	 	Spits out five webs at a target that persist for 5 seconds and inflict for 15 seconds if a party member comes into contact with the web. 	 	
==Battle==
A group of venomantises is fought as part of the "Paying Respects" odd job. They are durable enemies that have powerful melee attacks if not guarded against, and ranged attacks that can inflict with normal attacks or with their ranged Torpid Sting attack. They are weak to Ice and may inflict with their webs; getting away from the web will get rid of the slow status soon enough.
===Strategy===
 and are effective, especially with Arcane Ward, and the venomantises' Torpid Sting should be rolled to dodge as a priority. If sleep is induced, the player should switch to an active character. Pairing with on Cloud empowers his physical attacks. Equipping and/or Whistlewind Scarf, and and ice materia on Aerith lets her start the battle with a magnified ice spell. Cloud can use Triple Slash and stay in Punisher Mode to counter the venomantises' attacks to also charge ATB. If the party gets poisoned, Chakra removes it in lieu of restoring health.
===Hard Mode===
Equipping star pendants is crucial to resist poison, as the rest of the venomantises' attacks will deal significant damage, and poison prevents from working to heal through them. Aerith can cast paired with or , though it may not be possible to use Arcane Ward with how frequently the venomantis uses sleep. Cloud can use Triple Slash, and if Aerith's spells stagger one venomantis, Infinity's End can finish them off; equipping can help Cloud top up his ATB to 2 to become ready for Infinity's End.
Completing the quest grants Aerith the Telluric Scriptures Vol. VIII.
===Episode INTERmission===
Two venomantises are faced in the Talagger factory in Sector 7 Slums. Yuffie should use Ice Ninjutsu, throw her weapon, and then attack with ranged ninjutsu while her weapon is thrown to deal severe ice damage. When her ATB is filled again, she can unleash Art of War and Windstorm back-to-back as Art of War empowers Yuffie's next ability. If Yuffie gets poisoned, she can use Chakra or Antidote to heal it.
==Gallery==
Venomantis from FFVII Remake Enemy Intel.png|Enemy Intel
Webbing from Venomantis from FFVII Remake.png|Webbing.
Vs. Shinra Warriors from FFVII Remake.jpg|Corneo Colosseum.
==Etymology==
Venomantis is a portmanteau of "venom" and "mantis". 
==Related enemies==
*Grashtrike
*Queen Grashtrike
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII Remake
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