Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians

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Preying Mantis

Preying Mantis

Completed Swords of Sanghelios co-op with both Mantises on Heroic difficulty.

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How to unlock the Preying Mantis achievement in Halo 5: Guardians - Definitive Guide

Note: It appears this is a buggy achievement. I was able to get it, but others have not. It appears you need to enter the room with both Mantises at the same time.

This will happen midway through the mission. You will clear an arena and then an Elite will drop Mantis for you.

The easiest thing to do is to take turns. One goes out, targets, launches missles, and falls back to recharge shields while the other teammate moves forward and attacks.

Keep leapfrogging like this, and you'll have it in no time.
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27 Oct 2015 22:22

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Let me know if it does pop, and anything I need to add to solution to mitigate the bug.
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By DURDENS WRATH on 29 Oct 2015 11:50
Just did this yesterday with a group of three. At one point, an overzealous Mantis walked outside into the last area and got fucked up! Almost simultaneously, I was team-killed with a Wraith-ball! lololololol

I reloaded the checkpoint immediately, then we mopped up, walked into the last building (with the Arbiter inside) at the same time, took opposite staircases, and met at the top (outside the room with the Arbiter) at the same time. We then walked in on the Arbiter doing some nasty things at the same time.

We also had the two people without mantises (one was an A.I.) stay outside in their wraith, not entering the final building with the Arbiter at all.

*Achievement popped*

headspin
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By PhilTheStampede on 06 Nov 2015 19:45
Same for me.
A friend and I did it the sameway and didn´t get the achievement.
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By elKazaam on 29 Oct 2015 16:22
That is weird as hell. Me and my friend were in a fireteam together, did this mission, didn't die or reload a checkpoint, and got it.
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By DURDENS WRATH on 29 Oct 2015 16:25
I did it with a friend today and we didn't got the achievement either.....
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By KillerZ x Ace on 29 Oct 2015 21:31
This one is bugged, did not get it ether, not one scratch on the dam things:)
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By SolidTooth3160 on 30 Oct 2015 00:07
Did it twice and it bugged. One with reverting checkpoints and the other without reverting back. Maybe the mission has to be fresh? As in, do the whole mission from start to finish? I did half of it with one friend and got to the hunters before the mantises and made my own co-op checkpoint there because I started getting really bad lag. Had my other friend later on in the day join me from that checkpoint I made and that is when we did it twice and nothing popped.
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By dfutyut2 on 30 Oct 2015 03:21
Or maybe it has to be legendary and the description is wrong?
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By dfutyut2 on 30 Oct 2015 03:21
I did it in Co-Op Heroic. Fresh from start to finish. Never reloaded a checkpoint, just died and started from checkpoint when the game was ready.
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By DURDENS WRATH on 30 Oct 2015 03:37
I think the achievement bugs with checkpoints. I mean when you revert back or boot up your own saved checkpoint. Because two achievements bugged on me when reverting back or what now seems to be booting up a self saved checkpoint. The one for not using smart-link and now this one bugged. I eventually got the one on Glassed but just playing through it again. So no clue. I think checkpoints bug some achievements.
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By dfutyut2 on 30 Oct 2015 04:23
This is the only achievement I need!!! Why you no pop?!
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By Psyburns on 30 Oct 2015 22:11
It is buggy, bot does not glitch. We didn't get it first time but 1 we reloaded a checkpoint 2 I got off my Mantis once to help a teammate. Second time we started from the beginning in 2 players coop, game reloaded a checkpoint once or twice as we died but before the Mantis part, then we took the two Mantises and proceeded very slowly and carefully until the end of the mission, without even taking a lot of damage and it popped at the end of the mission.
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By MustangNox on 31 Oct 2015 13:00
same here, no death, no check point used, NO DAMAGE at all on Mantis, and no achievement
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By Notarzt on 31 Oct 2015 15:03
Well the achievement popped for my team. This was our second attempt (2days after the first). It was 4 player co-op on Heroic, with both mantises basically tbagging the Arbiter and all the players were alive and inside the temple. That was our criteria but I believe nothing changed from our first attempt. We did a fresh mission start and a couple restart checkpoints. So it seems that you just need to keep playing the mission til it pops? I hope this helps.
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By Psyburns on 31 Oct 2015 21:57
Didn't pop the first two times, but popped the third time. Here's a new one... 3 of the 4 co-op members got it, but 1 did not.
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By WhoIsJohn117 on 31 Oct 2015 23:52
Popped first go in Legendary. All 4 players literally on top of the arbiter at the end.
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By Rog on 02 Nov 2015 10:16
Okay, for those that have it 'bugged'. I was having the same problems as you can see above. What worked for me in two different occasions was bring both mantises up to the Arbiter. For some reason only 1 being up there won't unlock it. I got this achievement for both my friends and this is what did the trick.
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By dfutyut2 on 02 Nov 2015 21:45
I can confirm the achievement pops as soon as BOTH Mantis enter the final room with the Arbiter!
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By Notarzt on 03 Nov 2015 21:55
Friend and I ended up finally getting this tonight. Our first time through it didn't pop but we reloaded a checkpoint. Second time through we didn't get destroyed or have to reload and it popped. Interestingly it pooped with just him going in the room with the Arbiter I was very far away still walking through the last room.
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By Foxy Gray on 04 Nov 2015 02:59
The mantis didn't even spawn in my game...
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By DeSoto23 on 04 Nov 2015 16:48
Just did this with to teammates on Legendary with no scratch on the mantisses and still didn't get anything angry
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By Kennyannydenny on 04 Nov 2015 22:18
Did this again last night in the session and just like in the solution. Everyone got the ach
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By DURDENS WRATH on 04 Nov 2015 22:22
4 man fireteam on legendary. Only 1 person got it.
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By Dewald on 06 Nov 2015 01:40
We had a similar problem in my group of 4. On the second run though we just had both Mantises walk to the actual room where the Arbiter is and the achievement popped as the level faded to black. That seems to work for sure based on other comments.
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By GoBlueFiddler13 on 06 Nov 2015 01:59
Side note: we never got out of our manti after getting in the first time.
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By PhilTheStampede on 06 Nov 2015 23:04
1st try - didn't get cause I left a vehicle.
2nd try - did get: we didn't leave Mantises even 1 time, walked into the last building (with the Arbiter inside) at the same time, took opposite staircases, and met at the top (outside the room with the Arbiter) at the same time.

We did 1 reload (our bot killed my friend), we did get tons of dmg.
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By Legend#5793 on 08 Nov 2015 00:59
I think it all has to be about both mantis going in the room at the same time. Me and 2 buddies did not get it the first time but I had saved the checkpoint after killing the first wraith but before the second wraith. after it loaded the next mission we ended the game and then reloaded the save from the co-op menu and the second time we all entered the room together and all 3 of us got it.
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By JDuke705 on 31 Dec 2015 06:38
It popped for me the second time through. First of all, once you are in the Mantis you can't get out. If you need to get intel and stuff do it at another time. If you get out I think it voids the achievement. Secondly, you have to take the Mantises all the way up to the room with the Arbiter; if you get out at the bottom of the stairs it voids the achievement.
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By UnaSHayMED on 03 Jan 2016 23:16
When we got it, the achievement didn't pop until we both walked BOTH MANTIS exo-suits up the stairs and into the room at the top with arbiter at the same time.
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By Aruaka on 05 Jan 2016 08:01
First time we had 2 skulls on (IWHBYD & Grunt B-Day Party), no achievement.
Tried the second time, no skulls, achievement. We were also standing besides the Arby the second time.
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By SantaUndercover on 23 Jan 2016 15:17
Like @SantaUndercover
First time: 4 people with 3 silver skulls on, no achievement for anyone except maybe one person (can't confirm that). I did leave my mantis one quick second this first time
Second time: 2 people with zero skulls on and we both got the achievement. We also made sure to never leave our individual mantis
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By General Wizzard on 10 Feb 2016 00:35
Message me on xbox if u wanna do this co op :)
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By TitianDan on 09 Apr 2016 16:26
Enter the same room together with the Mantises for this to work.
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By otakon92 on 20 Jul 2016 21:06
Agreed with otakon92 - just tried this and didn't pop - reloaded last checkpoint we had, walked in together - popped straight away
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By metallicafan459 on 02 Dec 2018 17:17
Need help with this achievement

GT: xMassacr3 27x
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By xMassacr3 27x on 29 Mar 2020 21:06
Looking for someone to get all the coop achievements in Halo 5.
GT: Freshmatic Flow
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By flowterspace on 05 Jan 2021 10:48
Add me @Leqcnd, i need help getting this last co-op achievement 😤😤
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By Leqcnd on 25 Apr 2022 04:04
Need help if anyone interested. GT: MisterSledge
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By MisterSledge on 17 May 2022 15:21
Got a discord group going for anything halo 5 co op campaign and mp related. join up so we can have a little community going for anyone who needs help.

https://discord.gg/5UBSbzGc
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By iiOmens on 30 Jun 2023 19:53
Just commenting to confirm that if one of your Mantises gets destroyed, you can reload the checkpoint and it'll still work
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By SkunkStriped on 04 Aug 2023 04:36
Did this earlier tonight, finished the level on heroic with both mantises pretty much teabagging the arbiter, both being piloted at the time of cutscene. didn't pop. not sure on cause but we'll be trying again later on. but for the moment seems buggy.
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By CCCPvKRUSHCHEV on 29 Oct 2015 08:45
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Here is a video guide for this achievement, I hope it helps! Also if you are having any difficulty with any other achievements in Halo 5 check out my channel as I've uploaded video guides for lots of them.

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we need to kill ALL enemies?
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By JavilUx0 on 25 Nov 2016 20:02
Fast guide
What to do: 2 players enter mantis and meet with arbiter simultaneously.
What to avoid: Abandon mantis, destroy mantis, let players without mantis meet arbiter.
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01 Jan 2017 21:22

Here is a video guide with English commentary for this achievement!


Here is a playlist of guides for this game!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdUKnLea5sXbt...
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06 Nov 2015 16:40

This achievement gave my friends and I a really hard time but we finally got it by letting the two players in the mantises go to meet up with the arbiter at the end of the mission first while the two players on foot did not approach the little room where the arbiter was. We tried this so many times with the mantises making it to the end and the walking players meeting up with the arbiter first and it never popped.

Hope this helped! Remember, just let the mantises meet up with the arbiter and not the walking players.
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30 Aug 2016 03:19

This achievement must be done in Co-Op Campaign and thus requires an online connection. The difficulty must also be set to Heroic or higher.

Towards the end of this mission, Fireteam Osiris will finally link up with a few members from the Swords of Sanghelios and be granted access to two UNSC Mantises. Once the mechs have been deployed, you and your Co-Op partner will need to hop inside the Mantises and pilot them towards the Arbiter’s location in the Elder's Council Chamber.

The Mantises have two modes of firing: the mounted machine gun on the right hand and the guided missile launcher on the left arm. Using your firepower, blast your past the Covenant enemies through the canyons and make sure to fall back if and when your shields are low. If either of the Mantises gets destroyed during this segment of the mission, revert your checkpoint. Once you have reached the Arbiter’s location with both players still piloting the Mantises, the achievement will unlock.

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