Starfield Mantis quest explained: Solve the puzzle, get legendary ship and armour
radiotimes.comIf you're after some legendary loot early on, you'll want to know how to get the Starfield Mantis quest.
Completing this quest will bag you some impressive rewards including a fancy new ship and armour.
As building ships in Bethesda's mighty space RPG can cost the world, universe and everything in between, getting a brand-spanking new one for free is definitely worth doing. That shiny new armour is worth completing the Mantis quest for, too.
Read on, intrepid space explorer, to find out how to get the Mantis quest in Starfield and how to solve its pesky puzzle to complete the mission.
To get the Mantis quest in Starfield, you need to just keep killing and looting Spacers until you find a datapad called Secret Outpost! on one of them.
Read the datapad and the quest will automatically be added, simply titled: MANTIS.
A quest marker will appear, which you need to follow to the star system Denebola.
A point of interest will be marked on the moon Denebola I-b. Land there and the rest of the quest will play out.
If you want to go into the quest without knowing what lies ahead then stop reading, as there will be spoilers down below.
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As you blast your way down into the lair, be sure to loot everyone you kill, as some will be carrying journals that contain information about the Mantis quest.
In one of these, Leo – the former owner of the lair – will note that his mother would repeat the phrase «sic semper tyrannis», which is Latin for «thus always to tyrants».
Tyrannis is the keyword here, as you will eventually come to a puzzle with eight rows of letters. Getting it wrong will see the turrets open up and puncture you Swiss cheese-style fairly quickly.
To proceed, walk on the letters T-Y-R-A-N-N-I-S to
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