Starfield Mantis Quest - How To Get A Legendary Ship And Armor Set Early

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Locate the Mantis hidden base in Starfield so you can acquire a legendary ship and suit.

By Jason Rodriguez on

The Starfield Mantis legendary ship and spacesuit can be yours fairly early in the campaign. The enemies and puzzles are quite tough, so make sure you're well-prepared. If you prioritize this mission, you'll have some of the game's best equipment very early into your adventure, which can go a long way to keeping you upright and victorious. Our guide discusses where you can find the Mantis base, as well as the challenges you can expect therein.

The Starfield Mantis legendary ship is part of its own quest following its namesake. Once you have it, make sure that it's being tracked so the objective marker appears on your map.

The Mantis quest comes from a data slate called "Secret Outpost!" usually held by Spacer enemies. In our case, we found it upon looting a Spacer enemy in the Nova Galactic Starstation during a main quest called The Old Neighborhood. Others on the team came across this mission in other ways, though the commonality seems to be Spacer enemies will be the ones to drop the slate.

Regardless, if you have the dataslate, check your inventory and listen to it. You'll learn of a secret base on Denebola I-B in the Denebola system.

We were only level 8 when we began this quest, and some enemies were already level 25 or higher. Things were quite tough, since hostiles packed a punch, but we were still able to manage in the end. Here's what you can expect when you're doing the Starfield Mantis quest:

Eventually, you'll have to solve the Starfield Mantis puzzle. This takes place in an enclosed room. On the floor, you'll see multiple rows with letters. And, on the far end, you'll spot several turrets. Stepping on the