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Leafstrider
Starfield Fauna · Mantid

Leafstrider is a mantid species in Starfield with 8 variants living on 8 planets. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.

Its variants are harvested for 5 resources. Its variants carry 26 scanner traits.

Harvest

Resources harvested from Leafstrider variants. The count is how many variants yield that resource.

M Metabolic Agent

Variants

Each planet gets its own take on the species. Hover a trait for what it does (the game's own creature-template notes).

Flocking Leafstrider Filterer

Beta Marae I (Wetlands, Tropical Forest)

Resource: N Nutrient
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Defensive
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Easy
Active: Polyphasic
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Sidekick

Flocking Leafstrider Grazer

Rana III (Frozen Plains)

Resource: O Ornamental
Harvest: Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Easy
Attack: Oxygen Attacks
Active: Crepuscular
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Signal

Behavior · Warbler

Herding Leafstrider Filterer

Bara III (Frozen Plains, Savanna)

Resource: O Ornamental
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Filter-Feeder
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Prey, Small groups
Size: Normal
Threat: Normal
Attack: Spitter Rock
Active: Crepuscular

Combat · Thorned

Hunting Leafstrider

Aranae I (Craters)

Resource: O Ornamental
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Territorial
Social: Predator
Size: Normal
Threat: Hard
Attack: Add Burning Enviro Damage
Active: Cathemeral

Combat · Bulwark

Behavior · Investigator

Behavior · Rockbreaker

Hunting Leafstrider

Eridani II (Tropical Forest, Hills)

Resource: N Nutrient
Harvest: Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Territorial
Social: Predator
Size: Normal
Threat: Hard
Active: Diurnal

Leafstrider Grazer

Moloch II (Mountains)

Resource: A Adhesive
Harvest: Fluids
Diet: Herbivorous
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Active: Polyphasic

Behavior · Weather-Weary

Leafstrider Herbivore

Verne II (Coniferous Forest)

Resource: S Spice
Harvest: Hide · kill to harvest
Diet: Frugivore
Temperament: Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee
Social: Prey
Size: Normal
Threat: Hard
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Behavior · Paranoid

Leafstrider Herbivore

Zelazny III (Wetlands)

Resource: M Metabolic Agent
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Frugivore
Temperament: Prey - Basic
Social: Prey
Size: Huge
Threat: Hard
Active: Cathemeral
Domesticable: Yes

Combat · Bulwark

Trait Glossary

Add Burning Enviro Damage: Attacks can burn.
Bulwark: Resists kinetic weapons, and explosions.
Cathemeral: Creature never sleeps, is always active.
Crepuscular: Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
Diurnal: Creature is active during day.
Easy: This creature is of low power.
Hard: This creature is of high power.
Huge: Huge Creature Size (x1.5)
Investigator: Curious. Will investigate the player from a distance, approaches the player if approached.
Normal: Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Oxygen Attacks: Add oxygen damage to attacks
Paranoid: Pokes about looking for hazards or traps. Warns, will flee.
Polyphasic: Creature naps frequently throughout the day, at odd times.
Predator - Territorial: Creature will warn and attack anything within 40-50m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
Prey - Basic: Nervous/flighty temperament: Is curious about the player. Will warn neutrals, attack within 10m. Flees enemies.
Prey - Curious/No Warn or Flee: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Not aggressive. No assist. Average confidence. Best for critters or fools.
Prey - Curious/Skittish: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Will warn things that come closer than 35m, then flee when anything gets within 15m. Flees enemies.
Prey - Defensive: Attacks enemies within 40m; flees from neutrals or players until at least 30m separation.
Rockbreaker: Will "attack" rocks or flora in its environment, like a stag shedding velvet. May break ores.
Sidekick: Will shelter with factions not hostile to them. Curious about the player and may follow them.
Signal: Strikes a pose and glows brightly when idling.
Small: Small Creature Size (x0.5)
Spitter Rock: Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.
Thorned: Reflects melee damage.
Warbler: Sings.
Weather-Weary: Hides from weather events, seeking cover or burrowing.