Mantoids could change color based on mood or environment, making them sought after for spies and assassins. They color could range from light green to dark brown, including colors like red or violet, depending on external or internal stimuli. They were 7 ft. tall at full height. Like their distant relative, the Acklay, they bore three fingers on the joint of their claws. They had resemblances to the Yam'rii and Vratix species, but they had no evolutionary connection.