#mantis early control 2

Most consistent version of the double lookup mantis early control setup I've found. Buffer a jump after dashing over the ledge at the top, then wait until you start falling to dash/inventory. Start with a minihop if the mantis attacks. The mantis should be visible every time with this setup, allowing you to use the same visual cues.

Slightly more consistent version of the lookup early control found by Lep which uses a second lookup for a visual cue, rather than a nailslash setup.

For a visual cue I wait for the mantis's head to be past the ledge as shown in the screenshot, then use the same one as before for the second lookup.