>>95991164
the height is good, but the manticore has that extra silhouette and a shape that makes it look like something more vicious in combat, nothing a good scenic base couldn't solve, really, for example you could have tainted trees with wicked claws emerging from the ground around it, or convert a pair of similarly winged herald-familiars to represent that extra viciousness and fill up the base.

sylvaneth recasts are probably a good resource for those between smaller cavalry, infantry and spells themed around insects.