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Mandrake
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Bonus StaminaThe Mandrake is a food item in PEAK. It has a 50% chance to spawn instead of a 
Medicinal Root in Roots. Until uprooted, it looks identical to a Medicinal Root.
Once uprooted and near a conscious player, the Mandrake will scream loudly for 3 seconds, followed by a cooldown of 0.75-2 seconds. While it is screaming, players within 16 meters gain 
5 Drowsy every quarter second. Cooking the Mandrake will stop the screaming.
Eating (or being fed) a cooked Mandrake grants the player the 
Cryptogastronomy Badge and removes 
25 Curse. Cooking the Mandrake stops it from screaming.
Eating (or being fed) a raw Mandrake applies the numb effect to the player for 60 seconds.
Tips
- If the Cryptogastronomy Badge has been completed then players should quickly throw the Mandrake away, as the scream it produces builds up Drowsy quickly.
- If the goal is to complete the Cryptogastronomy Badge, then having a
Portable Stove is almost a necessity, as players cannot store the Mandrake outside of a backpack, and even then it continues to scream.
- If the goal is to complete the
- After using
The Book of Bones, you are immune to the Drowsy the Mandrake normally provides, allowing you to safely carry it. However, be careful around other players!
Trivia
- If the player's sound effects volume is set to 0, they won't be affected by the Mandrake's scream drowsiness effect.
Gallery
A screaming Mandrake held by a player.
Patch history
1.40.a (2025-11-05): Introduced.
1.47.a (2025-12-01): Fixed an issue where unpocketable items (Mandrakes, Scorpions, etc) could be pocketed while climbing under certain circumstances.
