Mandrake (item)


 * This page is about the Item, see Mandrake (mob) about information on the mob.

Mandrake is a rare Vegetable found in Grasslands, and sometimes underground. Only a few Mandrakes spawn within a world (about 2-5). When picked at night or dusk, it will turn into a living Mandrake, and will follow the player around until dawn, when it will replant itself. When picked in the day, it will be obtained as an item. When picked in the day, the mandrake dies, and is unplantable again. It is a vital ingredient in making the Pan Flute.

Mandrakes, although very rare, are some of the best foods in the game. They also put the player and nearby mobs to sleep. It can be cooked on a fire to yield cooked mandrake, or made into Mandrake Soup in the Crock Pot.

Effects
When eaten raw, Mandrake heals 60 Health, and 75 Hunger. It also puts nearby mobs to sleep.

Cooking Mandrake on a fire will knock out the character until the next part of the day (from dusk till night, from night until daytime, or from daytime until dusk).

Eating Cooked Mandrake will heal 100 Health, 150 Hunger, and put nearby mobs to sleep, as well as knocking out the player until the next morning.

Eating Mandrake Soup will recover 100 Health, 150 Hunger, and 5 Sanity. It does not have any knock-out effects.

Bugs

 * When the player picks up a Mandrake using the Space Bar, the Mandrake can be planted again, but if the player tries to pick the Mandrake when it has been re-planted their character will start to shake out of control upon attempting and will be unable to interact with the Mandrake again.
 * Occasionally, when picked up at dusk, the Mandrake will make noises and hop in place instead of following the player.

Trivia

 * The Mandrake (raw and cooked) is one of the only foods in the game that doesn't spoil, along with living rabbits, raw Tallbird Egg, and Deerclops Eyeball.
 * Eating Cooked Mandrake   can be used to skip the night without the use of a  Straw Roll  or  Tent.
 * Mandrake cannot be given to Pigs directly, however if left on the ground, they will eat Cooked Mandrake, triggering the knock-out effect, as well as leaving a pile of Manure.
 * Gobblers will eat raw or cooked mandrake off the ground, which will trigger the knock-out effects.
 * Mandrakes often all spawn together in the same area, so finding 1 will usually result in finding all of the mandrakes available in the world.