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MandrakesinHogwarts Legacyare some of the most memorable deadly plants from theHarry Potterfranchise known for their high-pitched shrieking cry. InHogwarts Legacy, players come across mandrakes for the first time during their first Herbology class with Professor Garlick, but they can later increase their mandrake supplies through various ways.
Mandrakes are one of the most handy plants to find, buy, or grow. However, whether players are looking for mandrake seeds or fully grown plants, some might wonderwhere to buy Mandrake inHogwarts Legacyand how to get more. Fortunately, Mandrake is pretty straightforward to get hold of once players know how to find it.
Where To Get Mandrakes In Hogwarts Legacy
Players canget mandrakes inHogwarts Legacythrough several means, including buying fully-grown mandrake plants to use immediately, buying mandrake seeds to grow mandrake plants in pots, or collecting mandrake plants in the wild.
Where To Buy Mandrake And How Much Do Mandrake Cost?
InHogwarts Legacy,players can buy Mandrake seeds or Mandrake plantsfrom Madam Green in theDogweed and Deathcapstore in Hogsmeade, located on the map above.Fully grown mandrake plants cost 500 Gold Galleons each, or players can buy mandrake seeds for 800 Gold Galleons.
How To Grow And Get More Mandrake In Hogwarts Legacy
Buyingmandrake seedsenables players to plant andgrow mandrake plants in any sized pot in the Room of Requirement, including the small pot players first get in Herbology class. This strategy is handy until players get aHogwarts Legacypotting table with large pots, and it takes 10 minutes to grow one batch of mandrake in a small pot once planted.
To get more Mandrakes, players can buyfertilizerfrom Dogweed and Deathcap or The Magic Neep for300 Gold Galleonsto increase the yield of mandrake plants. When playersunlockHogwarts Legacy’s Room of Requirement, they can grow Mandrake in large quantities using multiple tables, such as those containing five small pots, enabling players to grow five Mandrake plants at a time.
Where To Find Mandrake In The Wild in Hogwarts Legacy
It can be rare to find Mandrake growing in the wild across the vast open-world map, as it’s not as common as other collectible resources like Lacewing Flies. However, players can find and uproot fully grown mandrake in a garden allotment area in a northeast areaof the Forbidden Forest, far east of the Jackdaw Floo Flame and close to a small bandit camp, as pictured on the map below.
What are Mandrakes For In Hogwarts Legacy?
InHogwarts Legacy,mandrake is mainly used asa weapon incombat, but it’s also sometimes necessary forlearning new spells inHogwarts Legacyas part of the main story quests. For instance, forProfessor Garlick’s Assignment 1, acquiring and using mandrake plants is a prerequisite for getting the Wingardium Leviosa spell as a reward.
How To Use Mandrake In Combat Against Multiple Enemies
To use mandrakes in combatinHogwarts Legacy, players should select a mandrake from the equipment wheel, then release it during combat to throw the shrieking plant against an enemy or group of enemies while facing them. Playing on an Xbox (or Switch) console means holding the LB button (or L1 if using a PlayStation controller or tab for PC) and selecting the mandrake using the right stick.
During combat, players should then tap LB (L1 or tab) to unleash the mandrake’s scream to stun and damagemultiple enemiesduring combat within a limited radius. In some cases, Mandrakes can also be used as anoverpowered plant to cheese fights inHogwarts Legacy, depending on players' gear traits.
Hogwarts Legacyis available on PS4, PS5, PC, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
