CDiseased Leech
Diseased Leech is a creature found in ARK: Survival Ascended.
- Tameable
At a glance
Profile
- Diet
- Sanguinivore
- Temperament
- Passive-Aggressive
- Taming
- Knockout·Full taming guide
- Species
- Haementeria laetus
Ratings
Estimated from stats — community guidance, not official.
Rated Average for PvE and Weak for PvP.
Weaknesses & counter tips
Worked out from its stats
- Low health pool — vulnerable to burst damage; focus it down quickly.
- Low torpor — easy to knock out; a few tranq hits will subdue it.
Gallery
1 image · the creature
Diseased Leech — Detailed Guide
The Diseased Leech is a rarer, more dangerous version of the 
Leech. Its bite gives survivors Swamp Fever, but it also drops far more 
Leech Blood than a normal Leech, which makes it worth hunting carefully.
Where to find it
It lives in swamps. It is most common on The Island and Valguero in both games, and on Fjordur in ASE. It is rare on The Center and Ragnarok, on Astraeos in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
Like other Leeches it can only be tamed with a 
Fish Basket, as a passive tame. It cannot be ridden or bred.
Uses
Leech Blood, used to craft the 
Lesser Antidote. It also drops 
Chitin, 
Oil, 
Raw Meat and 
Silica Pearls.
Tips
- Cure: a Lesser Antidote cures Swamp Fever.
Nameless Venom also cures it but costs 50 health. - Stay mounted: mounts are immune to the disease, so cross swamps on a tame.
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