Leech

The Leech is a swamp parasite that latches onto survivors and their mounts and drains health. It is a hazard more than a target, but its Leech Blood is needed for Lesser Antidote and for fishing bait.

Where to find it

• Both games: very common in the swamps of The Island and Valguero, with smaller numbers on The Center, Ragnarok and Genesis: Part 1.
• ASA: also Lost Colony and Astraeos.
• ASE: also very common on Fjordur, and found on Crystal Isles, Lost Island and Genesis: Part 2.

Taming

It can only be tamed passively with a Fish Basket. It cannot be ridden or bred, and a tame Leech has no inventory.

Uses

It drops Chitin, Leech Blood, Oil, Raw Meat and Silica Pearls. The red and orange Diseased Leech gives much more blood but spreads Swamp Fever, which Lesser Antidote cures.

Tips

• Removal: step into a campfire or cooking pot, or hold the use key to pull one off a mount.
• Range: shoot them before they reach you; they jump farther than expected.
• Mounts: ride something tall to stay out of the water.