Moonlight Peaks: How to Get Happy Mandrake

In Moonlight Peaks, there are numerous different crops that can be grown to sell or use in various recipes, among other things. One such crop is the Mandrake, which has two variants - Happy Mandrake, and Angry Mandrake.

However, it is not exactly obvious what causes the Mandrake Seeds to grow into one of these variants. Often, players will find they harvest Angry Mandrakes, which while still useful, can't be used to make the same recipes as Happy Mandrake. If you're wondering how to get Happy Mandrake in Moonlight Peaks and all recipes each Mandrake is used for, all relevant information has been included in the guide below.

How to get Happy Mandrake & Angry Mandrake in Moonlight Peaks

In Moonlight Peaks, both Happy Mandrake and Angry Mandrake are crops that are grown from Mandrake Seeds - one of the various Magical Seed variants available to purchase from Luna's Seed Stall.

Mandrake Seeds can only be planted during the Autumn season, and they take 6 days to grow, harvesting one produce per use of seeds. You will also need Aquaflux II in order to water the Mandrake Seeds. Sees cost 200 Gold each and produce sells for 280 Gold each.

Now, you may just be wondering why you can never seen to grow a Happy Mandrake, and the solution is surprisingly simple. If you plant your Mandrake too close to one another, they will grow into Angry Mandrakes.

In order to grow Happy Mandrakes, you must simply plant each one at least one square apart from any other crop, on all sides.

Take a look at the screenshot below for reference.

This type of planting will successfully grow Happy Mandrakes. Yet, if they were all lines up right next to one another, they would grow into Angry Mandrakes. You can use this to your advantage to grow a specific variant of Mandrake, depending on the dishes you would like to create. Happy Mandrake is also required for the Museum, so this now you ensure you cross it off your list.

All Recipes Using Angry Mandrake

Angry Mandrake is used as an ingredient to create a handful of different dishes at a cooking station.

Dish	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Angry Burrito	Angry Mandrake x1 Tortilla x1 Lava Pepper x1	20 25 - 1 Star 30 - 2 Star	900 Gold 1100 Gold - 1 Star 1400 Gold - 2 Star
Angry Maki	Angry Mandrake x2 Rice x1 Dried Seaweed x1	40 50 - 1 Star 60 - 2 Star	1600 Gold 2000 Gold - 1 Star 2400 Gold - 2 Star
Angry Soup	Angry Mandrake x1 Lava Pepper x1 Suffrain Powder x1	20 25 - 1 Star 30 - 2 Star	1400 Gold 1800 Gold - 1 Star 2100 Gold - 2 Star
Angry Pizza	Angry Mandrake x1 Blood Tomato x1 Flour x1 Cheese x1	30 38 - 1 Star 42 - 2 Star	880 Gold 1100 Gold - 1 Star 1300 Gold - 2 Star

All Recipes Using Happy Mandrake

On the other hand, Happy Mandrake is only used to craft one dish, but it is much more valuable both in terms of the energy it restores upon consumption, as well as the price that it sells for.

Dish	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Mana Mandrake Soup	Happy Mandrake x1 Nightshade Powder x1 Mana Essence x1	95 119 - 1 Star 143 - 2 Star	2400 Gold 3000 Gold - 1 Star 3600 Gold - 2 Stars

Mana Mandrake Soup is a popular dish, making it perfect for gifting. It is a loved gift by Luna, Sabrina, Noel, Jada, and Fiona, and is a Liked dish by Evan, Elvira, Dragan, Aras, Ludo, Alina, Mina, Llemi, Orlock, Ridge, Rei, Persephone, Saga, Tae, Winston, and Samael.