Leech2 starsspawn Leech 1 3Drops
| Item | 0★ | 1★ | 2★ | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leech Trophyat most 21 kills between drops | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10% |
 Bloodbag | 1 | 2 | 4 | 100% |
From CharacterDrop in the files. Stars multiply chance and amount of the drops marked for it by 2 per star. Amounts are what the game can roll (it never rolls the upper number written in the files). Chances of 30% or less use a pseudo-random counter, so long dry streaks can't happen.
Attacks
| Attack | Damage | 2★ total | Every |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bite attackmelee | 20 Pierce70 Poison | 180 | 2 s |
Each star adds 50% damage (Attack.GetLevelDamageFactor). Check what your shield can hold in the block calculator.
Where Leech spawns
| Biome | When | Needs | Group | Max | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp | day and night | — | 1 | 10 | up to 2★ |
Spawners and nests
- Spawner Leech cavelevel 1–1, once
Variants
| Spawn ID | Health | Spawns |
|---|---|---|
Leech | 60 | in the world |
Leech_cave | 60 | dungeons, events or summons |
Leech in other languages
SwedishBlodigel
UkrainianП'явка
Portuguese BrazilianSanguessuga
DanishIlde
NorwegianBlodigle
HungarianPióca
FrenchSangsue
ItalianSanguisuga
GermanSchlundegel
SpanishSanguijuela
RussianПиявка
RomanianLipitoare
BulgarianПиявица
FinnishIilimato
IcelandicBlóðsuga
TurkishSülük
LithuanianSiurbėlė
CzechPijavice
SlovakPijavica
PolishPijawka
Portuguese EuropeanSanguessuga
Chinese蚂蟥
Chinese Trad吸血蟲
Japanese蛭
Korean거머리
Thaiปลิง
AbenakiPabaskw
Georgianწურბელა
LatvianDēle
From the game's own localization files (30 languages).
Source: prefab Leech (Character, CharacterDrop, spawn lists) in Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24).