Dire Bear

Dire Bear

Dossier Dire Bear.png

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Group

Mammals

Species

Arctodus dirus

Time Period

Mid Pleistocene - Early Holocene

Diet

Omnivore

Temperament

Territorial

Release Versions

239.0
April 20, 2016

734.0
May 17, 2016

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

• Aberrant Dire Bear
• Dire Polar Bear
• Eerie Dire Bear
• Polar Bear
• Spirit Dire Bear

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Direbear_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Direbear/Direbear_Character_BP.Direbear_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Polar Bear
admincheat summon Direbear_Character_Polar_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Direbear/Direbear_Character_Polar.Direbear_Character_Polar'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dire Polar Bear
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Dinos/Polar_Bear/Polar_Bear.Polar_Bear'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Spirit Dire Bear
admincheat summon Direbear_LL_Character_BP
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/LifeLabyrinth/Bear/Direbear_LL_Character_BP.Direbear_LL_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Dire Bear
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Direbear/Direbear_Character_BP_Aberrant.Direbear_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Superior Kibble

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Carno Egg)

Preferred Food

Giant Bee Honey

Equipment

Dire Bear Saddle (Level 45)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

8 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Pelt
• Raw Meat

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

295

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Lightning Wyvern
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tusoteuthis
• Zombie Fire Wyvern
• Zombie Lightning Wyvern
• Zombie Poison Wyvern

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Gestation Time

3h 58m 5.714s

Baby Time

4h 37m 46.666s

Juvenile Time

18h 31m 6.664s

Adolescent Time

23h 8m 53.328s

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 46.656s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Dire Bear is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This dossier section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena, the author of the dossiers has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creatures.

	“	Wild Found primarily among the Island's redwood regions, Arctodus dirus is an imposing creature. Many on the island have started calling it a Direbear, a name which is appropriate, both due to its enormity and its territorial nature. The Direbear ignores most non-hostile creatures while going about its daily routine of scavenging for meat and edible plant life... ...that is, until intruders enter the territory it considers its own, at which point the creature ferociously attacks. Most often, it is smartest to just run from an angry Direbear. Domesticated Once tamed, the Direbear is a strong and reliable mount. It can carry vast quantities of goods, and can sprint for extremely long, nearly infinite periods. It is not the fastest creature from a hard stop, but after building up momentum, its sustained overland speed builds to among the best of the island. Of course, being able to feed a direbear both meat and plant life makes keeping one fairly convenient regardless of the environment. Arctodus has a fondness for honey and can harvest it without getting stung or destroying the hive. Perhaps more rewarding while you are riding it, those pesky bees will completely ignore you.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

The Dire Bear is an omnivore, meaning it can eat both berries and meat. It is very territorial and will attack if not given enough space. It possesses a charging mechanic similar to that of the Pachy or Woolly Rhino. It can maneuver at high speeds, and takes a while to actually lose stamina by a significant amount. It possesses a secondary swipe attack that can be used to gather berries and pluck out meat from its target. This swipe additionally does more damage than normal, but stops movement. The Dire Bear can also stand on its hind legs (crouching, default C).

Appearance

The Dire Bear is never a welcome sight for survivors in the frozen regions of the ARK. Resembling a grizzly bear in appearance, the Dire Bear is distinguishable by its shorter snout, earning it the nickname "Short-Faced Bear". Like other bears, they are capable of standing on their hind legs, but only to intimidate those that enter its territory. The beast is also surprisingly swift for its hulking build.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Dire Bear's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Dire Bear. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Dire Bear will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>.
For example, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Dire Bear's "back and head" magenta.

Region 0: Back and Head	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2 is not used for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4 is not used for this Creature.	Region 5: Belly and Legs

Region 0: Back and HeadRegion 5: Belly and Legs

Variants

Polar Bear

Polar Bears are a variant of Dire Bear that exist in the Snow Cave on The Island and the Ice Cave on Extinction. In the cave they cannot be tamed and have a higher base health of 800.

Dire Polar Bear

The Dire Polar Bear is a variant of Dire Bear that can be found on the Ragnarok and more commonly on the Valguero map. It is identical to the normal Dire Bear in all aspects except for its white color.

Spirit Dire Bear

The Spirit Dire Bear is a variant of Dire Bear that can be found on the Ragnarok map as a dungeon boss in Life's Labyrinth. It will spawn in waves with the Spirit Direwolf beginning at level 50, and increasing its level every wave by 50, ending at level 250. It is identical to the normal Dire Bear in all aspects except for its ghost-like appearance.

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Pelt

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	400	+80	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	500	+50	+10%
Oxygen	270	+27	+10%
Food	3000	+300	+10%
Weight	650	+13	+4%
Melee Damage	50 / 652	+2.5 / +3.25	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1%	122.6%
Torpidity	1000	+60	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	190	961.875	1149.5	14
Swimming	360	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Dire Bear bites the target.
		0	650	0	900
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		50

Swipe		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Dire Bear swipes at the target. This deals more damage than its default 'Bite' attack, but the Dire Bear must come to a complete stop while swiping. Additionally, this attack will also harvest more meat and berries than its default attack.
		0	650	0	900
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		65

Roar		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using C (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Dire Bear stands on its hind legs and roars to frighten opposing survivors.
		0	650	0	900

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Dire Bear

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	800	+160
Stamina	500	+50
Oxygen	270	+27
Food	3000	+300
Weight	650	+13
Melee Damage	50 / 652	+2.5 / +3.25
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	1000	+60

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting
		Wild
Walking	190	961.875
Swimming	360	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Dire Bear bites the target.
		0	650	0	900
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		50

Swipe		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Dire Bear swipes at the target. This deals more damage than its default 'Bite' attack, but the Dire Bear must come to a complete stop while swiping. Additionally, this attack will also harvest more meat and berries than its default attack.
		0	650	0	900
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		65

Roar		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using C (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Dire Bear stands on its hind legs and roars to frighten opposing survivors.
		0	650	0	900

Taming

For general infos about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

• Headshots do not give extra torpor for this tame, they are treated as body shots. Avoid headshots to avoid killing the tame.
• Any taming strategy will work. Taming pens, picking up, standing on rocks will do. Just make sure not to be on the low ground, as its high base damage will make short work of your character.
• Building a wall or platform to shoot from without being hit from the Dire Bear is one way to ensure you're able to time your narcotic shots properly, which is very important since the Dire Bear has very little health compared to torpor.
• Be aware that the Dire Bear has very high torpor compared to their health. Monitoring the number and timing of Tranq Arrow you use is very important in order to prevent accidentally killing the Dire Bear. This is because it takes 4 seconds for all the torpidity from a Tranq Arrow to apply but only 2.61 seconds to reload a Crossbow. Tranquilizer Dart or Shocking Tranquilizer Dart are advised, as they have a much higher torpidity to damage ratio and the reload time on the Longneck Rifle is within half a second of the time it takes the darts to apply all their torpidity.
• One good strategy is to build a 2x2 foundation with 2-high door frames and a ramp leading to the top. lure the bear in by running up the ramp, jumping in, and running out the opposite end through the door frames. While tranqing , if using a crossbow/bow, place a box and a few beds nearby. Every 10-ish arrows, shove your gear into the box, run up to the cage, let the bear kill you (or drop/lure another creature to the cage), and make sure the corpse is eaten. You may have to drag the corpse to the bear afterwards to ensure it eats it. This ensures the bear heals from the damage done from the arrows. Make sure to feed it corpses every 10-ish arrows because once it gets visibly bloody, it will most likely have enough torpor that it will try to flee and it will never attack after that point. once this happens, all you can do is keep shooting and hope it doesn't die.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Superior Kibble	6	0	0	0	0:11:16
Giant Bee Honey	6	0	0	0	0:16:54
Raw Mutton	11	5	1	1	0:19:22
Cooked Lamb Chop	21	98	22	11	0:36:56
Raw Prime Meat	14	33	8	4	0:24:39
Cooked Prime Meat	28	163	36	18	0:49:15
Raw Prime Fish Meat	35	66	15	8	0:30:49
Raw Meat	42	294	64	32	1:13:56
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	69	233	51	26	1:02:24
Mejoberry	69	288	63	32	1:12:53
Cooked Meat	83	289	63	32	1:13:04
Berries	104	290	63	32	1:13:14
Raw Fish Meat	104	387	84	42	1:31:33
Cooked Fish Meat	207	385	84	42	1:31:06
KO: × 100; × 41; × 12; × 7; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.9 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:31

Level 30					Time
Superior Kibble	10	0	0	0	0:18:46
Giant Bee Honey	10	0	0	0	0:28:10
Raw Mutton	21	49	12	6	0:36:58
Cooked Lamb Chop	39	285	66	33	1:08:35
Raw Prime Meat	26	115	27	14	0:45:47
Cooked Prime Meat	52	456	106	53	1:31:27
Raw Prime Fish Meat	65	200	47	24	0:57:13
Raw Meat	78	800	185	93	2:17:19
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	130	652	151	76	1:57:34
Mejoberry	130	800	185	93	2:17:19
Cooked Meat	155	793	183	92	2:16:26
Berries	194	794	184	92	2:16:37
Raw Fish Meat	194	1050	243	122	2:50:46
Cooked Fish Meat	388	1050	243	122	2:50:46
KO: × 274; × 112; × 31; × 18; × 13; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:30:32

Level 60					Time
Superior Kibble	15	0	0	0	0:28:09
Giant Bee Honey	15	31	8	4	0:42:15
Raw Mutton	31	139	34	17	0:54:35
Cooked Lamb Chop	57	539	130	65	1:40:14
Raw Prime Meat	39	262	63	32	1:08:40
Cooked Prime Meat	77	847	204	102	2:15:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat	96	401	97	49	1:24:30
Raw Meat	115	1435	345	173	3:22:27
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	192	1183	284	142	2:53:38
Mejoberry	192	1438	346	173	3:22:48
Cooked Meat	230	1435	345	173	3:22:27
Berries	288	1438	346	173	3:22:48
Raw Fish Meat	288	1883	452	226	4:13:30
Cooked Fish Meat	575	1879	451	226	4:13:03
KO: × 454; × 186; × 51; × 29; × 21; × 11
Torpidity-depletion: 1.96 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:38:47

Level 90					Time
Superior Kibble	20	0	0	0	0:37:31
Giant Bee Honey	20	113	28	14	0:56:20
Raw Mutton	41	267	66	33	1:12:11
Cooked Lamb Chop	76	864	214	107	2:13:39
Raw Prime Meat	51	438	109	55	1:29:47
Cooked Prime Meat	102	1308	324	162	2:59:22
Raw Prime Fish Meat	128	660	164	82	1:52:40
Raw Meat	153	2181	541	271	4:29:20
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	255	1805	447	224	3:50:36
Mejoberry	255	2181	541	271	4:29:20
Cooked Meat	305	2173	538	269	4:28:27
Berries	382	2178	540	270	4:28:59
Raw Fish Meat	382	2831	701	351	5:36:14
Cooked Fish Meat	763	2827	700	350	5:35:47
KO: × 634; × 259; × 71; × 41; × 29; × 15
Torpidity-depletion: 2.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:44:46

Level 120					Time
Superior Kibble	24	0	0	0	0:45:02
Giant Bee Honey	24	190	49	25	1:07:36
Raw Mutton	51	422	108	54	1:29:47
Cooked Lamb Chop	94	1212	308	154	2:45:18
Raw Prime Meat	64	662	168	84	1:52:40
Cooked Prime Meat	127	1819	462	231	3:43:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat	159	947	241	121	2:19:57
Raw Meat	190	2982	758	379	5:34:28
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	317	2482	631	316	4:46:40
Mejoberry	317	2986	758	379	5:34:49
Cooked Meat	380	2982	758	379	5:34:28
Berries	475	2982	758	379	5:34:28
Raw Fish Meat	475	3857	980	490	6:58:05
Cooked Fish Meat	950	3857	980	490	6:58:05
KO: × 814; × 333; × 91; × 52; × 37; × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 2.75 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:49:28

Level 150					Time
Superior Kibble	29	12	4	2	0:54:24
Giant Bee Honey	29	314	82	41	1:21:41
Raw Mutton	61	599	156	78	1:47:23
Cooked Lamb Chop	113	1611	418	209	3:18:42
Raw Prime Meat	76	892	232	116	2:13:48
Cooked Prime Meat	152	2371	615	308	4:27:17
Raw Prime Fish Meat	190	1262	328	164	2:47:14
Raw Meat	228	3857	1001	501	6:41:22
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	380	3217	835	418	5:43:39
Mejoberry	380	3857	1001	501	6:41:22
Cooked Meat	455	3847	998	499	6:40:29
Berries	569	3849	998	499	6:40:39
Raw Fish Meat	569	4958	1286	643	8:20:49
Cooked Fish Meat	1138	4958	1286	643	8:20:49
KO: × 994; × 406; × 111; × 64; × 45; × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 3.11 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:20

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:05:38
	Giant Bee Honey	3	0	0	0	0:08:27
	Raw Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Cooked Prime Meat	16	52	12	6	0:28:09
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:17:37
	Raw Meat	24	126	28	14	0:42:15
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	40	94	21	11	0:36:11
	Mejoberry	40	126	28	14	0:42:15
	Cooked Meat	48	126	28	14	0:42:15
	Berries	59	122	27	14	0:41:33
	Raw Fish Meat	59	177	39	20	0:51:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	118	177	39	20	0:51:56
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:05:17
	Cooked Prime Meat	6	0	0	0	0:10:34
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:06:10
	Raw Meat	8	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:12:40
	Mejoberry	14	0	0	0	0:14:48
	Cooked Meat	16	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Berries	20	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Raw Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:17:37
	Cooked Fish Meat	40	0	0	0	0:17:37
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:49
	Mejoberry	2	0	0	0	0:02:07
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Berries	2	0	0	0	0:01:25
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:01:04
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:43
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:27
KO: × 100; × 41; × 12; × 7; × 6; × 5; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.9 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:31

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:11:16
	Giant Bee Honey	6	0	0	0	0:16:54
	Raw Prime Meat	15	0	0	0	0:26:25
	Cooked Prime Meat	30	167	39	20	0:52:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	37	16	4	2	0:32:34
	Raw Meat	45	365	85	43	1:19:13
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	74	273	63	32	1:06:56
	Mejoberry	74	357	83	42	1:18:10
	Cooked Meat	89	358	83	42	1:18:21
	Berries	111	357	83	42	1:18:10
	Raw Fish Meat	111	503	116	58	1:37:42
	Cooked Fish Meat	222	503	116	58	1:37:42
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:03:46
	Giant Bee Honey	2	0	0	0	0:05:38
	Raw Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:08:49
	Cooked Prime Meat	10	0	0	0	0:17:36
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	13	0	0	0	0:11:27
	Raw Meat	15	0	0	0	0:26:25
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	25	0	0	0	0:22:37
	Mejoberry	25	0	0	0	0:26:25
	Cooked Meat	30	0	0	0	0:26:25
	Berries	37	0	0	0	0:26:04
	Raw Fish Meat	37	16	4	2	0:32:34
	Cooked Fish Meat	74	16	4	2	0:32:34
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:03:32
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:43
	Mejoberry	3	0	0	0	0:03:11
	Cooked Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:39
	Berries	4	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:32
	Cooked Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:03:32
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:01:04
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:43
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:27
KO: × 274; × 112; × 31; × 18; × 16; × 12; × 13; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:30:32

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	10	0	0	0	0:18:46
	Giant Bee Honey	10	0	0	0	0:28:10
	Raw Prime Meat	26	36	9	5	0:45:47
	Cooked Prime Meat	51	443	108	54	1:29:41
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	64	134	33	17	0:56:20
	Raw Meat	77	868	212	106	2:15:33
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	128	684	167	84	1:55:46
	Mejoberry	128	865	211	106	2:15:12
	Cooked Meat	153	860	210	105	2:14:40
	Berries	192	865	211	106	2:15:12
	Raw Fish Meat	192	1178	288	144	2:49:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	383	1174	287	144	2:48:34
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Giant Bee Honey	4	0	0	0	0:11:16
	Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:15:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	17	0	0	0	0:29:54
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:19:22
	Raw Meat	26	36	9	5	0:45:47
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	43	0	0	0	0:38:54
	Mejoberry	43	32	8	4	0:45:25
	Cooked Meat	51	28	7	4	0:44:54
	Berries	64	29	7	4	0:45:04
	Raw Fish Meat	64	134	33	17	0:56:20
	Cooked Fish Meat	128	134	33	17	0:56:20
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:03:32
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:39
	Raw Meat	3	0	0	0	0:05:17
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:32
	Mejoberry	5	0	0	0	0:05:17
	Cooked Meat	6	0	0	0	0:05:17
	Berries	7	0	0	0	0:04:56
	Raw Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:06:10
	Cooked Fish Meat	13	0	0	0	0:05:44
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:01:04
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:43
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:27
KO: × 544; × 223; × 61; × 35; × 31; × 23; × 25; × 13
Torpidity-depletion: 2.16 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:41:59

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	17	0	0	0	0:31:54
	Giant Bee Honey	17	0	0	0	0:47:53
	Raw Prime Meat	44	268	70	35	1:17:28
	Cooked Prime Meat	87	1104	287	144	2:32:59
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	109	473	123	62	1:35:57
	Raw Meat	130	1945	505	253	3:48:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	217	1584	411	206	3:16:15
	Mejoberry	217	1949	506	253	3:49:12
	Cooked Meat	260	1945	505	253	3:48:51
	Berries	325	1945	505	253	3:48:51
	Raw Fish Meat	325	2579	669	335	4:46:04
	Cooked Fish Meat	650	2579	669	335	4:46:04
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:11:16
	Giant Bee Honey	6	0	0	0	0:16:54
	Raw Prime Meat	15	0	0	0	0:26:25
	Cooked Prime Meat	29	0	0	0	0:51:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:32:34
	Raw Meat	44	268	70	35	1:17:28
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	73	141	37	19	1:06:01
	Mejoberry	73	264	69	35	1:17:07
	Cooked Meat	87	258	67	34	1:16:35
	Berries	109	260	68	34	1:16:45
	Raw Fish Meat	109	473	123	62	1:35:57
	Cooked Fish Meat	217	468	122	61	1:35:30
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:03:32
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:05:17
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:32
	Raw Meat	5	0	0	0	0:08:49
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:07:15
	Mejoberry	8	0	0	0	0:08:27
	Cooked Meat	9	0	0	0	0:07:56
	Berries	11	0	0	0	0:07:45
	Raw Fish Meat	11	0	0	0	0:09:41
	Cooked Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:09:41
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:01:04
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Berries	1	0	0	0	0:00:43
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:53
KO: × 994; × 406; × 111; × 64; × 56; × 42; × 45; × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 3.11 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:20

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	30	0	0	0	0:56:17
	Giant Bee Honey	30	237	67	34	1:24:30
	Raw Prime Meat	80	975	272	136	2:20:50
	Cooked Prime Meat	159	2794	779	390	4:39:35
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	198	1414	395	198	2:54:17
	Raw Meat	238	4620	1289	645	6:58:58
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	396	3823	1066	533	5:58:07
	Mejoberry	396	4611	1286	643	6:58:16
	Cooked Meat	475	4609	1286	643	6:58:05
	Berries	593	4602	1284	642	6:57:33
	Raw Fish Meat	593	5970	1665	833	8:41:57
	Cooked Fish Meat	1186	5970	1665	833	8:41:57
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	10	0	0	0	0:18:46
	Giant Bee Honey	10	0	0	0	0:28:10
	Raw Prime Meat	27	0	0	0	0:47:32
	Cooked Prime Meat	53	351	98	49	1:33:12
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	66	0	0	0	0:58:06
	Raw Meat	80	975	272	136	2:20:50
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	132	694	194	97	1:59:23
	Mejoberry	132	957	267	134	2:19:26
	Cooked Meat	159	964	269	135	2:19:57
	Berries	198	957	267	134	2:19:26
	Raw Fish Meat	198	1414	395	198	2:54:17
	Cooked Fish Meat	396	1414	395	198	2:54:17
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:05:17
	Cooked Prime Meat	6	0	0	0	0:10:34
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:06:10
	Raw Meat	8	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:12:40
	Mejoberry	14	0	0	0	0:14:48
	Cooked Meat	16	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Berries	20	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Raw Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:17:37
	Cooked Fish Meat	40	0	0	0	0:17:37
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:55
	Mejoberry	1	0	0	0	0:01:04
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Berries	2	0	0	0	0:01:25
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:20
KO: × 1894; × 774; × 211; × 121; × 106; × 79; × 86; × 43
Torpidity-depletion: 4.76 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:06:26

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	44	112	33	17	1:22:33
	Giant Bee Honey	44	703	205	103	2:03:56
	Raw Prime Meat	115	1824	532	266	3:22:27
	Cooked Prime Meat	230	4707	1373	687	6:44:26
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	287	2540	741	371	4:12:37
	Raw Meat	345	7603	2217	1109	10:07:19
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	574	6343	1850	925	8:39:05
	Mejoberry	574	7588	2213	1107	10:06:16
	Cooked Meat	689	7590	2213	1107	10:06:26
	Berries	861	7588	2213	1107	10:06:16
	Raw Fish Meat	861	9751	2843	1422	12:37:49
	Cooked Fish Meat	1722	9751	2843	1422	12:37:49
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	15	0	0	0	0:28:09
	Giant Bee Honey	15	0	0	0	0:42:15
	Raw Prime Meat	39	0	0	0	1:08:40
	Cooked Prime Meat	77	867	253	127	2:15:24
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	96	140	41	21	1:24:30
	Raw Meat	115	1824	532	266	3:22:27
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	192	1412	412	206	2:53:38
	Mejoberry	192	1829	534	267	3:22:48
	Cooked Meat	230	1824	532	266	3:22:27
	Berries	287	1819	531	266	3:22:06
	Raw Fish Meat	287	2540	741	371	4:12:37
	Cooked Fish Meat	574	2540	741	371	4:12:37
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:03:46
	Giant Bee Honey	2	0	0	0	0:05:38
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:07:03
	Cooked Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:14:05
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:08:49
	Raw Meat	12	0	0	0	0:21:08
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:18:06
	Mejoberry	20	0	0	0	0:21:08
	Cooked Meat	23	0	0	0	0:20:15
	Berries	29	0	0	0	0:20:26
	Raw Fish Meat	29	0	0	0	0:25:32
	Cooked Fish Meat	58	0	0	0	0:25:32
	Kibble (Carno Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Giant Bee Honey	1	0	0	0	0:02:49
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:53
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:49
	Mejoberry	2	0	0	0	0:02:07
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Berries	2	0	0	0	0:01:25
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:46
KO: × 2794; × 1141; × 311; × 178; × 156; × 117; × 127; × 64
Torpidity-depletion: 6.24 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:43

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Superior Kibble: 2 ×  Citronal, 1 ×  Prime Meat Jerky, 1 ×  Large Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 2 ×  Rare Mushroom, 1 ×  Sap, Water

Preferred Food

The Dire Bear is an omnivore.

• Giant Bee Honey
• Superior Kibble
• Raw Prime Meat
• Cooked Prime Meat
• Raw Meat
• Cooked Meat
• Vegetables
• Berries

Combat

Can be stuck between trees or rocks, keep a distance and move in circles, don't run straight.

General

The Dire Bear is a strong, giant creature that is territorial. It won't attack you, unless you get really close to it. Dire Bears gain speed the longer it runs, similar to a Woolly Rhino but without the 10x damage increase per meter. Dire Bears don't seem to use this ability in the wild.

Strategy

The Dire Bear is slower than the player, so fleeing is a wise choice if you do not wish to kill/tame it. You could run and shoot at it until it gets close to you, run away again and repeat this process until it is dead. Bear traps and melee weapons are also effective, but be careful when using them, as the Bear has a large AoE. The best and cheapest way is to bring a tapejara and attack to get it to follow you. While it is roaring fly and land on the nearest redwood tree then simply shoot it with a crossbow.

Weaponry

Ranged weapons are recommended. Stay on high ground and shoot it from afar. Using melee weapons can be dangerous, but can be less dangerous when using high-tier armor and shields.

Dangers

They are decently fast and have a strong melee attack. Be careful engaging in a fight with one of these by yourself. When attempting to drop them in a pen with a Quetzal, be wary-like the Sabertooth and the Direwolf, the Dire Bear can sometimes attack while being carried and will quickly deplete your Quetzal's health.

Weakness

Their bulky body allows them to be easily shot from a distance. They are slower than the player, so it can usually not catch you if you run. They lose interest quickly, so fleeing is wise.

Utility

Roles

• War Mount: Excellent damage and speed. The Dire Bears area of attack is huge, reaching all the way back to its hind legs and a good meter in front of it. It can use its primary attack at all running speeds, meaning chasing down prey is easy (Level Health and Melee Damage).
• Gatherer: Very good at gathering Fiber and collecting meat. Not the best, but still gathers Berries, Hide, and Chitin (Level Health, Melee Damage, and Weight).
  • Honey Harvester: Harvests Honey on Alternate Fire (Rmb, , ) from wild hives with 3x rate (15 honey) without harming the hives and without aggro from bees. Also acts as a targeting dummy towards Giant Bees to protect survivors riding on it.
• All-Purpose Mount: The Dire Bear is a very versatile mount. It can sprint very fast and has a high carry weight, while also having low stamina drain. Its secondary attack is quite powerful, at 65 base damage. All this makes the Dire Bear a valuable mid-game mount (Level Health, Weight, and Melee Damage).
• Travel: While the Dire Bear's sprint ignores its speed stat, a fully accelerated Dire Bear is faster than even a Procoptodon, and possibly a Gallimimus. Low stamina drain and decently high weight also enable it in this role, however its inability to jump makes getting around cliffs and ledges troublesome (Level Stam and Weight).

Passive Abilities

• Insulation - Like the Dimetrodon standing next to a Dire Bear provides 35 Hypothermic and Hyperthermic insulation, which decreases based on your distance from it.

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Organic Polymer	★★★★★
Fiber	★★★★★
Raw Prime Meat	★★★★☆
Raw Meat	★★★★☆
Berries	★★★☆☆
Hide	★★★☆☆
Chitin	★★☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Dire Bear, see the relevant Wikipedia article

• The dossier was revealed on November 2, 2015
• The Dire Bear is from the genus Arctodus, which are a group of Short-Faced Bears. Arctodus contained species of Short-Faced Bears that are considered to be one of the biggest known terrestrial mammalian carnivores.
• Arctodus stood about six feet tall on four legs, and eight feet on its hind legs, which were long and thin, making it the fastest genus of bear.
• Arctodus was once nicknamed the Running Bear, as its long legs enabled it to run vast distances.
• Although that the dossier originally said it is primarily found in mountains and tundras, the Dire Bear is so far known to only populates the Redwoods since the Redwoods were introduced into the game.
• On the map The Center they also live in dens located in other biomes.
• The Dire Bear may now get in AND out of the Central Cave.
• The "crouch" key will make the Dire Bear stand up on its hind legs temporarily but this "attack" does no damage.
• Dire Bear received a major update for TLC Phase 1 at 10 February 2018 for the pc (consoles on the 20th) with appearance overhaul, protection from giant bee knocking survivors off, and harvesting honey at 3x rate without damaging the wild hives. They are also brought into Aberration at the same patch.
• On Aberration they are the best way to gather Organic Polymer by harvesting the plants on the way down to the Rock Drake nests
• The Polar Bears in the Snow Cave and Ice Cave still use the pre TLC Dire Bear model but use the new Dire Bear animations.
• Baby Dire Bear reacts differently when they are imprinted after requesting for one as compared to leveling adult Dire Bear up. This shares the same trait as Thylacoleo.
• There's currently a bug with the dire polar bear on Valguero that when un-cryoed or pulled out of transfer that it will disappear from the game, making the map less useful for taming the dire polar bear, dispite it being a lot more common on Valguero.
• The Dire Bear is based off of an extinct bear known as the Short-Faced Bear, the variant of the creature known as Spirit Dire Bear has a similar name to a real animal called the Spirit Bear.[1].
• The Polar Bear found in Valguero cannot be transfer to other map, and once it's cryo'd inside of cryopod, it can no longer be summoned.
• In game, Dire Bear can run fast and also have sharp turn, however this is inaccurate, Short Faced Bear's legs are not used for sharp turns while sprinting, it will potentially break its leg if it attempt to do so, Carnotaurus also have similar issue.

Gallery

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  Wild Bears.

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  Polar Bears.

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  TLC Patch 1 model update.

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  The Dire Polar Bear after TLC Patch 1.