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Steam 239.0
Apr 20, 2016
Xbox One 734.0
May 17, 2016
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Logo Mobile 1.0
May 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon Direbear_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Direbear/Direbear_Character_BP.Direbear_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Polarbear
cheat summon Direbear_Character_Polar_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'PrimalEarth/Dinos/Direbear/Direbear_Character_Polar.Direbear_Character_Polar'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Polarbear Ragnarok
cheat summon Polar_Bear_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Dinos/Polar_Bear/Polar_Bear.Polar_Bear'" 500 0 0 35
Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Food
Equipment
Dire Bear Saddle Dire Bear Saddle (Level 45)
Gestation Time
3h 58m 5.714s
Baby Time
4h 37m 46.666s
Juvenile Time
18h 31m 6.662s
Adolescent Time
23h 8m 53.328s
Total Maturation Time
1d 22h 17m 46.656s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d

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

Basic Info

Dossier

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

NoteHelena
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.

Behavior

The Direbear 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 Direbear can also stand on its hind legs (crouching, default C).

Appearance

The Direbear is never a welcome sight for survivors in the frozen regions of the ARK. Resembling a grizzly bear in appearance, the Direbear 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.


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.

This information can be used to alter the Dire Bear's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Dire Bear's "back and head" magenta.

Direbear PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Back and Head
8
13
14
21
22
32
33
34
35
37
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X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 4 is not used
for this Creature.

Direbear PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Belly and Legs
8
13
14
21
22
32
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39

Dire Polar Bear

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

Dire Polar Bears also exist in the Snow Cave on The Island. In the cave they cannot be tamed and have a higher base health of 800.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 400 +80 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 500 +50 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 270 +27 +10%
Food Food 3000 +300 +10%
Weight Weight 650 +13 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 50 / 65 +2.5 / +3.25 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +3% 123%
Torpidity Torpidity 1000 +60 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 190 ? ? 961.875 1149.5 2563.385 14
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • 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 Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (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 Right Mousebutton (PC), L2 Button (PS), LT Button (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), R3 Button (PS), R Button (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.[1]

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.


Taming

Dire Bear Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 3 0 0 0 0:05:38
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 3 0 0 0 0:08:27
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 6 0 0 0 0:10:34
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 11 5 1 1 0:19:21
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 7 0 0 0 0:12:20
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 14 33 8 4 0:24:38
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 18 0 0 0 0:15:51
Raw Meat Raw Meat 21 98 22 11 0:36:58
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 35 70 16 8 0:31:40
Mejoberry Mejoberry 35 98 22 11 0:36:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 42 98 22 11 0:36:58
Berries Berries 52 96 21 11 0:36:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 52 145 32 16 0:45:47
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 104 145 32 16 0:45:47
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 100; Slingshot Hits × 41; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 12; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 7; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.9 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:31
Dire Bear Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 5 0 0 0 0:09:23
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 5 0 0 0 0:14:05
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 11 0 0 0 0:19:22
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 20 35 9 5 0:35:11
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 13 0 0 0 0:22:54
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 26 114 27 14 0:45:44
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 33 0 0 0 0:29:03
Raw Meat Raw Meat 39 286 66 33 1:08:40
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 65 212 49 25 0:58:47
Mejoberry Mejoberry 65 286 66 33 1:08:40
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 78 286 66 33 1:08:40
Berries Berries 97 283 66 33 1:08:19
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 97 411 95 48 1:25:23
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 194 411 95 48 1:25:23
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 274; Slingshot Hits × 112; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 31; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 18; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:30:32
Dire Bear Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 8 0 0 0 0:15:01
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 8 0 0 0 0:22:32
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 16 0 0 0 0:28:10
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 29 108 26 13 0:51:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 20 0 0 0 0:35:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 39 262 63 32 1:08:35
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 48 31 8 4 0:42:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 58 555 134 67 1:42:06
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 96 421 102 51 1:26:49
Mejoberry Mejoberry 96 549 132 66 1:41:24
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 115 548 132 66 1:41:14
Berries Berries 144 549 132 66 1:41:24
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 144 772 186 93 2:06:45
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 288 772 186 93 2:06:45
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 454; Slingshot Hits × 186; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 51; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 29; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 21; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 11
Torpidity-depletion: 1.96 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:38:47
Dire Bear Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 10 0 0 0 0:18:46
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 10 0 0 0 0:28:10
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 21 0 0 0 0:36:58
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 38 215 54 27 1:06:50
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 26 10 3 2 0:45:47
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 51 437 109 55 1:29:41
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 64 113 28 14 0:56:20
Raw Meat Raw Meat 77 882 219 110 2:15:33
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 128 690 171 86 1:55:46
Mejoberry Mejoberry 128 879 218 109 2:15:12
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 153 874 217 109 2:14:40
Berries Berries 191 872 216 108 2:14:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 191 1198 297 149 2:48:07
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 382 1198 297 149 2:48:07
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 634; Slingshot Hits × 259; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 71; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 41; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 29; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 15
Torpidity-depletion: 2.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:44:46
Dire Bear Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 12 0 0 0 0:22:31
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 12 0 0 0 0:33:48
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 26 0 0 0 0:45:47
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 47 348 89 45 1:22:39
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 32 72 19 10 0:56:20
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 64 660 168 84 1:52:33
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 80 220 56 28 1:10:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 95 1233 313 157 2:47:14
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 159 987 251 126 2:23:48
Mejoberry Mejoberry 159 1240 315 158 2:47:57
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 190 1233 313 157 2:47:14
Berries Berries 238 1236 314 157 2:47:35
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 238 1675 426 213 3:29:29
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 475 1670 424 212 3:29:03
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 814; Slingshot Hits × 333; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 91; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 52; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 37; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 2.75 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:49:28
Dire Bear Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 15 0 0 0 0:28:09
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 15 0 0 0 0:42:15
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 31 14 4 2 0:54:35
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 57 520 135 68 1:40:14
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 38 151 39 20 1:06:54
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 76 890 231 116 2:13:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 95 336 87 44 1:23:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 114 1633 424 212 3:20:41
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 190 1313 341 171 2:51:50
Mejoberry Mejoberry 190 1633 424 212 3:20:41
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 228 1633 424 212 3:20:41
Berries Berries 285 1633 424 212 3:20:41
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 285 2189 568 284 4:10:51
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 569 2184 567 284 4:10:25
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 994; Slingshot Hits × 406; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 111; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 64; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 45; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 3.11 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:20

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.

Preferred Food

The Direbear is an omnivore.

KO Strategy

  • 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 Direbear has very little health compared to torpor.
  • Be aware that the Direbear has very high torpor compared to their health. Monitoring the number of Tranquilizer Arrow Tranquilizer Arrows you use is very important in order to prevent accidentally killing the Direbear. For instance, levels higher than 16 appear to be nearly impossible to tranquilize with arrows (a Mastercraft Crossbow Crossbow or above will work). Tranquilizer Dart Tranquilizer Darts are advised.
  • It is advised to use Tripwire Narcotic Traps to bring the Direbear down as their unusually high torpor will typically result in death before KO at levels above 25+ when using crossbow and arrows - this is particularly relevant to primitive servers. For instance, a combination of 10 tripwire traps (5 explosions total) combined with tranq. arrows will bring down a level 90-100 bear before it dies - arrows alone will result in death.

Combat

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

General

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

Strategy

The Direbear 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.

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 Quetzal, be wary-like the Sabertooth Sabertooth and the Direwolf Direwolf, the Direbear 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 Direbears 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, Melee Damage, and some speed), It is the strongest mount that allows you to wield weapons while riding it.
  • Gatherer: Very good for gatheringFiber Fiber and collecting meats. Not the best, but still gathers Berries Berries,Hide Hide and Chitin Chitin (Level Health, Melee Damage, and Weight).
  • All-Purpose Mount: The Direbear is a very versatile mount. It can sprint very fast and carry lots of stuff, while taking a long time to get tired. It can defend you when attacked, as it has a powerful primary attack and an obliterating secondary attack, with 65 damage. It can harvest food for itself and for you. For these reasons the Direbear is one of the most valuable mid to end game mount. Valuable mount/companion (Level Speed, Weight, and Melee Damage).
  • Travel: Very fast speed, when fully accelerated can be faster than a Procoptodon Procoptodon, possibly Gallimimus Gallimimus), tons of stamina and high weight make it capable of traveling and hauling goods. The momentum sprinting mechanic does not take movement speed into account (Level Speed and some Stamina and Weight as needed).
  • Transport: Very large carry weight. Can be upgraded even more to allow the bear to become a mobile storage unit (Level Speed, Weight, and some Stamina)
  • Companion: Similar to the Direwolf Direwolf, having a Direbear follow you around the base and curl up with at night ensures you aren't lonely (Level Health and Weight)

Passive Abilities

Collectibles

Resource Efficiency
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat ★★★★☆
Raw Meat Raw Meat ★★★★☆
Fiber Fiber ★★★★☆
Hide Hide ★★★☆☆
Berries Berries ★★★☆☆
Chitin 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[2]
  • The Direbear 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 says it is primarily found in mountains and tundras, the Direbear 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 Direbear may now get in AND out of the Central Cave.
  • The "crouch" key will make the Direbear stand up on its hind legs temporarily but this "attack" does no damage.

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