Dire Bear
Dire Bear Overview
Survivors looking at Dire Bear in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a land-based omnivore that pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Tamed via knockout taming (Giant Bee Honey is the optimal food), this omnivore enters service with 650 base Weight, providing excellent carrying capacity. Reproduction is by live birth following gestation; juveniles mature slowly. Its harvest profile centers on Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt, making farming runs noticeably faster. It earns its place in the stable for survivors looking to graduate from early-game tames.
Spawn Locations
21 mapsThe Dire Bear spawns on 21 maps, typically found in most regions of the map. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Dire Bear Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giant Bee HoneyBest | 8 | 22:32 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Superior Kibble | 8 | 24:01 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Mutton | 16 | 28:10 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Meat | 57 | 1:40:21 | 63 Lvl (213) |
    | 143 | 1:40:42 | 35 Lvl (185) |
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Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
Dire Bear SaddleLv.45
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt from a Dire Bear corpse. The corpse has 320 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Gathering Abilities
Harvest Guide →Damage Resistances
The Dire Bear's damage profile includes 14 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 400.0 | +80.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 500.0 | +50.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 1000.0 | +60.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 270.0 | +27.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 3000.0 | +300.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 650.0 | +13.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
Damage dealt to the Dire Bear varies across 1 hitbox zone. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Dire Bear can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Dire Bear out.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack 1Omnivore Medium | 50 | 275.0 | 150.0 | — | — | — |
| Attack 2Omnivore Medium GatherHoney | 65 | 357.5 | 195.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Dire Bear Tips & Tricks
Check out what other players have learned about the Dire Bear - and contribute your own tips. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.
This page is your complete guide to the Dire Bear in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities - plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.
At base level the Dire Bear has 400 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 650 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Dire Bear is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Giant Bee Honey for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.
The Dire Bear gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 1 day and 22 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.
Once tamed, the Dire Bear can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.
