Where can you find Lost Dire Bear in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lost Dire Bear spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Lost Dire Bear?

A baby Lost Dire Bear takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Lost Dire Bear Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Lost Dire Bear

VARIANT

Lost Dire Bear

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Lost Dire Bear does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

Lost Dire Bear is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Dire Bear SaddleLv.45

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Dire Bear SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.45

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Lost Dire Bear yields Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 320 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits
Raw Meat	60%~15~10 hits	40%~10~8 hits
Pelt	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits

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

Damage Resistances

The Lost Dire Bear has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

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	+0.00	+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

Aiming matters - the Lost Dire Bear has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Lost Dire Bear can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Lost Dire Bear out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Lost Dire Bear Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Lost Dire Bear.

Everything you need to know about the Lost Dire Bear in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Dire Bear can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Lost Dire Bear as an omnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.

Stamina sits at 500 base, providing respectable staying power. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. At 400 base HP, the Lost Dire Bear is moderately tough. It carries 650 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.

The Lost Dire Bear cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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