R-Dire Bear
Variant
R-Dire Bear Taming Calculator
Taming the R-Dire Bear requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.9/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giant Bee Honey | 22:32 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.69% | |
 Superior Kibble | 24:01 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.69% | |
 Raw Mutton | 28:10 | 74 Lvl (224) 98.68% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 33:27 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.06% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 51:00 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.71% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1:06:50 | 69 Lvl (219) 92.65% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 42:15 | 66 Lvl (216) 88.86% | |
 Raw Meat | 1:40:21 | 63 Lvl (213) 84.84% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1:25:55 | 50 Lvl (200) 66.8% | |
 Mejoberry | 1:40:21 | 50 Lvl (200) 66.8% | |
 Cooked Meat | 1:40:21 | 43 Lvl (193) 58.28% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2:05:52 | 35 Lvl (185) 47.1% | |
    Berries | 1:40:42 | 35 Lvl (185) 47.1% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2:05:26 | 13 Lvl (163) 18.25% | |
 Archelon Algae | 8:20:39 | 2 Lvl (152) 3.46% | |
 Crops | 33:22:33 | 0 Lvl (150) 0.22% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the R-Dire Bear at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Required Narcotics
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the R-Dire Bear unconscious through the full taming duration. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. At 0.9 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
Found throughout the ARKs, the R-Dire Bear is a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.
Health-wise, the R-Dire Bear sits at 388 base, making it moderately tough. With 105% base Melee Damage, the R-Dire Bear has solid damage output. Its base Stamina of 500 gives it solid stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 650, giving it excellent carrying capacity.
Taming the R-Dire Bear requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Giant Bee Honey for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the R-Dire Bear combines solid harvesting capability with generous carrying capacity. A wild R-Dire Bear is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.