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 | 42:15 | 74 Lvl (224) 98.84% | |
 Superior Kibble | 45:02 | 74 Lvl (224) 98.84% | |
 Raw Mutton | 54:35 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.08% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1:06:54 | 69 Lvl (219) 92.65% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:38:29 | 63 Lvl (213) 85.23% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2:13:39 | 56 Lvl (206) 75.88% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:23:37 | 50 Lvl (200) 66.8% | |
 Raw Meat | 3:20:41 | 43 Lvl (193) 58.28% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2:50:55 | 25 Lvl (175) 33.56% | |
 Mejoberry | 3:19:38 | 25 Lvl (175) 33.56% | |
 Cooked Meat | 3:19:48 | 19 Lvl (169) 25.94% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 4:09:06 | 13 Lvl (163) 18.35% | |
    Berries | 3:19:17 | 13 Lvl (163) 18.35% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 4:09:06 | 3 Lvl (153) 5.32% | |
 Archelon Algae | 16:36:21 | 0 Lvl (150) 0.89% |
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. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. 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.