How to Tame Dire Bear in ARK
Direbear is a creature found in ARK: Survival Ascended.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Dire Bear Taming Details
Dire Bear is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Dire Bear on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Dire Bear is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Dire Bear.
Dire Bear base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 400 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 270 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 3000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 650 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 1000 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Dire Bear spawns on Extinction, The Center, Ragnarok, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony, The Island, Astraeos, Valguero.
Dire Bear variants
- Aberrant Dire Bear
- Dire Polar Bear
- Eerie Dire Bear
- Polar Bear (Genesis: Part 2)
- Spirit Dire Bear
- Spirit Direwolf & Spirit Dire Bear
Related tools & resources
Dire Bear — Background & Lore
The Dire Bear is a big, territorial omnivore that serves as a solid mid-game mount. It hits hard, takes a beating and moves well through forests, which makes it a common pick for travel and fights on the ground.
Where to find it
- Both games: notably common on The Center and Ragnarok.
- ASA: also The Island, Valguero, Extinction, Astraeos, Lost Colony and Genesis Part 1.
- ASE: also notably common on Fjordur and Crystal Isles, and it appears on The Island, Valguero, Extinction, Lost Island and both Genesis maps.
It is mostly found in redwood areas.
Taming
A knockout tame. 
Giant Bee Honey is its preferred food, and 
Superior Kibble its preferred kibble. The 
Dire Bear Saddle unlocks at level 45.
Breeding
A live-birth creature. The baby matures in about 1.9 days at 1x.
Uses
Ground combat and travel through dense forest. It also collects honey from wild Giant Beehives without angering the bees, and gathers meat and hide from carcasses.
Tips
Collect honey before you go out to tame one. It is far better than meat for this creature.