How to Tame Dire Polar Bear in ARK
Dire Polar Bear is a creature found in ARK: Survival Ascended.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Dire Polar Bear Taming Details
Dire Polar 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 Polar Bear on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Dire Polar 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, Dire Polar Bear will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Dire Polar 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% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Dire Polar Bear spawns on Valguero, Ragnarok.
Dire Polar Bear variants
- Aberrant Dire Bear
- Dire Bear (Genesis: Part 2)
- Polar Bear (Genesis: Part 2)
- Spirit Dire Bear
Related tools & resources
Dire Polar Bear — Background & Lore
The Dire Polar Bear is the white, cold-climate variant of the 
Dire Bear, added with Ragnarok. It is territorial like its brown cousin and fills the same role as a sturdy ground mount.
Where to find it
It lives on Ragnarok and Valguero in both ASA and ASE, where it has spawn zones of its own, and it is found mostly on Valguero.
Taming
It can be tamed in both games. Do not confuse it with the Polar Bears in The Island's Snow Cave and Extinction's Ice Cave: those cave bears cannot be tamed.
Tips
On Valguero, some Dire Polar Bears have been known to vanish after being taken out of a 
Cryopod or transferred. Keep that in mind before moving a valuable one between servers.