How to Tame Rubble Bear in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Rubble Bear: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Unknown
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Rubble Bear Taming Details
Rubble Bear is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
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 Rubble Bear on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Rubble 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) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). 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, Rubble Bear will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Rubble 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
Related tools & resources
Rubble Bear — Background & Lore
The Rubble Bear is a 
Dire Bear made of floating stones that fights for 
Steinbjörn, one of the bosses of Fjordur. It only shows up as a minion in that boss fight.
Where to find it
During the Steinbjörn boss fight on Fjordur.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred and is immune to torpor. Its colors are fixed.
Tips
It has low health but strong damage reduction, so tames that ignore armor deal with it best. The same team you bring for Steinbjörn will usually clear the bears quickly, which keeps them from chipping at your mounts while you focus the boss.