Aberrant Dire Bear
CreatureVariant
Aberrant Dire Bear taming calculatorKnockout
To tame the Aberrant Dire Bear, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. The Aberrant Dire Bear loses Torpor at 0.9 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giant Bee Honey | 42m 15s | 98.84%+74 Lvl (224) | 2m 49s | |
 Superior Kibble | 45m 2s | 98.84%+74 Lvl (224) | 3m 1s | |
 Raw Mutton | 54m 35s | 95.08%+71 Lvl (221) | 1m 46s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1h 6m 54s | 92.65%+69 Lvl (219) | 1m 46s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1h 38m 29s | 85.23%+63 Lvl (213) | 1m 46s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2h 13m 39s | 75.88%+56 Lvl (206) | 1m 46s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1h 23m 37s | 66.8%+50 Lvl (200) | 53s | |
 Raw Meat | 3h 20m 41s | 58.28%+43 Lvl (193) | 1m 46s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2h 50m 55s | 33.56%+25 Lvl (175) | 55s | |
 Mejoberry | 3h 19m 38s | 33.56%+25 Lvl (175) | 1m 4s | |
 Cooked Meat | 3h 19m 48s | 25.94%+19 Lvl (169) | 53s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 4h 9m 6s | 18.35%+13 Lvl (163) | 53s | |
    Berries | 3h 19m 17s | 18.35%+13 Lvl (163) | 43s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 4h 9m 6s | 5.32%+3 Lvl (153) | 27s | |
 Archelon Algae | 16h 36m 21s | 0.89%+0 Lvl (150) | 43s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow111 Normal hits70% Death chance
Crossbow64 Normal hits77% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)64 Normal hits77% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart45 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow30 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow82 Normal hits70% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher33 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Aberrant Dire Bear taming video guide
More about taming the Aberrant Dire Bear
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Aberrant Dire Bear, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Aberrant Dire Bear. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Aberrant Dire Bear first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Quetzal to airlift it into a pre-built trap.
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Aberrant Dire Bear unconscious through the full taming duration. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). The Aberrant Dire Bear bleeds 0.9 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. 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.
The Aberrant Dire Bear, a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.
At 384 base HP, the Aberrant Dire Bear is reasonably durable. With 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Dire Bear has solid damage output. Stamina sits at 500 base, providing good endurance. Weight capacity starts at 650, giving it massive inventory space.
Taming the Aberrant Dire Bear requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Giant Bee Honey - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
As a tame, the Aberrant Dire Bear pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Aberrant 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.