Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Dire Polar 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 Dire Polar Bear. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.

Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Dire Polar Bear sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Dire Polar 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 Dire Polar Bear is a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.

Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. At 400 base HP, the Dire Polar Bear is reasonably durable. Stamina sits at 500 base, providing good endurance. Weight capacity starts at 650, giving it massive inventory space.

The Dire Polar Bear is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Giant Bee Honey is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Dire Polar Bear is best used as a pack animal, hauling large amounts of resources between locations. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Dire Polar 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.