Bear

Overview

The Bear is the top predator at the very peak of the food chain in Pywel, the continent at the center of Crimson Desert. Despite their deceptively cute appearance, bears are fiercely territorial and incredibly powerful. They can be encountered as wild animals to hunt for resources, and some bears can also be tamed and ridden as mounts.

Bears inhabit all regions of Pywel except the arid Crimson Desert region in the north. They are found in forests, highlands, and mountain areas.

Location and Habitat

Bears are distributed throughout Pywel with the densest populations in:

• Hernand Highlands (south): The easiest area to find bears early in the game.

• Pailune (north): Requires story progression to access. Home to larger bear variants.

• Greenfield Highlands: Near the Grace Estate Abyss Nexus. Has a reliable 24-hour in-game respawn cycle, making it a guaranteed bear spawn location.

Important: Bears do not appear in the Crimson Desert region itself. Do not waste time searching the arid desert for bears.

Bear Mount Stats

When ridden as a mount, the standard Bear has the following base stats:

How to Tame (Temporary Mount)

Taming a bear works nothing like taming a horse. There is no sneaking, no food offering, no gentle approach. You fight the bear into submission.

1. Find a bear: The Greenfield Highlands near Grace Estate Abyss Nexus is the most reliable spawn point.

2. Save your game: Make a manual save before engaging. If you fail to mount in time, you avoid a lengthy respawn wait.

3. Fight it: Attack the bear with your weapon until its health drops low enough that it stops fighting back.

4. Mount quickly: The moment it stops moving, a Ride prompt appears. Press Square (PlayStation) or X (Xbox) immediately. The window is roughly two to three seconds before the bear recovers.

Stock up on healing items before attempting a taming fight. Bears hit hard, and getting caught without recovery mid-fight can be fatal.

Riding Abilities

Once mounted, bears are formidable combat platforms. The bear's wide claw attacks are excellent for hitting clustered groups of enemies. Riding into a bandit camp and letting the bear do the heavy lifting saves your own resources.

• Claw swipes: Use RT/R2 to command the bear to attack. Hits multiple nearby enemies.

• Body slams: The bear can perform powerful slam attacks that knock down targets.

• Tanky: Bears are noticeably tankier than horses. They absorb significant punishment before going down.

• Your own weapons: You retain access to your equipped weapon while mounted, layering damage on top of the bear's attacks.

Dismounting Warning

Critical: Dismounting a bear causes it to immediately become hostile. There is no graceful exit. The second you are off, you have a hostile bear behind you. Either ride until the bear dies or be prepared to fight or flee when you get off.

Bear Variants

See Also

• Black Bear - Stronger bear variant with 1,500 HP

• Grizzly Bear - Another powerful bear variant

• Captured Bear - Faction-captured bear variant

• White Bear - Legendary permanent bear mount

• Bear Mounts - Overview of all bear mounts

• Mounts - All mounts in Crimson Desert