Learn how to beat the Rune Slayer Dire Bear boss, where to find it and what items it drops!

Have you beaten any of the Rune Slayer bosses yet? You might find some success in attacking the Dire Bear with some Rune Slayer Spells!

Rune Slayer Dire Bear

How to beat the boss!

Dire Bear Location

To the Northeast of Wayshire, you can find the Wilderness. Within the Wilderness, you enter the Pinewood Thickets, which also has a cave. The Dire Bear resides in this cave!

Well, it first spawns inside the cave and then wanders out. If nobody attacks it while it stands outside, it despawns. With the Dire Bear being a boss, it attacks both players and NPCs, including other creatures.

Dire Bear Drops

What does the Dire Bear drop upon defeat?

  • Raw Prime Meat
    • Common rarity
    • Used in cooking
  • Dire Bear Hide
    • Used in crafting recipes
    • Required for:
      • Dire Bear Gloves
      • Dire Bear Hat
      • Dire Bear Garbs
  • Primordial Ring
    • Legendary rarity
    • Accessory
    • Level 30 ring
    • Effect: The hungrier your character is, the more damage you deal
  • Dire Bear Claw
    • Uncommon rarity
    • Required for:
      • Dire Bear Gloves
  • Dire Bear Ribcage
    • Required for:
      • Dire Bear Garbs

How to Beat the Dire Bear

Due to its heavy attacks, the best way to beat the Dire Bear is by evading it as much as possible. It relies on slamming into players and charging into them, which you can dodge if you pay close enough attention.

A lot of its attacks are not blockable, but they are parryable. Practicing how to parry against oncoming attacks is a good strategy to get you used to it!

Dire Bear Moves

  • Charge
    • Charging forward, the bear strikes all in its path, knocking them back and ragdolling them
    • You cannot block this attack, but you can parry it
  • Slam
    • Slamming into the player, the bear deals damage to anyone it hits
    • You cannot block this attack, but you can parry it
  • Leap
    • The bear leaps forward before slamming itself into the ground
    • You can parry this attack, but you cannot block it
  • Screech
    • A roar that stuns anyone who stands nearby
    • You can block this attack, but this results in Guard Break
    • You can also parry this attack!
  • Claws
    • Swiping with its claws, the Dire Bear strikes its target
    • You can parry and block this attack

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