Bear — stats and drops in Valheim

Bear · Black Forest
Creature overview
Base health (0★): 500. Primary biome: Black Forest. Weaknesses: Fire. Immunity: Spirit.
Behavior
- Sight range
- 25 m
- Sight angle before alert
- ±90°
- Hearing limit
- 15 m
- Ally alert range
- 6 m
- Fire
- Avoids fire
- Avoids water
- Yes
- Attacks player structures
- Yes
These are AI settings. Sight depends on stealth and obstacles; hearing depends on target noise. Indoors, hearing is capped at 12 m. The sight angle applies before alert.
Stats by star level
| Stars | Health | Damage multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| 0★ | 500 | ×1 |
| 1★ | 1,000 | ×1.5 |
| 2★ | 1,500 | ×2 |
Attacks
- Pierce: 55 · AI attack range 3 m
- Slash: 50 · AI attack range 5 m
- Slash: 25 · AI attack range 5 m
- Blunt: 50 · AI attack range 4 m
Damage resistances
- Blunt
- Resistant
- Slash
- Normal damage
- Pierce
- Resistant
- Fire
- Weak
- Frost
- Resistant
- Lightning
- Normal damage
- Poison
- Normal damage
- Spirit
- Immunity
Drops without stars
| Item | Quantity | Base chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Paw | 1 | 100% |
| Bear Meat | 2 | 100% |
| Bear Hide | 4 | 100% |
| Bear Trophy | 1 | 10% |
Where and when it spawns
Black Forest · Day · 0–1★
Black Forest · Night · 0–2★
Locations and dungeons · Day and night · 0–0★
Black Forest · Day and night · 0–0★
Valheim biomes
Trophies for ballista targeting
Values exclude world difficulty, player count and active effects. Special projectiles and summoned creatures may use separate values.
Source: Valheim game files, Steam build 25909357. Database updated 2026-10-20. Some gathering sources and spawn conditions may not have been identified.