If you’re sick of the usual horse mount in Crimson Desert, you can get a bear, which is pretty cool. It’s completely possible to get your own Grizzly in the game. While the creature doesn’t exactly become a pet, you can tame it to add it as an animal companion.
However, it’s significantly harder to find a bear, and then comes the act of turning it into a mount. Let’s look at how to get a new mount for your adventures.
How to find a Bear in Crimson Desert
Unlike the horse, the bear starts as a wild animal in the Hernand Highlands. Go south of Hernand near the first Abyss Nexus, and you’ll find a ledge in the area. There’s a bear den here with one sleeping inside. While this is the best location, you’ll be able to find bears in other areas as well. The exact location doesn’t matter; you just need to find one.
Before we proceed to the next step, I recommend creating a save file. My first couple of attempts were pretty grim, and getting mauled to death doesn’t sit well with me.
How to tame a Bear in Crimson Desert
For starters, you can’t technically ‘tame’ a bear without having to fight it. Bears also can’t be kept in stables (at least, as of writing), so you’ll need to find one every time you begin a fresh session. When you dismount a bear, it will become hostile. You’ll need to exhaust its stamina to tame and mount it. If you’re ready to put in all this extra effort because a horse might feel boring, read on.
- Have a strong weapon. I prefer using a melee weapon, but ranged works fine.
- Next, deal damage until the bear is either exhausted or stunned. There will be ample visual cues to know when the bear has tired out.
- Once it’s tired, it will begin to stagger. Approach the creature, and hold the X/Square button on your controller. There will be a small window of approximately three seconds when you’ll get the option to mount it.
That’s pretty much how you can mount a bear. Once you manage to mount it, the bear can travel anywhere just like the horse. The only difference is that it will turn hostile once you dismount it.
