Black Bear

This article is about the charmable animal. For the collector during Farewell to Gaile, see Black Bear (collector).

Black Bear
File:Black Bear.jpg
Affiliation	Shiverpeak Mountains wildlife
Type	Charmable animal
Level(s)	3, 5
Campaign	Prophecies
Image(s)
File:Black Bear location in Wizard's Folly.jpg In Wizard's Folly
File:Black Bear location in Spearhead Peak.jpg In Spearhead Peak

The Black Bear is a charmable animal that can be found in Ascalon (pre-Searing) and in the Southern Shiverpeaks. They only eat starchy fruit when berries are in season, though at othertimes they have a better balanced diet, and due to the immense amount of energy stored up, they are able to hibernate once berry season ends.

Locations

• Core
  • The Battle Isles
    • Zaishen Menagerie Grounds (levels 5, 12, 15, and 20, depending on unlock progress)
• Prophecies
  • Ascalon (pre-Searing)
    • Regent Valley (pre-Searing)
    • Wizard's Folly
  • Southern Shiverpeaks
    • Lornar's Pass
    • Mineral Springs
    • Witman's Folly
    • Spearhead Peak (at the first fork in the road outside Copperhammer Mines)
    • Frozen Forest (right outside Iron Mines of Moladune)
    • Talus Chute (around the center of the map)

Missions

• Prophecies
  • Southern Shiverpeaks
    • Ice Caves of Sorrow (at the start of the mission)
    • Iron Mines of Moladune (near the starting area where Tundra Giants patrol)
    • Thunderhead Keep

Skills

• Breaking Charm Breaking Charm (monster skill) (only in Ascalon (pre-Searing))
• Brutal Mauling Brutal Mauling (monster skill)

Items dropped

• Bear Pelt (only in Ascalon (pre-Searing))

Notes

• Black Bears deal slashing damage.
• Unlocking cost: 1Silver Zaishen Coin plus 100 or 1,000 Balthazar Faction (Common, Tyria)
• The attack skill Brutal Mauling that the Black Bear uses is slower than a normal pet attack, causing the Black Bear to have a lower damage over time than other pets (including the Polar Bear). However, it can also trigger effects that require an attack skill to be used, like some Paragon skills provide.
• Beyond pre-Searing, the bears appear at level 5 and can be charmed as easily as any other animal.
• One easily accessible location is in Spearhead Peak, northwest of Copperhammer Mines and the nearest resurrection shrine.
• There is also one to be found in Witman's Folly, due east of the portal from Port Sledge. The path will usually be clear of enemies, but beware popups near the bear's location.
• Charming this animal in pre-Searing Ascalon can be difficult. However there are several ways. See Guide to taming a bear in Pre-Searing.

Anomaly.

• Black Bears exhibit unusual pet behavior while in Pre-Searing Ascalon such as a wide wandering range, automatically aggressive behavior, and slower reaction when it comes to following its tamer (similar to non-tamed black bears in Pre-Searing).
• These behaviors appear to go away after the bear gains a level.