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Polar Bear Guide

Leave the cubs alone and they'll leave you alone.

A polar bear spawn egg surrounded by a cod, a salmon, packed ice and a shield on snow
Quick answer
  • Polar bears live in snowy plains, ice spikes and frozen oceans.
  • Adults are neutral, but attack if you get close to a cub.
  • They drop raw Cod or Salmon.

Polar bears look friendly, and they mostly are. Get near their cubs, though, and they'll chase you down.

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Where they live

Look on snowy plains, around ice spikes and on the ice of frozen oceans.

When they attack

  • If you hit one.
  • If you hurt a cub nearby.
  • If you get too close to a cub.
15hearts of health
up to 4.5hearts per hit on Hard
Water won't save youPolar bears swim as fast as you do, so you can't escape across water.

Drops

Polar bears drop 0 to 2 raw cod or raw salmon. They can't be bred or tamed.

Give cubs spaceIf you see a cub, walk around the group. It's the easiest way to avoid a fight.

Cheat sheet

  • Snowy plains, ice spikes, frozen oceans
  • Neutral, angry near cubs
  • Swim as fast as you
  • Can't be bred or tamed

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