Mutated Bear
Apex predator that adapted rather than died, carrying a fungal passenger it no longer seems to notice. Territorial year-round and does not hibernate. Provides more usable meat, fat and bile than any other beast in the region.
Loot 7
Bear HaunchResources · T3100%
Matted Rad-FurJunk · T3100%
Bear Marrow FatResources · T375%
Bear Bile SacResources · T320%
Advanced Engineering CacheContainers · T31%
Common Skin ContainerContainers · T10.1% 1 in 1,0004,449 caps
Rare Skin ContainerContainers · T10.01% 1 in 10,00052.5k capsEach item rolls on its own every time you defeat this enemy, in the amount shown. Chances as the game publishes them.
Where to find it 56
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- Forest
- -20% movement speed · +1 armor rating (cover) · Blunt Melee +25% · Sharp Melee +25% · SMGs +25% · Shotguns +25%
From the game files (version 2.4.261112-4cec7dd).
How to fight it
Armor that resists its attack Slash
Exploit its weakness Slash
Avoid this damage type Pierce
Its best defense (AR 10) is against this type.
Suggestions computed from damage types, following the game guide: every armor and enemy has a best and a worst defense.
Best gear against it
Overall
Weapons
Rattlesnake + 
12 Gauge Shell (T3)Blunt ~46.9 damage per turn · hits 97% · 8 turns to kill
Sidewinder + 
0.38 Ammo Cartridge (T3)Pierce ~36.3 damage per turn · hits 97% · 10 turns to kill
Sunbreak + 
Anti-Personnel Rocket (T3)Explosive ~35.2 damage per turn · hits 97% · 10 turns to kill
Armor against its attack Slash
- Head
Combat Leather Cap AR 7 - Chest
Combat Leather Jacket AR 7 - Legs
Combat Leather Pants AR 7
With this armor it hits 94% of the time and takes about 22.4 per turn (about 42.1 without armor): with 60 health you last about 3 turns.
Best in the free version
Weapons
Trenchsweep Shotgun + 
12 Gauge Shell (T2 Upgraded)Blunt ~32.1 damage per turn · hits 94% · 11 turns to kill
Scorcher + 
Anti-Personnel Rocket (T2 Upgraded)Explosive ~25.8 damage per turn · hits 94% · 14 turns to kill
Enforcer Handgun + 
0.38 Ammo (T2 Upgraded)Pierce ~21.4 damage per turn · hits 94% · 16 turns to kill
Armor against its attack Slash
- Head
Patchwork Helmet AR 4 - Chest
Flux Suit AR 4 - Legs
Flux Leggings AR 4
With this armor it hits 85% of the time and takes about 25.9 per turn (about 42.1 without armor): with 60 health you last about 3 turns.
The best you can use
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Estimate with the game's fight rules: 2d10 plus accuracy against a defense of 6 plus armor modifiers; a critical hit (two tens or 10 over the defense) deals ×1.5; damage minus the armor for that damage type, at least 1 per hit; base health 60; a turn every 10 s. Natural defense, skill bonuses, range and terrain are left out.
Tasks
Portrait frames 2
Codex entry
- Entry 1
The cactus growths are not true roots. Fine fungal hyphae bridge plant tissue into the bear’s dermis, exchanging water, sugars, and nitrogen across living interfaces. Wounds rupture spore-filled sacs before significant blood loss occurs.
- Entry 2
Hunters identify old bear trails by cactus pads stuck high on pine trunks where the animals rubbed their flanks. After summer rain, those pads sometimes root. The new growth carries the same pale fungus found under the bear’s hide.
- Entry 3
Tissue samples from bears taken ninety kilometers apart contained genetically identical cactus cells and fungal cultures. The nearest matching plant was found beside a dry wash under the Scar. No continuous growth has been found between them.
