Polar Bear¶
A mighty hunter of the frozen north.
The Polar Bear Egg¶
Sold by Farmhand Steve after you defeat him in battle. It is a one-time-use spawn egg: right-click the ground inside a claim or rented plot where you can build (overworld only) to release a permanent Polar Bear onto your ranch. Requires Gathering level 74 to buy AND to use, and the animal counts toward your 50-animal ranch cap. Ranch Protection (toggled per claim in /claimmanager) keeps released animals safe from harm.
Steve's price:
x64 Raw Salmon
x64 Ice
x1 Frozen Carrot
A Turtle Ticket (earned by defeating the Ninja Turtle) pays for any ONE egg in place of its full item cost - the Gathering gate still applies.
Other ways to find the egg¶
Once you have the Gathering level, polar bears can hand you the egg themselves: every time you feed one, defeat one in combat, or startle one with the Leaf Staff, there is a 1 in 2,500 chance it leaves a Polar Bear Egg behind (announced server-wide). That rate is tuned by how cheap and renewable its food is.
Feeding polar bears¶
Right-click any adult polar bear while holding Raw/Cooked Cod, Raw/Cooked Salmon, Tropical Fish or any custom fish (never Pufferfish) to feed it, as often as you like. Each feed has a 1 in 10 chance to produce a Raw Salmon. While your Polar Bear Pet follows you, its happiness improves those odds (up to twice as good at maximum mood).
The Polar Bear Pet¶
Feeding (1 in 50,000), defeating (1 in 5,000), or leaf-startling polar bears can earn you the Polar Bear Pet - one per player, ever. While it follows you it improves that animal's feeding odds and can add a bonus drop on your kills. Its unique perk - Great Catch: your out polar bear pet adds 1-2 bonus salmon to its feeding drops. All unique perks scale with the pet's mood.
The Polar Bear Spawner¶
Trade Polar Bear Eggs back to Steve for a Polar Bear Spawner: a placeable spawner that keeps a hardy, farmable polar bear on your claim - complete with its own job.