Gleason's Gielinor Guide

This article has a Slayer task guide: Bears.

Information and strategy regarding this Slayer task will be on this page.

Level 21Level 42
Grizzly bear

Released		4 January 2001 (Update)
Members		No
Combat level		21
Size		2x2
Examine		Eek! A bear!
Combat info
XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		3
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Slash
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time		50 ticks (30 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level		None
Slayer XP		27 xp
Category		Bears
Assigned by
Combat stats

27	17	18	15	1	1
Aggressive stats

+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Melee defence

+0		+0		+0
Magic defence

+0			20% weakness
Ranged defence

+0		+0		+0
Immunities
Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
Cannons		Not immune
Thralls		Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID		2838
Link		MOID

Grizzly bears are large but relatively weak monsters typically found in forests. They are the stronger, aggressive cousins of the non-aggressive black bear.

Locations

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map
Kebos Lowlands - south of Mount Quidamortem	21	4	Show map
Kebos Lowlands - west of Gordon's farm	21	1	Show map
West Aldarin	21	2	Show map
South of Rellekka	21	1	Show map
South-east of Rellekka	21	1	Show map
Land's End	21	1	Show map
South-west of Tree Gnome Village	21	2	Show map
South-west of Tree Gnome Stronghold	21	4	Show map
Ardougne Zoo	21	2	Show map
North-east of Ardougne	21	9	Show map
Isafdar	42	3	Show map
East of Varrock Palace, accessible via Varrock Sewers	21	1	Show map
North-west of the Ferox Enclave	21	10	Show map
North-west of Dark Warriors' Fortress	21	2	Show map
North of Gloomthorn Trail	21	1	Show map
South-east of Custodia Pass	21	2	Show map
Custodia Mountains	21	1	Show map

Drops

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average Grizzly bear kill is worth 268.89.

The average Grizzly bear kill while on a Krystilia task is worth 381.78.

100%

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Bones	1	Always	40	0
Bear fur	1	Always	40	6
Raw bear meat	1	Always	164	0

Tertiary

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Bear ribs_(m)	1	Always^{[d 1]}	Not sold	0
Looting bag_(m)	1	1/7^{[d 2]}	Not sold	N/A
Ensouled bear head_(m)	1	1/25	619	156
Clue scroll (beginner)	1	1/90^{[d 3]}	Not sold	12

^ Bear ribs are only dropped during Rag and Bone Man I.
^ Looting bags are only dropped by those found in the Wilderness.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key_(m)	1	1/1,144	124,872	54
	Slayer's enchantment_(m)	1	1/299	1,115	720

Changes

Date	Changes
25 June 2025 (Update)	Grizzly bears now have a 20% elemental weakness to fire spells.
2 February 2022 (Update)	Additional level 21 bear spawns have been added to the pack north-west of the Ferox Enclave.
18 October 2006 (Update)	The NPCs were graphically updated. The level 21 variant was renamed from "Bear" to "Grizzly bear".
11 – 19 July 2005	The combat level of the Isafdar variant was increased from 24 to 42.

Gallery (historical)


29 March 2004 – 18 October 2006 20 September 2004 – 18 October 2006	18 October 2006 – present