Polar bear

Useful Info

Polar bears are the largest of the bears found in the Dungeon, boasting cold resistance, and dealing significantly more damage than black bears. When severely injured, they may go berserk, greatly increasing their threat level. Polar bears are amphibious and easily traverse deep water. They can occasionally be found in the Dungeon and the Lair, but are much more common in the Ice Cave.

Tips & Tricks

• While other bears are mostly pushovers, polar bears do enough damage to deserve some respect.
• Due to their cold resistance, polar bears are immune to Ensorcelled Hibernation. Other Hexes or Mephitic Cloud will work just fine, though.

History

• Prior to 0.27, polar bears were practically immune to fear; they would go berserk when inflicted by fear, ending it in the process. This was because their Berserker Rage is an emergency flag spell. In 0.27, fleeing monsters now use escape flag rather than emergency flag spells, which stopped this behavior.
• Prior to 0.6, polar bears did not berserk.