There are many different enemies you’ll come across during your adventures in Avowed, but one of the first bosses you’ll come up against is the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear. Indeed, this can often seem like a particularly tricky fight given you probably won’t have come across a major boss in the game before; given this thought, today, we’re looking at some simple tips and tricks to help you defeat the Avowed brown bear boss once you come up against him in the game.

Where is the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear Found?

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Before we start looking at how to take down the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear in Avowed, we should first quickly consider where the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear can be found. The Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear is found close by to Dawnshore in a cave called the Strangleroot, which the main mission will send you towards while searching for the Aedyran Ambassador. Unfortunately, upon finding the Ambassador, you’ll realize he’s struck by fear - and the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear is the cause of this terror.

The bear itself is badly affected by the plague, meaning it has become incredibly aggressive and will attack the player on sight - so, you’ll need to know how to take it down before you even enter the arena. Don’t worry, though - while it’s not an easy fight, the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear does have a few weaknesses that players can exploit to make the battle a little easier. And, if you create Avowed server with a private host like ScalaCube to start with, you’ll be able to enjoy a premium, lag-free gaming experience.

How to Beat the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear in Avowed

By now, you should know roughly where to find the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear in Avowed - however, the question still stands: how can you defeat this terrifying beast? Indeed, as your first ever Avowed boss, the bear can feel incredibly intimidating to take on, and no doubt it’s a huge step-up from the previous bears you will have faced while exploring the Strangleroot. Given this, it’s worth knowing what you’re up against to start with.

Now, the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear is the first enemy you’ll come up against in the game, and you’ll very quickly realize it’s a huge step up from the bears you’ve been taking on in the rest of the Avowed caves thus far. Given this, simply trying to charge in and hit it with all your might probably isn’t going to cut it as a strategy. Instead, you’ll need to create a more thorough plan of action.

The best thing to remember when planning your strategy is to focus on dodging. Indeed, although the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear hits pretty hard, it’s relatively easy to dodge given the bear isn’t the fastest enemy in the game.

In addition to dodging its attacks, try to focus your hits on the bear’s body - namely on the area where the Dreamthrall plague has affected the bear most. You’ll be able to see these weak points after hitting the bear on the body for the first time, which will then highlight the areas of weakness.

And, of course, it’s important to remember that you’ll be traveling with Kai at this point in the game. As such, be sure to make use of his companion ability to make your battle against the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear a little easier.

Keep the Bear’s Attacks in Mind!

Since the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear is the first boss in the game, you may well be a little surprised by its range of attacks, which are vastly more powerful than regular bear attacks. Namely, the Elder Bear uses three main types of attack, including:

• Charged Attack: The standard attack used by the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear is its Charged Attack, wich can deal a significant amount of damage after an initial charge.
• Multi-Hit Claw Combo: After rearing up on its hind legs, the bear will unleash an attack in a flurry of claws. Since this causes so many attacks at once, it’s easy to see why it can cause so much damage in a short space of time. In fact, if all of the bear’s attacks hit, you could potentially face an instant KO, so be sure to keep this in mind.
• Furious Roar: While the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear won’t use this move to start with, once a certain amount of damage has been done to its health, it may begin to use an aggressive roar that actively knocks the player back and damages their health. Not only can the extra damage be unwelcome, but this naturally makes it a lot harder to actually hit the bear with melee weapons too.

When planning your strategy to take down the Dreamthrall Elder Brown Bear, it’s important to keep its range of attacks in mind to help you plan how to avoid these. It won’t take many hits for the bear to kill you, so there’s no room for compromise on this.

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When it comes to your game, ensuring you’ve planned for the different enemies you’ll encounter is crucial - however, this isn’t always that easy when your foe is a boss! Still, by keeping today’s simple tips in mind - and possibly with a little trial and error, too - you should be able to take Avowed’s very first brown bear boss down soon.