Red Bear's Claw

Claw of a great red bear wielded without modification by Red Bear, whose name is lost to madness.

After killing the great red bear in a blood-soaked bout, he became fascinated by the untainted glory of its naked strength.
"I wish to be a bear, no more, and no less."

The Red Bear's Claw weapon can be found at the following location:

• Northern Nameless MausoleumMausoleum: Weapon drops upon defeating the Red Bear located at the Northern Nameless MausoleumMausoleum. [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]

  • The path to the Northern Nameless MausoleumMausoleum may not be clear at first, due to the area appearing isolated with no apparent paths upwards. There is an unactivated spiritspring near the Temple Town RuinsGrace (with the stone to activate it nearby) that can be used to reach the Northern Nameless MausoleumMausoleum.

    • The Temple Town RuinsGrace can be reached by going forward from the path at the Ancient Ruins BaseGrace Site of Grace. If players haven't reached this grace yet, they can arrive here by going northeast of the Moorth RuinsGrace Site of Grace to the closest water body, where an underground tunnel which will provide a path to the Ancient Ruins BaseGrace Site of Grace.

• Weapon Skill: Red Bear Hunt

• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War

• Can't be buffed by Magic or Consumables

• Red Bear's Claw can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

• When used on a Strength build, the Red Bear's Claws will always outperform a Heavy-infused Beast Claw.

  • 66 STR, 11 DEX: +10 Red Bear's Claw (491 AR) vs +25 Heavy-infused Beast Claw (466 AR).

• NOTE: Patch 1.13: (PvP Exclusive) Increased poise damage of normal attacks with Beast Claws.