Red Bear's Claw

Red Bear's Claw

Attack	104 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str C, Dex E
Requires	Str 20, Dex 10
Effect	Causes blood loss buildup (45)
Guard	38% physical, 22 guard boost
Type	Beast Claw
Attack Type	Slash
Skill	Red Bear Hunt
FP Cost	8
Weight	4
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	200

The Red Bear's Claw is a Beast Claw in Elden Ring. It has the highest physical attack of any beast claw in the game. It is one of the expansion's additions, found in the Land of Shadow.

The Red Bear's Claw is the claw of a great red bear, wielded without modification by Red Bear, whose name is lost to madness and who became fascinated by the bear's naked strength after killing it in a blood-soaked bout. It drops from Red Bear at the Northern Nameless Mausoleum, reached through a spiritspring near the Temple Town Ruins. It deals damage fast and builds blood loss, and its Strength scaling at C lets it outperform a Heavy-infused Beast Claw on a Strength build. Its unique skill is Red Bear Hunt.

Why Players Pick It

The Red Bear's Claw is the hardest-hitting beast claw at 104 physical, with C Strength scaling and 45 blood loss buildup, which makes it the Strength pick. At +10 with 66 Strength it reaches about 491 attack rating, ahead of a Heavy Beast Claw at max upgrade, and Red Bear Hunt creates a vacuum of continuous damage with up to two follow-ups.

How to Get Red Bear's Claw Guide

Dropped by Red Bear in the Northern Nameless Mausoleum.

Where to find Red Bear's Claw Location?

Red Bear's Claw map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

Somber Smithing Stones take it up to +10.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	x1	119 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	x1	134 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	x1	149 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	x1	164 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	x1	179 Physical	Str C, Dex D
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	x1	194 Physical	Str B, Dex D
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	x1	209 Physical	Str B, Dex D
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	x1	224 Physical	Str B, Dex D
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	x1	239 Physical	Str B, Dex D
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	254 Physical	Str B, Dex D

Skill

Red Bear Hunt costs 8 FP. The wielder rips through prey with a great swipe of the claws that leaves behind a vacuum dealing continuous damage. Repeated inputs add a swipe with the other claw and then a cross swipe with both, each leaving its own damaging vacuum and costing more FP. It is exclusive to this weapon.

"Slaughters prey with sharp claws in a great swipe of the arm. The attack creates a vacuum which deals continuous damage. Repeated inputs allow for up to two follow-up attacks."

Build

A Strength bleed claw that hits fast and builds blood loss, played aggressively like the other beast claws.

Stats	Strength to 60, then 80, Vigor 50 to 60, Endurance 30 to 40, Mind about 10, Dexterity at its requirement of 10
Affinity	Cannot be infused; it keeps its own scaling.
Talismans	Lord of Blood's Exultation, Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, Shard of Alexander

All Beast Claws

Name	Image	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Beast Claw		98 35.0	0 20.0	0 20.0	0 20.0	0 20.0	100 20	3.0	D 13	D 11	0	0	0	100	Savage Claws
Red Bear's Claw		104 38	0 22	0 22	0 22	0 22	100 22	4	C 20	E 10	0	0	0	200	Red Bear Hunt

Notes

"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.'"