Alpha Bear
Alpha Bear is one of the 8 available Dream Realm bosses you will encounter in AFK Journey. In this guide we will go over the boss mechanics and the best characters and teams to use against him.
What’s the meta team?
Realistically speaking, your meta team will depend on your specific box, and your account focus, so use your highest rarity DPS carry characters, along with whoever can best boost their damage. Try running Dual carry, as currently there is no way to boost a Hypercarry’s damage high enough to make it worth running only one. Keep faction bonus in mind but don’t run suboptimal characters just to force it.
Still, below you can find a few example teams. Big thanks to
Season 2 Teams (Endless)
Team #1 - Best Team (Reinier + Lily May)
Credits to xJxCx from AFK Analytica Discord.
Character information:
- Lily May acts as the main carry.
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- Phraesto acts as tank and secondary carry, as well as energy regen source.
![Phraesto]()
- Reinier acts as buffer and debuffer (Mythic+ required),
![Reinier]()
- Mikola acts as buffer and healer.
![Mikola]()
- Smokey & Meerky acts as buffer, healer and secondary carry.
![Smokey & Meerky]()
- Artifacts:
- Resonationg Spell- Best overall performance.
Team #2 - Alt Team (Reinier + Lily May)
Credits to xJxCx from AFK Analytica Discord.
Character information:
- Lily May acts as the main carry.
![Lily May]()
- Koko is used for buffs, healing and shields.
![Koko]()
- Reinier acts as buffer and debuffer (Mythic+ required).
![Reinier]()
- Mikola acts as buffer and healer.
![Mikola]()
- Smokey & Meerky acts as the healer and buffer.
![Smokey & Meerky]()
- Artifacts:
- - Best damage for Solo Carry.Resonating Spell
![Resonating Spell]()
Team #3 - No Celehypo
Credits to Eri from Prydwen.
Character information:
Boss Mechanics
The Dream Realm version of the Alpha Bear is basically a copy of the fight we know from the Primal Lord event. Here are the boss skills:
Skills
- Ultimate - Summons a swarm that deals 80% damage per second to each enemy covered in honey for 3s. When all enemy heroes are marked with honey, a mega swarm is summoned, dealing 250% damage per second till the end of the battle.
- Skill 1 - Throws honey at an enemy hero, marking them until the end of the battle and dealing 100% damage. The healing received by the marked enemy is reduced by 80% and cannot be dispelled.
- Skill 2 - Throws honey at enemies in adjacent tiles, dealing 50% damage and marking them. Smashes the ground when there are no enemies in adjacent tiles, dealing 400% damage to all enemies.
- Skill 3 - Makes and pulls a Terraball towards the enemy, dealing 100% damage to all enemies in its path.
Tips and tricks
Tips and tricks
- Use a single character with 1 Range, who will 'tank' the boss. That's because of the Skill 2 as you want prevent the Bear from using his massive AoE - so you always need someone 'hugging' the boss,
- Avoid using damage dealers with the Range of 1 as they will have issues surviving close to the boss,
- Because the boss can reduce the healing received by an ally, characters that provide Shields help a lot,
- Summoners allow you to 'bypass' the boss Honey mechanic as you will have more 'bodies' before he will wipe the team,
- Consider using damage dealers who can keep themselves alive and provide additional utility to the team.
Videos
For more team idea, check this video: