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Dire Wolf

Very rare wolf, no longer a Legendary spawn since Alpha 4; its pelt makes coats.

Drops

What Dire Wolf gives.

Page	Always gives	Source
Bone Drops	2–3	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Sinew Drops	4–5	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Dire Wolf Pelt Drops	–	Alpha 4 Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)

Amounts are the guaranteed drops before skill bonuses. Other drops depend on your knife and skills.

Page	Source
Nightfang Kinds	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

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3 versions

Every fact about Dire Wolf by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Its coat gives a once-per-30-seconds lethal hit save when worn. A named rare legendary Dire Wolf now exists; it drops the special hide for the coat. Direwolves spawn heavily during the Ancient Grove event. Direwolves are now rare; their pelts come in normal and high quality. A named super-rare direwolf was added that drops a new direwolf coat. New rare named direwolf whose hide makes a special coat without the cheat-death effect.
Alpha 5	Skinning a dire wolf always gives 2 to 3 Bone and 4 to 5 Sinew, plus other drops that depend on the knife and skills.
Alpha 4	No longer a Legendary spawn, but still very rare. Its pelt can be used in crafting.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	4
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam post	Sep 16, 2026	4
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video	Aug 15, 2026	2
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) Video	Jul 18, 2026	3
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	1