Rings are a type of Equipment in Dark Souls 2. Rings are a type of equipment that players can equip to gain various benefits or alter their characters' attributes. Rings are essential for customizing your playstyle and enhancing your character's capabilities. There are numerous rings available throughout the game, and they offer a wide range of effects, such as boosting stats, increasing maximum health, reducing stamina consumption, or providing resistances to specific types of damage.
Can Rings be Upgraded in Dark Souls 2
In Dark Souls II, rings can be found in different locations, acquired as rewards for defeating bosses, or obtained through various in-game activities. Some DS2 Rings have unique effects, while others may have upgraded versions, indicated by a +1, +2, or +3 suffix.
While rings can be repaired at a blacksmith, they cannot be upgraded. Upgraded versions must be obtained at various points in the game, including from corpses, chests, and defeating Bosses
An important restriction is that a character cannot equip two rings of the same kind, regardless of their upgrade level.
All Dark Souls 2 Rings
All DS2 Base Rings Comparison Table
Quick Search of All Base Rings in Dark Souls 2
Name | Weight | Effects | Acquired from | +1/+2/+3 Available? |
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Agape Ring |
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No | |
Life Ring |
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Yes (+3) |
Chloranthy Ring |
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Yes (+2) |
Royal Soldier's Ring |
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Yes (+2) |
First Dragon Ring |
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Yes (+3) |
Ring of Steel Protection |
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Yes (+2) |
Spell Quartz Ring |
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Yes (+3) |
Flame Quartz Ring |
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Yes (+3) |
Thunder Quartz Ring |
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Yes (+3) | |
Dark Quartz Ring |
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Yes (+3) |
Poisonbite Ring |
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Yes (+1) |
Bloodbite Ring |
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Yes (+1) | |
Cursebite Ring |
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No | |
Bracing Knuckle Ring |
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Yes (+2) | |
Ash Knuckle Ring |
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No | |
Dispelling Ring |
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Yes (+1) | |
Ring of Resistance |
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Yes (+1) | |
Ring of Blades |
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Yes |
Ring of Knowledge |
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No | |
Ring of Prayer |
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No | |
Stone Ring |
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No | |
Red Tearstone Ring |
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No | |
Blue Tearstone Ring |
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No | |
Ring of Giants |
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Yes |
Old Leo Ring |
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No | |
Ring of Soul Protection |
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Do not turn Hollow or lose Souls upon death, immune to petrification. Breaks when activated but can be repaired for 6000 Souls. |
No | |
Ring of Life Protection |
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Do not turn Hollow or lose Souls upon death. Will not prevent death by petrification, |
No | |
Lingering Dragoncrest Ring |
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Yes |
Clear Bluestone Ring |
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Yes |
Northern Ritual Band |
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Yes | |
Southern Ritual Band |
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Yes |
Covetous Gold Serpent Ring |
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Yes |
Covetous Silver Serpent Ring |
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Yes |
Ring of the Evil Eye |
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Yes |
Ring of Restoration |
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No |
Ring of Binding |
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No |
Silvercat Ring |
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No | |
Redeye Ring |
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No | |
Gower's Ring of Protection |
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No |
Name-engraved Ring |
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No | |
Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring |
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No | |
Hawk Ring |
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No | |
Old Sun Ring |
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Has a 10-30% of causing an explosion once it reaches the damage threshold. The higher the durability, the higher the probability |
No | |
Illusory Ring of a Conqueror |
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No |
Illusory Ring of the Exalted |
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No |
Ring of the Dead |
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No | |
Ring of Thorns |
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Yes |
Delicate String |
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No | |
White Ring |
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No | |
Ring of Whispers |
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No | |
King's Ring |
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No | |
Blue Seal |
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No |
Guardian's Seal |
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No |
Crest of Blood |
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No |
Crest of the Rat |
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No |
Bell Keeper's Seal |
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No |
Sun Seal |
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No |
Vanquisher's Seal |
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No |
Ancient Dragon Seal |
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No |
Abyss Seal |
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No |
Illusory Ring of the Vengeful |
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No |
Illusory Ring of the Guilty |
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No |
Lightning Clutch Ring |
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No |
Sorcery Clutch Ring |
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No |
Dark Clutch Ring |
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No |
Fire Clutch Ring |
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No |
Flynn's Ring |
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No |
Ring of the Embedded |
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No |
Yorgh's Ring |
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No |
Strength Ring |
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No |
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No | |
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No | |
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No | |
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No | |
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No |
- Anonymous
it's mindblowing how no one has found the Elden Ring yet in this game. i do wonder where it can be found and it's effects
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There should be a ring that lets run at normal speed in the water.
- Anonymous
This game basically gave you three ring slots, and then a utility ring slot reserved for either covenants, fashion, or keeping your souls and human form safe.
- Anonymous
dropping by to pay my respects to the last time rings were actually useful and viable in souls history
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Where is the item description engraved on the rings? how did they make the text so small?
- Anonymous
i gotta say, im sad we never got this variety of rings again. Imagine if this was used as a baseline for elden ring talismans. Gowers ring of protection is weird, but I want weirder stuff.
- Anonymous
I wish this game had a ring of fog (that makes you invisivle and not be seen by enemies). Ring of fog is alot better than simpleton's ring
- Anonymous
ring of binding is before the dragonrider in the chest that is guarded by a heide knight its not before old dragonslayer, is it something about sotfs and the normal game? (im playing sotfs)
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Are there anyone who Lv.570-Lv.600?
i want to farm invaded phantom to get lingering dragoncrest ring+2
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I like how this page lists two rings that aren't in the game, but is also missing 7 rings that are in the game.
- Anonymous
i remeber a ring where when you were it you have no stamina lost when your shield gets hit and your blocking
- Anonymous
I like how +2 and +3 rings lose durability and increase weight instead of being just better version of given ring in DS3.
- Anonymous
um I'm getting a dark souls 2 game soon but I wanted to know how much rings you can have on, I think it's 4 but I am just making sure. PS. does the crest of blood stack?
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To anyone looking for the missing rings, (Baneful bird, yorghs, etc) Check the DLC rings pages, they are listed under the DLC they can be found in.
- Anonymous
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This game has great rings, as does any souls game, but this game to me... the rings are well designed.
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Missing rings here:
Simpleton's Ring
Strenght Ring
Dexterity Ring
Ivory Warrior Ring
Ring of the Living
Yorgh's Ring
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i really disappointed there is no fog ring, hornet ring, flip ring(?) in ds2. 3 best ring ever.
- Anonymous
Was just wondering, but would wearing the covetous gold serpent ring boost your chances of a rare item at the birds nest in things betwixt?
Ds1: ”I wish I could equip four rings.”
Ds2: ”Ten fingers! Ten rings!”
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