Dark Souls 2 Ring Locations and Effects

Dark Souls 2 is pretty unforgiving game and one of the keys to success is to carry the right equipment. So to help you out we've compiled this list of rings that you can get throughout the game and where to find them.

  IMAGE   NAME   EFFECTS   LOCATION


Life Ring
 
• Raise Maximum HP by 5%
• +1 Raise HP by 7.5%
• +2 Raise HP by 12.5%
 
• Starter's Gift
• Forest of Fallen Giants
• +1 Iron Keep
• +2 Shrine of Amana       Chloranthy Ring
    • Increase Stamina Recovery by 3.5%
• +1 Increase Stamina Recovery by 5.5%
• +2 Increase Stamina Recovery by 8.5%
    • Forest of Fallen Giants
• +1 Shaded Woods
• +2 Executioners Chariot (Found in New Game + only)       Royal Soldier's Ring
    • Increase Maximum Load by 10%
• +1 Increase Maximum Load by 15%
• +2 Increase Maximum Load by 20%
    • No Mans Wharf
• +1 Drangleic Castle
• +2 Velstadt, The Royal Aegis (Found in New Game + only)       First Dragon Ring
    • Increase HP by 3%
• Increase Stamina by 5%
• Increase Maximum Load by 5%
    • Company of Champions       Second Dragon Ring
    • Increase HP by 5%
• Increase Stamina by 10%
• Increase Maximum Load by 10%
    • Manscorpion Tark       Third Dragon Ring
    • Increase HP by 7.5%
• Increase Stamina by 12.5%
• Increase Maximum Load by 12.5%
    • Dragon Shrine       Ring of Steel Protection
    • Increase Physical Defence by 50
• +1 Increase Physical Defence by 75
• +2 Increase Physical Defence by 100
    • Crestfallen Saulden
• +1 Lucatiel of Mirrah
• +2 Looking Glass Knight (Found in New Game + only)       Spell Quartz Ring
    • Increase Magic Defence by 5%
• +1 Increase Magic Defence by 8%
• +2 Increase Magic Defence by 10%
    • Carhillion of the Fold
• +1 Earthen Peak
• +2 King's Passage       Fire Quartz Ring
    • Increase Fire Defence by 5%
• +1 Increase Fire Defence by 8%
• +2 Increase Fire Defence by 10%
    • Rosabeth of Melfia
• +1 Forest of Fallen Giants
• +2 Guardian Dragon       Thunder Quartz Ring
    • Increase Lightning Defence by 5%
• +1 Increase Lightning Defence by 8%
• +2 Increase Lightning Defence by 10%
    • Rosabeth of Melfia
• +1 Iron Keep
• +2 Royal Sorcerer Navlaan       Dark Quartz Ring
    • Increase Dark Defence by 5%
• +1 Increase Dark Defence by 8%
• +2 Increase Dark Defence by 10%
    • Rosabeth of Melfia
• +1 Duke Tseldora
• +2 Leydia Witch       Poisonbite Ring
    • Increase Poison Resistance by 15%
    • Earthen Peak
• Harvest Valley
• Cromwell the Pardoner       Bloodbite Ring
    • Increase Bleeding Resistance by 15%
    • Cromwell the Pardoner
• Way of the Blue       Cursebite Ring
    • Increase Curse resistance by 400
    • Cromwell the Pardoner
• Magerold of Lanafir    
Bracing Knuckle Ring
    • Reduce Weapon, Armour and Ring Degradation by 20%
• +1 Reduce Weapon Degradation by 35% and Armour and Ring Degradation by 25%
• +2 Reduce Weapon Degradation by 50% and Armour and Ring Degradation by 45%
    • Lost Bastille
• +1 Chancellor Wellager
• +2 Undead Crypt       Ash Knuckle Ring
    • Increase Petrification Resistance by 40%
    • Grave of Saints       Dispelling Ring
    • Increase Fire, Dark, Magic and Lightning Resistance by 6%
    • Royal Sorcerer Navlaan       Ring of Resistance
    • Increase Poison, Bleed, Curse and Petrify Resistance by 12%
    • Cromwell the Pardoner       Ring of Blades
    • Increase Physical Attack by 20
• +1 Increase Physical Attack by 35
• +2 Increase Physical Attack by 50
    • The Pursuer
• +1 The Pursuer after the Smelter Dragon has been killed
• +2 The Pursuer in the Drangleic Castle's Throne Room. (Found in New Game + only)       Ring of Knowledge
    • Increase Intelligence by 5
    • Straid of Olaphis       Ring of Prayer
    • Increase Faith by 5
    • Licia of Lindelt       Stone Ring
    • Inflict an extra 10 damage to poise
    • Things Betwixt       Red Tearstone Ring
    • Increases attack by 20% when HP is below 30%
    • Aldia's Keep
• Shaded Woods       Blue Tearstone Ring
    • Increases defence by 35% when HP is below 30%
    • Belfry Luna
• Way of Blue       Ring of Giants
    • Poise will be increased by 10 
• +1 Poise will be increased by 20
• +2 Poise will be increased by 30
    • Lonesome Galvan
• +1 Black Gulch 
• +2 Giant Lord       Old Leo Ring
    • Thrust weapon counters increase by 12.5%
    • Old Dragonslayer       Ring of Soul Protection
    • Prevents the player from losing souls or turning hollow upon death. This will also prevent petrification.
    • The Gutter
• Vengarl of Forossa       Ring of Life Protection
    • Prevents the player from losing souls or turning hollow upon death. This is ineffective against petrification.
    • No-Man's Wharf
• Shaded Woods
• Felkin the Outcast       Lingering Dragoncrest Ring
    • Length of spell effect last 15% longer
• +1 Length of spell effect last 25% longer
• +2 Length of spell effect last 35% longer
    • Straid of Olaphis
• +1 Desert Sorceress
• +2 Defeat 100 Dark Spirits       Clear Bluestone Ring
    • Spellcasting time is shortened by 20%
• +1 Spellcasting time is shortened by 35%
• +2 Spellcasting time is shortened by 55%
    • Carhillion of the Fold
• +1 Shaded Woods
• +2 Skeleton Lords (Found in New Game + only)       Northern Ritual Band
    • Increases spell uses by 10% but decreases HP by 20%
• +1 Increases spell uses by 20% but decreases HP by 25%
• +2 Increases spell uses by 30% but decreases HP by 50%
    • Sinners Rise
• +1 Carhillion of the Fold
• +2 Aldia's Keep       Southern Ritual Band
    • Grants 1 attunement slot
• +1 Grants 2 attunement slots
• +2 Grants 3 attunement slots
    • Belfry Luna
• +1 Brightstone Cove Tseldora
• +2 Scorpioness Najka (Found in New Game + only)       Covetous Gold Serpent Ring
    • Increase item discovery rate by 50%
• +1 Increase item discovery rate by 75%
• +2 Increase item discovery rate by 100%
    • Iron Keep
• +1 Magerold of Lanafir
• +2 Belfry Gargoyle (Found in New Game + only)       Covetous Silver Serpent Ring
    • Defeated enemies hold 10% more souls
• +1 Defeated enemies hold 20% more souls
• +2 Defeated enemies hold 30% more souls
    • Lost Bastille
• +1 Merchant Hag Melentia
• +2 Mytha, The Baneful Queen (Found in New Game + only)       Ring of the Evil Eye
    • Absorb 30 HP from a defeated enemy
• +1 Absorb 50 HP from a defeated enemy
• +2 Absorb 80 HP from a defeated enemy
    • The Gutter
• Sweet Shalquoir
• +1 Dragon Aerie
• +1 The Pit
• +2 Throne Defender and Watcher (Found in New Game + only)       Ring of Restoration
    • Restore 3 HP every 1.5 seconds
    • Forest of Fallen Giants       Ring of Binding
    • Limit HP reduction when hollowing by 25%
    • Cathedral of Blue       Silvercat Ring
    • Reduces falling damage
    • Sweet Shalquoir       Reddye Ring
    • Easier to be spotted by enemies
    • Sweet Shalquoir       Gower's Ring of Protection
    • A hollow will appear on your back that will reduce damage taken from behind.
    • Shaded Woods (Found in New Game + only)       Name-Engraved Ring
    • Easier to find other players who chose the same god. 
    • Sweet Shalquoir       Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring
    • Walking and Running will no longer produce sound.
    • Rat King       Hawk Ring
    • Arrow range is increased by 7.55%
    • Forest of Fallen Giants       Old Sun Rising
    • Has a 10%-30% chance of causing an explosion once it reaches it's damage threshold.
    • Shaded Woods       Illusionary Ring of a Conqueror
    • Left handed weapon will become invisible.
    • Finish the game without dying.       Illusionary Ring of the Exhaled
    • Right handed weapon will become invisible.
    • Finish the game without resting at a bonfire (See our guide).       Ring of the Dead
    • Keep a human appearance when hollow.
    • Imprisoned Milfanito
• Grave Warden Agdayne       Ring of Thornes
    • 30% chance of counter attacking after taking damage.
• +1 50% chance of counter attacking after taking damage.
• +2 70% chance of counter attacking after taking damage.
    • Mild Mannered Pate
• +1 Grave Warden Agdayne
• +2 Invade and defeat a host player 1000 times.       Delicate String
    • Chances of being invaded are increased.
    • Tichy Gren       White Ring
    • Will change appearance to White Phantom
    • Dina and Tillo       Ring of Whispers
    • Makes sound when near enemies. This is also needed to speak to Manscorpion Tark
    • Sweet Shalquoir       King's Ring
    • Will open the King's Gate and increase fire damage by 5%
    • Undead Crypt       Blue Seal
    • Increase maximum HP by 3%.
    • Way of Blue       Guardian's Seal 
    • You will be summoned to other worlds automatically
    • Blue Sentinals       Crest of Blood
    • Add 50 to bleed attack.
    • Brotherhood of Blood       Crest of the Rat 
    • Add 50 to Poison attack.
    • Rat King       Bell Keeper's Seal 
    • Ring for the Bell Keeper Covenant.
    • Bell Keepers       Sun Seal
    • Increase the strength of miracles by 5%
    • Heirs to the Sun       Vanquishers Seal
    • Increases bare handed attack power.
    • Company of Champions       Ancient Dragon Seal
    • Using the Estus Flask restores an extra 50 HP 
    • Dragon Remnants

Hopefully this information will help you to conquer Dark Souls 2. Do you know of any other ring locations? Let us know. And check out some of our other Dark Souls 2 guides.

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