There are 30 different rings but which ones are the best of them all? In Stardew Valley, there are several articles of clothing that players can put on their characters – some of them are purely cosmetic, such as hats for example, whereas others will provide the player with certain boosts that definitely come in handy.
It’s possible to wear two rings at the same time in Stardew Valley. It’s even possible to combine two rings with Cinder Shards at The Forge in the Volcano Dungeon on Ginger Island, this makes it so that their effects will stack even if they provide the same benefit. However, players can’t combine rings that have already been combined before. Rings are a must when taking on dangerous places like the Volcano Dungeon, for example. Out of the 30 options available, which are the best rings in Stardew Valley?
Updated April 14th, 2022 by Russ Boswell: Stardew Valley continues to be one of the most engaging and influential indie games released in the last few years, with many players still logging into the title each day to tend their farm and increase their relationships with the townsfolk. Although Stardew Valley does have a pretty large focus on farming, odd jobs, and NPC relationships, it does feature some pretty robust combat options for those interested. There are a lot of weapons and other items to collect, with Rings providing players with interesting and useful effects. But what are the best rings in Stardew Valley, and where can players find them for themselves? To better answer these questions, the following guide has been updated and now includes even more entries.
10 Ring of Yoba
Players that spend a lot of time engaging in Combat in Stardew Valley should consider seeking out the Ring of Yoba. This item can help keep players alive, especially when surrounded by enemies. In some of the harder levels of each dungeon, it’s highly likely that players will take damage from the swarms of enemies present. The Ring of Yoba helps to mitigate that damage entirely by sometimes applying the Yoba’s Blessing buff after a player takes damage. This buff lasts for five seconds and basically makes the player invincible during that time frame. The lower a player’s health, the more likely they’ll receive the buff.
The Ring of Yoba can be crafted with Combat Level 7 and takes 5 x Iron Bars, 5 x Gold Bars, and 1 x Diamond. It sells for approximately 750g.
9 Warrior Ring
There are a lot of interesting and engaging combat challenges in Stardew Valley, with some of them forcing players to make their way deep into dungeons. As players progress through these areas, enemies will get stronger, with some sporting some pretty immense health bars. Thankfully, there are weapons to help offset this rise in difficulty, and there’s a ring that can help players take down tougher foes thanks to its impressive power spike. The Warrior Ring will sometimes apply the Warrior Energy buff after players slay an enemy. This buff lasts for five seconds and adds a staggering +10 attack.
Players can craft the Warrior Ring for themselves by reaching Combat Level 4 and then piecing it together with 10 x Iron Bars, 10 x Frozen Tears, and 25 x Coal. It can be sold for 750g.
8 Vampire Ring
Those looking to survive some of the longer combat challenges present in Stardew Valley will need to make sure they take a lot of healing items with them. Thankfully, there are other ways to gain health, cutting down on the amount of materials and food items that players will need when venturing out on a particularly long combat-based quest. The Vampire Ring will refund a little bit of a player’s health whenever they slay an enemy. The +2 Health per enemy killed may not seem like much, but it can stack up pretty quickly, especially for players that are skilled at downing small enemies without taking damage.
The Vampire Ring can be purchased after players defeat 200 Bats for the Adventurer’s Guild. It costs 15,000g to purchase and sells for 750g.
7 Slime Charmer Ring
The Slime Charmer Ring is extremely useful when entering the Mines which will always contain tons of Slimes. This ring makes it so the player’s character won’t take damage from slimes and makes them immune to the Slimed Buff - a status effect that happens when hit by a slime, it lasts around three seconds and reduces the player’s speed.
This is an Adventurer’s Guild reward for slaying 1,000 Slimes, it costs 25,000g.
6 Burglar’s Ring
When farming for certain monster drops, the Burglar’s Ring is the way to go. This ring makes it so that monsters will drop items more often since the chances of it happening are doubled because the game calculates the drop percentage twice. So, it’s actually possible for the items to drop twice.
The Burglar’s Ring is available for purchase at the Adventurer’s Guild for 20,000g after the player has successfully defeated 500 Dusts Sprites - these monsters can be found between floor 41 and floor 79 of the Mines.
5 Wedding Ring
The Wedding Ring isn’t useful for combat like the others but it serves another very important purpose. It’s an item that is used for a farmer to ask for another farmer’s hand in marriage. This means that it’s only available in co-op playthroughs. The ring’s recipe can be bought from the Traveling Cart for 500g; however, in a single-player game, it won’t ever be available and it won’t count towards Achievement and Perfection progress.
To craft this Wedding Ring one Prismatic Shard and five Iridium Bars are needed. After being used it can be worn even though it has no additional effect, kept or it can be sold to the Adventurer’s Guild for 1,000g.
4 Napalm Ring
The Napalm Ring is a useful gadget for when the player wants to cause a blast to get down to the next level as soon as possible.
If the player wears this ring, a slain monster will explode, causing a blast that destroys all objects around it and also damages other nearby enemies. The Napalm Ring is a reward at the Adventurer’s Guild for killing 250 Serpents or Royal Serpents, it’s sold for 30,000g.
3 Thorns Ring
The Thorns Ring provides a great passive effect that makes it so enemies that hit the player also take as much damage as they inflict. This is particularly successful because since the player is taking damage in the first place, it’s great to reflect some indirect harm back on the monster.
To receive this crafting recipe, it’s necessary to reach Combat level seven. Then, to craft the ingredients are 50 bone fragments, 50 stones, and one Gold Bar.
2 Iridium Band
The Iridium Band provides a bunch of different effects. It’s got the same effect as three other rings: the Glow Ring that’s got a ten tile radius circle of light, the Magnet Ring that increases the character’s magnetism by two tiles, and the Ruby Ring that increases attack strength by ten percent.
There’s a 0.14 percent chance that gamers will find the Iridium Band in a Treasure Chest while fishing so the easiest way to get it is to craft it. The Iridium Band’s crafting recipe is a reward for reaching Combat level nine and the necessary ingredients are five Iridium Bars, 50 Void Essences, and 50 Solar Essences.
1 Phoenix Ring
Not only does it have the coolest name but it also has one of the best effects a ring could have in Stardew Valley: the Phoenix Ring will revive the player if they get down to zero health and pass out. Once revived, the player will come back with half their health and can continue on without losing any money or items.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to craft it. The Phoenix Ring can only be found inside rare chests in the Volcano Dungeon. This ring allows gamers to escape their demise in the dangers of the Mines and other dangerous places. It’s a great addition to one’s arsenal when trying to reach the lowest level of one of these treacherous locations.
Stardew Valley is available on PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile devices.
