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==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
 
Decent. Strength provides a fair boost to your damage, and lets you wear armour easily. A ring of strength might be a good find for early characters wearing heavy armour. However, resistance-boosting rings may be more useful as you go through the game.  
 
Decent. Strength provides a fair boost to your damage, and lets you wear armour easily. A ring of strength might be a good find for early characters wearing heavy armour. However, resistance-boosting rings may be more useful as you go through the game.  
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Every point of strength adds a +2.5% multiplier to your base damage, or a 15% boost from a base ring of strength. If your (base damage * skill multiplier) is above 26.6, the ring of strength beats a [[ring of slaying]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 23:44, 19 August 2022

Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Type Jewellery
Name Ring of strength
Icon Ring of strength.png
A ring that increases the physical strength of its wearer.

A +6 ring of strength boosts the strength of the wearer.

Desirability

Decent. Strength provides a fair boost to your damage, and lets you wear armour easily. A ring of strength might be a good find for early characters wearing heavy armour. However, resistance-boosting rings may be more useful as you go through the game.

Every point of strength adds a +2.5% multiplier to your base damage, or a 15% boost from a base ring of strength. If your (base damage * skill multiplier) is above 26.6, the ring of strength beats a ring of slaying.

History

  • Prior to 0.27, you could find rings of strength with a -4 enchantment; such rings were always cursed.
  • Prior to 0.25, enchantment values ranged from 2 to 6 (positive and negative).
Jewellery
Amulets AcrobatFaithGuardian spiritMagic regenerationReflectionRegeneration
Rings DexterityEvasionFireFlightIceIntelligenceMagical power
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