Dark Souls: Remastered Best Rings - What To Use And How To Find Them

Dark Souls: Remastered is a challenging game, regardless of your level and skill. Thankfully, the game has equipable rings that boost your damage, defence and more that can be found while exploring the game’s various areas, purchased from merchants or dropped by NPCs and enemies. Since you can only equip two at a time, working out which rings are best can be difficult, which is why we’ve decided to list the Dark Souls: Remastered best rings right here.

What Are The Best Rings In Dark Souls?

There are around 40 total rings in Dark Souls and its remaster, which includes all DLC. You can only equip two at a time and although the majority of the rings can be swapped at any time, it can be difficult to work out which are best for you to use. Generally speaking, the best rings are dependent on the area you’re exploring, the enemies you’re facing, the Dark Souls: Remastered boss you’re fighting, and your build.

We’ve found that the Dark Souls: Remastered best rings are as follows:

Tiny Being’s Ring to boost maximum HP
Cloranthy Ring to boost stamina regeneration
Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring to boost magic damage
Dusk Crown Ring to increase sorcery castings
White and Darkmoon Seance Rings to increase attunement slots
Ring Of The Sun’s Firstborn to increase miracle power
Hornet Ring to increase the power of critical attacks
Ring Of Favour And Protection to increase HP, stamina and maximum equip load

There are also several rings which are worth using in certain situations. For example, the Stoneplate and Bite rings are great if you’re facing enemies or are in an area that deals certain damage.

It’s also worth utilising the Ring Of Sacrifice if you’re carrying lots of runes and are near-death, using the Covetous Silver Serpent ring to collect more Souls, using the Orange Charred Ring when exploring the fiery areas in late-game, and using the Covenant Of Artorias ring to enter The Abyss and face one of the game’s mandatory bosses.

Complete List Of All Dark Souls: Remastered Rings

Ring	Effect	How To Unlock
Tiny Being's Ring	+5% maximum HP	Can be claimed as a starting gift Given as a reward by Siegmeyer Of Catarina in Anor Londo for clearing out the Silver Knights
Cloranthy Ring	+20% stamina regeneration	Found in a secret area in The Great Hollow, accessed by jumping into the middle of the tree
Havel's Ring	+50% equip load	Dropped by Havel The Rock when defeated at the shortcut between Undead Burg and Darkroot Basin, accessed with either the Master or Watchtower Basement Keys
Ring Of Steel Protection	+50 points physical defence	Found in Sen's Fortress in a chest above the area with the first rolling boulders, near a magic serpent enemy
Spell Stoneplate Ring	+50 points magic defence	Can be purchased from Crestfallen Merchant for 15,000 Souls
Flame Stoneplate Ring	+50 points fire defence	Found in Sen's Fortress after leaving the building and platforming across pillars. The ring is found in a chest guarded by two Balder Knights
Thunder Stoneplate Ring	+50 points lightning defence	Can be purchased from Crestfallen Merchant for 15,000 Souls
Speckled Stoneplate Ring	+25 points magic, fire, and lightning defence	Dropped by Siegmeyer Of Catarina if defeated
Bloodbite Ring	+400% bleed resistance	Can be purchased from Oswald Of Carim for 10,000 Souls
Poisonbit Ring	+400% poison resistance	Can be purchased from Oswald of Carim for 15,000 Souls
Cursebite Ring	+400% curse resistance	Found in New Londo Ruins on a ledge behind the house where Ingward can be located
Red Tearstone Ring	+50% attack when health is below 20%	Found in the Valley Of The Drakes above the giant gate
Ring Of Sacrifice	Lose nothing upon death but the ring breaks	Found between Firelink Shrine and Undead Burg on a corpse overlooking the aqueduct Found on the ledge above the well in the courtyard of the Painted World Of Ariamis Traded with Snuggly for Humanity Can be purchased from Oswald Of Carim for 5,000 Souls
Rare Ring Of Sacrifice	Lose nothing upon death, death caused by curse will not take effect but the ring breaks when used	Found in Sen's Fortress in the tower where Ricard The Archer can be found Found in New Londo Ruins on the roof beside Ingward Found in Lost Izalith on a branch below a ledge Traded with Snuggly for Twin Humanities
Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring	+20-26% magic damage depending on the spell	Can be purchased from Griggs Of Vinheim for 20,000 Souls
Lingering Dragoncrest Ring	+50% magic effect length	Can be purchased from Griggs Of Vinheim for 20,000 Souls
Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring	Wearer makes no sound	Found in Sen's Fortress on a rafter overlooking the bridge with swinging knives, must be dropped down from above Dropped by Griggs Of Vinheim if defeated
Dusk Crown Ring	+50% number of sorcery casting but -50% maximum HP	Dropped by Hydra in Darkroot Basin when defeated
White Seance Ring	+1 attunement slot	Found in The Duke's Archives by climbing the ladder to the prison's exit and dropping down several planks towards a room with a corpse
Darkmoon Seance Ring	+1 attunement slot, and allows entrance to the Darkmoon Blades covenant at Anor London	Found in The Catacombs inside a coffin past the second bonfire and through a breakable wall into a new area filled with skeletons and archers
Ring Of The Sun's Firstborn	+20% miracle power	Found in Anor Londo at the bottom of the moveable bridge next to the bonfire
Darkmoon Blade Covenant Ring	Allows Gwyndolin to summon a player to invade another in Dark Anor Londo	Given as a Covenant reward after joining the Darkmoon Blades
Ring Of The Sun Princess	Boosts miracle synergy	Given as a Covenant reward after joining the Princess Guard by speaking with Gwynevere in Anor Londo
Leo Ring	+40% counter damage	Dropped by Ornstein if you defeat him last during the Ornstein and Smough boss fight, must be picked up from the ground
Wolf Ring	+40% poise	Found in Darkroot Garden past the hidden bonfire and through an area with tree enemies and stone giants of which a secret path can be found leading to the ring
Hawk Ring	+50% bow range and enhanced zooming with bows and binoculars	Found inside a chest behind the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo
Hornet Ring	+30% critical attack	Found on a corpse behind the gravestone in the boss arena for Sif in Darkroot Garden
East Wood Grain Ring	Lessens the amount of durability loss but not when using a weapon's special ability	Can be purchased from Shiva Of The East in Blighttown
Dark Wood Grain Ring	Changes rolling action to a faster and wider animation but only if equip load is under 25%	Dropped by Shiva's bodyguard but you must be a Forest Hunter for the enemy to appear
Rusted Iron Ring	Removes movement restriction in water, swamp, tar, and poison	Found in the Undead Asylum upon returning to the area. Can be found behind the locked door on the Asylum's third floor
Covetous Gold Serpent Ring	+200 points item discovery	Found in Sen's Fortress. You must turn the boulder device so it's directed west and fills a hole and smashes a wall, with the ring on a corpse hanging over a window.
Covetous Silver Serpent Ring	+20% souls absorbed per kill	Found in the Tomb Of Giants near the second bonfire, after killing an archer and dropping onto the secret path behind him
Covenant Of Artorias	Allows entry into The Abyss	Dropped by the Great Grey Wolf Sif boss
Orange Charred Ring	Reduces lava damage and adds fire element to kicks	Dropped by the Centipede Demon boss
Old Witch's Ring	Allows you to speak with Quelaag's Sister	Available as a starting gift Traded with Snuggly for a Sunlight Maggot
Cat Covenant Ring	Allows Alvina to summon players to protect Darkroot Garden from others	Given as a Covenant reward for joining the Forest Hunters
Ring Of Fog	Turns the player transparent, making them untargetable	Given as a Covenant reward at rank zero with three kills as part of the Forest Hunters Traded with Snuggly for a Skull Lantern
Ring Of Favour And Protection	+20% maximum HP, stamina, maximum equip load but breaks when removed	Dropped by Lautrec when defeated Traded with Snuggly for Xanthous Crown
Ring Of The Evil Eye	Absorbs 30 HP from every fallen enemy	Found in the Depths amongst numerous basilisk enemies
Calamity Ring	You receive twice as much damage as normal	Dropped by Black Dragon Kalameet boss when defeated

We hope our guide to the best Dark Souls: Remastered rings has helped you work out which rings are worth using and where you can find them. Good luck playing the game, and take advantage of the rings as much as you can!