Arena:Ring of Phynaster/Intro

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Artifact: Ring of Phynaster (lore page)
Shares Appearance With	N/A
Statistics
Rating	-6 AC
Weight	0 kg
Enchantment
Resist Poison: 100% chance for 1 round per level Resist Electricity: 100% chance for 1 round per level Spell Resistance: 100% chance for 1 round per level
Map Dungeon Province
Summurset Isle
Can be used by the following classes
All classes

"The Ring of Phynaster was made hundreds of years ago by a person who needed good defenses to survive his adventurous life. Thanks to the Ring, Phynaster lived for hundreds of years, and since then it has passed from person to person. The ring improves its wearer's overall resistance to damage and grants total immunity to poison, spells, and electricity. Still, Phynaster was cunning and said to have cursed the Ring. It eventually disappears from its holder's possessions and returns to another resting place, uncontent to stay anywhere but with Phynaster himself."
— Codex Scientia

The Ring of Phynaster is a ring artifact that can be obtained by taking part in its artifact quest.

The Ring of Phynaster serves as a useful protective artifact for any class. In addition to the -6 AC bonus to armor rating for all armor slots when equipped, its enchantment provides total resistance to electricity and poison, the former of which can be highly useful against enemies such as Homonculi and Liches, and no other artifacts offer these resistances as part of their enchantments (though the Lord's Mail can cure poisoning, it does not resist it). Some other artifacts do offer spell resistance effects, and usually of greater duration, but in combination with its other resistances the Ring of Phynaster can act as a reliable tool for general protection against most types of magical attack while exploring dungeons, even in the late stages of the game. However, the duration of its enchantment is rather short and does not scale particularly well with increased levels, requiring more frequent uses to keep up.

Of note, resistance to poison also acts as a resistance to paralysis.

The Ring of Phynaster's casting cost is relatively low, and the lowest of the four jewelry artifacts, which somewhat helps to offset its enchantment's short duration and need for repeated casts if you want to keep its resistances active for extended periods of time.