Ring strategy - Revision history

Furey: Delinkify "mid game". There's no article for it, and this is strategy, not some well defined technical thing. Fixes a redlink.

2024-06-17T06:15:37Z

Delinkify "mid game". There's no article for it, and this is strategy, not some well defined technical thing. Fixes a redlink.

Thrawcheld: only a cloak of protection gives MC3 in 3.6

2020-01-15T14:40:25Z

only a cloak of protection gives MC3 in 3.6

Funcrunch: Can't levitate on Plane of Water as of 3.6

2015-12-31T22:27:37Z

Can't levitate on Plane of Water as of 3.6

ChasonBot at 02:38, 21 December 2015

2015-12-21T02:38:52Z

Hackery: link to ring hunger

2009-11-02T23:19:01Z

link to ring hunger

Ckbryant at 16:35, 2 January 2009

2009-01-02T16:35:36Z

60.50.8.197: Eating for victory

2008-11-15T17:08:32Z

Eating for victory

MysterX at 05:44, 21 January 2008

2008-01-21T05:44:16Z

79.67.126.226: monky monk monk

2007-08-13T23:45:52Z

monky monk monk

80.123.32.31: fixed typos

2007-07-03T01:08:01Z

fixed typos

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−	There are 29 rings in NetHack, and only 2 ring fingers on each player. The rings have varying utility, hence a strategy of which ring to wear must be devised. Rings do cause [[ring hunger\|extra hunger]] (some excessively) but after the [[mid game]] food should not be an issue, meaning there is no reason not to make use of the many ring intrinsics. The rings can be divided by how useful they are. Note, however, that even "useless" rings can have some use (e.g., taming a pet with a meat ring, or wearing a ring of hunger to make it easier to eat multiple giants on a level).	+	There are 29 rings in NetHack, and only 2 ring fingers on each player. The rings have varying utility, hence a strategy of which ring to wear must be devised. Rings do cause [[ring hunger\|extra hunger]] (some excessively) but after the mid game food should not be an issue, meaning there is no reason not to make use of the many ring intrinsics. The rings can be divided by how useful they are. Note, however, that even "useless" rings can have some use (e.g., taming a pet with a meat ring, or wearing a ring of hunger to make it easier to eat multiple giants on a level).

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 This division is somewhat arbitrary, and many might disagree with the particulars; some prefer to wear slow digestion at all times, while others consider free action a nicety rather than a necessity.
-The useless and mostly useless rings are usually discarded on sight, or stored for [[polyfodder]]. The third category of rings are very useful in the early game (a ring of poison resistance can be a life saver if you lack the intrinsic), but are superseded either by gaining the intrinsic or becoming as strong/tough/accurate as it is possible to be. Protection from shape changers is partially supersedable (for werecreatures, not protecting from chameleons etc), and only by wielding [[Werebane]], but a cloak with level 3 [[magic cancellation]] all but nullifies the lycanthropy attacks of were-creatures.
+The useless and mostly useless rings are usually discarded on sight, or stored for [[polyfodder]]. The third category of rings are very useful in the early game (a ring of poison resistance can be a life saver if you lack the intrinsic), but are superseded either by gaining the intrinsic or becoming as strong/tough/accurate as it is possible to be. Protection from shape changers is partially supersedable (for werecreatures, not protecting from chameleons etc), and only by wielding [[Werebane]], but a cloak with level 3 [[magic cancellation]] (only a cloak of protection as of 3.6.0) all but nullifies the lycanthropy attacks of were-creatures.
 Remember that you can [[polymorph]] into a [[metallivore]] and attempt to gain intrinsics by [[eating jewelry|eating rings]] (a decent 1/3 chance per ring). You can accumulate many minor but useful intrinsics using spare rings this way (which can be in turn obtained via, for example, a bout of [[pudding farming]]), thus leaving your hands free for rarer or inedible rings.

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 Polymorph and polymorph control are very advanced rings which, although useful, are best used in controlled circumstances such as a locked co-aligned temple with nearby stash. Hence they are not particularly useful to carry around all the time, and certainly not to wear all the time.  Polymorph control, worn by itself, can spare you the headaches associated with [[polymorph trap]]s (such as armor destruction) if you do not already have [[magic resistance]].
-The essential rings are not ''absolutely'' necessary to ascend, but they make it a lot easier. Free action protects you from paralysis when fighting high level spellcasters (and so should be worn throughout the [[end game]]). Levitation allows you to easily cross several water levels, as well as the planes of Air, Fire and Water. Finally, conflict causes you 50% extra hunger, but will save your life many times over in a heavy fight, as well as give you an easier, faster path through crowds of monsters.
+The essential rings are not ''absolutely'' necessary to ascend, but they make it a lot easier. Free action protects you from paralysis when fighting high level spellcasters (and so should be worn throughout the [[end game]]). Levitation allows you to easily cross several water levels, as well as the planes of Air and Fire. (Levitation on the Plane of Water is no longer effective as of version 3.6.) Finally, conflict causes you 50% extra hunger, but will save your life many times over in a heavy fight, as well as give you an easier, faster path through crowds of monsters.
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-There are 29 rings in NetHack, and only 2 ring fingers on each player. The rings have varying utility, hence a strategy of which ring to wear must be devised. Rings do cause extra hunger (some excessively) but after the [[mid game]] food should not be an issue, meaning there is no reason not to make use of the many ring intrinsics. The rings can be divided by how useful they are.  Note, however, that even "useless" rings can have some use (e.g., taming a pet with a meat ring, or wearing a ring of hunger to make it easier to eat multiple giants on a level).
+There are 29 rings in NetHack, and only 2 ring fingers on each player. The rings have varying utility, hence a strategy of which ring to wear must be devised. Rings do cause [[ring hunger|extra hunger]] (some excessively) but after the [[mid game]] food should not be an issue, meaning there is no reason not to make use of the many ring intrinsics. The rings can be divided by how useful they are.  Note, however, that even "useless" rings can have some use (e.g., taming a pet with a meat ring, or wearing a ring of hunger to make it easier to eat multiple giants on a level).
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 The essential rings are not ''absolutely'' necessary to ascend, but they make it a lot easier. Free action protects you from paralysis when fighting high level spellcasters (and so should be worn throughout the [[end game]]). Levitation allows you to easily cross several water levels, as well as the planes of Air, Fire and Water. Finally, conflict causes you 50% extra hunger, but will save your life many times over in a heavy fight, as well as give you an easier, faster path through crowds of monsters.
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	The essential rings are not ''absolutely'' necessary to ascend, but they make it a lot easier. Free action protects you from paralysis when fighting high level spellcasters (and so should be worn throughout the [[end game]]). Levitation allows you to easily cross several water levels, as well as the planes of Air, Fire and Water. Finally, conflict causes you 50% extra hunger, but will save your life many times over in a heavy fight, as well as give you an easier, faster path through crowds of monsters.		The essential rings are not ''absolutely'' necessary to ascend, but they make it a lot easier. Free action protects you from paralysis when fighting high level spellcasters (and so should be worn throughout the [[end game]]). Levitation allows you to easily cross several water levels, as well as the planes of Air, Fire and Water. Finally, conflict causes you 50% extra hunger, but will save your life many times over in a heavy fight, as well as give you an easier, faster path through crowds of monsters.

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 The useful rings are good candidates to keep in your inventory at all times. A ring of protection looks less attractive later on when your AC is already below -30, as does a ring of warning, since several classes gain warning either as an intrinsic or as a property of their [[quest artifact]], or failing that an equally useful method of sensing monsters at a distance.
-Regeneration is very handy in a prolonged fight, or when [[encumbrance|encumbered]]. Slow digestion is potentially a life saver for early spellcasters, but it is by no means compulsory later on (and indeed can be a hindrance if you come across a corpse that you really want to eat but are [[satiated]]; this is also the reason why rings of hunger are not in the completely useless category).
+Regeneration is very handy in a prolonged fight, or when [[encumbrance|encumbered]]. Slow digestion is potentially a life saver for early spellcasters or those who are [[conduct]]-restricted in what they can eat (which mostly means vegan or vegetarian [[Monk|monks]]), but it is by no means compulsory later on (and indeed can be a hindrance if you come across a corpse that you really want to eat but are [[satiated]]; this is also the reason why rings of hunger are not in the completely useless category).
 Teleport and teleport control are technically supersedable, but [[tengu]] are rare, so it is not always possible. A common strategy is to carry only the ring of teleport control, having purposely gained [[teleportitis]]. This is not a waste of a ring slot, since the extra effects of rings are most useful in large or difficult fights, and these occur disproportionately on [[non-teleport levels]] where you don't have to worry about teleportitis.

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−	There are 29 rings in NetHack, and only 2 ring fingers on each player. The rings have varying utility, hence a strategy of which ring to wear must be devised. Rings do cause extra hunger (some excessively) but after the [[mid game]] food should not be an issue, meaning there is no reason not to make use of the many ring intrinsics. The rings can be divided by how useful they are. Note, however, ~~then~~ even "~~uselesss~~" rings can have some use (e.g., taming a pet with a meat ring, or wearing a ring of hunger to make it easier to eat multiple giants on a level).	+	There are 29 rings in NetHack, and only 2 ring fingers on each player. The rings have varying utility, hence a strategy of which ring to wear must be devised. Rings do cause extra hunger (some excessively) but after the [[mid game]] food should not be an issue, meaning there is no reason not to make use of the many ring intrinsics. The rings can be divided by how useful they are. Note, however, that even "useless" rings can have some use (e.g., taming a pet with a meat ring, or wearing a ring of hunger to make it easier to eat multiple giants on a level).

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