Baldur’s Gate 3 Best Rings In Act 1

Larian Studios’ RPG, Baldur’s Gate 3, has plenty of equipment to help players on their quests. Rings are one such type of equipment and, since each character can equip up to two rings, it is worth collecting them. Enchanted rings can provide their wearers with a variety of bonuses, from skill increases to spells.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is split into three acts, each packed with hours of content. For those who are still in the game’s opening act, there are still plenty of rings to find and equip, giving lower-level characters a much-needed edge. The following rings are powerful pieces of equipment, and each can be obtained in Act One.

Updated December 10, 2023 by Nyah Payne: Baldur’s Gate 3 rocked the 2023 Game Awards, where they won five awards, including the prestigious Game of the Year award. In addition, the award-winning RPG is now available on Xbox Series X/S, finally bringing the incredible fantasy experience to Xbox players. Whether or not players are picking up Baldur’s Gate 3 for the first time, make sure to keep an eye out for these handy Act One rings.

10 Ring Of Colour Spray

Access To The Level One Illusion Spell, Colour Spray

• Location: Secluded Cove
• Related Quests: Investigate The Beach
• Use: Colour Spray, Level One Illusion Spell, blinds creatures up to a combined 33 hit points

This ring can be found relatively early in the game, and it is useful enough to make it worth grabbing. In the Druid Grove, players can make their way to the Secluded Cove, where a tiefling boy called Mirkon is being lured by harpies.

After defeating the harpies, players can make their way down the cove and climb up to the harpy’s nest. This is where players will find the Ring Of Colour Spray. It allows its wearer to cast the level-one illusion spell, Colour Spray, which can be very useful in combat.

9 The Sparkswall

Grants Resistance To Lightning Damage And Has Some Lovely Lore

• Location: Arcane Tower
• Related Quests: Help Omeluum Investigate The Parasite
• Use: Resistance to lightning damage

Found in the Arcane Tower within the Underdark, this ring has some lovely lore attached to its existence. While wearing The Sparkswall, characters have resistance to lightning damage and cannot be electrocuted. It’s a helpful ring to have, crafted by Lenore, the cleric who lived in the Arcane Tower, and Yrre, a gnome inventor.

To obtain The Sparkswall, players need another ring found in the Arcane Tower. By defeating or befriending Bernard at the very top of the tower, players can get the Guiding Light ring. While this ring doesn’t make it onto the list itself, since it grants players the fairly common Light cantrip, players must wear it on the lift to reveal the button to the Arcane Tower basement. This is where players will find The Sparkswall.

8 Fetish Of Callarduran Smoothhands

Rare Ring Allows Players To Cast Invisibility

• Location: Grymforge
• Related Quests: Free True Soul Nere, Save The Grymforge Gnomes
• Use: Invisibility, Level Two Illusion Spell, Rare Ring

This oddly named ring can be found on the body of a gnome in Grymforge. A pair of duergar are kicking the bodies into the lake but will let players check the bodies for loot. Players must succeed on a sleight of hand check to pocket this ring for themselves, however, as the duergar will attempt to charge them for it if they notice.

It is worth looting, though, as this ring allows the wearer to cast Invisibility, a powerful level-two Illusion spell. This ring is valuable enough that it is considered rare.

7 Ring Of Mind-Shielding

Rare Ring Gives Advantage On Saving Throws To Avoid Being Charmed

• Location: Ebonlake Grotto
• Related Quests: Help Omeluum Investigate The Parasite
• Use: Rare Ring, advantage on saving throws against being charmed

Another rare ring, obtaining this ring requires completing the ‘Help Omeluum Investigate The Parasite’ quest. This involves a visit to the Arcane Tower, where players can also pick up The Sparkswall and Guiding Light rings, to collect Tongue Of Madness and Timmask Spore fungi.

Return these to Omeluum to complete the quest, and he will mention this ring to the players, although he is loath to hand it over for free. He offers the ring as protection against the Absolute’s influence since the ring offers its wearer advantage on saving throws to avoid being Charmed.

6 Bracing Band

Grants Wearers A +1 Bonus To AC After Shoving An Enemy

• Location: Grymforge
• Related Quests: Find The Missing Boots
• Use: +1 bonus to armor class after taking the “shove” action

The Bracing Band is a particularly fun ring for Barbarians and other strength-based characters, and it is also obtained within the Underdark. During their time wandering among the fungi of the Underdark, players may stumble across a quest to return Sergeant Thrinn’s boots. Should they choose to hand the boots back to Sergeant Thrinn, she will reward them with the Bracing Band.

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The Bracing Band gives its wearer a +1 bonus to their armor class after shoving an enemy. Since shoving can be used quite frequently in Baldur’s Gate 3, be it to shove enemies off ledges, clear some space, or just because players have a bonus action to spare, players may find that this ring frequently assists with their defense.

5 Ring Of Flinging

1d4 Bonus To Throwing Damage

• Location: Druid’s Grove
• Related Quests: N/A
• Use: 1d4 bonus to throw damage

As with the Bracing Band, barbarians, particularly those of the Berserker subclass, are likely to enjoy the Ring Of Flinging. As its name may suggest, this ring gives its wearer a 1d4 bonus to throw damage. Be it throwing enemies off cliffs, throwing random objects at them, or even throwing them at each other, the hilarious attacks are suddenly even more effective.

To add to the simple beauty of the Ring Of Flinging, it is really easy to obtain. Players can purchase it or steal it by interacting with the trader, Arron, in the Druid Camp. It isn’t wildly expensive, either, so players should be able to get it quite early into the game.

4 Ring Of Protection

Rare Ring Grants Wearer +1 To AC And Saving Throws

• Location: Druid’s Grove
• Related Quests: Steal The Sacred Idol
• Use: Rare Ring, +1 bonus to armor class and saving throws

The Ring Of Protection is offered as a reward for a tough task. In the Druid Grove, the tiefling child rogue, Mol, can task the player with stealing the druids’ Idol Of Silvanus and putting an end to The Rite Of Thorns.

Should players succeed at this, Mol will reward them with the rare Ring Of Protection. The Ring Of Protection offers its wearer a +1 bonus to armor class and saving throws, providing some serious protection. It is a powerful reward for a tough and fulfilling quest.

3 Caustic Band

Adds 2 Acid Damage To Weapon Attacks

• Location: Ebonlake Grotto
• Related Quests: Find The Mushroom Picker
• Use: Adds 2 acid damage to weapon attacks

The Caustic Band is a simple, no-nonsense, but highly useful ring. Obtaining the band doesn’t require as much effort as a lot of the rings on the list. It can be stolen or purchased for a small price from Derryth, a trader located in the Myconid Colony.

The caustic band is useful for any characters that frequently use weapons. It infuses weapon attacks with acid, dealing 2 acid damage with every weapon attack. Its beauty is in its simplicity, as a guaranteed minimum of 2 damage on every weapon attack can quickly stack up to drastically increase damage output.

2 Ring Of Absolute Force

Grants Access To The Thunderwave Spell With Additional Benefits For Branded Characters

• Location: Grymforge
• Related Quests: Deliver Nere’s Head
• Use: Thunderwave, Level One Evocation Spell, 2d8 thunder damage (constitution save to halve), and pushes back targets, characters with the Absolute’s brand deal an additional 1 thunder damage whenever they deal this damage type

Another ring on the list courtesy of Sergeant Thrinn, this ring can be looted from her. It is useful to any character that doesn’t already have the Thunderwave spell, which it grants access to. Thunderwave may only be a level-one Evocation spell, but it is a must-have. It has a decent damage output, but its huge bonus is that it can be used to send multiple enemies flying backward. Whether players use this to clear a bit of space or to send enemies flying into bottomless chasms, Thunderwave has so many applications, and Ring Of Absolute Force opens the spell up to anyone.

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There is also an interesting narrative mechanic surrounding the Ring Of Absolute Force. If players choose to get branded at the goblin camp, they will receive an additional benefit from the ring, as branded wielders deal an extra 1 thunder damage each time they deal thunder damage.

1 Ring Of Salving

Wearer Heals An Additional 2HP With Each Heal

• Location: Ebonlake Grotto
• Related Quests: Help Omeluum Investigate The Parasite
• Use: Heals an additional 2 hit points each time the wearer heals someone

The final ring on the list doesn’t seem like anything special, but it can be a lifesaver. As with the Ring Of Mind-Shielding, this ring can be purchased from Omeluum.

The Ring Of Salving allows its wearer to heal an additional 2 hit points each time they heal a creature. This makes the ring perfect for the party healer. While it is really simple to obtain and its effect doesn’t sound like anything special, 2 hit points can mean the difference between life and death in combat, making it an absolute must-have.