Protect Ring The Protect Ring , also known as Protector Ring and Ring of Renewal , is a recurring armor and accessory in the series . It can be classified either as a ring , or as an armlet . It usually defends against Instant Death or grants the user the status Auto - Protect . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Protect Ring is an armlet that protects against Death - elemental attacks , has + 8 Absorb , and - 1 % Evade . It can be bought for 16 , 000 gil at Gaia , or found in the Flying Fortress , and the Chaos Shrine ( past ) . Unlike what the description states , Protect Rings do not resist all instant KO attacks , only ones that are specifically Death - elemental ( Death and Kill ) . Many instant KO spells and abilities , such as Earthquake and Break , require alternate resistance protection ( Earth and Petrification , respectively ) . " Final Fantasy II " . The Protect Ring boosts Defense by 18 and protects against the element Death . It can be dropped from Lamia Queen , and found in Raqia . Though the Protect Ring prevents Instant Death from the spell Death , it does not protect against instant death inflicted by the Warp or Teleport spells , which are Matter - elemental . " Final Fantasy III " . The Protect Ring is an armlet that resists Fire , Thunder , Ice , Wind , and Light and boosts all stats by two and can be equipped by all the jobs . It can be found in the Temple of Time and Ancients ' Maze , or dropped from King Behemoth ( rare ) . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Protect Ring grants resistance to all elements to the wearer . It can be found in the Lunar Subterrane , or dropped from Ahriman and Magic Dragon . It provides + 10 Defense , + 12 Evasion , + 5 Magic Defense , and + 10 Magic Evasion . In the game ' s original SNES version , when characters equip elemental resistant equipment , they inherently become weak to the opposite element . A character with the Protect Ring is thus weak to Fire and Ice - elemental physical attacks ( however , no enemy uses physical elemental attacks so this isn ' t usually an issue ) . This is changed in the " Advance " version where characters are no longer weak against the opposite element . The provides 10 Defense , 12 Magic Defense , 5 Evasion , 10 Magic Evasion , and + 15 Stamina , as well as resistance to Fire , Ice , and Lightning . It can be found in the Subterrane or dropped from Fiend Dragon . There is also a glitch where if one has a piece of equipment that absorbs an element , they will absorb the other elements . " Final Fantasy V " . The Protect Ring is an accessory and grants the wearer Auto - Regen and provides + 10 Defense , Magic Evasion , and Magic Defense as well as + 1 Weight and + 5 Stamina . It can be dropped from Odin , found at Istory Falls , Pyramid of Moore , and the Island Shrine , and stolen from Soul Cannon at the Phoenix Tower . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Protect Ring is a ring that grants the wearer the constant Barrier and MBarrier statuses . It can be stolen from the right neck of Schizo , or morphed from Movers . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Protect Ring grants Zack constant statuses Barrier and MBarrier . It can be bought from Mythril Mine Trading for 30 , 000 gil , and as a reward for completing mission 7 - 6 - 2 , 9 - 3 - 2 or 9 - 5 - 3 . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Protect Ring is an Add - on that halves the damage from all elements , and provides + 1 Spirit , + 2 Defense , + 4 Evasion , + 3 Magic Defense , and + 6 Magic Evasion . It teaches Half MP , Long Reach , and Mag Elm Null . It can be bought from Mene for 8 , 500 points , or synthesized for 40 , 000 gil , Rebirth Ring , and Dark Matter at Hades ' s Synthesis shop . Others can be acquired by completing the Mognet sidequest by fixing Mognet Central , using a Dead Pepper at a mountain crack on the eastern part of the Lost Continent , completing the lost Nero family quest in Lindblum and by answering all of the Ragtime Mouse ' s questions correctly . " Final Fantasy X " . Yuna ' s armor will take the name Protect Ring when its dominant abilities are Auto - Protect or SOS Protect . " Final Fantasy XI " . Weaker than most " Final Fantasy " incarnations , Protect Ring only gives + 1 to Agility , but can cast Protect II when used as an item . " Final Fantasy XII " . Called Ring of Renewal , it generates a constant Regen status and provides + 6 Defense and + 5 Magick Resist . It is found in Accessories 16 on the License Board and costs 70 LP to use . It can be bought for 18 , 000 gil at the Necrohol of Nabudis , and is received as a reward for completing the sidequest " Ann and her Sisters " on the Ivalice Skyferries . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Protect Ring immunizes against Sleep and Doom . It can be equipped by any class . It costs 5 , 000 gil and is available in the Outfitter s after story battle 15 and after viewing the cutscene at Lionel . It can also be found as a rare item within the Lionel Castle with Treasure Hunter . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Protect Bangle grants Auto - Protect to the wearer . It is found in a cave in the Deist village , east of the armor / weapons shop . Fangs are scarce items that can be traded to the blonde gnome ' s friend for Fang Points ( FP ) , which can in turn be traded for exclusive equipment . Protect Bangle can be bought for 50 FP . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Protect Ring from " Final Fantasy VII " appears as a Rarity 3 accessory .