Cursed Ring The Cursed Ring , also known as Curse Ring and Hex Ring , is a recurring accessory in the " Final Fantasy " series . As its name implies , it gives a large boost of strength , but at a cost of inflicting the wearer with negative effects , usually the Doom status . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Cursed Ring gives - 15 Strength , Stamina , Agility , Intelligence , Spirit , and - 10 Evasion , but any armor the equipped character is wearing that resists a type of elemental attack will absorb that element instead . This makes it helpful if the player has four Cursed Rings and Adamant Armor against Geryon . Because the game does not have accessories , the Cursed Ring is classified as an armlet . The Cursed Ring can be dropped from Soul , Spirit , Belphegor , Evil Dreamer , Bone Dragon , Dinozombie , and Chimerageist . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Cursed Ring returns and can be equipped by every character . It can only be dropped by Soul found in the Mt . Hobs . It has a defense and magic defense of 0 , evasion of - 10 , and grants a bonus of - 15 Strength , Stamina , Agility , Intelligence , and Spirit , but it changes elemental resistance into absorption . The Cursed Ring returns as an armor , providing - 10 % Evasion and - 5 % Magic Evasion , as well as - 15 to all stats , but again turns elemental resistance into absorption . It is dropped by Soul , Spirit , Belphegor , Evil Flame , and Evil Dreamer . " Final Fantasy V " . The Cursed Ring ( Hex Ring in " Final Fantasy Anthology " ) casts Doom on the wearer , but has 25 Defense , 5 Magic Defense , and + 10 Magic Evasion , giving it among the best defensive stats . It can be found in the Pyramid of Moore and stolen from Hades and Fury . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Cursed Ring casts Doom on the wearer and teaches Banish at a x5 rate . It has been rumored the Cursed Ring can be uncursed like the Cursed Shield and turned into a " Paladin Ring " , but this is false . It can be morphed from Ahriman , Daedalus or Behemoth King ( Undead ) with Ragnarok , or by betting the Cursed Shield in the Dragon ' s Neck Coliseum after defeating a Daedalus ( not recommended ) . Betting the Cursed Ring can net the player an Air Anchor after defeating a Muud Suud . The Cursed Ring works well in conjunction with the Lich Ring ( Relic Ring ) : the Lich Ring makes the player undead , and the Cursed Ring auto - revives said undead player when the Doom ( Condemned ) timer reaches count zero . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Curse Ring gives + 35 Strength and Magic , + 15 Vitality , Spirit , and Dexterity , and + 10 Luck , but inflicts the wearer with Death Sentence . It is obtained in Mideel before its destruction by observing the locked door in a shop and then finding a key between the boards on the bridge outside and trying the key in the door , then telling the truth to the shop owner . It can also be stolen from Ultimate Weapon . If the player misses the chance to acquire the Curse Ring on either of these occasions , it cannot be found anywhere else . The Curse Ring can be useful when paired with Tifa ' s Powersoul or Master Fist weapons , as the Death Sentence status makes her deal quadruple the normal damage with Powersoul , and triple damage with the Master Fist . The Curse Ring is particularly beneficial when combined with the Added Effect and Destruct or Odin Materia linked in a character ' s armor , as this will negate the Instant Death effect caused by Death Sentence . The Enemy Skill Death Force also protects the user if it ' s cast . It can be learned from Adamantaimai on the beaches of Wutai . Even if the wearer is protected against Instant Death , the countdown until Death still occurs ( 60 tics ) . When the countdown is over , the character won ' t die . If the player does not guard against Death , and is revived , Death Sentence status won ' t be reapplied . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Cursed Ring gives + 10 % to HP , MP , and AP , and + 10 to Strength , Vitality , Magic , Spirit , and Luck . It inflicts Curse on the wearer , which prevents the reels on the Digital Mind Wave from spinning . The Cursed Ring can be found in the very beginning of the game : after fighting the Behemoth , Zack is transported back to the Shinra Headquarters and Kunsel asks him to check the lockers . The first time doing so yields a Bronze Bangle , but if Zack continues checking the lockers 20 more times , Kunsel will give him a Cursed Ring . If missed , the ring can still be acquired during missions later in the game . The Cursed Ring can come in handy when fighting against Magic Pots to prevent the reel from spinning . It will also lock the current Emotion status in place ( such as Heavenly ) . The Cursed Ring can be used for a " no leveling up " run . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Cursed Ring gives + 1 Attack , Magick , Speed , and immunity to Traitor , but makes the user an undead . The Cursed Ring can be found with Treasure Hunter on the sixth floor of the Midlight ' s Deep . The Curse Ring is an accessory that gives the wearer a 10 % chance of inflicting Curse with a normal attack . The accessory is dropped by Ghouls and can be stolen from Aire ' s Doppelganger . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Cursed Ring is an enemy - exclusive accessory that lowers the user ' s stats , in the same vein as the " broken " equipment pieces often used by low - level manikin s . The Cursed Ring reduces the user ' s Defense by 50 % . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . The Cursed Ring is a 5 star rarity accessory which is obtained after defeating Ultimate ExDeath on the Successors of the Dawn event . It gives + 15 DEF and + 20 MAG to its user .