Death Ring

The Death Ring is an accessory in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It is a ring that represents the Tarot card "Death". When worn, any hit taken will cause instant death.
==Characteristics==
While this ring increases stats dramatically (STR, CON, INT and MND by 44), it imposes a special restriction on Shanoa: if she takes a single hit, she will die no matter how high her HP is. It can be compared to the Temperance Ring, which also increases her all around stats, although at a lower level and without the restriction.
The Death Ring is a very good item to use when attempting to gain Boss Medals, since Shanoa must defeat the bosses without sustaining a single hit from them. Even though it is found late in the game, it can also prove to be useful for a fresh save on Hard lv. cap of 1 if the player does not wish to make use of Life Vessels, because in that difficulty level Shanoa will die in one hit in the later stages of the game, regardless of how high her defenses are, lowering the usefulness of CON and MND.
==Availability==
The Death Ring is in a secret room in the Mechanical Tower, found behind a breakable wall in the room with three Bugbears.
==Item Data==
==Notes==
*Despite the ring's description that says, "hits may cause instant death", Shanoa actually loses HP equal to her maximum HP with each hit (ignoring the CON and MND stats).
*Because of this, there's an exception around the instant death effect, if Shanoa is equipped with the Heart Cuirass and the sum of her HP and Hearts is over her maximum HP, she will survive with a small ammount of HP left. Normally, if at full HP and with at least 1 Heart, all Hearts will be lost, and her HP will be equal to the number of Hearts she had before being hit.
**It is even possible to survive multiple hits if Shanoa has more Hearts than maximum HP, which doesn't usually occur unless playing on Hard lv. cap of 1 and forgoing all Life Vessels while taking all Heart Max Ups.
==See also==
*Mechanical Tower
*Tarot Rings
Category:Tarot Rings
Category:Order of Ecclesia Items