Ring 2

* In-Game
* Ring Select

## Overview

 **Ring 2** is the second ring that can currently be found in **NCoH**. It was (obviously) the second Ring to be added to the game, and its citadels are much more wacky and different compared to the ones found in the previous Ring. This Ring released all at once, unlike it's predecessor, and was a large event in the community at the time.

## Introduction to Ring 2

There are 9 regular Citadels and a Central Citadel that lie within this area, as well as the typical Micro Citadel. The citadels here are much more diverse and more difficult than those found previously. You have to beat 3 citadels to progress to this Ring, though sometimes there's a bug that requires you to beat more than that.

The citadels vary in their length and difficulty, with some being around 10 minutes with others at an hour's length. Most of them are more modern than previous citadels, though it really does depend on which citadel you look at.

## Design

**Ring 2** is a massive rocky landscape with waterfalls and rivers all around. Citadels can be found all across the area, with Citadel of Unpleasant Diversity found in the middle of a small lake. To one edge you'll find a huge rock wall that guards the entire area, while the other is an expansive water body. There are various rivers and waterfalls leading to the water that have lily pads and flowers in them. The rocks that make up the terrain have occasional patches of dirt, grass and trees.

Over by Citadel of Love Death, the area is frosty and cold, which is a joke based on the acronym for the citadel.

Citadel of Amnestic Depths sits in a giant crevice over by Citadel of Simple Steps.

The lobby is found in a small crevice over near Citadel of Halcyon Scaling and Citadel of Endless Anger. It's mostly just slopes and rocks with vines strewn around. From spawn, a staircase can be taken to find the starter and intermediate citadels, as well as the Central Citadel. To the right of spawn you'll find a hole leading to the advanced citadels. There's no chaotic citadels section in this Ring. Up over a small hill near spawn you can find a greenhouse area as well as **MaC's** portal.

## Citadels

### Starter Citadels

* CoAD - Citadel of Amnestic Depths
* CoUI - Citadel of Unambiguous Interventions (featured in the Ring Select)
* CoSS - Citadel of Simple Steps (featured in the Ring Select)

### Intermediate Citadels

* CoEA - Citadel of Endless Anger
* CoHS - Citadel of Halcyon Scaling (featured in the Ring Select)
* CoBH - Citadel of Baffling Hindrances

### Advanced Citadels

* CoIL - Citadel of Irritating Levels (featured in the Ring Select)
* CoG - Citadel of Grief
* CoR - Citadel of Rushing

### Soul Crushing Citadel

* CoLD - Citadel of Love Death (featured in the Ring Select)

### Central Citadel and Others

* CoUD - Citadel of Unpleasant Diversity (featured in the Ring Select)
* MaC - Maybe a Citadel (featured in the Ring Select)
* ToI - Trial of Impatience
* R2CR - Ring 2 Citadel Rush

### Removed Citadels

* CoD - *Citadel of Desolation*

* CoSE - *Citadel of Scaling Easily*
* CoB - *Citadel of Bane*

## Secrets/Locations

* CoLD
* MaC
* Trial of Impatience
* R2CR

First, you'll need a key. Right in front of spawn and across from the difficulty chart there should be an out-of-place looking part that has universal studs. You can corner flip this to enter a small hallway where you can squeeze at the end to find the key. Exit the hallway.

Next, head over to the greenhouse that is above the hill over by **MaC**. You should see some heart particles coming out of a section near the door. Go to the side and you can push it out of the way, allowing you to drop into **CoLD's** portal room.
Finding this Micro Citadel is rather simple. Head toward the greenhouse but keep going past. You'll eventually make your way down to a dock where the portal rests!

Head behind the difficult chart (to the left of the advanced citadels section) and go along the back wall until you find a semi-transparent part in the corner. Go through it and drop to enter **ToI's** portal room.

To find this Ring's Citadel Rush, simply head over to the greenhouse and go around the back. On a wall you should see a small obby leading to a hole in the wall. **R2CR's** portal will be waiting inside.

## Trivia

* This Ring has 6 wacky frame citadels and 6 regular frame citadels.
* One of the developers, **Greenthron**, has their credits stand located in the greenhouse. This is a joke based on their username.
* This was the first Ring to have a Central Citadel.
* This Ring lacks a chaotic citadels section.

## History

This was the first major area to be fully released all at once, sometime in October of 2021. It released with the first central citadel in the game included, as well as a brand new set of citadels for players to explode. It's release sparked a lot of popularity with the game for quite some time, and was the biggest event up until the release of Ring 3 over a year later.

At some point this Ring received a small revamp to it's lobby, making it less cluttered and more appealing. There have also been some balancing changes done and difficulties adjusted among other things in recent times, and Citadel of Desolation would see it's name getting corrected.

Citadel of Desolation was removed and replaced by Citadel of Love Death in an attempt to have a better soul-crushing in this Ring.

## Gallery

Ring 2's difficulty chart.Ring 2's lobby and winroom.Ring 2 when it was first started.Ring 2's old ring select.The original Ring 2 before any changes were made.Ring 2's OLD difficulty chart.