A guide detailing the effects of the various magic items present in the game and listing all the steps necessary to obtain them.
Introduction
Disclaimer: Although I finished the game several times clearing the vast majority of quests available, it’s still very possible that I missed some and with that the magic items potentially tied to them. Also there may be multiple ways you can obtain the same item and I may not know them all. The game is vast and there might be secrets I have yet to uncover but this guide should be enough to equip all members of your party with enchanted artifacts.
One final note: as much as I will try to keep things as vague as possible, this guide will inevitably contain some kind of spoilers for the game!
But without further ado let’s get you some magic items, shall we?
Magic Items Types
Rings
Best suitable for: Anyone
Description: The Ring of Life significantly boosts your HP and lets you spare exp that would be otherwise spent in raising your Vitality.
How to get:
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
• Clear the quest “The Plague of Rats”. You will find a Ring of Life on the mother of all rats. (Sorry if I’m not being too specific here but you gotta experience this one for yourself. Prepare for rats).
• Follow the main questline until you have to prove Salina’s innocence in Murolosh. Prepare well and collect plenty of clues and witnesses. If you succeed, Salina will thank you by giving you the Ring.
• One can be pick pocketed from Mountain King Arombolosh in Murolosh.
• One can be found in a chest near the peak of Drakensang Mountain.
Ring of Endurance:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: The Ring of Endurance significantly boosts your Endurance allowing you to perform more special attacks during combat.
How to get:
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
• Follow the main questline until you complete the Deeps of Gruldur. Upon returning to Murolosh, speak to Gerlin. He will ask you to retrieve some information for him. Accept his request and he will give you the Ring as a reward.
• One can be pick pocketed from Mountain King Arombolosh in Murolosh.
• Follow the main questline until you gain access to Behind the Fire Falls. On your way up the stairs leading to the Adamantine Heart you will have to use grolm switches to summon magical platforms. There are five switches (four that summon the platforms and one that looks useless) and each of them has four rotating tiles. You must pick the right tile without triggering any traps. Looking at the tiles from top to bottom the right combination is: first switch fourth tile, second switch third tile, third switch (the useless one) first tile, fourth switch fourth tile, fifth switch second tile. After defeating the Grolm King and going down the stairs, if you have a high enough Dwarfnose talent, you can interact with a stone socket. Behind it you will find a treasure containing the Ring.
Ring of Astral Accumulation:
Best suitable for: Casters
Description: The Ring of Astral Accumulation boosts your Astral Energy allowing you to cast more spells.
How to get:
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
Okharim’s Ring of Cleverness:
Best suitable for: Heroes who rely on the lore talents
Description: Okharim’s Ring of Cleverness raises your Cleverness attribute. A high Cleverness affects your Perception and your knowledge on plants, animals and the arcane.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you you are near the end of the third mission of the Dragon Quest. You will find yourself in a circular room with statues and a puzzle to solve. In this room there are multiple chests with precious loot including the Ring.
Knowall’s Ring:
Best suitable for: Ranged Classes, Rogues
Description: Knowall’s Ring boosts both your Agility and Dexterity attributes. Agility is used in evasive skills and increases your Endurance while Dexterity affects the power of ranged weapons and skills such as Disarm Traps or Pick Pocket.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you arrive at the Blood Mountains. You will find Knowall sitting on a stomp near the salmon pond. Agree to fetch him some firefly meat and he will give you his Ring as a reward.
Finger Blade:
Best suitable for: Rogues
Description: The Finger Blade boosts your Pick Pocket talent that will allow you to steal the possessions of other NPCs.
How to get:
• In Avestrue talk to Runkel Bagthumper. He will hastily mention an exam of some kind when inquired about Dranor. Ask him about it. He will tell you the exam will grant anyone who passes it the chance of entering the Guild of Thieves in Ferdok. Complete all three task of the exam and proceed to Ferdok. The Guild of Thieves is in Wagoner’s Home near the pub “The Serene Sow”. There you will meet Cano. Ask him about “special equipment” and he will sell you the Finger Blade.
• One can be bought from Merchant Cupinez in Ugdan Harbor.
• One can be bought from Becklebrook in Tallon provided that you have a high enough Streetwise talent.
Ring of Dexterity:
Best suitable for: Ranged Classes, Rogues
Description: The Ring of Dexterity increases your Dexterity attribute. (See Knowall’s Ring for more details).
How to get:
• One can be bought from Cano in Wagoner’s Home.
• One can be bought from Stoerrebrandt Merchant in Ugdan Harbor.
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
Ring of Agility:
Best suitable for: Ranged Classes, Rogues
Description: The Ring of Agility increases your Agility attribute. (See Knowall’s Ring for more details).
How to get:
• One can be bought from Stoerrebrandt Merchant in Ugdan Harbor.
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
• Follow the main questline until you defeat Aldessia in Murolosh. You can loot the Ring from her body.
Ring of Phex:
Best suitable for: Ranged Classes, Rogues
Description: The Ring of Phex boosts your Dexterity attribute. (See Knowall’s Ring for more details).
How to get:
• One can be bought from the Shady Character in Praios Square provided that you have a high enough Streetwise talent.
• Follow the main questline until you arrive at the Blood Mountains. As far as I know you’ll have to side with the robber Humbert and complete some jobs for him in order to get the key that opens the chests in the castle. Once you have gained access to the castle, the Ring of Phex can be found in the chest inside Jost’s cell.
• One can be bought from Becklebrook in Tallon provided that you have a high enough Streetwise talent.
• Drops from Dragonling on Drakensang Mountain.
Titanium Ring of Irrepressible Strength:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: The Titanium Ring of Irrepressible Strength drastically boosts your Strength attribute, much more than any other stat boosting item in this list. A high Strength increases the damage of melee weapons and the amount of HP you have.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you defeat the dragon and reach Murolosh. King Arombolosh will grant you a treasure of the dwarves as a reward for your deeds. Go speak with Treasurer Otosh and choose among four different items.
• Follow the main questline until you complete the Deeps of Gruldur dungeons. Upon returning to Murolosh you will be notified that the Mountain King Arombolosh and his guards have gone mad. By defeating them you will be granted one final treasure from Treasurer Otosh.
• Note: you get only two chances of obtaining powerful equipment from the dwarves so choose carefully!
Amulets
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: The Amulet of Constitution increases your Constitution attribute. A higher Constitution boosts both your HP and Endurance as well as your resistance to poison and diseases.
How to get:
• One can be bought from Fishwife Strunkler in Wagoner’s Home.
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
• Follow the main questline until you gain access to the Deeps of Gruldur. Beyond the third cyclopean round door continue exploring until you reach a spiral staircase. Go up and past the little room with Grolm ghosts and take the left. You will eventually find yourself in a room with undead Grolms and a chest containing the Amulet.
• Follow the main questline until you gain access to Behind the Fire Falls. When you defeat the Grolm King, a chest will appear down the stairs leading to the Adamantine Heart: you will find the Amulet inside.
Amulet of Courage:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: The Amulet of Courage increases your Courage attribute. A higher Courage allows you to resist wounds and gives you a higher magic resistance as well as increasing your Astral Energy and Endurance.
How to get:
• One can be bought from Magistra Elysmine in Praios Square.
• One can be bought from Stoerrebrandt Merchant in Ugdan Harbor.
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
Eight-shard Amulet of Protection:
Best suitable for: Anyone
Description: The Eight-shard Amulet of Protection grants you immunity from poison (many late-game dungeons contain poisonous traps).
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you gain access to the Deeps of Gruldur. In the dungeon beyond the first cyclopean round door you’ll see two amoeba nests marked on your map. The Amulet is found in a chest at the end of the upper nest.
Soul Instrument:
Best suitable for: Heroes with social talents, Casters
Description: The Soul Instrument increases your Charisma attribute. A higher Charisma positively influences all social interactions and increases the amount of Astral Energy you have.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you arrive to Moorbridge Marshes. While exploring you will encounter an elf who has been trapped by the root of an evil tree. Defeat the tree and Gwendala – the elf – will give you the Soul In-strument of her ancestor. Go inside the tree and face the ancestor. You will keep the Souls Instrument whether you defeat him in battle or you persuade him to leave this world peacefully.
Jewels of Rahja:
Best suitable for: Heroes with social talents, Casters
Description: The Jewels of Rahja boost your Charisma attribute. (See Soul Instrument for more details).
How to get:
• One can be bought from Stoerrebrandt Merchant in Ugdan Harbor.
• One can be bought from Magister Adran Gorbas in Tallon.
• Follow the same steps as how to get the Master Magician’s Hat (see “Armors” below).
Medal of the City of Ferdok:
Best suitable for: Heroes with social talents
Description: The Medal of the City of Ferdok increases your Etiquette talent giving you more dialogue options with certain NPCs.
How to get:
• Complete the “Murders in Ferdok” quest and Count Growing will award you the Medal.
Armors
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: Traldar’s Shoulder Guards increase your Courage attribute. (See Amulet of Courage for more details).
How to get:
• After you’ve completed the third mission of the Dragon Quest, return to Ferdok and go visit the Count, Traldar will be there too. Speak to him and accept his request of joining your party. You will get his shoulder guards by “borrowing” them from him.
Silvan Elf Gloves:
Best suitable for: Heroes with social talents, Casters
Description: The Silvan Elf Gloves increase your Charisma score. (See Soul Instrument for more details).
How to get:
• (See Soul Instrument above for more details). In the tree where you face Gwendala’s ancestor you will also find a skeleton. Looting it will grant you the Gloves.
Master Magician’s Hat:
Best suitable for: Casters
Description: The Master Magician’s Hat increases both your Astral Energy and magical resistance allowing you to cast more spell and being more resistant to them.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you kill the ogre chief in Tallon. Proceed until you arrive at Rattle Farm and agree to help Farmer Groat. He will ask you to slay the Linnorn. Proceed to its lair and defeat it. The Master Magician’s Hat will be on a skeleton near the exit of the cave.
Robe of Confusion:
Best suitable for: Anyone
Description: The Robe of Confusion decreases your enemies’ attack value so that they have fewer chances of hitting you in melee combat.
How to get:
• Follow the same step as how to get the Titanium Ring of Irrepressible Strength. Treasurer Otosh will have other rewards for you to choose from.
Gloves of Shadow:
Best suitable for: Ranged Classes, Rogues
Description: The Gloves of Shadow drastically increases your Dexterity attribute. (See Knowall’s Ring for more details).
How to get:
• Follow the same steps of how to get the Finger Blade from Cano in the Guild of Thieves. Accept Cano’s proposal to test your thief skills and complete the quest “Guild of Thieves Obstacle Course”. Cano will then tell you that he might have jobs for you in the future. Return to him after completing the first mission of the Dragon Quest and he will assign you a task. Complete it and you will be awarded the Gloves.
The Highlord’s Mask:
Best suitable for: Heroes with social talents, Casters
Description: The Highlord’s Mask increases your Charisma attribute. (See Soul Instrument for more details).
How to get:
• In Avestrue talk to Erna Goodbet and ask her if she has something for you. She will demand a password. You can write the code IM3Z91 (case sensitive) in the textbox to get the mask.
• Trivia: this piece of equipment was supposed to be exclusive to those who pre-ordered the game back in 2009.
Robe of Astral Power:
Best suitable for: Casters
Description: The Robe of Astral Power doubles the rate at which your Astral Energy regenerates allowing you to chain-cast spells much faster.
How to get:
• Follow the same steps as how to find Okharim’s Ring of Cleverness. The Robe of Astral Power is in the same chest as the Ring.
Weapons
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: Farfara’s Rapier has a 25% chance of wounding your enemy. Wounds inflict strong debuffs and are cumulative (5 or more wounds mean instant death).
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you become the Challenger of the Dragon Quest. Upon exiting the Temple of Hesinde in Ferdok, Innkeeper Soapstone will ask you to track a thief down in Moorbridge Marshes as she stole some valuables from him. Accept his request and depart. When in Moorbridge, enter the Muddy Boot and speak to the woman coughing. Following her dialogue you will discover that she’s the thief Soapstone is looking for: Thalya. Follow her quest and accompany her to the crypt she told you about. There you will find the ghost of Ailric Farfara who asks you 27 ducats to lift the curse off of Thalia. Pay him to obtain his rapier.
Snip:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: The Snip has a 25% chance of wounding your enemy.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you gain access to the castle in the Blood Mountains. Explore it and eventually you will come face to face with Kastan Gamblack. Upon defeating him, you can loot the Snip from his body.
Staff of Valonion:
Best suitable for: Casters
Description: The Staff of Valonion increases your Astral Energy allowing you to cast more spells.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you arrive to Moorbridge Marshes. Help Archmage Rakorium in his quest and eventually defeat Valonion. You can loot their staff off of their corpse.
Soulsplitter:
Best suitable for: Casters
Description: The Soulsplitter is an enchancted staff that hurls a powerful spell at your enemies upon hitting them.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you reach the town of Tallon. Discover the hideout of the band of goblins and ogres that keeps attacking the town and agree to do some jobs for the members of the Town Council in order to let the Guard attack the enemy outside the walls. One member, Oakridge the Merchant, will have you investigate the family crypt where you will eventually face a fearsome necromancer. Defeat him and the staff will be on his person.
Tuskar:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: Tuskar has a 50% chance of wounding your enemy.
How to get:
• Follow the same steps as how to get Traldar’s Shoulder Guards. He will also carry Tuskar in his inventory.
Malmargarashno:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: Malmargarashno has a 50% chance of knocking down your enemy. Knocked down enemies are temporarily out of combat and can be attacked without any means of defending themselves.
How to get:
• Follow the same step as how to get the Titanium Ring of Irrepressible Strength. Treasurer Otosh will have other rewards for you to choose from.
Kangrosha:
Best suitable for: Melee Classes
Description: Kangrosha has a 5% of wounding your enemy.
How to get:
• Follow the same step as how to get the Titanium Ring of Irrepressible Strength. Treasurer Otosh will have other rewards for you to choose from.
Blacksmith’s Hammer:
Best suitable for: Heroes with the Blacksmith talent
Description: The Blacksmith’s Hammer boosts your Blacksmithing talent while you’re holding it.
How to get:
• One can be bought from Master Fluxosh in the Ducal Citadel.
• One can be pick pocketed from Count Growin in Ferdok.
• Drops from Undead Grolms in Deeps of Gruldur.
Miscellaneous
Best suitable for: Heroes that rely on the Animal Lore talent
Description: The Furrier’s Knife increases your Animal Lore talent allowing you to better skin animals and obtain more materials.
How to get:
• When doing the “Murders in Ferdok” quest, upon entering the sewers in Wagoner’s Home near the Serene Sow, take the left. Hidden by wooden planks you will find a fissured wall (detectable with the Dwarfnose talent). Behind it you will find a chest containing the Knife.
Herb Sickle:
Best suitable for: Heroes with the Alchemy talent
Description: The Herb Sickle boosts your Plant Lore talent giving you greater chances of collecting alchemy ingredients in the wilds.
How to get:
• Follow the main questline until you arrive at the Blood Mountains. After gaining Saphira’s trust, accept her other request. Convince the cook of the manor to use her spices and he will tell you that the Baron is coming to visit in a few days. When you return to her, you will have to tell her about the Baron to obtain the Sickle.
