- Type
- Ring
- Rarity
- Rare
- Attunement
- Required
- Price (2014)
- 501–5,000 gp (DMG value range)
- Price (2024)
- 4,000 gp
You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while wearing this ring.
Ring of Protection 5e magic item
Ring, rare (requires attunement) · 2024 version below
How the Ring of Protection plays
While you wear it, you have +1 to Armor Class and +1 to every saving throw. It’s always on, with no charges and no actions, and it works with any armor, any shield or no armor at all.
It’s a rare item that requires attunement. The bonus sounds modest, but it applies to every attack against you and every save you make for the rest of the campaign, and saves are what stand between a character and being paralyzed, charmed or turned to stone.
Who should wear it
- Spellcasters benefit most: the +1 to Constitution saves protects concentration, and the AC helps a lightly armored character.
- Monks and barbarians using Unarmored Defense keep their bonus, since a ring isn’t armor.
- Any character with a free attunement slot. It’s rarely the best item in a party’s hands, but it’s never wasted.
Common questions
Does Ring of Protection stack with Cloak of Protection?
Yes. They’re different items, so wearing both gives +2 AC and +2 to saves, at the cost of two attunement slots.
Can I wear two Rings of Protection?
They don’t stack. Under the rule for combining game effects, when two effects have the same name only one applies, so a second ring adds nothing.
Does Ring of Protection work with armor and a shield?
Yes. Unlike Bracers of Defense, it has no restrictions.
Does it help concentration?
Yes. Concentration checks are Constitution saving throws, so the +1 applies.
How much is a Ring of Protection worth?
It’s rare. The Dungeon Master’s Guide puts rare items at 501 to 5,000 gp.
Is Ring of Protection better than +1 armor?
It helps saves as well as AC, and it works on top of any armor. +1 armor is also rare, but needs no attunement, and only improves AC.
Ring of Protection compared with similar items
| Item | How it compares |
|---|---|
| Cloak of Protection | Uncommon: the same +1 to AC and saves in a cloak. Wear both if you can spare the attunement. |
| Armor, +1 | Rare: +1 AC on your armor, no attunement, no bonus to saves. |
| Stone of Good Luck | Uncommon: +1 to ability checks and saves instead of AC. |
| Bracers of Defense | Rare: +2 AC, only with no armor and no shield. |
| Ring of Evasion | Rare: spend a charge to turn a failed Dexterity save into a success, three charges that partly recharge each day. |
| Ioun Stone of Protection | Rare: +1 AC while it orbits your head, and it also needs attunement. |
Ring of Protection in the 2024 rules
The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide revised the magic items, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed:
Same rarity and attunement; the text is reworded for the 2024 rules glossary.
- Type
- Ring
- Rarity
- Rare
- Attunement
- Required
You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class and saving throws while wearing this ring.
Other rare rings
- Ring of Animal Influence
- Ring of Evasion
- Ring of Feather Falling
- Ring of Free Action
- Ring of Resistance
- Ring of Spell Storing
- Ring of X-ray Vision
- Ring of the Ram
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