Cursed Ring

The Cursed Ring (呪いの指輪 Noroi no Yubiwa), 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.

Final Fantasy IV
The Cursed Ring gives -15 Strength, Stamina, Agility, Intelligence, Spirit, and -10 Evasion. However, 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.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
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 casts Doom on the wearer, but has 25 Defense, 5 Magic Defense, and +10 Magic Evasion. Its name was originally translated as Hex Ring in Final Fantasy Anthology. The Cursed Ring is acquired in the Pyramid of Moore.

Final Fantasy VI
The Cursed Ring casts Doom on the wearer and teaches X-Zone at a x5 rate. Another item exists called the Cursed Shield inflicts many status ailments on the wearer, but can be uncursed and transformed into the Paladin Shield. It has been rumored the Cursed Ring can similarly be uncursed and turned into a "Paladin Ring", but this is false.

Cursed Ring is obtained by morphing Ahriman, Daedalus or Behemoth King (Undead) with Ragnarok, or by betting the Cursed Shield in the Coliseum (not recommended).

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 only 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 in the storyline battle against it. If the player misses the chance to acquire the 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.

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 Building and Kunsel asks him to check the lockers. The first time doing so yields a Bronze Bangle, but if Zack keeps on checking the lockers for 20 more times, he eventually finds 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 limit status in place (such as Heavenly). Cursed Ring can be used for a no-leveling-up game.

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 the Treasure Hunter ability in the sixth floor of the Midlight's Deep.