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Type	Jewellery
Name	Ring of intelligence
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A ring that increases the intelligence of its wearer.

A +6 ring of intelligence increases the intelligence of the wearer by 6.

Desirability

Good for spellcasters. While +6 intelligence will always be worse than a ring of wizardry for decreasing failure rate, intelligence also increases spell power. Having more power means that spells are more effective, which is always useful.

Can also be used to prevent stat zero from having 0 intelligence. Other than that, it's useless for those who can't cast spells.

History

Prior to 0.27, you could find rings of intelligence with a -4 enchantment; such rings were always cursed.
Prior to 0.25, enchantment values ranged from 2 to 6 (positive and negative).

Jewellery
Amulets	Acrobat • Chemistry • Dissapation • Faith • Guardian spirit • Magic regeneration • Reflection • Regeneration • Wildshape
Rings	Dexterity • Evasion • Flight • Intelligence • Magical power • Poison resistance • Positive energy • Protection • Protection from cold • Protection from fire • Resist corrosion • See invisible • Slaying • Strength • Willpower • Wizardry

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-A '''+6 ring of intelligence''' affects the [[intelligence]] of the wearer.
+A '''+6 ring of intelligence''' increases the [[intelligence]] of the wearer by 6.
 ==Desirability==
-Good for spellcasters. Having +6 intelligence has the following effects:
+Good for spellcasters. While +6 intelligence will always be worse than a [[ring of wizardry]] for decreasing failure rate, intelligence also increases [[spell power]]. Having more power means that spells are more effective, which is always useful.
-* Reduces [[spell failure]] by an amount equal to <1 level of each spell school>, when excluding [[Spellcasting]] itself.
-* Increases [[spell power]]. Power is multiplied by <code>Int / 10</code>, where +6 intelligence adds to this factor. Note that this is before a [[Spell_Power#Step_down|stepdown]].
-For spell failure, a [[ring of wizardry]] is always better, but wizardry has no effect on power. Having more power means that spells are more effective, which is always useful.
-They're nearly useless for characters who don't cast spells, except to prevent [[stat zero]] from intelligence drain.
+Can also be used to prevent [[stat zero]] from having 0 intelligence. Other than that, it's useless for those who can't cast spells.
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