The ring of suffering is an enchanted zenyte ring and the best all-round defensive ring in Old School RuneScape, requiring 75 Hitpoints to wear. It gives +10 to every defence type (stab, slash, crush, magic, ranged) plus +2 Prayer, making it a universal pick across melee, ranged, and magic setups. It is player-made by casting Lvl-7 Enchant (93 Magic) on a zenyte ring, then traded on the Grand Exchange for roughly 20.7M. Its imbued variant doubles every bonus.
Equipment bonuses
Unlike most rings, the ring of suffering is built entirely around defence: it offers +10 stab, slash, crush, magic, and ranged defence — a flat, all-style wall — together with +2 Prayer. It has no offensive bonuses (0 attack, 0 strength, 0 magic damage), so it is a survivability ring rather than a damage one.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
The only requirement to equip it is 75 Hitpoints; there is no attack or defence level gate. Imbuing the ring (via Nightmare Zone, Soul Wars, or a scroll of imbuing) doubles all of these numbers to +20 defence across the board and +4 Prayer, making the imbued version the true best-in-slot defensive ring.
Grand Exchange price history
How to get the ring of suffering
The ring of suffering is not a monster drop — it is player-made. You create one by casting the Lvl-7 Enchant spell on a zenyte ring, which requires level 93 Magic, 20 soul runes, 20 blood runes, and 1 cosmic rune, and grants 110 Magic experience. The zenyte ring itself is crafted from a cut zenyte — made by combining a cut onyx with a zenyte shard, then cut with a chisel at 89 Crafting.
If you do not have 93 Magic, you can simply buy the finished ring on the Grand Exchange for around 20.7M — it is tradeable in its uncharged form. The GE buy limit is 8 every 4 hours. See the live price and history in the chart above, or use the GE price tracker to time your purchase.
Imbuing and the imbued variant
The ring of suffering can be imbued into the ring of suffering (i), which has double the bonuses of the standard ring — +20 to all five defence types and +4 Prayer. This makes the imbued version the true best-in-slot all-round defensive ring.
Imbuing costs 725,000 Nightmare Zone reward points, 300 Zeal Tokens from Soul Wars, or a scroll of imbuing (purchasable for 200 Emir's Arena reward points). If you have completed the hard tier of Combat Achievements, the Nightmare Zone and Soul Wars costs are halved to 362,500 points and 150 Zeal Tokens. For most players grinding Nightmare Zone, the ring of suffering is one of the first imbues worth saving points for.
Recoil charging and how it's used
The ring of suffering can be charged with rings of recoil to add a recoil effect, which renames it to the ring of suffering (r). Each ring of recoil provides 40 charges, and the ring can hold a maximum of 100,000 charges — equivalent to 2,500 rings of recoil. You can configure charges directly from the bank by right-clicking the ring, as long as you carry the materials. Charges are not lost on death, and discharging the ring does not refund the stored rings.
While charged, the ring becomes untradeable (it turns into a separate item). The recoil effect is toggle-able, so most players disable it during regular training and switch it on for activities like fighting Zulrah or PvP, where reflecting damage is useful. The price and chart on this page are for the standard uncharged, tradeable ring of suffering. Because it covers melee, ranged, and magic defence at once and adds Prayer bonus, it slots into nearly every bossing setup — plug it into the boss gear finder to see where it fits best.
Ring of suffering FAQ
What level do you need for the ring of suffering?
You only need 75 Hitpoints to equip the ring of suffering — there is no attack, defence, or magic requirement to wear it. To make one yourself, you need 93 Magic to cast Lvl-7 Enchant on a zenyte ring.
How do you get a ring of suffering?
It is player-made, not a drop. Cast Lvl-7 Enchant (93 Magic) on a zenyte ring using 20 soul runes, 20 blood runes, and 1 cosmic rune. If you can't enchant it, just buy it on the Grand Exchange for around 20.7M in its uncharged, tradeable form.
Is the ring of suffering worth it?
Yes, for defensive setups. It is the best all-round defensive ring in the game, giving +10 to every defence type and +2 Prayer across melee, ranged, and magic. If you have no specialised ring, it is a strong universal pick. For pure damage (like bossing DPS rings) other rings beat it, but for all-round survivability little else matches it (only its own imbued upgrade ranks higher).
What does imbuing the ring of suffering do?
Imbuing turns it into the ring of suffering (i), which has double the bonuses — +20 to all five defence types and +4 Prayer. It costs 725,000 Nightmare Zone points, 300 Soul Wars Zeal Tokens, or a scroll of imbuing (200 Emir's Arena points). Completing the hard tier of Combat Achievements halves the NMZ and Soul Wars costs.
Can you trade the ring of suffering?
The standard uncharged ring of suffering is tradeable on the Grand Exchange. However, once you charge it with rings of recoil (turning it into the ring of suffering (r)), or imbue it, it becomes untradeable. The price on this page is for the uncharged tradeable version.
How much is a ring of suffering worth?
The uncharged ring of suffering trades for roughly 20.7M on the Grand Exchange. Its high alchemy value is 120.6K and low alchemy is 80.4K, both far below the GE price. The GE buy limit is 8 every 4 hours. Check the live chart above for the current price.
What does charging the ring of suffering with rings of recoil do?
Charging it with rings of recoil adds a recoil effect (reflecting a portion of damage back at attackers) and renames it the ring of suffering (r). Each ring of recoil adds 40 charges, up to a maximum of 100,000 charges. The effect is toggle-able and charges are kept on death — but the charged ring is untradeable.
Does the ring of suffering have a special attack?
No. The ring of suffering has no special attack and no offensive bonuses at all (0 attack, 0 strength, 0 magic damage). Its value is purely defensive: +10 to all five defence types and +2 Prayer.
Update history
Source: OSRS Wiki — Ring of suffering (Changes).
