Ring of Varda

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The Ring of Varda is a rare collectible item from the PlayStation/Sega Saturn game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It is so effective that some consider it cheating to deliberately collect one (or two, for as a ring one can be worn on each hand). It is dropped by the Paranthropus, a moderately durable enemy that is found once in the first castle, and found thrice in the inverted castle. The item will not be dropped until at least one file on the memory card is cleared. The short description given is 'Golden ring to rule over all!', a reference to the One Ring from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings With Varda being a bastardization of Valar.

When equipped, the ring grants Alucard +30 Strength, +10 Constitution, +30 Intelligence, +5 Luck, +40 Attack (including the bonus from the increased Strength), and +14 Defense.