- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Old Leo Ring.
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Leo Ring (Dark Souls III).
The Leo Ring is a ring in Dark Souls. Along with the Hawk Ring, the Hornet Ring and the Wolf Ring, the Leo Ring was one of the four rings gifted to the Four Knights of Gwyn.
In-Game Description
- One of the special rings granted to the four knights of Gwyn. The Leo Ring belonged to Ornstein the Dragonslayer.
- This ring strengthens counters with pierce weapons. His lugged spear is said to have sliced a boulder in two.
Availability[]
It is necessary to kill Executioner Smough first, in order to obtain this ring. Once the boss fight ends, Dragonslayer Ornstein will leave the ring behind.
Effect[]
Boosts Counter Damage by 40%, for a total of ~67% additional damage. The item description says it boosts damage with "pierce weapons", but it is not limited to working with weapons of a certain type. Any weapon that is capable of doing a thrust move even if the weapon is not defined to do thrust damage, as opposed to a slashing motion, is capable of triggering Counter damage. Some weapons are coded to do thrust moves but are not visibly a thrust move, such as quite a few weapon in the Halberd class.
It does not affect critical attacks, like backstabbing and riposting, or stagger damage.
Trivia[]
- Prior to patch 1.04, it was necessary to kill Ornstein first to collect the ring.