Ring of the Sage Lord

Ring of the Sage Lord
Official artwork of the Ring of the Sage Lord from Engage.
Name (JP)	賢王の指輪, Ring of the Wise King
First Seen	Fire Emblem Engage
Item Type	Emblem Ring
Effect	Engage with Leif
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“Free us, Emblem of Genealogy!”
—Alear summoning Leif during Chapter 8.

Ring of the Sage Lord (賢王の指輪, Ken'ou no Yubiwa lit. Ring of the Wise King) is an Emblem Ring introduced in Fire Emblem Engage.

Overview

The Ring of the Sage Lord houses the Emblem spirit of Leif from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. It was one of the six rings still held by Lythos when the rings were distributed throughout Elyos. When Elusia raided the Ring Vault of Lythos, it was one of the rings that was stolen.

Princess Ivy was tasked with sieging Brodia Castle by King Hyacinth. To aid her, he gave her the Ring of the Sage Lord which had been corrupted by Sombron. After a grueling battle, Ivy is defeated allowing Alear to recover the Ring and purify it.

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After entering Elusia Castle and defeating King Hyacinth, Sombron is revived and, utilizing a brainwashed Veyle, steals back the Ring of the Sage Lord alongside the other Rings in Alear's possession, corrupts the ring once more. The Ring is recovered once more after a battle between Elusia and Alear's forces at Florra Port. Wresting control from her brainwashed self, Veyle sends the Ring of the Sage Lord and the Ring of the Holy Knight to Alear, allowing them to purify the Rings once more.

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In-Game Stats

Stat Boosts

Bond Level	HP	Strength	Magic	Defense	Resistance	Dexterity	Speed	Luck	Build	Move
1	+3			+1					+3
6	+3			+1					+4
9	+5			+1					+4
13	+5			+2					+4
14	+5			+2					+5
17	+7			+2					+5
19	+7			+3					+5

Skills and Weapons

Bond Level	Icon	Name	Description	Type	SP	Notes
1		Build +3	Grants Bld+3.	Inheritable Skill	500
1		Arms Shield	When unit has weapon advantage, unit takes 3 less damage.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	200
1		Adaptable	If foe initiates combat, unit counters with the best weapon available (in terms of range, weapon advantage, effective bonus, etc.).	Engage Skill		Dragon: Hit+30 during combat. Backup: Crit+10 during combat. Covert: Avo+20 during combat. Armored: Def+5 during combat. Flying: Res+5 during combat.
1		Quadruple Hit	Use to attack once each with sword, lance, axe, and bow.	Engage Attack		Dragon: +20% damage. Covert: Foes may drop 1,000G. Trigger %=Lck. Qi Adept: Breaks foe.
1		Killer Axe (Leif)	Axe wielded by Emblem Leif. Easily inflicts fatal wounds.	Engage Weapon
2		Axe Prof.	Proficiency with axes. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
3		Vantage	If unit’s HP is 25% or less and foe initiates combat, unit can counter before foe’s first attack.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	500
3		Bow Prof.	Proficiency with bows. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
4		Knife Precision 1	Grants Hit/Avo+3 when using a knife.	Inheritable Skill	100
4		Knife Prof.	Proficiency with knives. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
5		Skill Inheritance	Unit can inherit this Emblem’s skills.	Unlock
6		Build +4	Grants Bld+4.	Inheritable Skill	1000
6		Staff Prof.	Proficiency with staves. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
7		Arms Shield+	When unit has weapon advantage, unit takes 5 less damage.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	400
7		Lance Prof.	Proficiency with lances. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
8		Sword Prof.	Proficiency with swords. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
9		Knife Precision 2	Grants Hit/Avo+5 when using a knife.	Inheritable Skill	300
10		Master Lance	Lance wielded by Emblem Leif. If user initiates combat, attacks twice. Can strike close or at range.	Engage Weapon
11		Strong Bond	Unit stays engaged 1 additional turn.	Unlock
12		Vantage+	If unit’s HP is 50% or less and foe initiates combat, unit can counter before foe’s first attack.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	1000
13		Knife Precision 3	Grants Hit/Avo+7 when using a knife.	Inheritable Skill	700
14		Build +5	Grants Bld+5.	Inheritable Skill	2000
15		Light Brand	Magical sword wielded by Emblem Leif. Grants Lck+10. Can strike close or at range.	Engage Weapon
16		Arms Shield++	When unit has weapon advantage, unit takes 7 less damage.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	600
17		Knife Precision 4	Grants Hit/Avo+10 when using a knife.	Inheritable Skill	1000
18		Vantage++	If unit’s HP is 75% or less and foe initiates combat, unit can counter before foe’s first attack.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	2000
19		Knife Precision 5	Grants Hit/Avo+15 when using a knife.	Inheritable Skill	2000
20		Deep Synergy	Unit's engage meter is shortened one step.	Unlock

Overall

The Ring of the Sage Lord is primarily focused on taking full advantage of the Weapon Triangle, thus giving the user access to the three basic melee weapon types in its Engage Weapons. To emphasize this as well, its sync skill Arms Shield reduces damage taken if the user has a weapon advantage over their foe, maximizing to 7 less damage at max rank. When Engaged, the user gains Adaptable which swaps out the user's currently equipped weapon to have the best match-up against a foe that initiates combat against them, minimizing, if not outright preventing the risk of Breaking and being unable to counterattack. Quadruple Hit, this ring's Engage Attack, attacks with four weapon types: Sword, Lance, Axe, and Bow. Each weapon gets one hit during the attack sequence, will Break if applicable, and the Bow hit still deals effective damage to Flying units. If used by a Dragon unit, damage is boosted by 20%. Covert Units have a Luck% chance of obtaining 1000 Gold. Qi Adepts get a guaranteed Break.

Of the Ring's other skills, both Build + and Vantage are excellent skills to acquire for a slew of units as the former gives better constitution to wield heavier weapons and the latter is potent on dueling units to get attack priority during the enemy phase. Dagger units will also enjoy the Knife Precision skill for better hit and avoid rates. This ring is excellent for quickly gaining Weapon Proficiency as by Bond Rank 8, the user will have proficiency in all weapons except for Tomes.

The Ring's first Engage weapon is a Killer Axe not unlike the ones obtainable in game. The second is the Master Lance, giving the user a Brave attack if they initiate combat and can attack from both ranges. Finally, the Light Brand is a Magic Weapon which grants a massive +10 Luck and can also attack at range as well as close quarters.

Overall, the Ring of the Sage Lord emphasizes purely on combat and flexibility regarding the Weapon Triangle. It is the only Ring outside of DLC that gives an emphasis on the Enemy Phase so whether or not the player is focusing on strong Player Turns or setting up Enemy Phase, this Ring is one of the best of doing so.