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Ring of Elemental Command

D&D 5e · 2014·Rings·Legendary·Requires attunement

Type
Rings
Weight
Not specified
Attunement
Required
Rarity
Legendary
Price
Not specified

Magic: Select exactly one linked Elemental Plane. Advantage attacking its Elementals; their attacks against you have Disadvantage. 5 charges, DC 17. Each subtype has separate abilities; additional powers require helping slay its elemental while attuned. Never grant all four subtypes or locked benefits at once.

What Ring of Elemental Command does

  • This item uses one of your attunement slots. Compare its benefit with the other items you want to keep attuned.
This ring is linked to one of the four Elemental Planes. The GM chooses or randomly determines the linked plane. While wearing this ring, you have advantage on attack rolls against elementals from the linked plane, and they have disadvantage on attack rolls against you. In addition, you have access to properties based on the linked plane. The ring has 5 charges. It regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. Spells cast from the ring have a save DC of 17. Ring of Air Elemental Command. You can expend 2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on an air elemental. In addition, when you fall, you descend 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. You can also speak and understand Auran. If you help slay an air elemental while attuned to the ring, you gain access to the following additional properties: • You have resistance to lightning damage. • You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed and can hover. • You can cast the following spells from the ring, expending the necessary number of charges: chain lightning (3 charges), gust of wind (2 charges), or wind wall (1 charge). Ring of Earth Elemental Command. You can expend 2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on an earth elemental. In addition, you can move in difficult terrain that is composed of rubble, rocks, or dirt as if it were normal terrain. You can also speak and understand Terran. If you help slay an earth elemental while attuned to the ring, you gain access to the following additional properties: • You have resistance to acid damage. • You can move through solid earth or rock as if those areas were difficult terrain. If you end your turn there, you are shunted out to the nearest unoccupied space you last occupied. • You can cast the following spells from the ring, expending the necessary number of charges: stone shape (2 charges), stoneskin (3 charges), or wall of stone (3 charges). Ring of Fire Elemental Command. You can expend 2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on a fire elemental. In addition, you have resistance to fire damage. You can also speak and understand Ignan. If you help slay a fire elemental while attuned to the ring, you gain access to the following additional properties: • You are immune to fire damage. • You can cast the following spells from the ring, expending the necessary number of charges: burning hands (1 charge), fireball (2 charges), and wall of fire (3 charges). Ring of Water Elemental Command. You can expend 2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on a water elemental. In addition, you can stand on and walk across liquid surfaces as if they were solid ground. You can also speak and understand Aquan. If you help slay a water elemental while attuned to the ring, you gain access to the following additional properties: • You can breathe underwater and have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed. • You can cast the following spells from the ring, expending the necessary number of charges: create or destroy water (1 charge), control water (3 charges), ice storm (2 charges), or wall of ice (3 charges).
Full item details & properties

Magic properties

Activation
Select exactly one linked Elemental Plane. Advantage attacking its Elementals; their attacks against you have Disadvantage. 5 charges, DC 17. Each subtype has separate abilities; additional powers require helping slay its elemental while attuned. Never grant all four subtypes or locked benefits at once.
Consumable
No
2014 rules
Select exactly one linked Elemental Plane. Advantage attacking its Elementals; their attacks against you have Disadvantage. 5 charges, DC 17. Each subtype has separate abilities; additional powers require helping slay its elemental while attuned. Never grant all four subtypes or locked benefits at once.

Charges & recharge

Maximum charges
5
Recharge
1d4 + 1 expended charges, daily at dawn

Tags & related references

Legendary →Conditional UnlockElemental CommandMagicalRequires AttunementRing →

Ring of Elemental Command FAQ

Does Ring of Elemental Command require attunement?

Yes. You need to attune to this item to use the properties that require attunement.

Is the listed price a guaranteed purchase price?

The source does not specify a price for this entry. Ask your GM about availability and cost.

Rules source: System Reference Document 5.1 ↗

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. JustRoll independently checked 2014 item text, tables, properties, prices and weights against official SRD 5.1; converted currency to GP and structured mechanics and edition-specific tags. Identity links to 2024 do not transfer rules. Original API snapshots remain unchanged.

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