Hot Java Ring
| Hot Java Ring | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Ring |
| Location | Volcano Dungeon |
| Sell Price | 100g |
The Hot Java Ring turns monsters into a coffee supply. Every kill has a one in four chance of dropping Coffee, and if that roll fails there is a further chance of a Triple Shot Espresso instead. Coffee gives a speed buff, Triple Shot Espresso gives a larger one, and speed is the stat that decides how many Skull Cavern floors a farmer gets through before the day ends. The ring also pays in gold, since Triple Shot Espresso is worth several times what an ordinary monster drop fetches. It comes out of the rare chests in the Volcano Dungeon, which puts it behind Ginger Island and a few trips up the mountain. For a farmer who has not yet unlocked bulk coffee from Gus, it is the most reliable caffeine in the valley.
Location
The ring sits in the rare treasure chests of the Volcano Dungeon, one of nine possible items in that pool. Rare chests appear at random, and the chance of a chest being rare climbs sharply on the ninth floor and improves with daily luck, so a farmer hunting for the ring should make the long climb rather than stopping halfway. Reaching the dungeon at all needs the volcano bridge built by the first island parrot.
Effect
The rolls happen in order. A slain monster is first checked for Coffee at twenty five percent. Only if that check fails is the Triple Shot Espresso check made, at ten percent of what remains, which works out to seven and a half percent of kills overall.
In play that means a busy floor produces a steady trickle of drinks rather than an occasional windfall. Coffee's speed buff is modest and short, so the usual habit is to drink each cup as it appears and keep moving. Espresso is saved, either for a long descent or for the shipping bin.
Wearing two rings gives a second, separate roll with the same odds, which genuinely doubles the supply rather than wasting the slot. That makes the Hot Java Ring one of the few rings where doubling up is a reasonable choice even after the Forge is available.
Notes
Yellow is the ring's dye pot in Emily and Haley's house, in the long list of glowing and golden items.
Pairing it with a Burglar's Ring is the recommendation worth following. The Burglar's Ring rolls each monster's drop list twice, and with both rings on a single kill can hand over two cups of Coffee. Twenty Cinder Shards at the Forge joins them into one band, and the shards for that are mined on the same floors where the ring is found.
Mr Qi occasionally asks for coffee in his Special Orders, and a farmer with this ring on can fill the request in an afternoon of ordinary fighting rather than buying it. It also pairs naturally with the Savage Ring, since both turn kills into movement speed by different routes.
All Rings
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Ring | 
|
100g |
| Aquamarine Ring | 
|
200g |
| Burglar's Ring | 
|
750g |
| Crabshell Ring | 
|
1000g |
| Emerald Ring | 
|
300g |
| Glow Ring | 
|
100g |
| Glowstone Ring | 
|
100g |
| Hot Java Ring | 
|
100g |
| Immunity Band | 
|
250g |
| Iridium Band | 
|
1000g |
| Jade Ring | 
|
200g |
| Jukebox Ring | 
|
100g |
| Lucky Ring | 
|
100g |
| Magnet Ring | 
|
100g |
| Napalm Ring | 
|
1000g |
| Phoenix Ring | 
|
100g |
| Protection Ring | 
|
100g |
| Ring of Yoba | 
|
750g |
| Ruby Ring | 
|
300g |
| Savage Ring | 
|
750g |
| Slime Charmer Ring | 
|
350g |
| Small Glow Ring | 
|
50g |
| Small Magnet Ring | 
|
50g |
| Soul Sapper Ring | 
|
100g |
| Sturdy Ring | 
|
750g |
| Thorns Ring | 
|
100g |
| Topaz Ring | 
|
100g |
| Vampire Ring | 
|
750g |
| Warrior Ring | 
|
750g |