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In Season 2 of , Malignant Rings correspond to the class-based Caged Malignant Hearts that were available in Season 1. There are currently five Malignant Rings that correspond to five classes: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, and Sorcerer. These rings give additional stat boosts as well as a special bonus power.
The Malignant Rings are powerful tools in 's Season 2 that can boost different class builds. Other Legendary Aspects might be more useful for other players who have different builds, but the Malignant Rings are a useful item for those who are already taking advantage of the Caged Malignant Hearts. There is only one way to find the rings in, which are unique to Season 2.
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The only way to get Malignant Rings currently is to defeat the Echo of Varshan in this endgame boss fight of Season 2. All five Malignant Rings can drop from this boss fight, which is located in the Level 75 Malignant Burrow dungeon. It is available at World Tier III and World Tier IV, although players will need an extra ingredient if they are at the higher tier. Players will also need one of each of the following items to summon Varshan:
These Malignant Hearts are collected from Whisper caches and are not the same as the Caged Malignant Hearts in Season 1 that were previously dropped.
Defeat the Echo of Varshan, and it can drop a few unique items, five of which include the Malignant Rings available for each class. The table lists which of the Malignant Rings are possible to collect for each class and which Caged Heart they correspond to and are based on:
Class
Malignant Ring
Caged Heart
Barbarian
Ring of Red Furor
Caged Heart of Focused Rage
Druid
Airidah's Inexorable Will
Caged Heart of Inexorable Force
Necromancer
Ring of Sacrilegious Soul
Caged Heart of the Sacrilegious
Rogue
Writhing Band of Trickery
Caged Heart of Trickery
Sorcerer
Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop
Caged Heart of Tal'Rasha
All of these include a slight change or improvement to the original Caged Heart they are based on. Players will have to decide for themselves whether it suits their character build in , but some of them could be well worth it. Whether they keep it will be up to them once they have acquired each Malignant Ring and tested them in glorious battle.
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