About the new Explorer/Adventurer rings for those wondering.

Maybe it's better to focus on whether the Cruel or Crit ring is better for ranged characters. I think someone did some calcs and found the crit was better overall, but I don't really remember seeing it.

If you're not ranged, you should probably get the Crit ring anways. Lillins might be bettersolo, but thorns and SE change that. If you're a mage

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use the ring event to make a better class.