According to the source text, the Suffering ring is not recommended for three main reasons:
Its recoil is negligible OSRS gold
Its defense bonus is fairly negligible
Its prayer bonus is unnecessary
1. The recoil does almost nothing
The text says the recoil from Suffering is negligible, so it does not provide enough value to justify taking it over other ring options.
2. The defense...
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