Mystic Rings

Mystic Rings Review

Habanero invites you to a magical fantasy realm in Mystic Rings slot, and the game plays out on a semi-transparent 5x3 grid somewhere deep in an enchanted forest. With butterflies fluttering around and strange mushrooms growing on the twisted trees, you can glimpse a fiery, circular stone portal in the backdrop. Where this portal leads, we’ll get to further down in the Mystic Rings review, but you can probably guess that it’s a place where large wins and enhanced features await your discovery.

Before we get to all the good stuff, let’s explore the basics of Mystic Rings slot. You start by choosing your preferred bet level between €0.25 to €5,000 per spin, catering to both penny punters and high rollers. You win by landing 3 to 5 matching symbols across up to 25 paylines, and the high win symbols consist of different hand-crafted rings. These pay between 16x and 120x your stake for 5 of a kind wins, while the low win orb symbols award between 6x and 12x your stake for the same.

Mystic Rings Slot – Base Game

The Wild symbol substitutes for any pay symbol to help complete or improve wins, while also paying 40x your stake should you land 5 wilds on the same payline. This makes it the highest value symbol in the game, and wilds can also trigger different wild features at random times in the base game. Depending on which reels they appear on, wilds can expand to cover full reels or clone themselves into each corner position on the grid. Cloned wilds remain sticky as long as they are part of a win.

In the bonus round, the wild features are guaranteed to trigger if you land wilds on the relevant reels, and cloned sticky wilds can prolong the bonus round indefinitely by providing extra free spins. We should also mention that you can land an instant jackpot in the base game, and it pays 10,000x your stake. This takes you close to the 10,016x max win of Mystic Rings, and the game also boasts an above-average RTP of 96.66%. However, keep in mind that the high volatility can make this a bumpy ride.

Mystic Rings Features

Mystic Rings Habanero offers a well-balanced set of features, with the base game showcasing what you can expect more of in the bonus round. Let’s dive in to take a closer look!

Super Bet (not UK)

The Super Bet feature is an optional ante bet that’s available in certain regions. The price is 2x your regular stake, which increases your bonus round chances by an unspecified amount.

Hot Strike Jackpot

The Hot Strike Jackpot is on display above the reels, awarding 10,000x your stake if you land 3 Hot Strike symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 on the same base game spin. This jackpot is only available during base game play, meaning it cannot be won in the bonus round.

Base Game Wild Glimpse

The Base Game Wild Glimpse feature triggers at random times during base game play, but only if you land wilds on specific reels. Wilds landing on reels 2 and 4 expand to cover the full reel if this feature triggers, while wilds landing on reel 3 are moved to the center of the reel and cloned to the corner positions on reels 1 and 5, respectively.

Mystic Rings Free Spins

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols in view on the same base game spin, awarding 8, 10, or 15 free spins, respectively. All wilds that land on reels 2 and 4 will expand to cover the full reel for the current free spin, while wilds landing on reel 3 will move to the center of the reel and be cloned to the 4 corner positions. These cloned wilds on reels 1 and 5 become sticky for at least one free spin. They remain locked in place for subsequent free spins as long as they are part of a winning combo. You win +1 extra free spin per sticky wild that remains after your initially awarded free spins are finished.

Mystic Rings Slot – Big Win Screen

Mystic Rings Bonus Buy (not UK)

Eligible players can check out the Bonus Buy menu via the ‘Buy Feature’ button on the left. The price is 39.96x your stake, awarding at least 3 triggering scatters on the spin that follows.

Theme & Graphics

The Mystic Rings game transports you to a fantasy world lightly inspired by Greek mythology, with the semi-transparent grid placed against a dense jungle full of twisted, strange trees. A glowing portal comes into view on the left-hand side, leading to the mysterious forge you’re taken into when the bonus round triggers. The reels are adorned with rings crafted in this forge, and the red dragon ring stands out as a striking example of the high-detail artwork, crackling with dark, volcanic energy.

Pros and Cons of Mystic Rings

Our Verdict

There’s no denying that Habanero has delivered a well-crafted fantasy slot with Mystic Rings, and the aura of mystery is amplified by the lack of a blacksmith character in the forge. His sledgehammer stands there with glowing cracks, as molten lava cascades like waterfalls in the backdrop. It’s a powerful presentation that’s somewhat subdued by the tranquil and soothing soundtrack. This soundscape works fine in the base game, but it should’ve been upgraded to something more dramatic in the bonus round.

Judging by the music alone, you'd expect dancing fairies and timid elves emerging from hiding, not the fiery forge of dragons and sledgehammer-wielding blacksmiths. Anyway, it kind of works if you don’t get too hung up on the details, like I tend to do as a seasoned slot reviewer. It’s my job to be picky, after all, so please bear with me. The question remains: is Mystic Rings slot a worthwhile game that stands out in the dense jungle of alternatives?

The base game gives you a taste of what to expect in the bonus round, with occasional expanding wilds and wilds cloned to the corners of the grid. It’s a somewhat original wilds feature, or at least the corner cloning wilds are, and it helps that these become sticky for indefinite streak respins. However, this feature seldom makes a significant dent, and reaching the 10,016x win cap appears contingent on hitting the Hot Strike Jackpot.

That curious 16x added to the 10,000x max win is a bit of a head-scratcher. But more importantly, the Bonus Buy is priced under 40x, which is a solid hint that the average returns won't be changing your life. Not being able to win the Hot Strike Jackpot during the bonus round is another strange choice, making it mostly a top-up win feature that keeps you going as you wait to hopefully trigger the jackpot in the base game. Overall, Mystic Rings is a decent enough release, but hardly something I will return to any time soon.